On the right pane, tap the mouse pointer icon if you want to switch from normal touch screen mode to mouse mode, which displays a pointer on the screen that you can manipulate. Tap the three-line icon at the top to display the side panes. Beyond using the keyboard mode to type, you can also drag the small circle icon in the middle of the screen to move the screen up and down or left and right ( Figure D). Tap the keyboard icon to trigger the on-screen keyboard. Tap the magnifying glass icon to zoom in or out of the screen. You have a few tools at your disposal at the top of the screen. You should now be connected to the remote computer. If you’d rather not be prompted each time, you can turn on a switch for Don’t Ask Me Again For Connection To ( Figure C). Each time you connect, the app will ask you to accept the connection. When done, tap Save to save the entry ( Figure B).Īt the Remote Desktop screen, tap the icon for the PC you created to establish the remote connection. You can add additional options, such as a friendly name. You can leave out the username and password if you wish to manually enter them each time. Then, add the user account and password required to connect. Select the option for Desktop ( Figure A).Įnter the name or IP address of the remote PC. For our purposes here, I’m going to use the app on an iPad.Īt the initial “It’s lonely here” screen, tap the + button to add your first connection. Some of the screens look different between the two, but if you know how to use the app on one platform you can easily use it on the other. The app works similarly on iOS and Android with the same basic features on each platform. SEE: 10 essential tools for remote workers (free PDF) (TechRepublic)ĭownload and install the Remote Desktop app onto your iPhone or iPad from the App Store and onto an Android device from Google Play. And you can manage all your remote connections. You can use multi-touch gestures to control your remote session. You can connect to a remote PC running Windows Professional or Enterprise or Windows Server. Designed for both iOS and Android, the Remote Desktop app works similarly to its desktop counterpart. You can use Microsoft Remote Desktop to access and control one PC from another, and you can also access and control a PC from a mobile device via the Remote Desktop app. Image: Olga Romanova, Getty Images/iStockphoto Learn how to connect to a remote PC using your mobile device via Microsoft's Remote Desktop app. How to set up a Microsoft Remote Desktop connection on an iOS or Android device
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