Why can't i drag windows to other spaces when second monitor is connected.

Note that by default, the ^1-5 shortcuts may not be turned on.

This can be fixed by going to Settings>Keyboard>Shortcuts.

As someone else mentioned, mapping 'move left/right a space' to Ctrl-1,2 works well so that you can use your left hand to switch while holding the window down with a mouse button with your right.

Thanks for the providing the workaround since Apple obviously didn't design for the use case of adding a second physical monitor in Mission Control virtual desktops!

Thanks for this useful answer OzPete1. I had exact same question as the OP, and thanks to you this is solved.

Just to expand, your described method pressing ctrl-n to move to Desktop n now requires a few settings to be enabled in latest versions of OSX - this is an easy process.

Go to System Preferences >> keyboard >> shortcuts, and check boxes next to 'switch to Desktop 1' etc.

Hello harrisonward,

You may try enabling "Displays have separate Spaces" in System Preferences -> Displays.

OS X Mavericks: Mission Control preferences

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13925

Cheers,

Allen

Yeah, this is one aspect of Mavericks' improved multi-display support I don't understand. I'm surprised some of the well-known OS X pundits (John Siracusa, Jason Snell) didn't pick up on this.

Hopefully it's just a bug they'll fix in an upcoming update.

Dragging a window to the edge of a monitor no longer moves it to the adjacent desktop when there is more than one monitor, but there's a way to do this in Snow Leopard which still works in Mavericks.

Do you know about the keyboard shortcuts to change desktops? The default shortcuts are ctrl-1, ctrl-2, ctrl-3, ctrl-4… for Desktops 1, 2 (the numbering of the desktops can be seen in Mission Control), 3, 4… The shortcuts can be changed in the Shortcuts tab of the Keyboard pane of System Preferences.

Now for the trick: if you click and hold on any window title bar in Desktop m and then press ctrl-n, the window will move to Desktop n, as long as both desktops are on the same monitor.

Clicking and holding a window title bar and pressing ctrl-leftarrow or ctrl-rightarrow also works, but needs a lot more dexterity!

Dragging a window to the edge of a monitor no longer moves it to the adjacent desktop when there is more than one monitor, but there's a way to do this in Snow Leopard which still works in Mavericks.

Do you know about the keyboard shortcuts to change desktops? The default shortcuts are ctrl-1, ctrl-2, ctrl-3, ctrl-4… for Desktops 1, 2 (the numbering of the desktops can be seen in Mission Control), 3, 4… The shortcuts can be changed in the Shortcuts tab of the Keyboard pane of System Preferences.

Now for the trick: if you click and hold on any window title bar in Desktop m and then press ctrl-n, the window will move to Desktop n, as long as both desktops are on the same monitor.

Clicking and holding a window title bar and pressing ctrl-leftarrow or ctrl-rightarrow also works, but needs a lot more dexterity!

I remapped my Left Space and Right Space key commands to F1 and F2 so that I can find them without having to look. Then as OzPete1 said, you can grab a file or window and use those keys to slide your spaces under your grabbed file or window.

Hi Guys, not sure if I've posted in the right spot & I hope its easy to understand my issue.

At work I use 2 monitors on my mba. One is on my desk (main 1 I use day to day) & the other is mounted on wall with a bracket & sits above the one on my desk.

All works ok but desktop 1 is on the monitor mounted on wall & all other desktops I've setup are on the monitor on my desk. Problem is when I open a file EG Excel it always opens on desktop 1 & I have to drag it to one of the other desktops on monitor on my desk.

Is there a way to assign desktop 1 to monitor on my desk?

You should not start a new thread at the bottom of an old thread. Start a new thread. I know the answer but your posting is so obnoxious I'll wait until you learn etiquette instead. :-)

I'm sorry if I put this in the wrong spot& not sure of correct etiquette & didn't know I had to start a new thread. I would really appreciate it if you could post the answer for me.

I will not post it here sorry. Good luck!

Not sure I know how to start a new thread bit will give it a go. If I do will you post the answer?

FYI only reason I posted it here is when I searched it best matched my query & thought that would be where to post........but apparently not.