
Running Virtual Machine 109
Running Windows Guest OS
There is a number of special features for the virtual machines with Microsoft Windows
2000/XP/2003/Vista guest operating systems provided by Parallels Tools. When running such a
virtual machine, you can do the following:
Switch between different view modes: Full screen, Coherence, Single Window.
Use the Applications menu to manage your shared Windows and Mac applications.
Launch Macintosh applications from the Start menu by pointing to the Parallels Shared
Applications group.
Drag and drop files between Mac OS X and Windows applications. For details and options
available for drag-and-drop operations, see Shared Folders (page 168).
When in full screen, view the Dock and Parallels Desktop menu by pressing the
Control+Option(Alt) keys.
Resize the guest OS window by dragging its lower right corner with the resolution being
automatically adjusted.
Work in Coherence mode: see Windows application windows directly on Mac OS X
desktop.
Use the hot key combinations you are using on Mac OS X in the Windows guest OS. For
details, see Keyboard Tab (page 225) and Keyboard Shortcuts in Virtual Machine (page
232).
Create Aliases for Favorite Applications
You can mark your Windows application as Favorite and add its alias to the Dock:
1 Launch any Windows application in the virtual machine. Its icon appears in the Dock.
2 Right-click the application icon in the Dock.
3 Choose Add to Favorites from the shortcut menu. An alias for the application appears on the
Mac OS X desktop. Favorite application appears also on the Applications menu of Parallels
Desktop in the Favorites section.
4 Right-click the application icon in the Dock and choose Keep in Dock to create the
application alias in the Dock.
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