During a TeamViewer (Classic) remote control session, the TeamViewer (Classic) Remote Session Toolbar appears on the local computer's top screen. This article explains all available toolbar features in connections from Mac devices.
This article applies to all TeamViewer (Classic) users in a connection with macOS devices.
This is the main menu of the TeamViewer (Classic) toolbar:
The following chapters describe the different features of the toolbar, starting from the left and ending on the right side of the toolbar.
The current session is ended by clicking the X located on the left side of the toolbar.
📌Note: If a lock symbol is visible on top of the X, the current user session of the remote device will be locked after the TeamViewer session is ended.
💡Hint: It is recommended to always end sessions using this button instead of the standard red circle used by macOS to close applications.
The home button leads you to the Extended Remote Device Dashboard:
In this dashboard, you can find a detailed overview of helpful information about your device, such as:
The File Transfer button allows the transferring of files between devices in two methods, File Transfer and File Box
The File Transfer option produces the standard TeamViewer (Classic) File transfer window, where files or folders can be selected and transferred to the remote device.
More information about how to use File transfer with TeamViewer (Classic) can be found here:
This option provides a box in the Remote Control side toolbar where individual files can be dropped to be queued for transfer:
Files dropped here will create a side toolbar on the remote device, where the remote use can click to download individual files or all provided.
The Actions button allows you to perform different processes on the remote device during a session:
💡 Hint: This is very useful if maintenance work is being performed on the remote computer, and you must ensure no one disturbs the device during the work
💡 Hint: This is very useful to mask confidential information or work processes in an environment with high traffic.
The View button offers different options to optimize and individualize the view of a remote control session:
💡Hint: Single window mode is very useful if you are working with multiple open windows and full screen is required by one specific app.
The Audio/Video button offers different options to communicate with the remote partner during a remote control session:
The Extras button offers additional options from within a remote control session:
📌Note: Use of this feature requires a Premium License or higher.
Open specific system-based applications on the remote computer:
Execute scripts on the remote computer. For more information, please read the following article: