VNC User Guide - RealVNC

Chapter 4: Connecting From A Web Browser
Working with VNC Viewer for Java
You can use VNC Viewer for Java to:
• Control the host computer using your keyboard and mouse.
• Copy and paste text between applications running on the client and host computers.
• Trade performance for picture quality while the connection is in progress.
• Restrict access to functionality while the connection is in progress.
See the sections below for more information on these issues. For a summary of functionality that is not
available, see Connecting from VNC Viewer for Java on page 15.
Using the VNC Viewer for Java shortcut menu
VNC Viewer for Java has a shortcut menu to facilitate common operations.
Note: VNC Viewer for Java does not have a toolbar.
To open the shortcut menu, press the F8 key (you may need to hold down the FN key under Mac OS X):
The following table explains the effect of selecting these menu options.
Option
Exit VNC Viewer
Clipboard
Send F8
Send Ctrl-Alt-Del
Purpose
Close the current connection (and the VNC Viewer for Java window).
Preview the contents of the Clipboard and, providing copy and paste is enabled, paste it to an
application running either on the client or on the host computer. See Copying and pasting text on
page 57.
Note that if you chose not to trust VNC Viewer for Java when you downloaded it, you can only
copy and paste text between the two computers via this dialog.
Send an F8 command to the host computer. (F8 opens the shortcut menu.)
Send the CTRL-ALT-DELETE command to the host computer. (Pressing this key combination
would be interpreted by the client computer.)
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