Installing Asta Powerproject SaaS

To install the Microsoft Remote Desktop Client on a computer running Microsoft Windows:

1. Access the following webpage:
   
   https://learn.microsoft.com/EN-us/azure/virtual-desktop/users/connect-windows?tabs=subscribe
2. Check the 'Prerequisites' section of the webpage and ensure that your computer meets the listed requirements.
3. In the 'Prerequisites' section of the webpage, in the 'Download the Remote Desktop client installer' bullet list, click 'Windows 64-bit' to download the 64-bit Remote Desktop client installer.
4. When the download is complete, open the file.
   
   If you are using Microsoft Edge, the link to open the file will look like this, at the top-right of your browser window:
   
   
   
   If you are using Google Chrome, the link to open the file will look like this, at the bottom-left of your browser window:
   
   
   
   If you are using a different web browser, the link to open the file may look different.
   
   You see the first screen of the Remote Desktop Setup Wizard:
   
   
5. Click Next and follow through the screens of the wizard.
6. When you see the Installation Scope screen, click Install for all users of this machine then click Install:
   
   
   
   Microsoft Remote Desktop is installed. When the installation is complete, the final screen of the wizard appears:
   
   
7. With the Launch Remote Desktop when setup exits check box selected, click Finish. The wizard closes and Microsoft Remote Desktop opens:
   
   
   
   

To install the Microsoft Remote Desktop Client on a computer running macOS:

1. Access the following webpage:
   
   https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/clients/remote-desktop-mac
2. Follow the instructions in the 'Get the Remote Desktop client' section of the webpage to download and install the Remote Desktop Client from the Mac App Store.
3. Launch the Remote Desktop Client when you have installed it.
   

The version of the Microsoft Remote Desktop Client that is currently available on the Mac App Store does not allow Asta Powerproject SaaS or other apps to access files that are stored locally or on network drives. A beta version of the Remote Desktop Client that does allow this is available for download here:

https://install.appcenter.ms/orgs/rdmacios-k2vy/apps/microsoft-remote-desktop-for-mac/distribution_groups/all-users-of-microsoft-remote-desktop-for-mac

If you want to allow Asta Powerproject SaaS and other apps to access local files as well as files in your Cloud storage area, consider installing this beta version of the Microsoft Remote Desktop Client instead of the version that is available on the Mac App Store.

To configure Microsoft Remote Desktop on a computer running Microsoft Windows:

1. Within Microsoft Remote Desktop, click Subscribe:
   
   
   
   If you already have one or more Microsoft accounts, the Pick an account prompt appears, listing your accounts:
   
   
2. Click Use another account. The Sign in prompt appears; if you do not already have a Microsoft account, the Sign in prompt appears as soon as you click Subscribe:
   
   
3. Elecosoft will have provided you with a user name and password. Enter the user name that was provided by Elecosoft in the Email, phone or Skype field and click Next. The Enter password prompt appears:
   
   
4. Enter the password that was provided by Elecosoft in the Password field and click Sign in. The Remote Desktop workspace appears, with links to Asta Powerproject, Powerdraw and your Cloud-based files:
   
   

To configure Microsoft Remote Desktop on a computer running macOS:

1. Within Microsoft Remote Desktop, click Workspaces:
   
   
   
2. Click Add Workspace, then when prompted, enter 'https://rdweb.wvd.microsoft.com'.
3. Elecosoft will have provided you with a user name and password. When prompted, enter the user name and password that were provided by Elecosoft. The Remote Desktop workspace appears, with links to Asta Powerproject, Powerdraw and your Cloud-based files: