Getting Help

Parallels Desktop offers several options for accessing necessary information:

Parallels Desktop Help. This document contains extensive information about the product, its usage and troubleshooting. To open Parallels Desktop Help, choose Parallels Desktop Help from the Parallels Desktop Help menu.
Context-sensitive help. You can open a help page for the active window by pressing F1.
Online documentation. The PDF documentation for Parallels Desktop and other Parallels products, such as Parallels Transporter, Parallels Image Tool, and Parallels Explorer. To open the online documentation page, choose Online Documentation from the Parallels Desktop Help menu.
Parallels Command Line Reference Guide. This document contains information on using the prlctl command line utility designed to manage Parallels Desktop and its virtual machines from a terminal. To access the document, go to the Online documentation page on our website.
Parallels API references and the SDK programmer's guide. These guides are aimed at IT-professionals mainly and can be found on the Online documentation page on our website.
Parallels website. Explore the Support web page that includes product help files and the FAQ section.
Parallels Knowledge Base. This online resource comprizes valuable articles about using Parallels Desktop and other Parallels products.