
Configuring Virtual Machine 209
Note that you can save files to a shared folder from inside the virtual machine only if this shared
folder is not a Read Only folder.
Using Shared Applications
You can use Mac OS X applications to open the files in your Windows guest OS and vice versa.
The list of Parallels Shared Applications is created during Parallels Tools installation. The list
includes your Mac OS X applications and is available when you choose All Programs -> Parallels
Shared Applications from the Windows Start menu. You can select any application from the list
and start it. You can create a list of Windows applications in your Mac OS X and run them even
if the virtual machine is stopped. If you start a Windows application when the virtual machine is
stopped, the virtual machine will automatically start and switch to Coherence mode.
You can manage shared applications using the Applications menu:
Choose Shared Windows Applications to view Favorite, Recent and Running applications.
You can also update the Windows applications list in your Mac OS X by selecting the
Populate option.
Choose Shared Mac Applications to update the list of Mac applications available in your
Windows guest OS.
Note. To share your favorite Mac and Windows applications, you need to configure the Shared
Application settings (page 169) in Configuration Editor.
To open a file with the application you prefer, irrespective of where the file or the application
belongs to, right-click the file and choose the application from the Open With list. You can also
open the files stored in Mac OS X in the guest OS window: just drag-and-drop the file on the
application icon on your Windows desktop.
You can also create aliases for your favorite Windows applications on Mac desktop or in the
Dock.
To place the application alias to the Dock
1 Open the virtual machine configuration in Configuration Editor.
2 Open the Shared Applications tab and set the Show applications in Dock option to Always or
In Coherence value.
3 Start your Windows virtual machine.
4 Start any of your favorite Windows applications in the virtual machine. When the
application is started, its icon appears in the Dock.
5 To create an alias for your favorite Windows application, right-click the application icon in
the Dock and select Add to Favorites from its shortcut menu.
6 The application alias appears on the Mac OS desktop. If you click this alias when the virtual
machine is turned off, the virtual machine and the corresponding application in it starts
automatically.
The application name also appears in the Applications menu in the Favorites section, so that
you can also start this application from the Parallels Desktop menu.
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