User`s guide

Use Windows on Your Mac

5 Select or deselect any of the following:

• Use Crystal Mode:Deselect to disableCrystal mode. With Crystal mode disabled, the

Parallels Desktop menu bar becomes visible, and the level of integration between Mac OS X

and Windows is reduced.

• Show Windows notification area in menu bar: Select to display the Windows system tray

icons in the Mac OS X menu bar.

• Allow applications to switch to full screen: Some programs, most notably 3D games,

work best when running at full screen. Select this option to allow such programs to take

over the full screen when you open them while in Coherence mode.

• Disable Windows Aero: The Windows Aero theme includes elements such as translucent

title bars and animations. Select this option to disable the Aero theme, for better

performance.

Set Windows to Appear in a Single Window

You can set the Windows and programs to appear together in their own window. If you opted to

use Windows "Like a PC" when you first installed Windows, Parallels Desktop is already set to

Window mode.