Parallels Desktopfor Chromebook Enterprise
User's Guide

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Contents
About Parallels Desktop ............................................................................................ 4
How Parallels Desktop Works .......................................................................................... 5
What Is a Virtual Machine? .............................................................................................. 5

Install or Update Parallels Desktop .......................................................................... 6
Install Parallels Desktop ................................................................................................... 6
Update Parallels Desktop ................................................................................................ 6
Set the Language ............................................................................................................ 6
Quit Parallels Desktop ..................................................................................................... 7Get Started ................................................................................................................ 9Install Windows ...............................................................................................................9Start Windows ................................................................................................................ 9
Set Windows to Take Up the Whole Screen ................................................................... 10Open a Windows Application ......................................................................................... 10Open a Chrome OS File in a Windows Application ......................................................... 12Print from Windows ....................................................................................................... 12
Where to Save Windows Files........................................................................................ 13Send Key Combinations to Windows ............................................................................. 15
Shut Down or Suspend Windows .................................................................................. 17
Stop or Reset Windows................................................................................................. 18

Share Items Between Chrome OS and Windows ................................................... 20
Use the System Sound Output Device ........................................................................... 20Index ........................................................................................................................ 21

CHAPTER 1

About Parallels Desktop
Parallels Desktop is an extension to Chrome OS that allows you to run Windows 10 and its
applications on your Chromebook.
This guide describes how to use and what you can do with Parallels Desktop.

In This Chapter
How Parallels Desktop Works ................................................................................. 5
What Is a Virtual Machine?...................................................................................... 5

About Parallels Desktop

How Parallels Desktop Works
Parallels Desktop is installed on a Chromebook remotely by your system administrator. After theinstallation, Parallels Desktop becomes available in Launcher.
When you first open Parallels Desktop, it starts downloading a Windows 10 virtual machine (p. 5).
Once the download is complete, the virtual machine starts automatically. After it boots up, you canlaunch and work with Windows 10 applications.

What Is a Virtual Machine?
A virtual machine is a file or a package that is stored on a physical computer. It shares variousresources (memory and CPU power, hard disk) with a Chromebook.
When started, a virtual machine looks and behaves like an independent computer with its own
operating system and applications.
Virtual machines allow you to install and use other operating systems and their apps side by sidewith those installed on the physical computer. For example, Parallels Desktop for Chromebook
allows you to use Windows 10 and Windows applications on your Chromebook.

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CHAPTER 2

Install or Update Parallels Desktop
Read this chapter to learn how Parallels Desktop is installed on your Chromebook and how tochange the Parallels Desktop language.

In This Chapter
Install Parallels Desktop .......................................................................................... 6
Update Parallels Desktop ....................................................................................... 6
Set the Language ................................................................................................... 6
Quit Parallels Desktop ............................................................................................ 7

Install Parallels Desktop
Parallels Desktop is installed on Chromebooks remotely by system administrators. After theinstallation, Parallels Desktop becomes available in Launcher.

Update Parallels DesktopParallels Desktop updates automatically together with Chrome OS.

Set the Language
The Parallels Desktop interface is localized into the following languages:•English;•German;•French;•Italian;•

Spanish;•Japanese;•

Chinese Simplified;•

Chinese Traditional Taiwan;

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Korean;•Brazilian Portuguese;•Czech;•Polish;•Russian.

By default, the Parallels Desktop language matches that of the system. To change the language,change it in Chrome OS to any of mentioned above and Parallels Desktop will do accordingly.
Note: If the system language is not supported, Parallels Desktop uses English.

Quit Parallels Desktop
To quit Parallels Desktop, do one of the following:•Right-click the Parallels Desktop iconon the shelf and select Close.

7Install or Update Parallels Desktop•8

Click the Menu icon
Parallels Desktop.

in the top right corner of the virtual machine window and select Quit

CHAPTER 3

Get Started
Read this chapter to learn how to install Windows on your Chromebook, start Windows
applications, switch Windows to full screen, and more.

In This Chapter
Install Windows ...................................................................................................... 9Start Windows........................................................................................................ 9
Set Windows to Take Up the Whole Screen ............................................................ 10Open a Windows Application .................................................................................. 10Open a Chrome OS File in a Windows Application .................................................. 12Print from Windows ................................................................................................ 12Where to Save Windows Files ................................................................................. 13Send Key Combinations to Windows ...................................................................... 15Shut Down or Suspend Windows ........................................................................... 16
Stop or Reset Windows .......................................................................................... 18

Install Windows
When you first open Parallels Desktop, it starts downloading a pre-configured virtual machine (p. 5)
with Windows 10. You may need to wait for a while - the download speed depends on yournetwork equipment and network speed of your Chromebook.
Once the download is complete, Windows 10 starts automatically.

Start Windows
When you first launch Parallels Desktop, Windows 10 downloads and starts automatically.
Next time you need to start Windows, click Parallels Desktop in Launcher. If you often use Parallels
to the shelf and use it to quickly start theDesktop, it is recommended that you pin its icon
application. To pin the icon to the shelf, open Parallels Desktop, right-click its icon and choose Pin.
Windows starts booting if it was previously shut down (p. 16) or resumes from where you left off if it
was suspended (p. 16).

Get Started

Set Windows to Take Up the Whole Screen
By default, Windows opens in the Window view mode.

To make it occupy the whole screen, press the Full Screen button
keyboard.

Open a Windows Application
To open a Windows application, do one of the following:10(or F4) at the top of yourGet Started
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Click the Windows Start button in the left bottom corner, scroll up or down the list of apps andchoose the one you need.

2

Use the Windows Search field to find apps.

3

Double-click the file you want to open or edit. It will open in the Windows app that is set as
default for this type of files. If you need to open a file with another Windows app, right-click it,
point to Open with and choose the app you need from the list.

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Open a Chrome OS File in a Windows Application
Parallels Desktop allows you to open Chrome OS files in Windows applications. To do this, rightclick a file in Chrome OS, point to Open with and choose the Windows app that you want to open
this file.

Print from Windows
To print from Windows applications, allow Windows to access the printers connected to yourChromebook.
Do the following:1

in the top right corner of the virtual machine window. (If Windows is
Click the Printer icon
running in full screen (p. 10), switch it to the Window view mode.)

2Enable Printers.

Your Chromebook printers become available for printing in Windows apps.
3 To print from a Windows app, you usually need to click File > Print.
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Where to Save Windows Files
Save Files to Windows User Folders
When you save a file in a Windows application, you usually save it to some of your user folders Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, etc.

If it's not restricted by your system administrator, these folders are shared with Chrome OS. This
allows you to access the files that you save in Windows apps both from Windows and Chrome OS.

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Get Started

In Chrome OS, these folders are available in the Files app > My files > (your_virtual_machine_name)files.

Save Files to Chrome OS Folders
You can also share some of your Chrome OS folders with Windows and use them to save
Windows files.
To share Chrome OS folders with Windows, do the following:
1

In Chrome OS, open the Files app.

2

Right-click the folder that you want to share with Windows and choose Share with Parallels
Desktop.
Note: You can share the following Chrome OS folders with WIndows - My files > Downloads and Playfiles > Movies/Music/Pictures.

To save a Windows file to a Chrome OS folder:14

Get Started
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In a Windows app, click File > Save As. A dialog where you can specify a filename andlocation opens.

2Navigate to the Chrome OS folder where you want to save the file and click Save.

How to Check Which Chrome OS Folders are Shared with Windows
If you want to see which Chrome OS folders are currently shared with Windows, click the Shared
Folders iconfolders.

in the top right corner of the virtual machine window and select Manage shared

The Shared folders section lists all Chrome OS folders where Windows can save files to and fromwhich Windows apps can open files.

Send Key Combinations to Windows
Sometimes, you may need to send various key combinations (such as PrintScreen) to a virtualmachine or its applications.
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Do the following:
1

Click the Keyboard icon

2

The list of most popular and frequently used key combinations pops down. Click thecombination you want to send to Windows.

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in the top right corner of the virtual machine window.

Get Started

Shut Down or Suspend Windows
When you finish working in Windows, you can either suspend or shut it down.

Suspend Windows
Suspending Windows conveniently freezes all running Windows applications and settings in theircurrent state.
Do one of the following:•Close the virtual machine window.

•Right-click the Parallels Desktop iconon the shelf and select Close.

The next time you start Windows, you resume your progress from exactly where you left off.

Shut Down Windows
Shutting down Windows in Parallels Desktop is just like shutting down Windows on a PC. All
Windows applications close, giving you the opportunity to save your progress if necessary, andWindows stops running.
Note: To spend less time on shutting Windows down and then starting again, it is recommended thatyou suspend Windows (see above).

To shut down Windows, do one of the following:17

Get Started•

In Windows, click the Start button, then click Power > Shut down.

•Right-click the Parallels Desktop iconon the shelf and select Shut down.

Stop or Reset Windows
If your virtual machine is frozen and doesn't respond to mouse clicks, you can either reset or stopit.
Note: Stopping Windows is similar to pulling the power plug out of a physical computer and resetting to pressing the Reset button. Both methods should be used only if your virtual machine is completelyunresponsive. When you stop or reset Windows, all unsaved data is lost.
It is not recommended that you stop or reset Windows, only when there is no other choice. Before
clicking Stop or Reset, please send a technical data report to Parallels (click the Menu icon in the top
right corner of the virtual machine window > Troubleshooting > Send Technical Data). Parallels
engineers will investigate what caused the problem and try to fix the issue.

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Stop Windows
To stop Windows, click the Menu icon
Troubleshooting > Stop.

in the top right corner of the virtual machine window >Reset Windows
To reset Windows, click the Menu icon> Troubleshooting > Reset.

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Share Items Between Chrome OS andWindows
Read this chapter to learn how to allow Windows to use your Chromebook's sound output device.

In This Chapter
Use the System Sound Output Device .................................................................... 20

Use the System Sound Output Device
To allow Windows apps play sound using your Chromebook's sound output device, click theSound Output iconin the top right corner of the virtual machine window.

When Windows is not allowed to use the system sound output device, the Sound Output icon iscrossed out -.

IndexIndexAW

About Parallels Desktop - 4

What Is a Virtual Machine? - 5, 9
Where to Save Windows Files - 13

GGet Started - 9

HHow Parallels Desktop Works - 5

IInstall or Update Parallels Desktop - 6
Install Parallels Desktop - 6
Install Windows - 9

OOpen a Chrome OS File in a Windows
Application - 12
Open a Windows Application - 10

PPrint from Windows - 12

Q
Quit Parallels Desktop - 7

SSend Key Combinations to Windows - 15
Set the Language - 6
Set Windows to Take Up the Whole Screen 10, 12
Share Items Between Chrome OS andWindows - 20
Shut Down or Suspend Windows - 9, 17Start Windows - 9
Stop or Reset Windows - 18

UUpdate Parallels Desktop - 6
Use the System Sound Output Device - 20