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Console View

Console View

You interact with a running virtual machine via its console which is opened when you start the virtual machine. If you have a guest operating system installed it will be displayed on the console exactly as the primary OS is displayed on a real monitor.

During guest OS execution all toolbar buttons and many of the menu commands become active.

When a guest operating system is running, you can switch between the console and the property page. To switch to the property page while in the console view, do one of the following:

To return to console view while in the property page, do one of the following:

Fullscreen Mode

Guest operating systems can be executed in fullscreen mode, making the Parallels Workstation menu, toolbar, and status bar become hidden. For detailed information see Switching Virtual Machine to Fullscreen Mode.

Console Screenshots

You can make screenshots of the console while the virtual machine is active. See Making Screenshots for details.