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Open Window moves sideways off screen - how to get it back?
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1816400" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>I think you are running into Spaces, which came in Lion. Here is a pretty good article on it: <a href="https://www.wikihow.com/Use-Spaces-on-Mac-OS-X" target="_blank">https://www.wikihow.com/Use-Spaces-on-Mac-OS-X</a></p><p></p><p>And this is Apple's documentation on Spaces: <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204100" target="_blank">https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204100</a></p><p></p><p>Basically, it's different desktops, which on a trackpad are seen with a three-finger swipe up. Without a trackpad it's the F3 key. And if you have multiple Spaces, the movement between them is also a trackpad movement, but without the trackpad the only option is the F3 key and then click on the space you want.</p><p></p><p>When some apps open, if the option to Open on a certain desktop is selected, the system will shift to that desktop. You can see this setting by right clicking on the icon on the Dock, then Options and look at the Assign to section. Also, in System Preferences, under Mission Control, there is a set of options for how spaces are used. You can experiment with the settings to see if you can make the problem go away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1816400, member: 396914"] I think you are running into Spaces, which came in Lion. Here is a pretty good article on it: [url]https://www.wikihow.com/Use-Spaces-on-Mac-OS-X[/url] And this is Apple's documentation on Spaces: [url]https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204100[/url] Basically, it's different desktops, which on a trackpad are seen with a three-finger swipe up. Without a trackpad it's the F3 key. And if you have multiple Spaces, the movement between them is also a trackpad movement, but without the trackpad the only option is the F3 key and then click on the space you want. When some apps open, if the option to Open on a certain desktop is selected, the system will shift to that desktop. You can see this setting by right clicking on the icon on the Dock, then Options and look at the Assign to section. Also, in System Preferences, under Mission Control, there is a set of options for how spaces are used. You can experiment with the settings to see if you can make the problem go away. [/QUOTE]
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