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Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Fusion
- Contents
- Using VMware Fusion
- Getting Started with Fusion
- Understanding Fusion
- Virtual Machines and What Fusion Can Do
- Navigating and Taking Action by Using the Fusion Interface
- VMware Fusion Toolbar
- Perform Actions on Your Virtual Machines from the Virtual Machine Library Window
- Using the Home Pane to Create a Virtual Machine or Obtain One from Another Source
- Using the Fusion Applications Menu
- Using Different Views in the Fusion Interface
- Resize the Virtual Machine Display to Fit
- Using Multiple Displays
- Configuring Fusion
- Setting Fusion Preferences
- Set General Preferences
- Select a Keyboard and Mouse Profile
- Set Key Mappings on the Keyboard and Mouse Preferences Pane
- Set Mouse Shortcuts on the Keyboard and Mouse Preference Pane
- Enable or Disable Mac Host Shortcuts on the Keyboard and Mouse Preference Pane
- Enable Fusion Shortcuts on the Keyboard and Mouse Preference Pane
- Set Fusion Display Resolution Preferences
- Set Default Applications Preferences
- Creating Custom Networks
- Enable Dictation
- Join or Leave the Customer Experience Improvement Program
- Customizing the Fusion Display
- Keep a Windows Application in the Mac Dock
- Set a Virtual Machine Application to Open When You Log in to Your Mac
- Contents of the Virtual Machine Package
- Work with Virtual Machine Packages
- Setting Fusion Preferences
- Creating Virtual Machines
- Create a Virtual Machine
- Creating a Microsoft Windows Virtual Machine
- Creating a Linux Virtual Machine in Fusion
- Creating a macOS Virtual Machine in Fusion
- Creating a Shared Virtual Machine in Fusion
- Create a Virtual Machine from a Mac Recovery Partition
- Create a Virtual Machine on a Remote Server
- Create a Virtual Machine for Any Supported Operating System
- Power On the Boot Camp Partition as a Virtual Machine
- Activate Windows in a Virtual Machine
- Upload a Virtual Machine to a Remote Server
- Download a Virtual Machine from a Remote Server
- Migrate an Existing Physical PC to a Virtual Machine
- Set Up Your Mac to Accept the Transfer of Files from Your PC
- Connect to Your PC for Migration
- Disable UAC for Windows Vista and Later Before Migrating
- Install and Run the Fusion PC Migration Agent on Your PC
- Run the Migration Assistant on Your Mac
- Ensure that VMware Tools is Installed in the Migrated Virtual Machine
- Importing Windows Virtual Machines
- Export a Virtual Machine to OVF Format
- Installing and Using VMware Tools
- Cloning Virtual Machines with Fusion Pro
- Create a Virtual Machine
- Working with Your Virtual Machines
- Scan for Virtual Machines to Add to the Virtual Machine Library
- Running Fusion and Virtual Machines
- Open an Existing Virtual Machine
- Browse for a Virtual Machine
- Open a Virtual Machine From the Finder
- Start a Virtual Machine's Operating System
- Open a Virtual Machine Without Powering On
- Shut Down a Virtual Machine's Operating System
- Suspend and Resume a Virtual Machine in Fusion
- Cancel a Resume Command
- Power on a Virtual Machine to Firmware in Fusion Pro
- Pause a Virtual Machine
- Restart a Virtual Machine
- Reset a Virtual Machine
- Uninstall a Virtual Machine by Using the Finder
- Uninstall a Virtual Machine by Using the Virtual Machine Library
- Send the Ctrl-Alt-Delete Command to a Virtual Machine
- Send Special Key Commands to a Windows or Linux Virtual Machine
- Special Key Commands
- Switch Power Commands from the Default Options
- Options for Fusion Power Commands
- Open a Windows Application While You Are in Unity View
- Open a Windows Application from the Applications Menu
- Moving and Sharing Files with Your Mac
- Sharing Applications Between Your Mac and Your Windows Virtual Machines
- Keep a Windows Application in the Mac Dock
- Switch Between Virtual Machines That Are Powered On
- Using Mac Input Devices in a Virtual Machine
- Force Virtual Machines to Grab Keyboard and Mouse Input
- Sharing Files Between Windows and Your Mac
- Protecting Your Virtual Machines
- Configuring Your Virtual Machines
- Fusion General System Settings
- Set a Virtual Machine to Start When Fusion Starts
- Setting Virtual Processors and Memory
- Enable Default Applications
- Configuring Keyboard and Mouse Profiles
- Enable a CD/DVD Drive on a Remote Virtual Machine
- Enable a Floppy Drive on a Remote Virtual Machine
- View the Status of a Server or Remote Virtual Machine
- Configuring Display Resolution Settings
- Enable Hot Keys for Virtual Machines
- Configure Discrete Graphics Management
- Set the Default Printer for a Virtual Machine
- Add a Device
- Configuring the Network Connection
- Managing Virtual Hard Disks
- Configuring the CD/DVD Drive
- Configuring a Floppy Device
- Configuring the Sound Card
- Add a Camera to a Virtual Machine
- Configuring the USB Controller and Connecting USB Devices
- Add the USB Controller
- Remove the USB Controller
- Choose Where to Connect a USB Device When You Plug It In
- Set the Default Plug-In Action for a USB Device
- Connect and Disconnect USB Devices
- Connect and Disconnect a USB Device Using the Virtual Machine Toolbar
- Connect a USB Smart Card Reader
- USB Connection Dialog Box Disappears Before Connection Can Be Made
- Add a Parallel Port
- Add a Serial Port
- Sharing Bluetooth Devices with a Virtual Machine
- Configuring a Trusted Platform Module Device
- Select a Startup Device
- Encrypting and Restricting a Virtual Machine
- Virtual Machine Compatibility
- Configuring Guest Isolation Options for a Virtual Machine
- Managing Advanced Settings
- Configure Time Synchronization Between Guest and Host Operating Systems
- Show the Mac Power Supply Status in the Virtual Machine
- Troubleshooting Your Virtual Machine
- Change Hard Disk Buffering
- Set Password Requirement for Opening a Boot Camp Virtual Machine
- Enable a VNC Client to Access the Virtual Machine Remotely
- Configure Virtual Machine Power Options
- Enable Verbose USB Debugging
- Enable Microsoft Virtualization-Based Security
- Configure a Firmware Type
- Using the vmrun Command to Control Virtual Machines
- Using VMware Fusion REST API
- Upgrading Fusion
Procedure
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Switch to Full Screen view.
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Click the Enter Full Screen button in the toolbar at the top of the virtual machine window.
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From the View menu, select Full Screen.
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Use the +Control+F keyboard shortcut to switch to Full Screen view.
The Fusion virtual machine window expands to fill the full screen (or screens if you have multiple displays
and have Fusion configured to use them all). When possible, a new space is created for easy navigation
using Mission Control.
Hide the VMware Fusion Menu Bar in Full Screen View
When you are in Full Screen view, the VMware Fusion menu bar hides until you hover the cursor at the
top of the Full Screen display. You can set the VMware Fusion menu bar to hide all the time.
The Full Screen menu bar behavior applies to running virtual machines.
Procedure
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Set the Hide Menu Bar in Full Screen option.
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Select View > Hide Menu Bar in Full Screen.
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Use the + Shift +M keyboard shortcut to hide or show the VMware Fusion menu bar in Full
Screen view.
Set the Full Screen Minibar
When you are in Full Screen view, you can use the Full Screen Minibar to access some virtual machine
controls such as state change and some Virtual Machine menu options.
In Full Screen view, the virtual machine window expands to fill the full screen, or screens if you are using
multiple displays. In this view you do not see the Mac Dock. However, you can access some Virtual
Machine menu options by using the Full Screen Minibar. The Full Screen Minibar contains the Fusion
suspend and run button for the virtual machine, some virtual machine options, and the return to Single
Window view button.
Procedure
1 Select View > Full Screen.
The virtual machine view changes to Full Screen view and the Full Screen Minibar appears on the
right side of the screen by default.
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