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Here is a list of software that is currently available through the AVD service:
*SPSS*ArcGIS Pro*Microsoft Excel*MiniTab*MiniTab Express*RavenLite*R*R Studio*Atom*BIOVia Draw*MatLab*Stella Professional*yEd Graph Editor*Tableau Reader*BehavePlus5
==How to Access via Web Browser==
*1. Go to the following address: https://client.wvd.microsoft.com/arm/webclient/*2. Login with your MCLA Account (A number@mcla.edu)*3. You will see icons for each course program offered. Open the program you'd like to access.[[imageFile:avd1aAvd1a.pngPNG|200px]]*4. The follow following screen will pop up asking your approval to authorize access to certain local resources.
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*'''Printer: ''' Refers to being able to print a document within your virtual desktop to a printer that is connected to your local computer. *'''Clipboard: ''' Refers to copying/pasting text or images. *'''File Transfer: Refer ''' Refers to allowing you to copy files from your local computer to your virtual desktop. *You can check Don’t ask me again to remember these settings.
*5. Enter your MCLA Account Credentials at the prompt.[[image:avd2Avd2.pngPNG|400px]]*6. Please wait while the application loads remotely. You can see its status by clicking the 'show details' option. ==How to transfer files between Azure VM and Local Computer== '''Follow these steps to transfer files from your local computer to the remote session:'''*Connect to the remote session.*Select the file upload icon in the web client menu.*When prompted, select the files you want to upload using the local file explorer.*Open the file explorer in your remote session. Your files will be uploaded to Remote Desktop Virtual Drive > Uploads. '''To download files from the remote session to your local computer:'''*Connect to the remote session.*Open the file explorer in your remote session.*Copy the files you want to download to Remote Desktop Virtual Drive > Downloads.*Your files will be downloaded to your local default downloads folder.
==How to Access via Remote Desktop App (Optional)==
As an alternative to using a web browser to access AVD, you can install the Microsoft Remote Desktop application then use it to connect to AVD. This will work for Windows users only.
*1. Download the client here: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2068602
*2. Open the file once it's downloaded and go through the install prompts.
*3. Open the Remote Desktop app once fully installed.
*4. Now that it is open, click Subscribe with URL. Enter in your MCLA A number with @mcla.edu and then click Next.
*5. You should now see the course programs available to select from. Double click one to open.
*6. Login with your MCLA account.
*7. Please wait till the application fully loads, you can click 'show details' to watch the loading status.
