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1. #MAC TRACKPAD GESTURES DRAGGING PLUS#
2. #MAC TRACKPAD GESTURES DRAGGING MAC#
3. #MAC TRACKPAD GESTURES DRAGGING WINDOWS#

Split View in macOS lets you fill your screen with two apps, placed side by side. Sometimes you want a more focused workspace. Windows within the Space you're closing won't be closed they'll be moved to another open Space. Hold down the Option (⌥) key and click the Close icon (looks like an X) next to the Space you want to close.

#MAC TRACKPAD GESTURES DRAGGING PLUS#

How to add a SpaceĬlick the Add Space icon (looks like a plus sign) to add a Space.ĭrag a window of your choice to a desktop Space in the Spaces bar. Some people will even create Spaces for different tasks - you might have your Space for writing, your Space for browsing the web, and your Space for editing photos.

#MAC TRACKPAD GESTURES DRAGGING WINDOWS#

If you find your current desktop is getting a little crowded but you don't want to close the apps and windows you've got open, you can create a brand new Space to work with. Spaces are essentially different iterations of your desktop that can all display different apps, windows, and Split Views. Mission Control allows you to create Spaces. Click and drag a window to the top of the screen.Use the keyboard shortcut Control (⌃) + Up Arrow.Tap the Mission Control key on your keyboard (looks like three rectangles of varying sizes).If you kept it in your Dock, you can click the Mission Control icon.Double-tap on the top of your Magic Mouse with two fingers.Swipe up with three or four fingers on your trackpad.How do you activate Mission Control? Let me count the ways: It gives you an overview of all your open windows, full-screen apps, and Spaces - making it quick and convenient to switch between them. It's built in at the system level and available with the tap of a key, the swipe of your trackpad, or the tap of your mouse. Mission Control is one of the best ways to manage your windows on macOS. Swipe left or right with two fingers to switch between desktop and app Spaces.Double tap with two fingers to launch Mission Control.Swipe left or right with three or four fingers to switch between desktop and app Spaces.Swipe down with three or four fingers to open App Exposé.Swipe up with three or four fingers to open Mission Control.Quickly show your desktop by spreading your thumb and three fingers apart on the trackpad.You can use your Mac's trackpad or a Magic Mouse to activate certain shortcuts for windows management. Command (⌘) + `: This moves keyboard focus to the next window.Control (⌃) + F5: This moves the keyboard focus to the floating window.Pressing it again moves keyboard focus to the next window. Control (⌃) + F4: This moves the keyboard focus to the active window.Control (⌃) + Down Arrow: This shows all the windows of the frontmost application.If you need a little more room on screen, consider hiding your Dock. Option (⌥) + Command (⌘) + D: This toggles on and off Dock Hiding.Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + Tilde: This switches to the next most recently used window of the frontmost app.Command (⌘) + Tab: This switches to the next open and most recently app.Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + W: This closes all the windows of the frontmost app.Command (⌘) + W: This closes the frontmost window.Command (⌘) + N: This opens a new window (or document, depending on the app).Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + M: This minimizes all the windows of the frontmost app.Command (⌘) + M: This minimizes the frontmost window.Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + H: This hides the windows of all apps except for the frontmost app.Command (⌘) + H: This hides the windows of the frontmost app.Step 5 - Check the Dragging checkbox and select either without Drag Lock or with Drag Lock from the combo box. Step 4 - Click on the Trackpad Options… button. Step 3 - Click on the Mouse & Trackpad tab. Step 2 - Double click the Universal Access icon. Step 1 - Open System Preferences by clicking the System Preferences icon on the Dock or searching for ‘System Preferences’ in Spotlight.

#MAC TRACKPAD GESTURES DRAGGING MAC#

You can re-enable the double tap to drag gesture in Mac OS X Lion by going to System Preferences > Universal Access > Mouse & Trackpad > Trackpad Options… and enabling one of the relevant options:ĭouble-tap to drag and release for a short period to stop dragging.ĭouble-tap to drag and single tap to stop dragging. One of the casualties, however, was the ‘double tap to drag’ gesture, which has been replaced with a ‘move with three fingers’ gesture by default. You can enable double-tap to drag in Mac OS X Lion in the Unverisal Access preference pane.Īpple made a number of improvements to trackpad gestures in Mac OS X Lion.