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Once you’ve confirmed that resources are available, adding AppStream to your course is easy. Click the plus sign at the top of your course menu and select Tool Link.
Give the link a name that your students will understand, and choose AWS AppStream -- MS Access/Excel from the Type dropdown menu. Make sure that Available to Users is checked or your students will not be able to see the link. Click Submit to add the link to the menu.
Accessing AppStream
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To do so, click on the storage button in the toolbar.
On the right, you’ll see Add Storage. Click that and choose Google Drive.
It’ll pull up a menu where you’ll have to click @cnu.edu. Then it will ask you to select which CNU Google account you want. You can’t change this later, so make sure that you’re on the correct Google Account.
You’ll then have to authorize AppStream to access your account.
Using AppStream
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You’ll need to make sure to save your work in your linked Google Drive account. To do so, you’ll need to choose a save location.
On the left side, select the This PC dropdown and choose Google Drive.
If you get a “Not Ready” error, just wait a few seconds and try again. Your entire Google Drive may also take some time to load; this is normal. You can then use your Google Drive just as if it were part of the computer you’re on.
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Copy and Paste works differently if you’re copying from or pasting to your computer. To copy from AppStream, copy the text in your application, then click the Copy/Paste button at the top of the screen.
Choose “Copy to local device” from the menu that pops up.
A window will pop up that allows you to use Ctrl + C or Command + C to copy the text to your computer.
To paste information into AppStream, copy it on your computer, then select the copy/paste icon again and choose “Paste to remote session”.
A box will pop up allowing you to paste in text from your computer. Use Ctrl + V or Command + V to paste in your text.
When you do, the text will be ready for you to use the Paste command in the session.
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Printing is a two-step process. You’ll print from your app like normal, but select DCV Printer in the print options.
Your browser will then open a PDF of the document that you can print to your printer.
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To leave the session click the person icon at the top and choose End Session
You’ll be taken to a feedback form. Please fill that form out to give ITS an idea of how well this is working.
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If your app got closed by mistake, you’ll see a blank screen. Simply select your app from the Apps menu at the top left to get it back.
My Browser Tab Closed
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