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Apple Remote Desktop (Administrator’s Guide) User Manual

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Chapter 7

Interacting with Users

Changing Screen Titles While Observing

While you are observing multiple computers, you can change the title underneath the
desktops shown in the observe window.

The main title can be the:
 Name (the computer sharing name)
 IP Address
 Host Name

To change your observe window titles:

1

Click View Options in the observe window’s toolbar.

2

Select Display Computer Information.

3

From the Title pop-up menu, select the desired title.

4

Click Done.

Viewing a User’s Account Picture While Observing

Remote Desktop can display the user’s account picture and a user-created status
underneath the observed desktop.

The user’s account picture is their system login icon, so it might be either a picture
taken from an iSight camera, or a custom image selected in the Accounts pane of
System Preferences.

To view a user’s account picture:

1

Click View Options in the observe window’s toolbar.

2

Select Display Computer Information.

3

Select Account Picture.

4

Click Done.

Viewing a Computer’s System Status While at the Observe Window

Remote Desktop can display certain system status information underneath the
observed desktop. This information gives you a basic assessment of the following
service statistics:
 CPU Usage
 Disk Usage
 Free Memory

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