
102 Parallels Desktop for Mac User Guide
Using Aliases for Virtual Machines
You can create an alias for a particular virtual machine on the desktop or in the Dock. To create
an alias open the virtual machine and while pressing the Command+Option keys drag the
yellow Parallels Desktop icon from the title bar to the desktop or into the Dock.
Note. Clicking the alias for the virtual machine that currently is not running starts another
instance of Parallels Desktop and starts the guest OS automatically.
Starting Favorite Windows Applications from Mac OS X
Now you can create aliases for your favorite Windows applications on Mac desktop or in the
Dock.
To place the application alias to the Dock
1 Open the virtual machine configuration in Configuration Editor.
2 Open the Shared Applications tab and set the Show applications in Dock option to Always or
In Coherence value.
3 Start your Windows virtual machine.
4 Start any of your favorite Windows applications in the virtual machine. When the
application is started, its icon appears in the Dock.
5 To create an alias for your favorite Windows application, right-click the application icon in
the Dock and select Add to Favorites from its shortcut menu.
6 The application alias appears on the Mac OS desktop. If you click this alias when the virtual
machine is turned off, the virtual machine and the corresponding application in it starts
automatically.
The application name also appears in the Applications menu in the Favorites section, so that
you can also start this application from the Parallels Desktop menu.
7 To keep the favorite application icon in the Dock permanently, right-click the application
icon in the Dock, and choose Keep in Dock from the application shortcut menu. The
application icon will be available from the Dock even when the virtual machine is stopped.
When the virtual machine is stopped, you can launch the favorite Windows application by either
clicking its icon in the Dock, or by double-clicking the application alias on the Mac OS X
desktop. In either case, a new instance of Parallels Desktop will be created, and the virtual
machine where the favorite application is installed will start automatically in Coherence mode.
To remove an application from Favorites
1 Start the virtual machine and the application you want to remove from Favorites.
2 Right-click the application icon in the Dock, and choose Remove from Favorites from the
shortcut menu.
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