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Summary
AppsAnywhere is a cloud-based application, available to students, faculty, and staff, that provides on-demand access to academic software anywhere, anytime, and is accessible from any Windows, MacOS, and Chromebook device. AppsAnywhere allows you to access your class software without visiting a computer lab or connecting to a VPN and you can also run multiple applications simultaneously.
Launching Applications in AppsAnywhere
Task: To access and use software applications through AppsAnywhere on a Chromebook
Note: All applications from AppsAnywhere will be launched in the Parallel Virtual Desktop.
Instructions
Step 1 - Browse to https://appsanywhere.usnh.edu
Step 2 - Sign in with your USNH username@usnh.edu (like jbd2519@usnh.edu), password, and MFA if required
Step 3 - You will see the AppsAnywhere app launcher. Find a software application by searching in the search bar or clicking "View all apps" for an alphabetical list of apps. If you still do not see the app you want, click "Load more apps" at the bottom of the page
Step 4 - Hover over an application to launch it. Click "Launch"
Step 5 - You will be asked to authenticate. Sign in with your USNH username@usnh.edu (like jbd2519@usnh.edu), password, and click "Sign In"
Step 6 - The application will open. The process may take a while. Wait for the application to open.
Outcome
The selected app will be open with a virtual desktop in the Parallels app.
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Saving Your Work to Your Local Drive
Task: To save a file to your local drive through AppsAnywhere on a Chromebook
Instructions
Step 1 - To save on your Chromebook, please choose "Save As" (Excel has been used as an example here)
Step 2 - Select "Browse"
Step 3 - Click the drop-down arrow in the address bar, and choose your Name by clicking
Step 4 - Double-click "Desktop" folder
Step 5 - Making sure that you are in the Desktop folder, choose a name for your file, then click "Save"
Step 6 - Your file now needs to be downloaded to your Chromebook. In the lower right hand corner of your browser, click the download button
Step 7 - A dialog box will appear. Click on "Desktop", choose your file to download, and click "Open". The file will be downloaded to your Chromebook and will be located in your "Downloads" folder
Step 8 - You now have the file available on your Chromebook. You can move it to the folder you want or submit in Canvas or share it in email, etc.
Outcome
The chosen file has been saved from the virtual desktop to your local drive.
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Opening Your Work from Your Local Drive
Task: To open a file from your local drive through AppsAnywhere on a Chromebook
If you have a file on your Chromebook that you want to work on in an application in AppsAnywhere, you must first launch the application, then upload the file from your Chromebook to the AppsAnywhere server "Desktop" folder, then you can work with it in the software application.
AppsAnywhere applications should always save to and open from the "Desktop" location on the server.
Instructions
Step 1 - To upload a file, click the upload button in the lower right corner of the browser window (Excel has been used as an example here)
Step 2 - Choose your file and click "Open"
Step 3 - A dialog box will open. From the address bar, choose your <username> folder, then "Desktop"
Step 4 - Choose your file and click "Open". This will save the file to the virtual desktop
Step 5 - To open files from your Chromebook, please choose "Open"
Step 6 - Select "Browse"
Step 7 - Choose your <username>, then "Desktop" location to find the file
Step 8 - Click "Open" in the lower right corner of the dialog box, and your file will open
Outcome
The chosen file has been loaded from your local drive to the virtual desktop.
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Further Readings
USNH AppsAnywhere
AppsAnywhere: Accessing and Using Software Apps - Windows
AppsAnywhere: Accessing and Using Software Apps - MacOS
Need additional help?
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