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Q: multiple displays

Our office uses multiple displays.  I myself have three screens and my staff have two screens each.  Each screen has the dock at the bottom when on that screen.  If I click on safari and select open new window, why doesn't open the window on the screen I am on instead of the last screen?  This would be nice as the dock is available on each screen.  It would be efficient and effective that if I can access the dock on a particular screen I would want the app to open on THAT SCREEN.  Does any one have a suggestion?

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)

Posted on Jun 30, 2015 8:47 AM

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Q: multiple displays

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  • by Chris CA,

    Chris CA Chris CA Jun 30, 2015 8:50 AM in response to MedinaCorp
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    Jun 30, 2015 8:50 AM in response to MedinaCorp

    Right click the icon in the dock and select Options.

    Select Assign to the desktop you want..

     

    See this -> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202780

  • by MedinaCorp,

    MedinaCorp MedinaCorp Jul 1, 2015 6:30 AM in response to Chris CA
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    Jul 1, 2015 6:30 AM in response to Chris CA

    This was helpful, thank you.  But this isn't the challenge.  Often I need to open multiple browser windows, the center screen has safari open and I need to open a secondary window, when I go to the screen on the right, right click on safari and select new window it open the browser window on the middle screen, leaving me to drag it over to the open window.

     

    I am assuming your statement doesn't mean that I am able to "lock" the icon on the dock even though it is the same on all three windows, one to each screen?

  • by Chris CA,

    Chris CA Chris CA Jul 1, 2015 7:00 AM in response to MedinaCorp
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    Jul 1, 2015 7:00 AM in response to MedinaCorp

    Opening a new window in an app will open on the same screen as the app.

  • by MedinaCorp,

    MedinaCorp MedinaCorp Jul 1, 2015 7:48 AM in response to Chris CA
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    Jul 1, 2015 7:48 AM in response to Chris CA

    Chris,

    What am I missing here?  I closed all my programs and tested your theory with Xcel for Mac.  I opened excel from the icon on the middle screen. I closed the program and then went to my right screen and clicked on excel and excel opened up on the middle screen.  I closed excel and went to my left screen and opened excel.  It opened on the middle screen.  I believe MAC opens your app and places it on the last screen you were on.  This goes to my original question, if I activate the right screen and presumably the app is closed and then click on the icon from the doc the program should open on that screen.  But, that isn't the case.

  • by Chris CA,

    Chris CA Chris CA Jul 1, 2015 10:18 AM in response to MedinaCorp
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    Jul 1, 2015 10:18 AM in response to MedinaCorp

    if I activate the right screen and presumably the app is closed and then click on the icon from the doc the program should open on that screen.  But, that isn't the case.

     

    If the app is set to use the middle display (as I wrote in my first post) , it doesn't matter which display you open it on, it will always open in the middle window...