4.0 Using Virtual Desktops
The desktop environment allows you to organize your programs and
tasks on several virtual desktops. If you often run a lot of programs
simultaneously, this minimizes the number of windows to arrange on
your screen. You might, for example, use one desktop for e-mailing
and calendaring and another for word processing or graphics
applications.
Moving an Application to a Virtual Desktop
You can display a running application on one or all virtual
desktops or move it to other desktops.
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Open the application.
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Right-click the application’s title bar.
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Click .
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Select the desktop on which to place the application.
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To switch between desktops, click the desired desktop in the
desktop previewer in the panel.
Adding Additional Virtual Desktops
Some users might need more desktops than provided by default.
To add additional desktops:
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Right-click the desktop previewer in the panel and select
. A configuration dialog
appears where you can increase or reduce the number of virtual
desktops. You can also change the default names of the desktop.
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Click to apply the changes and to close
the configuration dialog.
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If you want the names of the desktops to appear in the desktop
previewer rather than the number, right-click the desktop previewer
and select .