User`s guide

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Use Windows on Your Mac
Set the Appearance of the Parallels Desktop
Dock Icon
You can choose which type of icon appears in the Mac OS X Dock when Parallels Desktop is open.
1 Do one of the following:
• Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon
in the menu bar and choose Preferences, and
then click General.
• If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Parallels
Desktop > Preferences, and then click General.
2 From the Dock Icon menu, choose one of the following:
• Live Screenshot: The Dock icon shows a miniature image of what you see in Windows.
• Parallels Desktop: The Dock icon appears as a static Parallels Desktop symbol.
3 To set whether the icon appears as a Windows Start button when in Coherence mode, select
or deselect Use Start button icon in Coherence.
Note: No matter which type of Dock icon you choose, clicking the icon when in Coherence mode
displays the Windows Start menu.