User Manual

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You interact with a running virtual machine via its console which is opened when you start the
virtual machine
(on page 149). If you have a guest operating system installed it will be
displayed on the console exactly as the primary OS is displayed on a real monitor.
During guest OS execution all toolbar buttons and many of the menu commands become active.
When a guest operating system is running, you can switch between the console and the property
page. To switch to the property page while in the console view, do one of the following:
 click
Property Page View on the toolbar,
 select
Console View in the View menu.
To return to console view while in the property page, do one of the following:
 click
Console View button,
 select
Console View in the View menu.
Fullscreen Mode
Guest operating systems can be executed in fullscreen mode, making the Parallels Workstation
menu, toolbar, and status bar become hidden. For detailed information see
Switching Virtual
Machine to Fullscreen Mode
(on page 152).
Console Screenshots
You can make screenshots of the console while the virtual machine is active. See Making
Screenshots
(on page 56) for details.
Status Bar
The status bar displays information when virtual machine is running. Left part of the status bar
displays prompt on the menu entry currently pointed by cursor.
Each device (except memory) connected to the virtual machine is presented as an icon on the
right of the status bar.