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[. . . ] USERS GUIDE ii Copyright Notice No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any human or computer language, in any form or by any means, without the express written permission of Traveling Software, Inc. , 18702 North Creek Parkway, Bothell, Washington, 98011, U. S. A. Trademarks Traveling Software, the Traveling Software logo, LapLink, DeskLink, SpeedSync and SmartXchange are trademarks or registered trademarks of Traveling Software, Inc. Acrobat and the Acrobat logo are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated or its subsidiaries and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Patents SpeedSync® U. S. Patent Number 5, 446, 888 This product contains the RSA Data Security, Inc. [. . . ] Three of the settings change the amount of information transferred to your computer and therefore affect the speed of the connection. Send Font information Displays text and symbols on the guest computer. Checking this option speeds display performance but may not present the most accurate representation of text and symbols. Use Solid Colors Displays solid colors instead of dithered, or patterned, colors. Prevent Display of Large Bitmaps Determines the size of the largest bitmap to be displayed in your view, ranging from 32 by 32 to 512 by 512 pixels. Choosing a smaller size improves performance but may cause bitmaps not to appear in some dialog boxes, wizards, and buttons. (Experi- Using Remote Control 81 Customizing Remote Control performance On a guest computer, you can choose between enhancing your view of the host and improving Remote Control performance. On the Performance tab of Remote Control Options, choose one of the preset options. Or click the Settings button and tailor the settings to your requirements. ment with the setting, increasing it as necessary to display larger bitmaps. ) ½ Go to topic summary Clear this option when you work in a paint program on the host. Choose a palette with fewer colors to improve performance. s The monitor and screen adapter on both the guest and host determine the maximum number of colors that can be viewed on the guest. Changing the host screen On the Host Display tab, you can alter your view of the host by changing the appearance of the host screen itself. When you disconnect, the host screen is restored to its original appearance. Show Background Wallpaper and Patterns Displays the wallpaper and pattern that normally decorate the desktop of the host. Show Window Contents When Dragging or Sizing Displays the contents of windows as you move and resize them on the host. Show Visible Zoom When Minimizing and Restoring Windows Shows the movement associated with dragging and resizing on the host. Keep Screen Saver Running Keeps the screen saver running on the host. 82 Chapter 4 5 Using File Transfer In this chapter Using File TransferOverview 84 Navigating through drives and folders 86 Selecting files and folders 88 Copying or moving files and folders 90 Setting File Transfer options for the results you want 92 Synchronizing folders with SmartXchange 94 Replacing one folder with another: Clone Folder 96 Speeding file transfers with SpeedSync and compression 98 Resuming an interrupted file transfer 100 84 Chapter 5 Using File TransferOverview Once you have connected to another computer and opened File Transfer windows, you are ready to transfer files between the computers. First, display your target, and then select the files you want to transfer. If you want to transfer the files to one computer and delete them from the other, move the files. Go to illustration¾ When you connected to the remote computer, you may have opened File Transfer windows. To open File Transfer windows: s Click the Open File Transfer button on the LinkBar. Two File Transfer windows appear: one for the remote computer, one for your computer. Using these windows, you can view all the files on any drive on both computers. s In Windows, folder and subfolder are used in place ofdirectory and subdirectory. Step one: Display the target Since you will be using the drag-and-drop method of copying and moving files, first find your target so its visible on your screen. To display the target: s To determine which File Transfer window is which, look for the computer name in the title bar, at the top of each window. 1 Identify the target window: it may be the window for your computer or the remote computerwhichever you want to receive the files. 2 On the left side of the target window, double-click the target drive. [. . . ] Traveling Software warrants the physical program media, cable(s) and physical documen- 172 Traveling Software License Agreement tation to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 90 days from the date of your purchase. If you notify Traveling Software of defects in materials or workmanship during the warranty period, Traveling Software will replace the defective program media or documentation or, at its option, refund the purchase price. Your remedy for breach of this warranty shall be limited to replacement or refund and shall not encompass any other damages. No dealer, distributor, agent or employee of Traveling Software is authorized to make any modification or addition to the warranty and remedies stated above. [. . . ]