How to keep two apps open on the desktop to view at the same time.
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9)
To see both Apps: Open App number 1, resize window to approximately 1/2 of the screen. Move App to right side of screen.
Open App number 2 , resize window to approximately 1/2 of the screen. Move App to left side of screen.
So, any reason you can't resize the windows and position them so both are visible?
In windows when you minimize you get a button in the bottom start bar. In Mac OS X the minimize to the doc. Its essentially the same function. Not sure what is so difficult about that.
So Barb,
I like to use multiple desktops and move back and forth between then using gestures. At the moment I have 5 open: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Photoshop CS 6 and a desktop. I use "gestures" to navigate between them:
Mac Basics: Multi-Touch gestures - Apple Support
and I use Mission Control (F3) to move the various desktops around in the order I want them.
Mac Basics: Mission Control - Apple Support
So say I'm searching for a photo to open in CS 6, I find it on the open desktop then hit select "open" in CS 6 and go to that folder in the select pane.
Even right now I'm typing this in Safari and "gesturing" back to Chrome where I did the search about multi touch and mission control. I drag copy the URL there and gestured back here to paste the URL into this text.
If you did a lot of photo searches, I set professional clients of mine in Chicago up with dual monitors (In this case you'd have an external monitor on extended desktop.). So all you need to do is just glance over at the second monitor slide your cursor over there open stuff up find your photo and go back to Photoshop and open it up.
Hope this helps.
Well i'm not sure, that's why i'm using finder to search. I think you're making this too difficult. I can't believe there's not an easy solution to making two pages visible on one desktop.
Hi Allan, Say, for instance, i have open a photo book i'm creating in Photoshop Elements and i want to use Finder to locate a photo. I would like both Apps open on my desktop. I realize i have to drag and resize, but how do i keep both visible in order to do this?
Thanks Barb
Some things on a PC were so much easier. Minimize the program (apps) and it would still stay open only smaller. MAC minimize = disappears to the dock. I don't want to go to two monitors and a bunch of gestures to go between programs (apps). I want to go from ◻️ to ▫️▫️ on my screen. Simple on a PC, seems more complex on MAC
Please explain what you are attempting to rather then asking about solutions.
Drag the Windows around and resize them until they fit together?
I still need to understand more of what you are doing. Where are the photos stored, iPhoto or Aperture?
Please see the response from Phil above. Using this method you can have as many Apps open at the same time as you wish.
If you are not going to provide the needed data then there is no way for me to help you.
well i gave you the data you requested sorry you did't like the add'l comments
Stedman1, how do i keep both apps visible? The one i'm not working in disappears to the dock.
Thanks Stedman1 I don't know why i didn't think to resize the actual window from full size. I guess i was looking for the minimize button to do in Mac what it does in PC. Simple.
Barb
I asked in what application are the photo store.
You never told me.
Your additional comments are neither here nor there.
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