User`s guide

Working in a Virtual Machine 131
Placing an Image on Top of the
Virtual Machine Window
Parallels Desktop allows you to create images (also called clips) of the whole Mac OS X
desktop or any of its parts. When taken, these images are automatically placed over your opened
virtual machine window and remain visible irrespective of what applications you run or what
window you open in your virtual machine. For example, you can create a clip containing some
important information and always have this information right before your eyes when working in
the virtual machine. You can also take a clip of some part of an application running on your Mac
and have it displayed when working with another application in your virtual machine without
need to switch between these applications. Using clips may prove especially efficient if you are
running your virtual machine in the full screen mode.
To make a clip:
1 Open the virtual machine.
2 Choose Make Clip from the View menu.
3 Using the left mouse button, select the area you want to capture.
4 When you release the mouse button, the resulting clip will appear on top of all open
window. It will remain visible even if you switch your virtual machine to Full Screen.