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Never: Function keys and other system shortcuts always trigger functions in OS X.

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Always: When Windows or Windows applications are active, function keys and other system shortcuts always trigger functions in Windows.

Select one of the following from the Send OS X system shortcuts menu:.

Click OS X system shortcuts in the sidebar.

To set whether function keys and OS X system shortcut key combinations activate functions in OS X or Windows:

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By default, when a Windows application is active the function keys and other Mac system shortcut key combinations (such as pressing Cmd + Tab to switch between open applications) continue to activate Mac OS X functions. In Mac OS X the function keys on your keyboard (F1, F2, F3 and so on) control functions like activating Dashboard and Mission Control, adjusting screen brightness, and controlling the volume. There are Mac shortcuts that do not have similar shortcuts in Windows For example, you can use the F11 key or Fn+F11 combination to see your Mac OS desktop with Expose, but in Windows there are no keys or key combinations that enable you to perform the same action, because there is no Expose in Windows.Įnable or Disable Mac OS X System Shortcuts Some key combinations can't be edited or deleted.Ģ. If you're using multiple operating systems with Parallels Desktop, you can create keyboard profiles for each OS.

To add a new key combination, click the Add button.

To delete a key combination, select it and click the Remove button.

If you wish, change the character in the text field. Click modifier keys to select or deselect them.

To edit an existing key combination, double-click the key combination or select it and click the Edit button.

If the lock icon is locked, click it and enter an administrator password.

When you're using a Windows application, pressing a key combination in the From column above triggers the key combination in the To column. Or if you're using another operating system with Parallels Desktop and you want to customize keyboard shortcuts for it, select it in the sidebar.

Select Windows from the Virtual Machines list in the sidebar.

Right-click the Parallels Desktop icon in the Dock and choose Preferences.

Click the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Preferences.

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You can also use and customize keyboard shortcuts for switching between Coherence, Full Screen, and Window view modes, and for showing and hiding Parallels Desktop.

That way if you're used to, for example, pressing Command-C to copy text in Mac OS X, you don't have to switch to the Windows equivalent, Control-C. Customize Keyboard Shortcuts Customize Keyboard Shortcutsīy default, Parallels Desktop maps common Mac OS X keyboard shortcut key combinations to the equivalent Windows key combinations.