In June this year, Parallels marked the anniversary of an application Parallels Access for iPad release the official version of the client for the iPhone. Appointment of useful programs - provide complete remote work on a mobile device with any software for Windows and Mac by means of gestures and iOS. Parallels Access application has become a universal and has got a built-in file manager to help manage the content on the remote computer.
Similar programs since the introduction of iOS-devices on the market have created a lot, but all of them had one limitation - with the touchscreen iPhone and iPad had to control the mouse cursor on the connected PC, which, as a rule, is extremely inconvenient. In Parallels Access control applications can be using gestures - as if they were designed for mobile devices, fingers actually replace the mouse cursor to aim for most tasks do not need to.Access allows you to remotely work on the iPad and iPhone with any software (Internet Explorer, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop and other Windows- and Mac-programs) - the main thing that the gadget had a stable connection to the Internet.
The following tips will help you to quickly learn all the features of Parallels Access:
- A desktop virtual keyboard will appear if tapnut just three fingers:
- Swipe with three fingers across - and you switch between running applications from a remote computer. Do the same vertically - switch between windows of the same application (what is on the screen at the moment).
- To access the system menu or the taskbar, just switch to the desktop.
- For any application that you have on the remote computer on the home screen of a mobile device, you can create a shortcut - just select the "Shortcut" in the App Launcher, while drag application icons.
- When you activate the function of a magnifying glass on a mobile device under iOS, you can tapnut second finger to activate the selection item faster, without waiting for the download timer.
- To open the multitasking bar, swipe two fingers to make the bottom of the screen up.
- Want to use the microphone on your mobile device to run applications Windows (for example, for sound or speech recognition applications)? Now it can be done on iOS, and Android.
- For devices running iOS in Parallels Access has developed a special file browser, which is convenient not only just open, but also to work with all files from a remote computer.Browser can be opened and from the upper left corner AppLauncher (button labeled "Files"), and of the drawer to the right when working with any particular application from a remote computer.
- For example, you can change the type of presentation files (in a list or icons), create a new folder in a single click, mark several files and all of them moved or deleted. If one file and you can open different applications (eg, .pdf, .css, .rtf, etc.), it does offer you the choice of exactly which of the applications to do so. And if you pull down the file list screen, it will function in their sorting.
- When working with Parallels Access screen resolution of the remote computer automatically adapts to the screen of the mobile device from which you are running (and you can do it with an unlimited number of smartphones and tablets). But you can do it manually - using the button to the settings in the left pane, select the size and picture quality.
- If your remote computer went into sleep mode, you can wake up, using the Wake-on-LAN (no computer is turned off, this trick will not work). Just tapnite Service on the right next to the image of a remote computer (and you know, by the way, that there may be as many as 5?).
- Want to stop worrying about what he sees someone who would next to your computer at the time, when you work with them remotely? It would be nice if to put the settings for this during the installation of the application. But you can do it now. Double tap on the icon Parallels Access, then "Settings", "Advanced" tab. You can choose «Lock this computer once you finish working remotely» - then the computer will be every time after use to block access, displaying the password entry screen. If you choose the second (more reliable) option - «Lock this computer when working remotely», then the computer will be all over the casual viewer of the show screen saver "This computer works with Parallels Access» and will not allow him to get into your computer.
- Rename or delete the computers can be directly from your tablet or phone.
If you are on a remote computer - Windows 8
- To view the currently open application on the remote computer, two-finger swipe from the left corner of the screen to the right. Tap any open applications with your finger (tapnite) to switch to it.
- Calling Charms Bar (sidebar with quick access to certain functions in Windows 8) svaypnite (two fingers) from the right corner of the screen to the left. From this panel, you can quickly navigate to system utilities such as Search, Share, Start, Devices and Settings.
- Double tap on the button "Win" will open the Start menu and Tiles screen (utility for setting tile interface for themselves, for example, it can help to change the layout of the tiles on the home screen).
You have OS X
- Exit full screen: many applications in Mac OS X, you can enable full-screen mode by clicking on the icon in the upper right corner. Way out of it is usually carried out by pressing Esc. And to exit full screen mode in Parallels Access, you need to tapnut Exit Full Screen icon in the top of the screen.