Parallels WorkStation 2.2, 50-99u, EDU, ESD, DE WWL2XL-A04-DE ユーザーズマニュアル

This section teaches how to capture and release input devices (like your mouse and keyboard) 
inside a virtual machine. 

When you power on a virtual machine, either during installation or normal operation, you will 
need to capture the computer's input devices in the virtual machine to interact with it exactly as 
if you were using a standalone computer. Since each virtual machine is independent, it will not 
"see" the primary OS, and consequently, you will not be able to access Parallels Workstation's 
menu and toolbar from inside the virtual machine without manually releasing your input devices 
to the primary OS.  

To lock keyboard and mouse in a virtual machine screen, do one of the following: 

ƒ  Point the mouse cursor to the Parallels Workstation client window and click somewhere 

inside the virtual machine screen. When the mouse is captured, it does not move out of the 
Parallels Workstation window.  

ƒ  Select Capture Input in the VM menu. 
ƒ  Press Ctrl+I on your keyboard. 

To release the keyboard and mouse to your primary OS: 

ƒ  Press the hot key combination designated for releasing your keyboard/mouse (the default 

combination is Ctrl+Alt).  

The keyboard and mouse will be released immediately. Now you will be able to manage your 
virtual machines using the Parallels Workstation controls, manage your primary operating 
system, or capture the keyboard and the mouse in another virtual machine. 

The default hot key combination for releasing keyboard/mouse can be changed in the Hot Key 
Combinations (page 98) tab of the Preferences window.  

Note. You can free the mouse and the keyboard from the virtual machine screen without 
pressing the hot key combination if you install the Parallels Tools. See Parallels Tools Overview 
(page 77) to learn if this package is available for your guest operating system.