Shortcuts PreferencesUse Shortcuts Preferences to customize keyboard shortcuts, create keyboard profiles for multiple operating systems, enable or disable macOS system shortcuts, and more. To open these preferences, choose Parallels Desktop > Preferences, then click Shortcuts. Application Shortcuts You can perform various actions in Parallels Desktop either by choosing menu items from the corresponding menus or by pressing key combinations. For example, you can open an existing virtual machine either by clicking File > Open or by pressing Command + O. However, if you deselect this key combination, the shortcut will not work. To customize which actions can be performed by pressing key combinations, do the following:
macOS System Shortcuts In macOS 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 macOS functions. To set whether function keys and macOS system shortcut key combinations activate functions in macOS or Windows:
To show and hide Parallels Desktop, use the Fn + F6 key combination. To use any other key instead of F6, click the corresponding text field and press the key you want. Mouse Shortcuts Many tasks in Windows, such as bringing up shortcut menus, are accomplished by right-clicking. By default, Parallels Desktop is set to mimic a right-click when you press Shift+Control and click the mouse. You can change which key combination triggers a right-click. Do the following:
You can use any combination of the Control, Option (Alt), Shift, and Command keys. Keyboard Menu While working with a virtual machine, you can enter key combinations by choosing Devices in the macOS menu bar > Keyboard and then choosing a key combination. To customize available key combinations, do the following:
Virtual Machine Shortcuts By default, Parallels Desktop maps common macOS keyboard shortcut key combinations to the equivalent Windows key combinations. That way if you're used to, for example, pressing Command-C to copy text in macOS, you don't have to switch to the Windows equivalent, Control-C. To customize keyboard shortcuts, do the following:
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