Note: If you cannot access the VNC Viewer toolbar, it may have been disabled. For more information, see Changing the appearance and behavior of VNC Viewer.

Under Windows and UNIX or Linux, the VNC Viewer toolbar is located at the top center of the VNC Viewer window. To use it, hover the mouse over the hot area:

(Windows XP)

Note: Under Mac OS X, the VNC Viewer toolbar is located across the top of the window and is always visible. Buttons may appear slightly different to those in the example below, but the behavior is the same.

The following table explains the effect of clicking each toolbar button.

	Button name	Explanation
	New Connection	Opens the VNC Viewer: New Connection dialog. You can start a new connection to the same host computer, or to a different one. Carry on from Connecting to a host computer.
	Save Connection	You can save the current connection so you can quickly reconnect in future without having to remember the network address and your authentication credentials. For more information, see Appendix A, Saving Connections.
	Close Connection	Prompts you to close the current connection (and the VNC Viewer window).
	Options	Opens the VNC Viewer Properties dialog. You can configure most aspects of VNC Viewer while the current connection is in progress. For more information, see Using the VNC Viewer Properties dialog. Note that some properties must be configured before you connect. For more information, see Configuring VNC Viewer before you connect.
	Full Screen Mode	Toggles full screen mode on and off.
	Send Ctrl-Alt-Del	Sends the CTRL-ALT-DELETE command to the host computer. (Pressing this key combination would be interpreted by the client computer.) You could alternatively press SHIFT-CTRL-ALT-DELETE.
	Send Files To VNC Server	Opens a dialog where you can browse to the location of client computer files to send to the host computer. For more information, see Transferring files between client and host computers.
	Fetch Files From VNC Server	This option is only available if the host computer has made files available for the client computer to fetch. A dialog opens where you can browse to a location to put shared host computer files. For more information, see Transferring files between client and host computers.
	Start Chat Session	Opens dialogs enabling you to chat with other VNC Viewer users connected to the same host computer, or with a host computer user. For more information, see Communicating securely using VNC Chat.
	Connection Information	Opens a dialog displaying technical information about the current connection, such as the encryption method and compression format.
	encryption	The connection is encrypted/not encrypted (only one of these buttons is shown).
	connection speed/ activity	Hovering over this toolbar button reveals the current connection speed. For more information on performance, see Changing the appearance and behavior of VNC Viewer.

VNC® Enterprise Edition User Guide

VNC^® Enterprise Edition User Guide