Launching Remote Applications and Desktops

To launch remote applications and desktop in Parallels HTML5 Client:

• Double-click (or tap on a mobile device) an application or a desktop icon. The resource will open inside a web browser or in Parallels Client depending on the server-side HTML5 configuration (RAS Secure Client Gateway Properties > HTML5 > Launch sessions using option).
• Right-click (or tap and hold on a mobile device) an application or a desktop to display a context menu. Note that the menu will only appear if the Allow user to select launch method option is selected on the RAS Secure Client Gateway Properties > HTML5 tab page in the RAS console. The menu allows you to choose whether to open the resource in Parallels Client or Parallels HTML5 Client. If both methods are allowed and if Parallels Client is installed on the device, both options will be available.
• If a resource cannot be opened in Parallels Client due to an error, a message will be displayed with an option to open it in the web browser instead.

Other useful functionality on the main Parallels HTML5 Client screen includes the following:

• Favorites list. You can add a remote application or a desktop to the Favorites list, so you can easily find them. To do so, point to or tap an application or a desktop and then click or tap the star icon. To view the list, click or tap the star icon on the toolbar in the upper-right (next to the Search box). To remove a resource from the list, point to it in the list and click the "X" icon (or point to or tap the resource icon and then click or tap the start icon).
• Search. To search for a resource, begin typing its name in the Search box on the toolbar. The list will be filtered as you type to contain only the resources with matching names.
• View a description. To view a resource description, position the mouse pointer over it. The description will appear as a tooltip. This could be helpful if one or more resources are published using the same name. By reading the description, you can distinguish between them.
• Taskbar. When you launch a remote application or a desktop, its icon is added to the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. When the taskbar is full, items of the same type are grouped to save space. You can click or tap on a group to see the list of all running instances and to switch to or close a particular instance.