User`s guide

Introduction 10
Organization of This Guide
This guide consists of the following chapters:
 Introduction (p. 7) (you are reading it now). Provides basic information about the product
and this guide.
 Virtual Machi
ne Technology Basics (p. 13). Provides information on the specification and
technologies
of virtual machines.
 Installing Parallels Desktop (p. 16). Provides instructions on product installation.
 Starting Parallels Desktop (p. 30). Provides basic information on how to work with Parallels
Desktop.
 Pa
rallels Desktop Preferences (p. 42). Provides information on how to configure the
Parallels D
esktop preferences.
 Setting Up a Virtual Machine (p. 60). Provides instructions on creating a new virtual machine
and addin
g an existing one.
 Working With Virtual Machines (p. 89). Provides basic information on how to work with
virtual m
achines.
 Integrating Mac OS X and Your Virtual Machine (p. 143). Provides information on how to
enhance the integration bet
ween Mac OS X and your virtual machine.
 Configuring a Virtual Machine (p. 170). Provides information on how to change the virtual
machine configuration.
 Troubleshooting and Limitations (p. 224). Provides the solutions for some of the known
issues.
Documentation Conventions
Before you start using this guide, it is important to understand the documentation conventions
used in it.
The table below presents the existing formatting conventions.
Formatting convention Type of Information Example
Items you must select, such as
menu options, command
buttons, or items in a list.
Go to the Resources tab.
Special Bold
Titles of chapters, sections, and
subsections.
Read the Basic Administration chapter.