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adding virtual desktops in osx lion and mountain lion

adding virtual desktops in osx lion and mountain lion

this will show you how to add virtual desktops in osx lion and mountain lion

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FAQ:

how do I delete virtual desktop spaces?

to see how to delete them, check this post

How do I stop them moving about all the time?

system prefs > mission control > untick ‘automatically rearrange spaces based on most recent use’

jonathans blog adding virtual desktops in osx lion and mountain lion

Can I move them about manually?

yep :) see this post

can you name your desktops?

not as of now, but it could be in a future update

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  • yjkim

    how do I delete one?

    • Vito Macchia

      if you go on the desktop miniature in mission control (upper border), a widget-like X appears on the left upper corner of the desktop miniature. click on it to delete

      • Niki Koev

        I was looking for that in Goole… and here you go – you helped me out :-) Thanks! Keep on your great posts

  • Anders28

    can you name your desktops?

    • http://jonathansblog.co.uk jonathan

      not found a way yet, but there will be a defaults command for it I hope :)

  • neo

    is there a way to lock in the desktops, so they don’t switch around when you tab around?

    • http://jonathansblog.co.uk jonathan

      yeah,
      system prefs > mission control > untick ‘automatically rearrange spaces based on most recent use’

  • Javier

    This was very helpful.  Thanks.

  • Tom patrick

    Interesting post I really didn’t know that the desktop can also be customized

  • anonymoose

    sooo handy!

  • Taz

    In my install of Lion (in a 21.5″ iMac) I had to move the cursor to the top left corner to see the half screen with ‘+’ in it. YMMV.

  • Laliberte

    Is there a way to keyboard shortcut switching ‘spaces’ or ‘virtual desktops’?

    • Jimmy

       control + left and right arrows

  • Lilla83

    Thanks, very helpful, I couldn’t find it myself, only my Lion also shows the icon at the upper left corner. Perhaps ’cause of the dock position (to the right)?

  • Anders Göransson

    This works fine. There is one problem for me. Say I have two desktops 1 and 2, now I want to open a document, let’s say a pdf-document. How do I force this to be placed on desktop 1?

  • ss

    great tutorial! thanks. i would also add a tip: that you can customize your desktop background (image) PER virtual desktop. for instance, i have an image of a wooden apple as the background for my “Desktop 1″ and an image of my calendar as the background for my “Desktop 2″.

  • croes

    I am trying to open the same application on two desktops – but it keeps going to the one that is open – any idea how to make them function independantly?

  • Stan Kossen

    Thanks, everyone, for the input. It was quite helpful.