Working in a Virtual Machine

This chapter provides the information on the main operations you can perform in a running virtual machine. These operations include:

• Starting, stopping, and resetting the virtual machine .
• Pausing or suspending the virtual machine .
• Using the mouse in the virtual machine .
• Starting the virtual machine in Safe Mode .
• Switching between different view modes and working in Full Screen .
• Installing applications in the virtual machine .
• Using Mac keyboard shortcuts in the virtual machine .
• Setting Up Parallels Internet Security .
• Making images of the whole Mac OS X desktop or any of its parts and have them displayed on top of all windows in the virtual machine .
• Enabling/disabling the 3D graphics support in the virtual machine .
• Connecting USB devices to and disconnecting them from the virtual machine .
• Setting up a printer and synchronizing a USB Palm OS device .
• Using Touchpad and Gestures .
• Changing the Configuration at Runtime .