AppsAnywhere - How to start using AppsAnywhere

Overview

Sault College distributes software through an online software portal called AppsAnywhere.  If software to support your program is available on this resource these instructions will help you get started. 

Note: The starting point to accessing your software is through this web portal, but once the software is launched it will behave as any installed application.  The availability of software will be governed by licenses, the location your are running the software and whether you are using a PC or a MAC.  MacOS isn't support for running software, but can only be used for weblinks that may be provided.

Target Audience

Everyone

Video Tutorials

AppsAnywhere 3.1 Video Tutorial

Student Hub - AppsAnywhere - Great resource for all users

Instructions

Employees using a college device

• Navigate to https://appsanywhere.saultcollege.ca from a web browser of your choice.  If this is your first time visiting AppsAnwywhere.saultcollege.ca it may take a bit of time to install the companion application called CLOUDPAGING Player. This application will allow you to control all programs installed from the AppsAnywhere application portal (Start/Stop/Remove)

Personal computers

• Navigate to https://appsanywhere.saultcollege.ca from a web browser of your choice
• If this is the first time you are using AppsAnywhere you will prompted to install it before proceeding.  Please visit the article How to install AppsAnywhere on your personal computer for assistance with that process, then come back to this article and complete the remaining steps outline in the Using AppsAnywhere after it has been installed section below.

Using AppsAnywhere after it has been installed

• After navigating to https://appsanywhere.saultcollege.ca
• Login using your college Username and Password
  • Username
    • Students: {studentnumber@saultcollege.ca}
    • Staff: {username@saultcollege.ca}

• If you are prompted Is AppsAnywhere installed on your device?
  • On a College computer: Always click - I have it already
  • On a Personal Device
    • Click Install ONLY if you know that you are: 
      • Accessing AppsAnywhere for the first time on your device.
        • If unsure, you can check Add or Remove Programs in Windows
• You may also receive this prompt if you are using a different web browser, for the first time.  So if you know you've used AppsAnywhere in the past:
  • Click I have it already
• On first time use, you will also see a pop-up at the top of the window
  • Click the check box Always allow appsanywhere.saultcollege.ca to open links of this type in the associated app
  • Click Open (Edge) OR Open AppsAnywhere Launcher (Chrome)

NOTE: This prompt will vary based on the web browser you are using

EDGE
CHOME

AppsAnywhere Portal

You will now be presented with the AppsAnywhere Portal where you can Launch any application you have access to.  There are FIVE main categories on the main page:

• Apps: This category displays all the applications that are available to you. You can launch any application from this category.

• Recent: This category displays the applications that you have recently launched. You can quickly launch an application from this category without having to search for it.

• Favourites: This category displays the applications that you have marked as your favourites. You can quickly launch an application from this category without having to search for it.

• New: This category displays the new applications that have been added to AppsAnywhere. You can explore and launch these new applications from this category.

• App Lists: This category displays the application lists that have been created by your institution’s IT department. These lists contain a collection of applications that are relevant to a particular course or program.

NOTE: Click View all apps to see more available Applications

OR

Use the Search apps box at the top of the screen.

Installing and using an Application

Once you've located the application you want to use, simply move your mouse over the application's icon and click LAUNCH.

If you want to learn more about the application before installing it, or have had trouble launching it on your first attempt.

• Click the Software Titles name, instead of Launch button.

• Once you've launched an application, the Cloudpaging Player will now open and will display all the applications you are using through AppsAnywhere.  You can control the applications access here:
  • Launch - Start the program (Similar to using the StartMenu)
  • Stop - Close the application (Similar to clicking File --> Exit)
  • Remove - Un-install from your system (Similar to using Add or Remove Programs)

Launching installed applications

If you've already installed an application you can start it in 3 ways.

1. Startmenu - Find the installed program in your startmenu.  This is the same as starting any installed application in Windows
2. Using the Cloudpaging Player - Click on the app in the Player then click the Play button
3. Got back to https://appsanywhere.saultcollege.ca and click Launch for the app you want to start.

What is Cloudpaging?

This is the process of streaming files from Sault College Servers to your computer and then installing them onto your drive.  Cloudpaging can work in 2 ways. 

• The first method only downloads files that you currently need for the program to function.  The remaining files on left on the server until needed.
• The second method will download the minimum set up files for the program to run, and while you are using the program the remaining files will be downloaded in the back ground.  This is called Offline Access.

NOTE: Running software for the first time, or accessing new features of your program, may appear to be slow.  The reason for this is because the program or feature is being installed for first use. 

If you are experiencing a delay and you want to see the progress of the applications installation installation, monitor the Cloudpaging icon in your System Tray of your Taskbar. 

NOTE: You may need to click the Taskbar Button Overflow Indicator icon in order to see the Cloudpaging Icon

If the Cloud is fading from Blue to White the paging or installing of the application is still occurring.