User`s guide

Principles of Working With Parallels Desktop 37
The List
The Parallels Virtual Machines list contains the registered virtual machines, virtual machine
templates, third-party virtual machines stored on your Mac, and the menu for managing this list.
The Parallels Virtual Machines list allows you to manage the registered Parallels virtual machines
as follows:
 Open virtual machines: Click the virtual machine name in the list to open the virtual machine
window.
 Start virtual machines: Click the Start button
or right-click a virtual machine and
choose Start from the shortcut menu.
 Edit the virtual machine configuration (p. 168): Right-click a virtual machine and select
Configure from the shortcut menu.
 Locate the virtual machine files on your Mac: Right-click a virtual machine and choose Show
in Finder from the shortcut menu.
 Rearrange the virtual machines: Drag a virtual machine to the desired position.
 Remove any virtual machine: (p. 236) Drag a virtual machine from the list or right-click it
and select Remove from the context menu. You can add it back to the list later.
 Assign colors to your virtual machines: Right-click a virtual machine and select the desired
color from the shortcut menu. In Finder, the virtual machine .pvm bundle will be marked
with the same color.
If the virtual machine files are stored on a remote USB device or network server, you will see
the corresponding icon to the right of the virtual machine name.
If you right-click a virtual machine template (p. 237), the set of commands will slightly differ.
The Start button
is not available because you cannot start a template, but you can choose
the Convert to Virtual Machine or Deploy to Virtual Machine options.
Third-party Virtual Machines
When you start Parallels Desktop, it finds all third-party virtual machines (VMware, Microsoft
Virtual PC, Virtual Box) stored on your Mac using the Spotlight search and adds them to the
Parallels Virtual Machine list. Before using these machines, you need to covert them into the
Parallels Desktop format. Open a third-party virtual machine, and Parallels Transporter (p. 263)
will start and guide you through the process of converting.
If you do not want to convert a third-party virtual machine into the Parallels Desktop format,
simply remove it from the Parallels Virtual Machines list (p. 236). Parallels Desktop will not add
it to the list any more.
The Menu
This menu is situated in the lower left corner of the Parallels Virtual Machines list.