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Switching Between Control and Observe Modes

Each control session can be switched to a single-client observe session, in which the controlled computer no longer takes mouse and keyboard input from the administrator computer. This allows you to easily give control over to a user at the client computer keyboard, or place the screen under observation without accidentally affecting the client computer.

See Observing a Single Computer for more information on Apple Remote Desktop observe mode.

  1. Control a client computer.

    See Controlling Apple Remote Desktop Clients or Controlling VNC Servers for detailed information

  2. Click the Control/Observe toggle button in the control window toolbar.