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Parallels Toolbox 1.5 for Windows Dramatically Simplifies Daily PC Computing Life with New Suite of Easy-to-Use Time-Saving Tools
Parallels® (www.parallels.com/about),
a global leader in cross-platform solutions and creator of
industry-leading software for running Windows® applications
on a Mac®, today launched Parallels Toolbox 1.5 for Windows (www.parallels.com/toolbox).
The new suite of easy-to-use tools simplifies tedious everyday computing
chores down to just a click or two, so PC users can quickly get the job
done and supercharge their productivity. Additionally, Parallels Toolbox
Business Edition launched today making it easy for businesses to provide
employees with the time-saving tools they need, while giving IT admins
the total control and flexibility they require.
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"Many employees lose valuable time every week struggling with how to get
basic things done simply and quickly - like prevent presentation
disruptions, clean the drive, record video of their screen to share or
convert to the right format, securely archive files and more. Available
solutions are unnecessarily complex, and manual steps can be hard to
remember," said Jack Zubarev, President of Parallels. "With Parallels
Toolbox, users and businesses can quickly accomplish common tasks in
just a click, and it provides an ever-growing suite of tools at their
fingertips to get things done and be more productive."
New Tools in Parallels Toolbox 1.5 for Windows
include:
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Presentation Mode - avoid embarrassing disruptions: One click
hides desktop files, blocks email, message notifications, prevents
sleep mode, and automatically detects and adjusts resolution for
external displays. It will even remember your desired settings for
each monitor and automatically make proper adjustments every time you
reconnect. Click again to instantly restore everything. Demo video:
How
to Avoid Disruptions to Your PC Presentation (https://youtu.be/qYSLmt3A5I8).
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Clean Drive - reclaim disk space before you run out: Quickly
scan and detect duplicate files for easy review and removal, discover
the largest files, remove temporary OS and applications files, and
free up potentially gigabytes of space in just a click for improved PC
performance
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Switch Resolution - instantly make your screen easy on the eyes:
Change display resolutions in a snap to make text and images displayed
on screen easy to read. Demo video: How
to Quickly Change Your PC Screen Resolution (https://youtu.be/FdpLLnuY6Tg).
New EnhancedVersions of Existing Parallels
Toolbox Tools:
It's never been easier to record screen videos with your preferred audio
source, or to capture screen shots of just the area that you want to
share:
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Record Area: Preselect your preferred video resolution, audio
settings, time-delay and even highlight your mouse clicks. Simply
click and drag your cursor to highlight the area you want to record
and click inside of it to start. Stop recording by clicking again and
your video file will appear on your desktop.
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Capture Area: Select your desired file format (PNG, JPEG, TIFF,
PDF and GIF) and time delay. Highlight just the area of your screen
that you want to capture and then click to have your customized image
appear on your desktop.
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Record Screen: Record full-screen video with audio from the
computers microphone, system sound or muted, and optional highlighted
mouse clicks to help viewers follow along. Users with multiple
displays can simply click on the display they want to record.
Popular productivity tools in Parallels Toolbox 1.5 for Windows also
include:
Streamlined Screen Video/Audio Recording,
Downloading, and Conversion
Easily change default preference settings to simply record video with
your desired audio source, or to capture screen shots in the format you
need, in just one click.
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Download Video: Select your desired resolution (max, up to
1080p, 720p or 360p) and location where you want your video saved for
convenient access. Demo video: How
to Download a YouTube Video to Your PC in a Snap (http://bit.ly/2CdRjJD).
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Convert Video: Drag and drop almost any video or URL for your
favorite movie or TV show to the tool to simply convert it to MP4 in
the resolution you selected so it can be played on phones and tablets.
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Take Photo: Instantly take photos using the PC's camera and the
image file immediately appears at your pre-selected destination such
as desktop or a folder.
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Capture Screen: Click anywhere to take a screenshot of the
entire screen and automatically save the image in a variety of formats
(PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and GIF) to your desktop or pre-selected folder.
Enhanced Presentations and Screen Sharing
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Hide Desktop: Instantly hide files, folders and icons on your
desktop for clutter-free presentations.
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Do Not Disturb: Disable all notifications and animations that
could interrupt your work or presentation in one click, without having
to change settings in each application.
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Do Not Sleep: Disables all system settings that cause the
computer to sleep.
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Launch: With just one click, open several related items at once
- such as applications, documents, folders, links or other files.
Simply drag the files to the tool's window to create a sequence of
items that automatically open the next time you click the tool's icon.
Improved PC Productivity
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Archive: Easily create compressed and password-protected
archives of your files from various locations, to save space or share
them, by dragging files and folders to this tool window - no need to
move or copy files to a single folder.
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Unarchive: Quickly unpack archives of various file compression
formats-such as RAR, RPM, XAR, and Z-including those not supported by
the built-in system utility. Double-clicking these files opens
unarchive and starts unpacking, even password-protected archives.
Parallels Toolbox Business Edition
IT admins get total control with Parallels Toolbox Business Edition,
which makes it simple to deliver time-saving and help-ticket-reducing
tools to employees based on their individual needs:
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Manage licenses and subscriptions
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Unified volume license key: Quickly and easily deploy to
all computers across the organization with a single license key
that activates multiple copies of Parallels Toolbox.
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License Management Portal: Simple, user-friendly dashboard
enables IT administrators to view license key, expiration dates
and track the number of individual licenses in use and available.
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Split license key into sublicenses: Protect the master
license key by creating sublicenses with a limited number of
individual licenses and custom expiration dates.
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Deploy and Customize
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Mass Deployment and Administration: Parallels Toolbox
Business Edition is quickly and easily deployed on computers
across an organization with standard software development tools.
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Customizable Tool Library: Quickly and easily customize and
control the list of tools available to staff based on individual
needs.
Availability and Pricing
Parallels Toolbox 1.5 for Windows, as well as the separately announced
Parallels Toolbox 2.5 for Mac, are each available today as a stand-alone
product at www.parallels.com/toolbox
for $19.99 per year. Each annual license includes free updates of new
and enhanced tools as they become available several times a year.
About Parallels
Parallels is a global leader in cross-platform solutions which make it
possible and simple for customers to use and access the applications and
files they need on any device or operating system. We help customers
take advantage of the best technology out there, whether it's Windows,
Mac, iOS, Android (News - Alert)™ or the cloud. Parallels solves complex engineering
and user experience problems by making it simple and cost-effective for
businesses and individual customers to use applications wherever they
may be-local, remote, in the private datacenter or in the cloud. Visit www.parallels.com/about
for more information.
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