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04-13-2012, 02:06 PM
I am interested in finding out how several desktops can be assigned in iMac Lion and what steps are involved to switch from one to the others. If this has already been discussed in this forum I apologize for asking again. John |
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04-13-2012, 02:11 PM
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04-13-2012, 02:14 PM
Follow these steps, and you'll be multidesktopping in no time! Press F3 to bring up this screen (Or 3 finger swipe up if you have a magic trackpad with that gesture)  Theeeen, move your pointer over to the top right, where a little "+" will appear...  If you click on that, it will add a new desktop! You can then three/four finger swipe left or right to switch between desktops. Alternatively press F3 again and then manually select the desktop you desire. Hope that helps! Play the guitar?! Check out the [newly created]Mac-Forums guitar thread! Last edited by Chuckoir; 04-13-2012 at 02:31 PM. |
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04-13-2012, 02:24 PM
Craig in Texas ---You did WHAT!? Close the Terminal and step away slowly. |
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04-13-2012, 02:28 PM
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Running 10.7.3... EDIT: It's Ctrl+Left arrow/Right arrow. Not 1 or 2... 
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04-13-2012, 02:35 PM
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"Move the mouse to the right upper corner to see a +" It is beyond me why the designer of the Mission Control would hide such a basic step. This was not obvious to an old grand father like me. Wish to be 18 again ! Thanks a lot for the tip. John |
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04-13-2012, 02:37 PM
Glad to have helped! 
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04-13-2012, 02:48 PM
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I have the normal mouse supplied with my new iMac, but am not sure if you would call this a "magic Mouse" . To describe it better, it is a mouse that permits the scrolling by moving the finger up or down. John |
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04-13-2012, 03:19 PM
Buuuut, if you go into preferences and then select "Mouse", there may be a section in there which shows which gestures you can use? Failing that, you could download a brilliant little app called "BetterTouchTool", which will allow you to assign addition gestures to the Magic Mouse. Or, if that's not to your liking, you'll have to just press "ctrl + left arrow" or "ctrl + right arrow" to switch between. Link to BetterTouchTool: BetterTouchTool (Mac) - Download Play the guitar?! Check out the [newly created]Mac-Forums guitar thread! |
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04-13-2012, 04:43 PM
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Thanks. John |
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04-13-2012, 08:23 PM
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04-13-2012, 08:27 PM
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04-13-2012, 08:44 PM
Check in Keyboard prefs... Craig in Texas ---You did WHAT!? Close the Terminal and step away slowly. |
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04-13-2012, 09:11 PM
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My iMac Lion shows the same assignment, but the actual keys are F3 and F4 F11 and F12 control the Audio. |
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