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Note: 1. Some key combinations can't be edited or deleted.
2. There are Mac shortcuts that do not have similar shortcuts in Windows For example, you can use the
F11 key or Fn+F11 combination to see your Mac OS desktop with Expose, but in Windows there are no
keys or key combinations that enable you to perform the same action, because there is no Expose in
Windows.
Enable or Disable Mac OS X System Shortcuts
In Mac OS X the function keys on your keyboard (F1, F2, F3 and so on) control functions like
activating Dashboard and Mission Control, adjusting screen brightness, and controlling the volume.
By default, when a Windows application is active the function keys and other Mac system shortcut
key combinations (such as pressing Cmd + Tab to switch between open applications) continue to
activate Mac OS X functions.
To set whether function keys and OS X system shortcut key combinations activate functions in OS
X or Windows:
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Click System Shortcuts in the sidebar.
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Select one of the following from the Send system shortcuts menu:
•
Always: When Windows or Windows applications are active, function keys and other
system shortcuts always trigger functions in Windows.
•
Never: Function keys and other system shortcuts always trigger functions in OS X.
•
On Condition: If you're working with Windows, system shortcuts that don't function in
Windows (for example, Control-Up Arrow button to display Mission Control) trigger functions
in OS X. If you're using OS X as a guest OS and a guest OS or its application is active,
system shortcuts that are typical only to OS X trigger functions in the guest version of OS X.
Customize Keyboard Menu
In Window mode you can enter key combinations by choosing Devices > Keyboard and then
choosing a key combination. To customize available key combinations, do the following:
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Do one of the following:
•
Click the Parallels icon
in the menu bar and choose Preferences.
•
If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Parallels
Desktop > Preferences.
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Click Shortcuts > Keyboard Menu.
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If the lock icon is locked, click it and enter an administrator password.
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Do one of the following:
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To add a new key combination, click the Add button
.
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•
To remove a key combination from the Keyboard menu, select it and click the Remove
button
.
•
To edit an existing key combination, double-click the key combination or select it and click
the Edit button
. Click modifier keys to select or deselect them. If you wish, change the
character in the text field.
Create New Keyboard Shortcuts
You can press certain key combinations, called keyboard shortcuts, to quickly trigger various
actions in Parallels Desktop. For example, you can press Command-Control-F to switch Windows
to Full Screen mode. You can use existing keyboard shortcuts (you can see them in the Parallels
Desktop > Preferences > Shortcuts > Application Shortcuts pane), and you can also create
your own.
To create a new keyboard shortcut:
1
Make a note of the name for the command you want a shortcut for as it appears in a menu in
Parallels Desktop. For example, if you want to create a new shortcut for switching to Full
Screen mode, you can see by opening the View menu in Parallels Desktop that the name of the
menu item is Enter Full Screen:
2
In Mac OS X, choose Apple Menu > System Preferences.
3
In System Preferences, click Keyboard and click Keyboard Shortcuts.
4
Select Application Shortcuts in the sidebar and click the Add button
.
5
If you want a new shortcut to work only for Parallels Desktop, choose Parallels Desktop from
the Application menu. If you leave All Applications selected, the shortcut will work for any
application that has the same command name and is currently active.
6
Enter the menu item name from Step 1.
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Important: You must enter the command name exactly as it appears in the Parallels Desktop menu or
your new shortcut won't work.
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In the Keyboard Shortcut field, press the key combination that you want to trigger the action.
Notes:
1. You must create separate shortcuts for commands that change in the menu depending on the state of
Parallels Desktop, such as Enter Full Screen and Exit Full Screen.
2. You can also create keyboard shortcuts to work with Windows (and other guest OS) applications
running in Coherence mode (p. 39). To find out what a command for a Windows application is called,
launch the application, switch Windows to Coherence mode, and check the application menus as
described in Step 1 above.
See and Change Windows Input Language In OS X
While you're working with Windows or any Windows applications, Parallels Desktop shows the
input language set in Windows in OS X menu bar. You may find it useful while working with
Windows in Coherence (p. 39) when the guest OS desktop is hidden.
As soon as you switch to Mac, the input language in OS X menu bar changes back to the language
that was set before you started working with Windows.
To make this feature work properly, Parallels Tools (p. 137) must be installed and the same input
languages must be available in Windows and OS X. To learn how to add input languages, please
refer to the help resources for these operating systems.
Change Windows Input Language From OS X Menu Bar
To change the Windows input language from the OS X menu bar:
1
Click Windows or your Windows application to make it active.
2
Choose the language you need from the Input menu available in the OS X menu bar.
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Note: The language you're selecting from the Input menu must be also available in Windows. To learn
how to add a language to the list of input sources in Windows, please refer to the Windows help
resources.
If the Input menu isn't available in OS X menu bar, you can set it to show by doing the following:
1
In Mac OS X, choose Apple menu > System Preferences and click Language & Text.
2
Click Input Sources.
3
Select the language or languages you want to use from the sidebar.
4
Select Show input menu in menu bar.
Mouse & Keyboard Settings
Use Mouse & Keyboard settings, you can:
•
Set whether the mouse pointer behavior is optimized for games.
•
Set whether the mouse pointer sticks at the edges of the window in Window mode (p. 43).
•
Set whether modifier keys are optimized for games.
To access Mouse & Keyboard settings:
1
Do one of the following:
•
Click the Parallels icon
in the menu bar and choose Configure.
•
If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Actions >
Configure.
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Click Hardware and select Mouse & Keyboard in the sidebar.
SmartMouse
If you play games in a virtual machine, the SmartMouse menu allows you to set how to use a
mouse:
•
Auto-detect for games. This is a recommended default setting. If you're working with a guest
OS application, the mouse moves freely between the guest operating system and Mac OS X.
However, when you start a game, SmartMouse automatically captures the mouse input in the
virtual machine so that you couldn't move the mouse to Mac OS X by mistake and
automatically releases the mouse when you quit the game.
•
Optimize for games. If your mouse accidentally moves to Mac OS X when you're playing a
game, select this option to make the mouse work in the virtual machine only.
•
Don't optimize for games. In some rare cases, SmartMouse may detect an application as a
game and the mouse starts working incorrectly with the application. If you have this problem,
choose Don't optimize for games.
Mouse Pointer Sticks at Edges
When working with a virtual machine in Window view mode (p. 43), you may often need to move
the mouse pointer to the edges of the virtual machine window to display various guest OS items:
for example, to display the Start menu in Windows 8, hidden taskbar in Windows XP, or OS X
menu bar when any of the guest OS X applications is running in full screen.
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The Mouse pointer sticks at window edges option makes the mouse pointer pause for a while at
the edges of the virtual machine window and you won't move the mouse outside of the virtual
machine window by mistake. To move past the edge, just move the mouse quickly.
Modifier Keys Optimization
Choose Optimize for games from the Keyboard menu if you actively use the modifier keys Option
(Alt), Ctrl, and Shift in action games. If you choose this option, signals from these keys will be
processed faster.
Note: You're not recommended to optimize keyboard for games when not playing games.
Connect External Devices
Parallels Desktop allows you to use USB, Thunderbolt, and FireWire devices with Windows.
Many external devices, such as mice and printers, are available by default to both Windows and
Mac OS X when you connect them to your Mac.
Some external devices, such as an Apple iPhone, can only be used with either Mac OS X
applications or Windows programs, but not both at the same time. When you connect such a
device, you can choose whether you want to use it with Mac OS X or Windows.
To connect an external device:
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Connect the device to your Mac.
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If Windows is running and the device can't be used with both Windows and Mac OS X at the
same time, you're prompted to choose which one you want to use it with. To use the device
with Mac OS X applications, click the Mac icon. To use it with Windows programs, click the
Windows screen.
You can connect up to 12 USB 3.0 (p. 182), 15 USB 2.0 and 32 USB 1.1 devices to your Mac and
use them with Windows. You can connect and use up to 30 USB printers.
Important: To be able to use a USB device with Windows programs, you may need to install Windows
drivers for the device. Typically you can download drivers from the manufacturer's website.
You can also set what happens when any new external device is connected and set particular
external devices to always be used with either Mac OS X or Windows (p. 79).
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Connect a Common Access Card reader
A Common Access Card (CAC) reader can work simultaneously in Mac OS X and Windows.
1
Connect the CAC reader to your Mac.
2
When you're prompted to choose Windows or the Mac, click the Windows screen. The CAC
reader becomes available to both Windows and Mac OS X.
Adjust Devices Settings
In the Devices pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences, you can:
•
Set what happens when you connect any new USB, Thunderbolt, or FireWire device to your
Mac.
•
Set a particular external device to always be used with either Mac OS X or Windows.
•
Choose to mount Windows-connected external NTFS drives to Mac.
To access Devices Settings:
1
Do one of the following:
•
Click the Parallels icon
in the menu bar and choose Preferences.
•
If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Parallels
Desktop > Preferences.
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Click Devices.
Set What Happens When You Connect a New External Device to Your Mac
Choose one of the following:
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Connect it to my Mac. New external devices are automatically available for use with Mac OS X
applications.
•
Connect it to the active virtual machine. New external devices are automatically available for
use with Windows programs. If Windows isn't running, the external device is connected to Mac
OS X.
•
Ask me what to do. Each time you connect an external device, you're prompted to choose
whether you want to connect the device to Windows or the Mac.
Set a Particular External Device to Always Be Used With Mac OS X or Windows
If you know you always want a particular external device to be available to either Mac OS X or
Windows, you can set it to do so by following the instructions below. The device must already have
been connected to your Mac at least once.
1
Click the Add (+) button towards the bottom of the window.
2
Select the device from the list.
3
Double-click the word (either Computer or some form of Windows) in the Connect To
column. The word becomes a pop-up menu.
4
Do one of the following:
•
To set the device to always be available to Mac OS X applications, choose Computer from
the menu.
•
To set the device to always be available to Windows programs, choose Windows from the
menu.
To remove an existing assignment, so that the device no longer automatically connects to Mac OS
X or Windows, select the device in the External Device column and click the Remove (-) button.
Important: To be able to use an external device with Windows programs, you may need to install
Windows drivers for the device. Typically you can download drivers from the manufacturer's website.
Mount Windows-connected external NTFS drives to Mac
If you connect an external NTFS drive to Windows, you can make it available in OS X as well. To do
so, choose Mount Windows-connected external NTFS drives to Mac.
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