It’s free and easy to use, but sometimes remote access will feel awkward and sluggish.
Once connected, find the TeamViewer toolbar at the top.
Head to View > Scaling, and then go for the bottom option, “Full screen.”
Just below the “Extras” menu there is a tiny multi-arrow icon you might click as well.
Now it should look like you’re using the machine you’re connected to.
It’s best, however, if you’re able to match the screen resolution of both machines.
Don’t worry about resetting everything, your desktop will revert back to its original options after you disconnect.
If you’re experiencing lag, there are a few controls it’s possible for you to tweak.
Once again, go to the TeamViewer toolbar and select “View.”
Now you’re going to mouse over “Quality” and then select “Optimize speed.”
You’ll sacrifice a little visual quality, but your lag will be reduced some.
Play around with these configs until you’re satisfied with your connection speed.
If things are still too slow, you’ll need to find an internet connection with better download speeds.
On your desktop, open TeamViewer and look for “Connection” in the upper-left area of the window.
This allows you to remote into your machine without it having to be powered on until you need it.
Go to your TeamViewer toolbar and grab the “File transfer” dropdown menu.
For this jot down of file transfer, it’s crucial that you connect to your desktop first.
There you’ll see your three options: Start, Pause, and Stop.
Obviously, clicking “Start” gets the recording started.
When you stop recording, your setup will immediately ask you where it can save the TeamViewer Session file.
Just pick a location on your machine and your session is saved.
Recording with TeamViewer saves everything it’s possible for you to see on the desktop and the audio too.
To watch the video file, just go to where you saved it and double-click it.
TeamViewer will automatically open a window and your recording will start playing.
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