> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.parallels.com/landing/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.parallels.com/landing/pdfm-ug/v20-en-us/parallels-desktop-for-mac-20-users-guide/parallels-desktop-preferences-and-virtual-machine-settings/virtual-machine-settings/options/more-options.md).

# More Options

In the **More Options** pane, you can choose whether to share the Mac clipboard, set whether to sync time from macOS, and more.

To open these settings, choose **Actions** > **Configure** > **Options**, then click **More Options**.

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<table><thead><tr><th width="267">Option</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Time</strong></td><td><p>Select <strong>Sync from Mac</strong> to synchronize the virtual machine time settings with those of your Mac.</p><p>If you want the virtual machine and macOS time settings to always be the same, select <strong>Sync from either OS</strong>. With this option selected, if you manually change the time settings in the virtual machine, they are changed accordingly in macOS and vice versa.</p><p>If the time zone set in your virtual machine differs from that of your Mac, you can maintain this time difference by selecting <strong>Do not sync</strong>.</p></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Clipboard sync</strong> (not available for macOS virtual machines on Apple Silicon Macs)</td><td><p>This setting controls the availability of clipboard contents (your copy-and-paste buffer) between your Mac and virtual machines.</p><ul><li>The default option, <strong>Bidirectional</strong>, allows copy and paste both ways: from your Mac to the virtual machine and back;</li><li>The option <strong>Disabled</strong> blocks copy and paste both ways;</li><li>The options <strong>From {virtual_machine} to Mac</strong> and <strong>From Mac to {virtual_machine}</strong> let you limit which way copy-and-paste is allowed, and are only available in Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro and Business Editions.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Share Mac clipboard</strong></td><td>If you want to copy and paste data between the host and guest operating systems, select <strong>Share Mac clipboard</strong>. If the data you copy and paste between macOS and your virtual machine is text and you want to preserve text formatting, select <strong>Preserve text formatting</strong>.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Show developer tools</strong> (available in Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro and Business Editions only)</td><td><p>Parallels Desktop has several useful features for software developers. Select this option to display the <strong>Develop</strong> menu in the macOS menu bar. From this menu, you can:</p><ul><li>Start an SSH session;</li><li>Open the virtual machine IP address in the macOS default web browser;</li><li>Start a debugging session;</li><li>Generate the virtual machine memory dump;</li></ul><p>Next points are available only for Windows virtual machines (some of the point may not be shown - this depends on the version of Windows):</p><ul><li>Open the list of <strong>All Tasks</strong> (aka "God Mode");</li><li>Start Steps Recorder;</li><li>Open Registry Editor;</li><li>Open Command Prompt; and</li><li>Open the Run window.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Update Parallels Tools automatically</strong> (available in Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro and Business Editions only)</td><td>Select this option to update Parallels Tools automatically.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Asset tag</strong> (available in Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition only)</td><td>Asset tags help identify, control, and track computer assets in an organization. Parallels Desktop allows setting an asset tag in the virtual machine BIOS, which can then be read using the standard tools of the guest operating system. To set an asset tag, enter the desired tag into the corresponding field.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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