
Pasting text between applications on the host and guest. Note: VMware Tools must be running in the guest operating system to copy andĬheck Enable copy and paste to and from virtual machine to enable copying and This option makes it easier to keep track of your active cursor if you have multiple virtual machines open at the same time.Įnabling Copy and Paste To and From the Virtual Machine

Note: This only takes effect when VMware Tools is running in the guest The first keystroke and mouse click are sent to the virtual machine. Check Grab when cursor enters window if you want VMware Server to grab the keyboard and mouse input whenever your cursor enters the virtual machine display.Use the normal application and system accelerator key sequences when the Note: If you select Grab keyboard and mouse input on key press, you cannot The first keystroke is sent to the virtual machine. Check Grab keyboard and mouse input on key press if you want VMware Server to grab the keyboard and mouse input on the first keystroke in the virtual machine display.The first click in the display is not sent to the virtual machine. Check Grab keyboard and mouse input on mouse click if you want VMware Server to grab input the first time you click your mouse cursor in the virtual machine display.To change the way VMware Server starts grabbing input: If you encounter problems with grabbing and ungrabbing input, see Issues When Enabling Copy and Paste To and From the Virtual Machine.How VMware Server Releases Input Back to the Host and How Your Cursor Behaves.How VMware Server Starts Grabbing Input.You can change the following using the preferences editor:


