The Boxes interface
Collection view
When you first launch Boxes, the greeting tells you to click the + button to create your first box. On subsequent visits, Boxes opens in the collection view, displaying thumbnails of your boxes in a grid. Frequently used boxes appear at the top of the list. Collection view allows you to:
The assistant
Clicking + launches the box creation Assistant, which guides you through the process of box creation.
Preferences view
Right-click a box in the collection view and select Preferences to open the preferences view, where you can configure some of the details of your box. The preferences view allows you to display or change settings depending on which of the following tabs is selected:
The Resources tab
View the Name of your box and its IP Address (when available).
Set the values for CPU, Memory and Storage of your box.
Set the Allow running in background preference of your box.
Enable 3D acceleration for supported operating systems.
Access the logs of your box in the Troubleshooting logs option, which can be useful for troubleshooting issues.
The Edit Configuration option lets you edit the libvirt domain configuration of your box manually.
The Snapshots tab
With Snapshots you can create and manage snapshots of your box.