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# Changing Observe Settings While Observing

While you are observing multiple computers, you can adjust the Apple Remote Desktop observe settings using the controls at the top of the observe window.

These settings will be visible after clicking View Options in the toolbar.

1. While observing multiple computers, click View Options in the toolbar.
2. Change the observe settings:

   Setting | Effect
   --- | ---
   Page Delay | Drag the slider to adjust the number of seconds before automatically advancing to the next page of screens.
   Computers Per Page | Drag the slider to adjust the number of client screens visible on each page.
   Image Quality | Drag the slider to adjust the screen color depth from black and white to millions of colors. If you're observing a computer with Apple Remote Desktop client version 3.2 or later installed, drag the slider to the second notch from the right to use the Adaptive Quality Codec. This codec improves screen sharing performance over slower network connections like DSL.
   Display Computer Information | Select this to display computer information below every observed desktop. To use any of the following settings, this setting must be selected.
   Title | Choose the titles of the displayed screens in the computer information area. You can choose from: Name (computer name) IP Address Hostname
   Account picture | Select this to display the currently logged-in user's account picture under each observed desktop.See Viewing a User's Account Picture While Observing for more information.
   Computer status | Select this to add a colored status overview icon in the computer information area.See Viewing a Computer's System Status While at the Observe Window for more information.
   Use shapes for status | Select this to give a distinctive shape to the status overview icon in the computer information area.See Viewing a Computer's System Status While at the Observe Window for more information.