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# Control Window Options

When controlling a client, the control window contains several buttons in the window title bar which you can use to customize your remote control experience. There are toggle buttons that switch your control session between two different states, and there are action buttons that perform a single task. In addition to the buttons, there is a slider for image quality.

The toggle buttons are:

- Control mode or Observe mode

  See Switching Between Control and Observe Modes

- Share mouse control with user

  See Sharing Control with a User

- Fit screen in window

  See Switching the Control Window Between Full Size And Fit-To-Window

- Lock computer screen while you control

  See Hiding a User's Screen While Controlling

- Fit screen to full display

  See Switching Control Session Between Full Screen and In a Window

The action buttons are:

- Capture screen to a file

  See Capturing the Control Window to a File

- Get the remote clipboard contents

  See Sharing Clipboards for Copy and Paste

- Send clipboard contents to the remote clipboard

  See Sharing Clipboards for Copy and Paste