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When I install Ubuntu via VirtualBox, I can only have resolution of 640x480 or something similar. I found that I needed to install guest additions to get more resolution choices. Doing this makes my Ubuntu look like this in VM window:

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I obviously can't navigate in this window and was wondering what my next course of action should be.

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Open Terminal: CTRL+ALT+T

Install these Guest Additions Packages:

sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-dkms virtualbox-guest-utils virtualbox-guest-x11

Make sure you put your sudo user password and packages are installed correctly. After that installation is Done. Restart your VM

If the problem still stays... Try:

Go to System settings -> Software and Updates -> Additional drivers
Use x86 virtualization solutions...
After that reboot your virtual box

Source: Screen Resolution Problem with Ubuntu 14.04 and VirtualBox

After doing this if you still have the same resolution:

Open Terminal CTRL+ALT+T (Hotkey) type in terminal: 

xrandr -s 1024x768

It will set your screen resolution to 1024x768

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