User`s guide

Principles of Working With Parallels Desktop 51
Dock icon
This option defines what type of icon will appear in the Dock when Parallels Desktop is open.
The following types of icons are available:
Parallels Desktop. The standard Parallels Desktop icon appears in the Dock
Live Screenshot. If you choose this type, the Dock icon will appear as a live screenshot of
the virtual machine window.
Note: Irrespective of the Dock icon appearance, clicking this icon in the Coherence mode
invokes the Windows Start menu.
If you select the Use Start button icon in Coherence option, Parallels Desktop will display the
Start button icon in the Dock in the Coherence (p. 148) mode. If you click this icon, the
Windows Start menu appears.
Note: In the Crystal view mode (p. 152), the Start button icon is not displayed.