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C H A P T E R 6 Running VMware Workstation
Using Quick Switch Mode
Quick switch mode is similar to full screen mode with the addition of tabs at the top of
the screen for switching from one active virtual machine to another. The virtual
machine’s screen is resized to fill the screen completely, except for the space occupied
by the tabs.
To enter quick switch mode, choose View > Quick Switch.
To view the VMware Workstation menu and toolbar while you are using quick switch
mode, move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen.
To resize a Windows guest operating system’s display so it fills as much of the screen
as possible in quick switch mode, choose View > Fit Guest Now. The Fit Guest Now
option works only if you have the current version of VMware Tools installed in the
guest operating system.
Note: When you choose Fit Guest Now, VMware Workstation adjusts the display
settings of your Windows guest operating system as needed. If you subsequently run
the virtual machine in normal mode, you may want to change the display settings
back to their previous values.
To get out of quick switch mode, move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen to
activate the menu, then choose View > Quick Switch.
Taking Advantage of Multiple Monitors
If your host has a standard multiple monitor display, you can run separate sets of
virtual machines on each of the monitors. To use two monitors, launch two instances
of VMware Workstation. Start one or more virtual machines in each VMware
Workstation window, then drag each VMware Workstation window to the monitor on
which you want to use it. For the largest possible screen display, switch each of the
windows to quick switch mode (View > Quick Switch).
To switch mouse and keyboard input from the virtual machine on the first screen to
the virtual machine on the second screen, move the mouse pointer from one to the
other. You do not need to take any special steps if VMware Tools is running in both
guest operating systems and if you are using the default settings for grabbing input. If
you have changed the defaults, you may need to press Ctrl-Alt to release the mouse
pointer from the first virtual machine, move it to the second virtual machine, then
click in the second virtual machine so it will grab control of mouse and keyboard
input.
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