Using the Virtual Lab

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Navigation Tips - Omnissa Horizon Client

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

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"

Clicking on the 3-dot icon will bring up the 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

For information on proper login/logout procedures, see this article: Login/logout instructions

Navigation Tips - Web Browser

Navigating in the Virtual Lab should be very similar to a normal desktop. Click the "Windows Flag" icon in the center of the toolbar at the bottom of the screen to find a list of commonly used applications for your program. The below is an example of what it looks like for Applied Computing. This should be comparable to what students in other programs would see.

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

The control panel includes options to change your password, open the file transfer panel to download or upload files between your virtual computer and home machine, and log out of the Lab environment.

For correct login/logout procedures, see this article: Login/logout instructions