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Open a File in a Virtual Machine with an Application on Your Mac
When you select a file in your virtual machine, you can open it with the appropriate application on
your Mac.
Prerequisites
Verify that the following conditions are met:
n You turned on Shared Folders in the Sharing panel of the virtual machine Settings window.
n You enabled Open your Windows files and web links using Mac applications in the Default
Applications panel of the Settings window.
n You selected a folder or folders to share.
n The file to open is located in one of the shared folders.
Procedure
u To open a file one time, right-click the file, select Open With and select Default Host
Application.
Fusion determines the appropriate application on the Mac and uses that application to open
the file.
u To always open a particular file with the Mac application, right-click the file, select Properties,
click Change for Opens With, and select Default Host Application in the Open With dialog
box.
Whenever you open this file, it opens in the Mac application.
u To always open files of this type with the Mac application, right-click the file, select Open
With, select Default Host Application > Choose Program, and select Always use the selected
program to open this kind of file.
Fusion determines the appropriate application on the Mac and uses that application whenever
you open any file of this type.
Open a File on Your Mac with an Application in a Virtual Machine
You can open a file on your Mac with the appropriate application in one of your virtual machines.
For Windows virtual machines, you can open the Mac file with a virtual machine application as a
one-time event, or you can set the application to be used whenever you open the file.
Prerequisites
Verify that the following conditions are met:
n You turned on Shared Folders in the Sharing panel of the virtual machine Settings window.
n You selected a folder or folders to share.
n The file to open is located in one of the shared folders.
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