Controlling a screen in AB Tutor

Description

The control function allows you to remotely control a student’s mouse and keyboard from your station. 

To control another station

  • Follow the steps listed under Watch to watch a station.
  • There are two types of control:
    • To take complete control, click on the “Lockout” button on the control window. The student will not be able to use the keyboard and mouse.
      Image of lockout on control window
    • To share control with the student, click on the “Shared” button on the control window. Both you and the student will be able to us the keyboard and mouse.
      Image of shared on control window

To stop controlling

  • Click on the “Lockout” or “Shared” as appropriate do deactivate the control. You will then still be watching the student computer.
  • Or you click on “Close” in the control window to stop both watching and controlling the student computer.

Image of Cancel on control window

Tips on controlling another station

  • A controlled station will not be as responsive as your own station.  This means that there will be a slight delay when moving the mouse or typing.
  • Text quality may be degraded slightly.  Increase the zoom level or the font size for more a more readable display.