
Creating a Virtual Machine 83
Capturing and Releasing the
Keyboard and Mouse Input
This section explains how to capture the input of input devices (like the mouse and keyboard)
inside a virtual machine and release the input. Parallels Tools package available for most of
Windows and Linux OSes, includes special tools that make capturing and releasing input
devices easier.
Without Parallels Tools
Generally, the same input devices are used by Mac OS X and the guest OS. When you start a
virtual machine, either during a guest OS installation or normal operation, you will need to use
the computer's input devices in the virtual machine. For this you have to capture the input of the
devices in the virtual machine. To use the input devices in Mac OS X you need to release them
to Mac SO X.
To capture the keyboard and mouse input in the virtual machine
Move the cursor over the guest OS window and click in the window.
When the mouse and keyboard input is captured, you cannot move the cursor out of the virtual
machine window.
To release the keyboard and mouse to Mac OS X
Press the hot key combination designated to release the keyboard and mouse input. The
default combination is Control+Alt or Control+Option, it can be changed on the
Keyboard (page 225) tab of the Preferences (page 216) window.
The keyboard and mouse will be released immediately.
After Parallels Tools Installation
Parallels Tools are available for most of the Windows OSes. See the Parallels Tools Overview
(page 85) to learn if this package is available for your guest operating system. OS Installation
Assistant (page 56) in Express installation mode installs Parallels Tools
automatically. In other cases you should install the Tools manually.
After Parallels Tools installation, you can switch the control over the mouse and keyboard input
more easily:
to capture - click anywhere in the guest OS window
to release - click anywhere outside the guest OS window
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