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select VM Configuration from the Edit menu.
Note. When the virtual machine is running, Configuration Editor is not available. All the links
on the Configuration Page are disabled, and Virtual Machine command on the Edit menu is
disabled.
For more detailed information see the Editing Virtual Machine Configuration (page 159)
section.
Menu
Menus for Parallels Desktop contain all the controls available for Parallels Desktop and its
virtual machines.
There are the following menus:
Parallels Desktop menu displays the About Parallels Desktop dialog and lets you set
Preferences.
File menu lets you perform operations with virtual machines, such as create a new VM,
open, delete, or clone one of the already existing virtual machines. It also includes the
Import command to migrate the information from other computers or virtual machines.
Edit menu lets you edit the virtual machine configuration.
View menu includes commands for displaying the Parallels Desktop main window as
Configuration Page or as Single Window, the guest OS window can be switched to full
screen, Coherence or to Single Window mode. You also can customize how you view the
toolbar and set some Coherence mode options.
Actions menu includes basic virtual machine starting and stopping commands, commands
for installing Parallels Tools, Kaspersky Internet Security and command for launching the
built-in utility Parallels Compressor. For Windows XP virtual machines it also includes the
Prepare for Windows Vista Upgrade command. The Actions menu also includes the
Snapshots section.
Devices menu allows connecting or disconnecting devices and changing their options. Some
of the options are available only when the virtual machine is running.
Applications menu enables you to manage your shared Windows and Mac applications and
configure file extension associations with SmartSelect (page 210). To view and access this
menu, you must install Parallels Tools.
Note. The Applications menu is available only for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista guest
OSes.
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