Changing the PCoIP Software Client Window Mode¶

You can use the PCoIP Software Client in full-screen or windowed mode. Full-screen mode is recommended in most cases.

Full Screen Modes¶

The PCoIP Software Client provides two full-screen modes: one monitor and all monitors.

Full Screen One Monitor takes the Software Client for macOS's current monitor and makes it full-screen, leaving any other local monitors unchanged.
Full Screen All Monitors creates a multi-monitor session, mapping all local displays to corresponding remote displays.

While in either full-screen mode you may use Mission Control to switch between the client application, with the remote session, and the local desktop or applications.

When connecting to a remote macOS desktop from the Software Client for macOS in full-screen mode, you may need to use Mission Control functionality on both the local and remote machines. See Using Mission Control in PCoIP Session for an explanation of which Mission Control methods are used locally by the Software Client for macOS and which are sent to the remote desktop.

Note: Minimizing full-screen clients

The Software Client for macOS functions as a native MacOS desktop application while in full-screen mode. Full-screen desktop applications can't be minimized; use Mission Control to switch between full-screen applications and the local desktop.

Windowed Mode¶

Windowed mode acts as a single display contained in an application window. You can resize and move the window as needed, and the remote desktop will redraw to assume its new dimensions.

Activating Screen Modes¶

To enter Fullscreen one monitor mode:

Reveal the client menu by moving the mouse cursor to the top of a client display.
Select View > Show Fullscreen One Monitor.

If the client was in windowed mode, the current display becomes a full-screen display.

If the client was in Fullscreen All Monitors mode, all open windows and applications are moved onto one full-screen display, and the other monitors are released to the local machine.

Keyboard shortcut

You can also enter full-screen mode by pressing ctrl+option+return while in windowed mode. The shortcut will activate whichever full-screen mode was used last, or all monitors if no previous selection was made.

To enter Fullscreen all Monitors mode:

Reveal the client menu by moving the mouse cursor to the top of the client display.
Select View > Show Fullscreen All Monitors.

All local displays are mapped to corresponding displays on the remote desktop.

Keyboard shortcut

You can also enter full-screen mode by pressing ctrl+option+return while in windowed mode. The shortcut will activate whichever full-screen mode was used last, or all monitors if no previous selection was made.

To enter Windowed mode

Reveal the client menu by moving the mouse cursor to the top of the client display.
Select View > Leave Fullscreen.

Any full-screen displays are released, and the application returns to windowed mode. If multiple displays were open, all applications are moved onto the single desktop in the application window.

Keyboard shortcut

You can also enter windowed mode by pressing ctrl+option+return while in any full-screen mode.

Display selections persist between sessions

Display mode selections are preserved when you disconnect a PCoIP session. When you reconnect, your selections will be maintained.

Using Mission Control in a PCoIP Session¶

macOS provides a number of methods for activating Mission Control. Some of these methods are reserved by the Software Client for macOS to allow local use of Mission Control, and others are forwarded to the remote desktop, where the remote macOS system can use them.

The following table describes which key combinations and gestures are reserved by the local client machine and which are sent to the remote host. These are the default invokation methods; if keys or gestures have been remapped, use the modified equivalent.

All local methods invoke Mission Control on the client Mac, and all remote methods invoke it on the remote macOS host.

Activation Method	Local or Remote Mission Control
Press Mission Control key on a keyboard with a Mac layout (normally `F3`)	Local
Swipe up with three or four fingers on an Apple Trackpad.	Local
Double-tap an Apple Magic Mouse with two fingers	Local
Press `Control`+ on keyboard	Remote
Press `⌘`+`Space Bar`, type Mission Control and press `return` (while in-session)	Remote

Mission Control commands and gestures have no effect on Windows or Linux desktops.