Citrix is what allows you to connect to the applications stored on a server. Once you connect to the server, you can use any of the programs that are kept there. If the server has Word, you have Word; if the server has Excel, you have Excel; and so on. When you log into Citrix, in essence you are logging onto the server.
How do I use Citrix?
Your first step is to double-click on the Citrix icon. You will then be asked for your user name and password. Your user name is generally the 1st part of your email address. If John Smith's district email address is smithj@svusd.k12.ca.us, his user name would be 'smithj'. Your password will be the last 4 digits of your social security number. After you type your user name and password, click OK.
Once you have logged into Citrix, the Program Neighborhood window will appear on your screen. In this Program Neighborhood are icons for all of the applications that are available to you. Simply double-click on which ever one you want to use.
Saving in Citrix
All of the applications in Citrix are set to default to the My Documents folder. Assume you are using Word - when you go to save a document it will automatically default to the My Documents folder. This is a perfect place to save your files. If you want to create sub-folders, feel free to create them from within the My Documents folder. Later, when you go to open a document this process should also default to the same location.
