diff --git a/Doc/Sd1/gettingStarted.xml b/Doc/Sd1/gettingStarted.xml
index 169e67d2cd4b44de6f032cb590884838116436c8..e5d2574bebd99498ddb6f2e530d99c3ff0beefc3 100644
--- a/Doc/Sd1/gettingStarted.xml
+++ b/Doc/Sd1/gettingStarted.xml
@@ -209,6 +209,30 @@
             </itemizedlist>
           </caution>
 
+          <para>The following <productname
+          xlink:href="https://www.virtualbox.org">Virtualbox</productname>
+          settings are particularly helpful:</para>
+
+          <orderedlist>
+            <listitem>
+              <para><option>General</option> --&gt; <option>Advanced</option>
+              allows for pasting text from host to guest and vice
+              versa.</para>
+            </listitem>
+
+            <listitem>
+              <para><option>Display</option> --&gt; <option>Screen</option>
+              --&gt; Video Memory should be set to maximum</para>
+            </listitem>
+
+            <listitem>
+              <para><option>Network</option> --&gt; <option>AdapterX</option>
+              --&gt; <option>Advanced</option> --&gt; <option>Adapter
+              type</option> should be set to <quote>Paravirtualized Network
+              (virtio-net)</quote>.</para>
+            </listitem>
+          </orderedlist>
+
           <para>If you experience bad <productname>Virtualbox</productname>
           performance on your system please consider <link
           xlink:href="http://blog.jdpfu.com/2012/09/14/solution-for-slow-ubuntu-in-virtualbox">solution-for-slow-ubuntu-in-virtualbox</link>