| Access Device Apps and Files on Your Laptop |
After Multi-Screen Collaboration is enabled between your phone and laptop, you can use a mouse and keyboard with the laptop to facilitate using phone apps and files.
The features and operations may vary between PC Manager versions.
It is recommended that you update PC Manager to the latest version by going to
> Check for updates.
Access Device Apps from Your Laptop
Open an app: Click an app in the device window to open it.
Browse a page: Use the mouse scroll wheel to browse web pages in the phone window or scroll between home screen tabs.
Input text: Use the input method on your laptop to enter text in the phone window.
Copy and paste text: Press Ctrl+C on the laptop keyboard to copy text and press Ctrl+V to paste it in the phone window.
To view information about the text you have copied recently, click Notification Centre of PC Manager on your laptop, then select Clipboard.
Send messages quickly: Press Ctrl+Enter on the laptop keyboard to quickly send the message edited in the phone window
Exit an app: Press the ESC key on the laptop keyboard to exit an app in the phone window.
Always display the phone window on the top
In the phone window on your laptop, click 
> 
to pin the window so that it will always display on the top, and click this icon again to unpin the window.
Answer a Voice or Video Call on Your Laptop
After Multi-screen Collaboration is enabled between your device and your laptop, you can use the laptop to answer voice and video calls (such as those in WeChat and MeeTime) from your device. During a call, the audio and video can be played through your computer and its accessories such as the speaker and camera.
Swipe down from the upper left edge of your device to display the notification panel or touch 
to switch between playback devices.
Open and Edit Files on Your Device Using Laptop Apps
After connecting your Device to your laptop, you can open and edit various files on your Device with laptop apps.
Documents: Use laptop Microsoft Office to open a document.
Pictures: In PC Manager, go to to view pictures on your Device. You may also use a photo viewing or editing app on your laptop, such as Photoshop, to open and edit a picture.
Audio and video files: In PC Manager, go to to view audio and video files on your Device. You may also use a laptop player, such as Windows Media Player, to open the files.
Web pages: Use a laptop browser, such as IE, to open a web page.
Compressed files: Use a file compression app on your laptop, such as WinRAR, to extract and open compressed files.
Open Multiple Device App Windows on Your Laptop
Once your device is connected with your laptop, you'll be able to open multiple device app windows on the larger laptop display, and multi-task away without shifting your gaze.
This feature is unavailable in some apps.
Open an app in the phone window on your laptop, for example, Notepad, and click on 
in the window to display this app in a separate window. Alternatively, click and hold down on the app icon, and click on Open in new window. You can then open an independent app window, and open another app in the device window.
Landscape large-window mode: Apps display in Landscape mode with a larger window that shows you more content and a clearer view.
App Multiplier mode: The app home screen displays in the centre of the laptop screen. When you click on an item on the home screen, a new window will open and display besides the app home screen, which makes it easier to read and browse.
Resizing: Click on
to shrink the window. Click on 
to expand the window. To adjust the window size, move the cursor to any square corner of the app window, wait for 
to display, hold down on the left mouse button, and drag the window as needed.Pinning the window to the top: Click on
> at the top of an app window to pin the window to the top, which prevents it from being blocked by other windows.
Landscape large-window mode, App Multiplier mode, and free window resizing are only supported on certain laptop models. It is recommended that you try this function after updating PC Manager to the latest version by going to > Check for updates.