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Using the Virtual Lab

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Click the way you are accessing the Lab:

VMWare Horizon Client

Navigating in the Virtual Lab should be very similar to a normal desktop. Click the "Windows Flag" icon in the bottom left corner to find a list of commonly used applications for your program. The below is an example of what it looks like for Data Science, but it should be similar for any program.

commonly used apps for datascience example

The Virtual Lab toolbar is located at the top of the screen and allows you to adjust a couple of settings. You may need to hover your mouse at the top of the screen if the toolbar is not "pinned"

virtual lab toolbar

Clicking on the 3-dot icon will bring up the Settings sub-menu

settings sub-menu

Within the settings menu the options you most likely will interact with are Drive Sharing (check out the Saving tab for more information about this option) or any of the Display settings

settings options

When you are finished working in the lab and have backed up all of your work, it is best practice to close out of it by one of two ways:

    • From the lab toolbar and selecting Disconnect

select disconnect from lab toolbar

    • From the VM desktop double-click on the Sign Out icon

double click sign out icon on VM desktop

Web Browser

Navigating in the Virtual Lab should be very similar to a normal desktop. Click the "Windows Flag" icon in the bottom left corner to find a list of commonly used applications for your program. The below is an example of what it looks like for Data Science

commonly used apps for datascience example

The Virtual Lab toolbar is located alongsisde the left part of the screen and allows you to adjust a couple of settings

settings on left-hand side of screen

The settings you might use the most are opening up the file transfer (more about this within the Saving tab) and selecting the option to go full screen

settings to open file transfer or full screen

When you are finished working in the lab and have backed up all of your work, it is best practice to close out of it by one of two ways:

      1. From the lab toolbar and selecting the Log out button

select log out from lab toolbar

      2. From the VM desktop double-click on the Sign Out ion

double click sign out icon on VM desktop


Keywords:
Virtual, Lab, usage, navigation, horizon, client, vmware 
Doc ID:
123435
Owned by:
Christy S. in Wisconsin Online Collaboratives
Created:
2023-01-17
Updated:
2023-10-12
Sites:
Wisconsin Online Collaboratives