Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac’s new SmartSelect™, available from Parallels, enables Mac users to open any Windows or Mac file with whichever software they choose - regardless of its original OS! Now you can open Windows files with any Mac software and Mac files with any Windows software.

With support in both Windows and Mac OS X and deep document, email, and web-browser integration between the two operating systems, Parallels Desktop 3.0’s SmartSelect™ frees you to choose the best software for the job, without interrupting your workflow.

Previously, Parallels Desktop users had to copy a file into either Windows or Mac OS X to open the file with the application they wanted. Now, in Parallels Desktop 3.0, you can open any file from either OS and view it with the software of your choice.

With SmartSelect™, you can:

• View and edit a file with any compatible PC or Mac software available on your Intel Mac

• Set file-associations to open a file-type with specific Mac or PC software

• Set SmartSelect™ software settings "on the fly" or as the default

Imagine being able to double-click on a text document in Mac Finder and immediately launch Microsoft Word in Windows. Or synchronizing your digital life by playing all the MP3s in your music library with Mac iTunes– even if the files are located in Windows.

SmartSelect™ goes beyond document integration. It also supports email and web browsing. Immediately view a PPT file a colleague sent you in Apple Mail using Windows PowerPoint. Click on any hyperlink in an email or document and have your default web-browser – such as Apple’s Safari or Microsoft’s Internet Explorer – launch. With SmartSelect™, the possibilities are endless.

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