How do I create a new desktop in OS X Lion

Launch Mission Control, you will see at the top right of your screen a big + sign. Just click on that and create as many desktops as you wish.

Enter Mission Control. Then drag the mouse to the upper right corner. A little piece of your wallpaper pops up with a transparent "+". Press the wallpaper, and you're done.

The mouse does not show, but you can see the wallpaper in the upper right corner. Just press it.

Up right corner ..

In MC.

How do we make a name appear under each of the desktops, as you have done in the screenshot that you posted? When I activate mission control, the desktops along the top do not have any name below them.

Mission Control spaces are named either Desktop, Desktop 2, Desltop 3, etc., or they are named for the full-screen app that “IS” the space. So those spaces named 'Mail', 'Safari', 'Facebook', etc. are simply those apps running in full-screen mode in that desktop.

There was a program called 'Hyperspaces' that allowed you to change the name of spaces in SL, but it isn't updated for Lion yet.

Magmar

How did you get those custom names under the desktops in your screen shot?

Am I missing something?

Did you read my post?

leroydouglas wrote:

Magmar

How did you get those custom names under the desktops in your screen shot?

Am I missing something?

louiexiv wrote:

How do we make a name appear under each of the desktops, as you have done in the screenshot that you posted? When I activate mission control, the desktops along the top do not have any name below them.

Just read AMMOCAN's answer 😉

No, it doesn't answer the question. Full screen apps only show the name as the desktop when the mouse is hovered over them, yet in the screen shot they are all visible. How did you get that?

Thanks,

Steve

Sorry. Then I don't know whats wrong. When I upgraded to Lion, the name was there by default. Check your settings is the only advise I can give.

It's interesting it only happened one time on my mbp but it doesn't happen anymore. It's never looked like that on my imac. Maybe a bug or something.

Steve

I figured out why they disappear, if you have 7 Desktops (on a MBP) then the names of the desktops disappear until the mouse is hovering over them.

Steve

For anyone looking for this functionality, it looks like its planned to be added to a VERY useful Lion app, bringing back Spaces functionality. the app is named "ReSpaceApp". The developer is named SwitchStep. He's already brought back some of the Spaces functionality, and is constantly adding more to ReSpaceApp. Naming of Desktops looks like its on the todo, so is Spaces(snow leopard style) functionality.

my MC has the + button in the LEFT corner - wonder why?