Set File Type Associations
When working with Parallels Desktop, you may need to open an OS X file in some Windows application or a Windows file in some OS X app. If you often need to do so, SmartSelect allows you to make your OS X files always open in Windows applications as well as make your Windows files always open in OS X apps.
Note: This functionality is available only for Windows XP and later versions with Parallels Tools installed.
Associate OS X files with a Windows application
To make some type of OS X files always open in a Windows application, do the following:
- Right-click an OS X file, point to Open with and click Other.
- Navigate to Macintosh HD > Users > <user name> > Applications (Parallels) and open the required virtual machine folder.
- Select a Windows application you want and click Open.
- Parallels Desktop shows an OS X notification asking whether you want to make the application default for this type of files. Click Make. Now all files of this type will open in the selected Windows application.
You can also make some type of OS X files always open in a Windows application the following way:
- Right-click an OS X file and choose Get Info.
- In the Open with section, click the Open with menu and choose Other.
- Navigate to Macintosh HD > Users > <user name> > Applications (Parallels) and open the required virtual machine folder.
- Select a Windows application you want, choose Always Open With and click Add.
- Click Change All and close the file info menu. Now all files of this type will open in the selected Windows application.
Associate Windows files with an OS X application
For Windows 10:
To make some type of Windows files always open in an OS X application, do the following:
- Right-click a Windows file and choose Open with > Choose another app.
- Select the OS X application you want to use with that type of file and make sure Always use this app to open <file_extension> files is selected. Now all files of this type will open in the selected OS X application.
For Windows 8 and Windows 7:
To make some type of Windows files always open in an OS X application, do the following:
- Right-click a Windows file and choose Open with > Choose default program.
- Select the OS X application you want to use with that type of file and make sure Use this app for all <file_extension> files is selected. Now all files of this type will open in the selected OS X application.
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