User Manual

Interface Basics 50
The status bar is described in a separate topic; see Status Bar (on page 54).
Toolbar
Toolbar buttons are used to:
 Start a virtual machine. See
Starting Virtual Machine (on page 149);
 Shut down virtual machines. See
Shutting Down and Resetting Virtual Machine (on page
153);
 Reset a virtual machine. See
Shutting Down and Resetting Virtual Machine (on page 153);
 Suspend/resume a virtual machine. See
Suspending/Resuming Virtual Machine (page 154);
 Expand a virtual machine screen to the full screen of your display. See
Switching Virtual
Machine to Fullscreen Mode
(on page 152);
 Switch between property page view and console view. See
Console View (on page 53) and
Property Page (page 51);
Most of the toolbar buttons become active when you start the virtual machine. When the virtual
machine is stopped, only the
Power On button is active letting you start the machine.
If you click a toolbar button it becomes visibly pressed reflecting the current virtual machine
state. On the picture above, the
Power On and the Property Page View buttons are
pressed, that means firstly, the guest OS is running and, secondly, you are looking at the virtual
machine's property page.
By default the toolbar is located to the right of the Parallels Workstation window. You may
place it at the top, at the bottom, or to the left of the window if you'd like. Parallels Workstation
will keep this toolbar position next time you launch the system.
To change a toolbar position:
 Click the toolbar handle and drag it to the desired place.
Simplifying Parallels Workstation Window
You can simplify the Parallels Workstation window by hiding some of its components such as
the toolbar and status bar.
To hide the toolbar/status bar:
 Click
Toolbar/Status Bar in the View menu.
You can make them visible at any time with the same action. Visible window elements are
marked with check marks.