View the remote desktop
When you are connected to a remote desktop, its screen is displayed in a separate window.

You can zoom and pan the remote desktop’s screen within Viewer window.

ShowPan the remote screen

When the remote computer’s screen is larger than the Viewer window, you can pan it within the Viewer.

Pan using the Pan mode:

  1. Select Pan on the toolbar.
  2. Drag the remote screen with your trackpad or mouse.
  3. To toggle Pan mode off, select Pan on the toolbar again.
ShowPan using the host key

Remotix provides a “Host key + ...” mode, a quick way to pan using a special key on your keyboard. (See About the host key.)

To pan the remote screen, hold down the host key as you move the mouse. Remotix supports two panning modes:

  • Drag: the remote screen follows your mouse pointer as you drag it.
  • Move: the mouse pointer stays still, while remote screen follows your mouse movements.

Drag and Move modes are switched in View > Pan Mode submenu.

ShowAutomatic panning

Remotix also provides an automatic panning option that can be enabled regardless of which panning mode is chosen. When it is on, the remote desktop will scroll automatically whenever your cursor gets close to the Viewer window’s edge.

To turn automatic panning on:

  1. Go to the View > Pan Mode menu.
  2. Click Enable Edge Scrolling.

To turn automatic panning off, choose View > Pan Mode > Disable Edge Scrolling.

ShowZoom the remote screen

Zoom using toolbar buttons:

  1. Click Zoom In on the toolbar to zoom in by 5%, up to a maximum zoom of 100%.
  2. Click Zoom Out on the toolbar to zoom out 5% until the remote desktop image fits the Viewer window.

Zoom using multitouch gestures on a Mac with a multitouch trackpad:

  1. Pinch two fingers to zoom in.
  2. Spread two fingers to zoom out.
ShowZoom using the host key
  1. Hold down the host key.
  2. Scroll up with your mouse or trackpad to zoom in.
  3. Scroll down with your mouse or trackpad to zoom out.

For more information, see About the host key.

Related information
About multitouch gestures
Viewer window reference