
Introduction 11
Printers that connected to your Macintosh computer now can be available for the virtual
machine. Such printers can be connected via the virtual machine parallel port.
About This Guide
This Guide is aimed at a wide range of users who want to use Parallels Desktop to create,
configure and run Parallels virtual machines.
Notation Conventions
The table below presents the conventions used in this Guide.
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Used for buttons, options, menus and menu commands,
windows, and dialog boxes.
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Used for keys, paths, and folder names.
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Used for console commands in Linux and Windows.
Fonts
This font Used for tips, glossary items and options or modes
mentioned in the text.
Note.
Used to emphasize the message. Type Styles
Warning.
Used to warn you about possible data loss.
<key>-click
Used to direct you to press the key and click the mouse
button.
Key
Combinations
<key>+<key>
Used to direct you to press the keys simultaneously.
Abbreviations used in text
In the present guide the following abbreviations are used:
OS is used instead of operating system in some long sentences where using it will not
change the meaning of the sentence.
VM is used instead of virtual machine in some long sentences where using it will not
change the meaning of the sentence.
Definitions
Primary operating system (primary OS): In this Guide this term is used to refer to the operating
system that controls the I/O devices of the computer and that is loaded when the physical
computer is turned on, that is, Mac OS X.
Guest operating system (guest OS): The term is used to refer to an operating system that runs
under the virtual machine control.
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