Keyboard Shortcuts - "Switch to Desktop..."

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Keyboard Shortcuts - "Switch to Desktop..."

Hello all.

I found the short cut "switch to desktop 1 ^1" and find it quite useful.

On my iMac 21 the list shows two desktops 1 and 2, but on my iMac 27, I only have the option to activate the short cut Switch to Desktop 1.

Both are running OS 10 Lion with all the latest updates.

How do I add more desktops to this list?

I currently have two desktops open (windows XP running in the second). I find the switch shortcut very useful as I switch between Mac OS and windows frequently, especially on my work computer.

Mike

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2), 27

Posted on Jun 18, 2012 6:08 AM

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Answer 1

Aronis Author

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Jun 18, 2012 6:13 AM in response to Aronis

I just added a third desktop...

and lo and behold I now have two choices. The Windows Desktop is labeled "Parallels Desktop."

I boot windows Xp on my iMac 27 and it's set to go to full screen by default on both machines, so I am not sure. I will have to see how the screens are labeled on my office computer.

Again, I answered my own question..D'ooh

Mike

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Barney-15E

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Jun 19, 2012 4:37 AM in response to Aronis

When run in Full Screen mode, the App is its own Desktop. It doesn't get numbered like the rest and I don't see a way to assign a shortcut to those things.

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Answer 3

captfred

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Jun 19, 2012 4:56 AM in response to Aronis

You can also switch desktops using Control left/right arrows.

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