Description
You can use the Trackpad to control some Windows applications in your virtual machine.
NOTE: This feature is available for Windows virtual machines that have Parallels Tools installed.
In the following table you can see the list of commands for some popular Windows applications:
| Action | Keyboard and Mouse Combination | Touchpad Gesture |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | ||
| Start a slide show | F5 | n/a |
| End a slide show | Esc | n/a |
| Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide | N, Enter, Page Down, Right Arrow, Down Arrow, Space (or click the mouse) | n/a |
| Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide | P, Page Up, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, Backspace | n/a |
| Zoom in/zoom out | Ctrl+wheel up/Ctrl+wheel down | Pinch open/pinch close |
| Microsoft Word/Excel | ||
| Zoom in/zoom out | Ctrl+wheel up/Ctrl+wheel down | Pinch open/pinch close |
| Windows Media Player | ||
| Start playback/pause | Space | n/a |
| Skip to the next song | Ctrl+F | n/a |
| Play the previous song | Ctrl+B | n/a |
| Volume up | F8, Up Arrow, wheel up | n/a |
| Volume down | F9, Down Arrow, wheel down | n/a |
| Media Player Classic | ||
| Start playback/pause | Space | n/a |
| Volume up | F8, Up Arrow, wheel up | n/a |
| Volume down | F9, Down Arrow, wheel down | n/a |
| Winamp | ||
| Start playback/pause | X to start, C to pause | n/a |
| Volume up | Up Arrow, wheel up | n/a |
| Volume down | Up Arrow, wheel up | n/a |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | ||
| Page back | Backspace, Alt+Left Arrow | n/a |
| Page forward | Alt+Right Arrow | n/a |
| Zoom in/zoom out | Ctrl+wheel up/Ctrl+wheel down | Pinch open/pinch close |
| Mozilla Firefox | ||
| Page back | Backspace, Alt+Left Arrow | n/a |
| Page forward | Alt+Right Arrow | n/a |
| Zoom in/zoom out | Ctrl+wheel up/Ctrl+wheel down or Ctrl+"+"/Ctrl+"-" | Pinch open/pinch close |
| Windows Picture and Fax Viewer | ||
| Next image | Right Arrow | n/a |
| Previous image | Left Arrow | n/a |
| Zoom in/zoom out | "+"/"-" | Pinch open/ pinch close |
| Rotate clockwise | Ctrl+K | Rotate right |
| Rotate counterclockwise | Ctrl+L | Rotate left |
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