Using Keyboard Shortcuts in a Virtual Machine

Parallels Desktop enables you to use Mac keyboard shortcuts in your virtual machine.

If you want to press Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination in a virtual machine, use one of the following techniques:

• Choose Send Keys > Ctrl+Alt+Del from the Virtual Machine menu,
• press Ctrl+Alt+Del while the keyboard input is captured inside a virtual machine window.

Using Keyboard shortcuts in MacBook and MacBook Pro

• To use the F1-F12 keys in your virtual machine, press the Fn+(F1-F12) key combination instead.

For additional information, see also Keyboard and Mouse Preferences.

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