Thanks to Scott Hanselman’s tip that gives me the hope that would work. Once that gets out of the way, the rest works like a charm.
If you use 0, 1 in there, you will only get one screen of RDP session instead. Which uses the right 2 monitors and leaves the very left one out of the RDP session. Which uses the left 2 monitors on my set up and leaves the very right one for video conferencing. So the only two options that would work is selectedmonitors:s:0,2 You can only use the monitors that are side-by-side listed.įor example, according to these position numbers, the correct layout of my monitors from left to right is 0, 2, and 1, not 0, 1, 2 as listed. Pay attention to the coordinates inside the brackets. How do I find the monitor ID to use in this line? Let’s start with the following command-line to find out all the IDs registered with Remote Desktop Client. If you don’t see one, manually type it in. The line you are looking at is called “ selectedmonitors:s:x,y“. We are opening it in the text editor to make some changes. Once you enter those each application will be listed individually under the heading of 'Work Resources' like it does when you login through IE or Chrome.
So you would add Https:/ /Right-click on the RDP icon > Open With, and choose Notepad from the list. With Microsoft Remote Desktop 10 for Mac you have to setup feeds instead of Desktops.
But since doing video conferencing over RDP is still practically difficult, I’d prefer running Zoom or Teams along with some other apps outside the RDP session on one screen while running RDP on the remaining 2 screens in full-screen mode.įirst, let’s save a RDP connection with Full Screen setup that uses all monitors for remote session. And you can scroll through a Word document or quickly jump to specific sections or comments.Let’s say I have 3 monitors set up at home. You can also navigate between Excel worksheets and graphs, and control data slicers from the palm of your hand. With Office Remote, you can start your PowerPoint presentation, advance the slides, see your speaker notes, and control an on-screen laser pointer with a touch of your finger -all from your phone. Play and pause your embedded videos from Office Remote.
Android has a few third party remote desktop apps like RemoteToGo that will function similarly. Android and iOS versions of the app can be acquired from their respective app stores. Press 'Free' to download and 'Open' once the installation completes. You now get an instant laser pointer by simply touching this new thumbnail with your finger. Download and open the Microsoft Remote Desktop app. We managed to do this without impacting your notes. We added a large thumbnail of the slide that is currently presented, as well as a smaller preview of your next slide. It also shows you your speaker notes and the presentation timer to help you present more effectively. The app lets you control Word, Excel, and PowerPoint from across the room, so you can walk around freely during presentations. Today, we will delve deeper into what is Remote Desktop. Office Remote turns your phone into a smart remote that interacts with Microsoft Office on your PC. The remote desktop has become a near necessity in the last few years, especially, with so many people switching to working from home.