Help and Guides

December 15 2022

Basic Troubleshooting

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99% of the problems we encounter have to do with the Parallels software which are easily solved by running / an app within Parallels software called ‘Parallels Tools’. Parallels Tools configures the...

October 31 2020

CAPS LOCK issues workaround

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The default Parallels software settings stop the capslock key signal reaching the guest OS. We have no solution for this and haven’t located a settings in Parallels to change this. We have...

March 20 2018

FH File Suffixes

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Current versions of OSX do not recognize the suffixes .FH .FH10 .FH11 … but individual programs still do as does Snow leopard / Freehand. Make sure all your files have their suffixes...

March 16 2018

Fonts Fonts Fonts Adding, Installing & Moving

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One can never have enough fonts. Overview To move fonts between the Host OS & Guest OS you must compress them first, then drag/drop in to the Guest, expand the zipped folder...

March 15 2018

Blue Button of Death

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You may have noticed that the Window where the Guest OS lives has a 4th button in the upper left corner, next to the minimize, maximize and close buttons. (Note in High...

March 15 2018

Languages

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The Snow Leopard software comes with a few additional languages. German, French, Spanish to name some. To change the operating System language – go to: System Preferences / Language & Text. In...

March 12 2018

Screen Resolution

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We find the best Resolution is ‘Scaled’ – see below for the setting. This will automatically adjust the Guest resolution when you resize the window. When moving to Full Screen Resolution –...

March 9 2018

Two Finders – Navigating the OSXs, moving files

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Within the Guest OSX there is a folder on the Desktop called ‘ Parallels Shared Folder’ Opening this folder will give you access to the Host computer finder. See image below for...

March 9 2018

Full Screen Mode

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To make the most of your screen real estate, working in ‘Full Screen Mode’ is a must. To switch on Full screen: Host Menu Bar – Click View / Enter Full Screen...

March 9 2018

Start Here – Startup / Shut Down

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Basic terminology: You have installed Parallels & the XXX.pvm on Your Mac. – This computer is called the HOST OS Parallels opens the XXX.pvm file and creates a virtual computer that runs...

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