If the screen of your Android device is too small to type comfortably, you can type text in a special field directly in the keyboard and then send it to a remote app. Here is how it works:

1. When you tap a text field in a remote application, the onscreen keyboard pops up. Tap the text button in the top left corner of the keyboard:
2. A local text field appears. Start typing the text you need in this field. Once ready, tap the send button.
3. The text appears in the remote app.

This chapter contains additional information on how to work with Parallels Client.

If you're working with remote applications using Dumbo mouse, you can use it to zoom in the screen.

To zoom in, double-tap the bottom part of Dumbo mouse:

To zoom out, double-tap the bottom part of Dumbo mouse again.

Sometimes working with applications on a small screen is inconvenient, especially when you have to scroll the app window left/right/up/down, select or tap small GUI elements, or type a lot of text...

But now, starting from version 17.1, Parallels Client supports the Samsung DeX feature (it was first included on Galaxy S8 smartphones). So if you use a Samsung mobile device with DeX support, you can work with Parallels Client, remote apps and desktops either in the full-screen mode or side by side with other Android apps on a big display (you can use an external monitor or TV).

To make the desktop experience even more convenient for you, the Parallels engineers implemented support for keyboard and mouse. Now you can type in remote apps using the keyboard, click or right-click various GUI items with the mouse and scroll page content with the mouse wheel.

You can also use system shortcuts (e.g., "Alt + Tab", "Windows + D", etc.) while working with remote apps and desktops. When you press them on the keyboard connected to the DeX Station, they are not intercepted by Android.

And that's not all - if you need to go somewhere, take your mobile device with you. Parallels Client smoothly switches between the DeX and phone modes without interrupting your working session.

If you already have one or more connections in the Connections list, you can export them and then open on another device with Parallels Client.

To export a connection, do the following:

1. Open Parallels Client.

2. Tap the icon in the top right corner and choose Share connections.

3. Select the connection you want to share and tap Share in the top right corner.

4. Choose how you want to share your connection. It will be exported as a file with the .2xc extension.

To import a connection, do the following:

1. Open the email or cloud storage (or what you used to share the connection in step 4 above) on another device with Parallels Client installed.

2. Select the .2xc file and choose to open it with Parallels Client. The application will start and open the selected connection.

When you often use some keyboard shortcuts when working with a published application, ask your system administrator to create additional keyboard buttons that work as shortcuts. This way you will be able to tap only one button instead of having to tap two or more keys.

Once the administrator creates the buttons, tap the icon in the top right corner of the screen, choose Log off and then connect to Parallels RAS once again. The buttons will appear in the top left corner of the keyboard.

The basic way to launch a published application is as follows:

1. Open Parallels Client on your Android device.

2. Connect to Parallels RAS. Once the connection is established, you'll see a list of available applications.

3. Tap the application you need and it will open.

However, there are a few other ways to launch a published application:

Using Desktop Shortcuts

You can use desktop shortcuts to launch published applications. You can create such shortcuts manually or your administrator can make the published apps create desktop shortcuts automatically. It's an easy way to launch apps because when you tap such a shortcut, Parallels Client starts automatically, connects to Parallels RAS and the application opens.

Ask Your Administrator to Configure an App to Start Automatically

If you work with some application most of your time, you can ask your administrator to configure it to open automatically. Once ready, just launch Parallels Client and connect to Parallels RAS - the application will open by itself.

Ask Your Administrator to Configure Parallels Client to Start and Open Some App Automatically

If you use your Android device mainly to work with remote desktops or applications, you can ask your administrator to configure Parallels Client to start and open some app automatically once the Android device boots up.

If you have to scroll down the Connections list to find the connection you need, here are a few ways that may help you to easily find connections.

Change the Way Your Connections are Displayed in the List

Do the following:

1. Open Parallels Client.

2. Tap the icon in the top right corner and choose Compact view. In this mode, connection icons become smaller and more connection are displayed in the list.

   To switch back to the regular view, tap the icon and choose Regular view.

Use the Search field

If you remember the server/alias name or IP address, you can use the Search field to find your connection. Do the following:

1. Open Parallels Client.

2. Tap the magnifying glass icon at the top of the screen and start typing the IP address or server/alias name of the connection you're looking for. The connection will appear below the Search field.