Keyboard

In the Keyboard pane, you can change keyboard shortcuts for some commands that allow you to work with Parallels Workstation in a more convenient way.

To edit these settings:

1. Open the File menu and click Preferences .
2. In the Preferences dialog, select Keyboard in the sidebar.

• Grab input from the keyboard and mouse - the default keyboard shortcut is Ctrl + G .
• Switch a virtual machine to the Coherence view mode and back - the default keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+Shift+Enter .
• Switch a virtual machine to the Full Screen view mode and back - the default keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+Alt+Enter .
• Return the keyboard and mouse input back to the host operating system - the default keyboard shortcut is Ctrl + Alt .

To change a keyboard shortcut, change the modifier keys selected. If you want to add an ordinary key, double-click the Key field and press the necessary key on the keyboard.

Note: If Parallels Tools are installed , the keyboard and mouse input is released automatically.

Restoring Default Settings

The Restore Defaults button allows you to restore the default settings for all options available in this pane.