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1<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
2<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="vm-status-bar">
4 <title>Virtual Machine Status Bar</title>
5 <body>
6 <p>A status bar is displayed at the bottom of the virtual machine window. The status bar contains icons that enable
7 you to view and change settings for the virtual machine, as follows: </p>
8 <ul>
9 <li><p>Highlight an icon to show details of the current settings.</p></li>
10 <li><p>Right-click an icon to change a setting.</p>
11 <p>Some settings, such as audio, can be changed directly by right-clicking the status bar icon. For other
12 settings, you select from the displayed menu options.</p>
13 </li>
14 </ul>
15
16 <p>See <xref href="BasicConcepts.dita#BasicConcepts"/> for detailed information about the available virtual
17 machine settings.</p>
18
19 <p><xref href="#vm-status-bar/table-status-bar-icons"/> describes the icons on the status bar.</p>
20
21 <table id="table-status-bar-icons">
22 <title>Virtual Machine Status Bar Icons</title>
23 <desc>Describes icons on the status bar located at the bottom of the virtual machine window</desc>
24 <tgroup cols="2">
25 <thead>
26 <row>
27 <entry>
28 <p>
29 <b>Icon</b>
30 </p>
31 </entry>
32 <entry>
33 <p>
34 <b>Description</b>
35 </p>
36 </entry>
37 </row>
38 </thead>
39 <tbody>
40 <row>
41 <entry>
42 <p>
43 <xref href="images/icon_sata.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp">
44 <image href="images/icon_sata.png" placement="break" align="center">
45 <alt>SATA device settings icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
46 </image>
47 </xref>
48 <image platform="ohc" href="images/icon_sata.png" placement="break" align="center">
49 <alt>SATA device settings icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
50 </image>
51 </p>
52 </entry>
53 <entry>
54 <p><b>Storage (SATA)</b></p>
55 <p>Settings for attached SATA storage devices, such as hard disk drives.</p>
56 <p>See also <xref href="settings-storage.dita#settings-storage"/>.</p>
57
58 </entry>
59 </row>
60 <row>
61 <entry>
62 <p>
63 <xref href="images/icon_ide.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp">
64 <image href="images/icon_ide.png" placement="break" align="center">
65 <alt>IDE device settings icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
66 </image>
67 </xref>
68 <image platform="ohc" href="images/icon_ide.png" placement="break" align="center">
69 <alt>IDE device settings icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
70 </image>
71 </p>
72 </entry>
73 <entry>
74 <p><b>Storage (IDE)</b></p>
75 <p>Settings for attached IDE storage devices, such as optical CD-ROM drives.</p>
76 <p>See also <xref href="settings-storage.dita#settings-storage"/>.</p>
77 <p>Right-click to show options for adding and removing IDE devices.</p>
78 <p>See also <xref href="intro-removable-media-changing.dita#intro-removable-media-changing"/>.</p>
79 </entry>
80 </row>
81 <row>
82 <entry>
83 <p>
84 <xref href="images/icon_audio.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp">
85 <image href="images/icon_audio.png" placement="break" align="center">
86 <alt>Audio settings icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
87 </image>
88 </xref>
89 <image platform="ohc" href="images/icon_audio.png" placement="break" align="center">
90 <alt>Audio settings icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
91 </image>
92 </p>
93 </entry>
94 <entry>
95 <p><b>Audio</b></p>
96 <p>Settings for audio output and audio input.</p>
97 <p>Right-click to change a setting. The status bar icon is updated automatically to show
98 which settings are enabled.</p>
99 <p>See also <xref href="settings-audio.dita#settings-audio"/>.</p>
100 </entry>
101 </row>
102 <row>
103 <entry>
104 <p>
105 <xref href="images/icon_network.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp">
106 <image href="images/icon_network.png" placement="break" align="center">
107 <alt>Network settings icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
108 </image>
109 </xref>
110 <image platform="ohc" href="images/icon_network.png" placement="break" align="center">
111 <alt>Network settings icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
112 </image>
113 </p>
114 </entry>
115 <entry>
116 <p><b>Network</b></p>
117 <p>Settings for attached network adapters.</p>
118 <p>Right-click to connect or disconnect a network adapter.</p>
119 <p>See also <xref href="settings-network.dita#settings-network"/>.</p>
120 </entry>
121 </row>
122 <row>
123 <entry>
124 <p>
125 <xref href="images/icon_usb.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp">
126 <image href="images/icon_usb.png" placement="break" align="center">
127 <alt>USB settings icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
128 </image>
129 </xref>
130 <image platform="ohc" href="images/icon_usb.png" placement="break" align="center">
131 <alt>USB settings icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
132 </image>
133 </p>
134 </entry>
135 <entry>
136 <p><b>USB</b></p>
137 <p>Settings for attached USB devices.</p>
138 <p>Right-click to select from the available USB devices on the host and
139 to specify a USB filter.</p>
140 <p>See also <xref href="settings-usb.dita#settings-usb"/>.</p>
141 </entry>
142 </row>
143 <row>
144 <entry>
145 <p>
146 <xref href="images/icon_shared_folder.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp">
147 <image href="images/icon_shared_folder.png" placement="break" align="center">
148 <alt>Shared folders settings icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
149 </image>
150 </xref>
151 <image platform="ohc" href="images/icon_shared_folder.png" placement="break" align="center">
152 <alt>Shared folders settings icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
153 </image>
154 </p>
155 </entry>
156 <entry>
157 <p><b>Shared Folders</b></p>
158 <p>Settings for shared folders.</p>
159 <p>Right-click to change shared folder settings or to add a new
160 shared folder.</p>
161 <p>See also <xref href="shared-folders.dita#shared-folders"/>.</p>
162 </entry>
163 </row>
164 <row>
165 <entry>
166 <p>
167 <xref href="images/icon_display.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp">
168 <image href="images/icon_display.png" placement="break" align="center">
169 <alt>Display settings icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
170 </image>
171 </xref>
172 <image platform="ohc" href="images/icon_display.png" placement="break" align="center">
173 <alt>Display settings icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
174 </image>
175 </p>
176 </entry>
177 <entry>
178 <p><b>Display</b></p>
179 <p>Settings for the virtual machine display.</p>
180 <p>Right-click to show options for resizing and scaling the display.</p>
181 <p>See also <xref href="intro-resize-window.dita#intro-resize-window"/>.</p>
182 </entry>
183 </row>
184 <row>
185 <entry>
186 <p>
187 <xref href="images/icon_recording.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp">
188 <image href="images/icon_recording.png" placement="break" align="center">
189 <alt>Recording settings icon on the virtual machine status bar. Recording is disabled.</alt>
190 </image>
191 </xref>
192 <image platform="ohc" href="images/icon_recording.png" placement="break" align="center">
193 <alt>Recording settings icon on the virtual machine status bar. Recording is disabled.</alt>
194 </image>
195 </p>
196 </entry>
197 <entry>
198 <p><b>Recording</b></p>
199 <p>Settings for video and audio recording.</p>
200 <p>Right-click to show options to enable and disable recording, or to change recording
201 settings.</p>
202 <p>To enable recording, right-click the status bar icon and select the
203 <b>Recording</b> option. The icon changes to show a movie reel animation, as
204 follows:</p>
205 <p>
206 <xref href="images/icon_recording_enabled.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp">
207 <image href="images/icon_recording_enabled.png" placement="break" align="center">
208 <alt>Recording settings icon on the virtual machine status bar. Recording is enabled.</alt>
209 </image>
210 </xref>
211 <image platform="ohc" href="images/icon_recording_enabled.png" align="center" placement="break">
212 <alt>Recording settings icon on the virtual machine status bar. Recording is enabled.</alt>
213 </image>
214 </p>
215 <p>To disable recording, right-click the status bar icon and deselect the
216 <b>Recording</b> option. The icon changes back to the default image.</p>
217 <p>See also <xref href="settings-capture.dita#settings-capture"/>.</p>
218 </entry>
219 </row>
220 <row>
221 <entry>
222 <p>
223 <xref href="images/icon_cpu_activity.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp">
224 <image href="images/icon_cpu_activity.png" placement="break" align="center">
225 <alt>Processor settings icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
226 </image>
227 </xref>
228 <image platform="ohc" href="images/icon_cpu_activity.png" placement="break" align="center">
229 <alt>Processor settings icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
230 </image>
231 </p>
232 </entry>
233 <entry>
234 <p><b>Processor</b></p>
235 <p>Settings for the CPU used by the virtual machine.</p>
236 <p>The colored bar in the icon indicates current processor activity. Red indicates
237 high CPU usage, Green indicates low CPU usage.</p>
238 <p>A green turtle icon indicates that a native hypervisor, such as Hyper-V, is running on the host.</p>
239 <p>
240 <xref href="images/icon_turtle.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp">
241 <image href="images/icon_turtle.png" placement="break" align="center">
242 <alt>Turtle icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
243 </image>
244 </xref>
245 <image platform="ohc" href="images/icon_turtle.png" align="center" placement="break">
246 <alt>Turtle icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
247 </image>
248 </p>
249
250 <p>See also <xref href="settings-processor.dita#settings-processor"/>.</p>
251 </entry>
252 </row>
253 <row>
254 <entry>
255 <p>
256 <xref href="images/icon_mouse_integration.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp">
257 <image href="images/icon_mouse_integration.png" placement="break" align="center">
258 <alt>Mouse integration icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
259 </image>
260 </xref>
261 <image platform="ohc" href="images/icon_mouse_integration.png" placement="break" align="center">
262 <alt>Mouse integration icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
263 </image>
264 </p>
265 </entry>
266 <entry>
267 <p><b>Mouse Integration</b></p>
268 <p>Settings for capturing the host mouse pointer.</p>
269 <p>The icon indicates whether mouse integration is on (green arrow) or off (yellow arrow) and whether the
270 pointer is captured (mouse icon colored) or not (mouse icon gray).</p>
271 <p>Right-click to enable or disable mouse integration.</p>
272 <p>See also <xref href="keyb_mouse_normal.dita#keyb_mouse_normal"/>.</p>
273 </entry>
274 </row>
275 <row>
276 <entry>
277 <p>
278 <xref href="images/icon_host_key.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp">
279 <image href="images/icon_host_key.png" placement="break" align="center">
280 <alt>Host key icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
281 </image>
282 </xref>
283 <image platform="ohc" href="images/icon_host_key.png" placement="break" align="center">
284 <alt>Host key icon on the virtual machine status bar</alt>
285 </image>
286 </p>
287 </entry>
288 <entry>
289 <p><b>Host Key</b></p>
290 <p>Settings for capturing the host keyboard.</p>
291 <p>The arrow on the icon is green if the keyboard is captured, and black if not.</p>
292 <p>The background is blue if the host key is not pressed, and white when it is pressed.</p>
293 <p>A check icon appears when the VM is waiting for a host key combination to be typed.</p>
294 <p>The current host key is displayed to the right of the icon.</p>
295 <p>Right-click to show options for configuring the host key combination and other
296 keyboard shortcuts.</p>
297 <p>Right-click to insert a special key combination, such as Ctrl-Alt-Del.</p>
298 <p>See also <xref href="specialcharacters.dita#specialcharacters"/>.</p>
299 </entry>
300 </row>
301 </tbody>
302 </tgroup>
303 </table>
304 <section id="vm-status-bar-configure">
305 <title>Configuring the Status Bar</title>
306 <p>You can configure the status bar as follows:</p>
307 <ul>
308 <li>
309 <p>To <b>hide</b> the status bar, right-click in the status bar area and deselect <b>Show Status Bar</b>.</p>
310 </li>
311 <li>
312 <p>To <b>show</b> the status bar, select <b>View</b>, <b>Status Bar</b>, <b>Show Status Bar</b> from the
313 virtual machine's menu bar.</p>
314 </li>
315 <li>
316 <p>To <b>modify</b> the status bar contents, right-click in the status bar area and select
317 <b>Status Bar Settings</b>. You can then do the following:</p>
318 <ul>
319 <li><p>Select icons that you want to include in the status bar.</p></li>
320 <li><p>Deselect icons that you want to remove from the status bar.</p></li>
321 <li><p>Drag and drop icons to change their order in the status bar.</p></li>
322 </ul>
323 <p>Click the check mark button to save your changes to the status bar.</p>
324 <p>See also <xref href="user-interface.dita#user-interface"/> for other options to change the status bar.</p>
325 </li>
326 </ul>
327
328 </section>
329
330
331
332 </body>
333
334</topic>
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