Apple Remote Desktop - Manual (Page 96)

96 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.
Account picture Select this to display the currently logged-in user’s account picture
under each observed desktop.
See “Viewing a User’s Account Picture While Observing” on page 96
for more information.
Computer status Select this to add a colored status overview icon in the computer
information area.
See “Viewing a Computer’s System Status While at the Observe
Window” on page 97 for more information.
Use shapes for status Select this to give a distinctive shape to the status overview icon in
the computer information area.
See “Viewing a Computer’s System Status While at the Observe
Window” on page 97 for more information.
Setting Effect