There are three principal methods of configuring printing in a virtual machine:
We recommend that you use this method since it provides the most stable work.
This is performed in Parallel Port Options tab. Two options are available for virtual machines under Windows primary OS: Use printer and Use port. We recommend you to select the Use printer option. When using this method, Parallels Workstation composes a printer job and transfers it to the primary OS that guides further process as if printer job was initiated by itself.
On a computer running Linux primary OS only Use port option is available in virtual machines. When using this method, Parallels Workstation itself controls the printer job.
Configuring a virtual machine for either method of printing is described below.