Mac Basics: Mission Control

[@meeluanistyn1644]

Best channel on KZbin - period.

[@shoryukenMC]

New Mac user here. This channel is helping me a lot, I was afraid my productivity drop too much changing OS but it seems to be not the case. Thank you.

[@briantdaniel9280]

Gary is the best! His live tutorials are great too!

[@georgelewisray]

Yet again you make our lives easier and better by helping us to better use digital apple tools. Thanks !

[@sharmashyam]

This is one of the most concise and comprehensive video tutorial on anything I've watched. I learned a lot from it (plus, btw, I also "assign" desktops to apps in the order they're on my dock so I know what I'm swiping left or right to).

[@mikepawlikguitar]

Gary! We're so lucky to have you mate!! You are the GO-TO Mac resource, and the competition isn't even close bro! ☺️ So... thank you!

[@andreydiaz1657]

After 1 year with my MacBook Air, I can now say that I know 100% how to use Mission Control - Very good tutorial! Thanks!

[@taty0629]

Great session - very clear and to the point, no unnecessary chit-chat. Thanks!

[@hgfyufyu6r7hjyvhchjxcjy]

great. how do i make an app open on my second desktop by default?

[@catherineairdsocialmedia]

Amazing! This is great. I teach social media and share my screen a lot for class. This way I can share my entire desktop and just switch desktops without closing anything to show various social media platforms. THANK YOU

[@coramdeo1950]

Thank you for your very informative video. I have been an avid Mac user for more than twelve years, but have never really used Mission Control to utilize various screens. I am changing that as of today! Thanks!

[@richardvillagomez376]

I've been a mac user for years and this was still extremely helpful, I've forgotten a lot of these gestures. Also: I don't think I've ever seen a video on KZbin without any dislikes. 👏🏻👏🏻

[@anaraluca1181]

Thank YT not showing them anymore. Gratulate you, snowflake!

[@GaryLerude]

Thank you for this concise tutorial. I am a longtime Mac user but never felt I was efficiently managing multiple application windows. You've provided the tips and tricks I was looking for.

[@ianpatrick23]

Super helpful explanation of Mission Control! Thanks!

[@tobiasander2741]

Coming from years of Linux and recently switching to Mac, I really like the spaces (or workspaces). I don't find the Mission Control particularly useful though, as I prefer to set hotkeys for the number of spaces I use (in my case 5) which makes it way faster to switch between them than swiping or pressing F3 and clicking. As for moving an app, I just click and hold on the title bar and press the hotkey for the desktop I want to move it to (in my case Ctrl+1-5). Also, when I have the hotkeys assigned, my Mac always boots up with 5 spaces after reboot, and I can assign apps to always start up on specific spaces through the dock, really neat. Great video Gary, keep 'em coming!

[@GlideMaster78]

Thank You will continue to watch and learn more from you.🙌

[@javtimestwo]

Gary, this is a timesaver for sure. I never used Mission Control much except for using the 3 fingers on trackpad. Now that you explained the shortcuts and reasons to have a 2nd or 3rd desktop, I am already saving time with Safari on 1 desktop, Mail on another and so on. Using the 4 finger swipe was new to me. Had no idea that existed or the "control error" shortcut. Fantastic! 👏🏼

[@thesuperiorman8342]

This is an excellent tutorial. I'm actually a Windows and Linux user. The reason I'm watching this is because I have a Comptia A+ exam and I need to learn some basic MacOS utilities. Thank you so much.

[@David-fk1fz]

Thank you AGAIN Gary for another gem

[@gilbrook]

@Gary, Wow I’m blown away with this Mission Control tutorial! Have used an iMac for 20 years, but never known about all these things in Mission Control that can make daily use of my iMac so much easier. Getting my current iMac ready for migration to new 2021 iMac. Can you do a tutorial on iMac to iMac migration? Looking forward to your in-depth review of 2021 iMac. ThankU.

[@BillSklodowski]

Love my "hot corners" for Mission Control! Thanks for the great video....

[@Kanami]

I got my first macbook and it's been really hard to navigate. your video was really helpful and easy to understand. Thank you for also having captions.

[@macmost]

You're welcome!

[@mariamdrouet9308]

Excellent Tutorial!! Thanks a lot

[@edwgwilym]

Very useful. Thank you.

[@loisskiathitis8926]

Thank you, Gary! 👍🏻

[@williamallen4607]

Such a clear explanation! Thank you.

[@AlfredHelmerich]

Finally some tutorial on mess of spaces, desktop and Mission Control that makes some sense. I missed the use with multiple screens. Also I would like to configure that whenever I open a new app it always comes in a new space/desktop in full screen mode. Any idea how to do this? Most annoying I find that if I have an app in full screen on one monitor and I want to put a mother app to this monitor it is not allowed. The full screen app blocks the monitor! Of course I would like to associate the new app to a new space on the same monitor and when I move the new app to the monitor, I want to switch to the implicit new space associated with the new app.

[@lorensims4846]

I discovered virtual terminals in Linux and was delighted to find them implemented on my Mac. I changed the setting in trackpad preferences and use three fingers to swipe right and left. I always have nine 'Desktops' set up, each with a different macOS or Star Wars backdrop so I always know where I am. Control-1 will go to the first screen, control-2 will go to the second, if you don't want to waste time control-arrowing around, just jump directly. I used to always use the trackpad gesture to bring up Mission Control, but to move a window to another Desktop, just drag it across. I only use that top window to see where everything is. It's fun to drag a bunch of files on one Desktop (always THE Desktop) to a program running on another Desktop.

[@nelsonvalderrama8371]

GREAT video and hints, thank you. QUESTION: does it help the speed of laptop to use desktops? thanks

[@macmost]

It won't change the speed of the applications, if that is what you mean. It could make YOU faster if using Mission Control helps you move between windows/apps.

[@jimforbes9119]

I recently started using Adobe Lightroom in addition to Adobe Lightroom Classic (been using that since day one). To keep them open nearly full screen I tried 2 monitors. Using Mission Control with Lr open on one and LrC open on the other is a better choice.

[@casandravillagra1115]

This is gold! Keep up the good work 🎉

[@justinodelvalle6142]

I learned a lot today. Thanks!

[@kirtandreamrezzer]

Excellent tutorial! Thank you. Aloha.

[@shanmukhayya]

Hey Gary, yet another amazing and helpful videos. Can't thank you enough. You are really helping many Mac users around the world. The question is that I was struggling to understand the option within Mission Control that says "when switching to an application, switch to a Space with open windows for the application" Could you please demonstrate this or rather all other options do or share the link of the video if you did cover already?

[@macmost]

Try it to see how it works. Create two Desktop spaces. Open a TextEdit window in one and then move to the other. Now switch to TextEdit using the App Switcher or the Dock. It should automatically take you to that second Desktop space.

[@nickt2159]

Gary, as always, great job. My challenge is remembering it all. A senior novice newby (SNN).

[@JakeHussDrums]

5:38 for the right shift / Home Screen thing

[@egonturci]

Wow that was helpful. Thank you ☺️

[@wasafisafi612]

Thank you for your videos. I loved them

[@adarateranroldan]

Do new desktops have to open on the right?

[@AbhorrentRed]

Great video! Is there any way to close windows while using Mission Control? It seems like an intuitive thing to do while all the windows are displayed like that

[@macmost]

No. But you can just click it to go to the window and Command+W to close. So 2 steps instead of 1.

[@luigibru8677]

I did set up a Desktop with Email and Outlook. There is a way to keep Outlook on the left and Email on the right of the screen? They keep switching position. Thanks.

[@Seb_O]

hello is there a way to change the blue focus?

[@macmost]

The color you mean? Look in System Preferences, General.

[@jenniferressmannwriter]

This is fantastic! Thanks for the great review.

[@georgelewisray]

RRBn =>> Really Really BIG news . . . . I have been ignoring Misson Control since before 2011 when it was created (Wikipedia),. I am reevaluating my position on this topic thanks to you. //// GREAT WORK !

[@richard1113]

Great video. No reflection on you, Gary or Mission Control in general, but I have never found having multiple desktops useful. Even on a Windows or Linux PC. I just wind up getting frustrated because I can't "find" what I was just working on. Command/Control tab or clicking on a partially visible window just seems quicker. Perhaps I'm just not "getting it" yet.

[@mildredabastas6205]

same here

[@zamoran1933]

yes! i can NOT figure out how people think having multiple desktops is useful. its just so confusing to find stuff. especially since you cant name your desktops differently... maybe im just not getting something?

[@kevinswamy9812]

can you open a new safari window on 2nd desktop if its already opened in 1st desktop?

[@macmost]

Sure. Just open the new window and move it there.

[@maureenfrio]

OMG! I learned a lot again .. Thanks Garry! 👩‍💻👍👍👍

[@3dnoname]

Hey Gary, do you know maybe if there is a way to stop the system from rearranging the app's layout in mission control? Depending on the position of the cursor whenever I enter mission control, the apps change their places. This makes selecting the right one slower and harder. Thank you in advance!

[@capsaul]

hi gary. im just wondering if I can rename desktops? thanks

[@macmost]

No. Desktops are just numbered and the number reflects the order they are in.

[@villa_fan8882]

Hi Gary, this is going to sound like a strange question but how are is holding down on the window and pressing control and right arrow at the same time? I have big hands and that is a struggle for me to press with one hand as my other hand is on the mouse!

[@macmost]

Some keyboards have Control on both sides. If yours does not, then just use the trackpad gesture instead. Or, use one hand on the mouse and right arrow, the other Control. Or, alternatively, drag to the top of the screen, wait, and then use mission control to move the dragged icon over the right desktop space.

[@jabekajabeka3188]

Thanks Gary for a great tutorial. I have a question, if I have Lightroom on one screen and say Photoshop on another and Finder on yet another am I able to drag an image or open an image from finder into either Lightroom or Photoshop? Hope that makes sense.

[@macmost]

Do you mean screen or space? For screens, just drag from one to the other across screens. If you mean spaces (this is a video about Mission Control, so I think you mean spaces), just start dragging and switch spaces with Control+Left/Right or drag to the top to trigger Mission Control and then hover over the space to open it.

[@jabekajabeka3188]

Thank you Gary, yes I meant screens. Got it, thanks so much.

[@MasudShorif]

precise. no over expression.

[@mystickal6342]

I want keyboard shortcuts for Accessing the multiple items in a single desktop for eg if on one desktop i have word and calculator and apple notes then how do i switch between them on a single desktop view .

[@macmost]

Just use the standard Command+Tab to switch apps in that case.

[@mystickal6342]

@@macmost Thanks will try that , your videos are just awesome .. I am learning a lot from your videos to use my new macbook thank you so much👍

[@hamedl1865]

Thanks Gary. I have a question, is there a shortcut to add an existing window to a new desktop? For example while we’re in safari, instead of going to mission control and do what you described, use a shortcut instantly!

[@macmost]

No simpler way to do it that I can think of. It is pretty easy to do considering you still need to indicate which Space you want the window to move to.

[@FuriousJase2422]

@macmostvideo Say I have 2 desktops, represented as desktop 1 and desktop 2. Can have a small preview window of desktop 2 overlay on desktop 1 and vice versa?

[@macmost]

There's nothing like that, no. What is it you are trying to DO? Why do you want a preview like that? Sometimes the WHY is important when askign questions because it may lead to the right solution.

[@robertguibord6809]

Hi Gary, Have you found any way to have Mission Control open with the icons expanded to to images of the Desktop in question rather than a numbered list, i.e. "Desktop 1" . . . ? I know that you can make them expand by moving the mouse pointer into that area, but I would prefer going straight to the larger desktop images.

[@RolfBreuer1]

Great tutorial. I use Mission Control for quite a while but I'm still puzzled by: a) I want my email and other comm apps on my last space (nr. 4) but the space sequence changes all the time. b) I would like to have apps start up always on the same space.... What's the best way of doing it?

[@macmost]

If you want apps to stay in the same space, just don't quit them. That's how I do it. There's really no reason to quit apps you are using often.

[@shericeknox6576]

Thank you

[@danieltownsend5435]

Great tutorial, thank you. I use mission control all the time but there's one thing about it that really bugs me and I can't find an answer to. Is it possible to close an app in one of the spaces within mission control without having to expand it to full size first? I remember you used to be able to just drag the space outside of the mission control and a little dust cloud symbol would appear, signifying delete.

[@macmost]

Close an app? Command+Q for quit.

[@danieltownsend5435]

@@macmost Thanks, but I mean quitting without having to expand one of the windows from mission control. It's just irritating to go into mission control, see an open file/app that you want to close, but have to click on it and expand it to full screen before you can quit it (Command+Q). I realise it's a very first world problem but if anyone has the answer I'd be very grateful!

[@macmost]

@@danieltownsend5435 Not sure how that would be possible. You need one action to focus on the window, a second action to quit the app. I suppose a Option+click for the little circle at the top left in Mission Control would be a nice added feature, but probably not many people asking for it. Maybe use the App Switcher (Command+Tab) instead of Mission Control in these cases. You can use Q in the App Switcher to quit an app without switching to it. I use App Switcher to switch between apps, not Mission Control's interface most of the time.

[@danieltownsend5435]

@@macmost Awesome - nice workaround thank you for responding!

[@suyong3suyin960]

This is the best of the best!

[@BettyWhite-h7m]

Can someone please explain to me the different between mission control desktops and just adding an additional page open

[@BettyWhite-h7m]

I suppose you could have a mission control desktop window for each genre your on. I think I get it now

[@Tinoszeist]

Does anyone know if you can automate Mission Control? I would like to open a number of apps that I always use in one action and put them in separate Mission Control screens at once.

[@macmost]

No really. But if these are apps you always use, just arrange them as you like and leave them there. Why close/quit them at all?

[@mpignone1713]

Gary, I was able to use my Microsoft mouse on Mac. Today it won't work. I tried to pair with bluetooth, and it can't find the mouse. I got a number XBR-75X850F (passkey mismatch). When I google that number I get a Sony TV which I don''t have. Can you help?

[@chamaldezilva]

really helpful!

[@HeatherOCain]

I don't use mission control but would loose my desktop and sometimes never find it! Now I know how to find it again but how do I stop loosing my desktop? I just want everything to stay on one page! In system prefs under mission control nothing is checked. No hot corners so I don't know how I am triggering a new desktop!

[@abdikadirabdinasir9095]

Plz help my mac mus behaving light screan

[@NottRoyals]

Gary I have a question, why do YOU use apple mail over gmail

[@macmost]

I actually use Gmail -- as my email service. Or one of them at least. I use iCloud too. I use the Mac Mail app as my CLIENT to access both of them. If I used just Gmail, I'd have to go elsewhere to check iCloud too. I have no problems using Mac Mail. Works great, looks a lot better, I don't need to be logged into Gmail (where Google would then track me to almost every site I visit) and Mac Mail integrates with Mac Contacts and other apps too. It is a nicer environment to compose emails too.

[@NottRoyals]

@@macmost Okay, thanks :)

[@nicfarrow]

Brilliant! Another timesaver!

[@thomaskember4628]

Sometimes when I have a mouse slip, the screen comes up with dozens of disk tops. It is not easy to go back to the original disk top. I really only want just one disk top containing all the apps I’m working with and therefore be able to control them. Do I need to go through all these extra disk tops and delete them?

[@macmost]

Yes. If you don't want to use multiple Desktops, just delete them and don't create a new one.

[@marissaniece8625]

Gary I’m so stressed out. I’ve been trying to do this for so long but for some reason when I open a new desktop it shows the same things as my other desktop. It’s like I can’t have access to different things on each one..

[@macmost]

What do you mean by "things." Do you mean file icons on the Desktop, or app windows? If you mean file icons, that is the way it is supposed to work. Any files stored in your Desktop folder will show on all desktops. Have worked that way since the beginning of this feature. There is only one Desktop folder and the contents will be seen on the Desktop background no matter which Desktop "space" you are viewing. Only the windows for apps are different.

[@martinmazzeo2699]

I've been using Mission Control for years. Several desktops is very useful. However I have a Magic Mouse 2 right now and It has a function, gesture, to do that but doesn't work. Do you know how to fix it? It's already enabled

[@macmost]

Sorry, not sure why the gesture isn't working for you. Maybe switch it off and on again?

[@martinmazzeo2699]

@@macmost I've found the problem. I was doing double click using 2 fingers and it is just double tap

[@livesantosh]

Awesome :) ty

[@volkan7997]

teşekkürler 🇹🇷 THANK YOU

[@smyobmayob]

Wondering why Excel shows on every desktop. Did I set something up wrong?

[@macmost]

What do you mean, exactly? Do you see the icon on the Desktop? A window? Something else? Be descriptive.

[@bobschannel2499]

Any idea how much extra memory is consumed by using several desktops?

[@macmost]

I don't think any. Nothing to be concerned about anyway. I mean if all of your apps had windows on a single Desktop, it would be the same memory use.

[@alaskadreamspublishing6912]

@@macmost Thanks for the reply. Seems odd that it wouldn't use extra memory, since it's another thing to manage. I'll continue to play around with it, as it is very handy. Thanks much!

[@Argonautlighting41]

Thanks my guy

[@anaraluca1181]

Now tell me how I fix different windows of my browser to differen desktops? it works fine until I reboot, than Mission Control (or whoever) commasates all the windows to on of the desktops (usually the first). On Windows third party programs exist that does this task flawlessly.

[@macmost]

Could be some setting you have. Hard to tell. Are you rebooting often? If so, why?

[@hugoantunesartwithblender]

Great, but what i hate about this is when you minimize a app, will not appear there

[@macmost]

If you like to minimize windows, then using the Dock instead of Mission Control is the better option.

[@rm3934]

It would have been handy if Apple had some detail or links to more detail in the manual; from recollection I studied it carefully and learned almost nothing that wasn't obvious; while following part of this guide the KZbin video was diminished and I wanted to stop it to confirm but the stop button had disappeared; the sort of thing that seems to occur with anything associated with Mac OS on a very regular basis; I was bemused when hitting F3 produced launchpad - but just maybe I'd hit F4; if I was using a Windows OS I'd say definitely my error - but its indicative of my experience thus far (with Mac Monterey OS) that a completely unexpected; less than useless outcome would not attract close attention as to whether an error on my part had occurred. It was a fairly clearly expounded recording; probably for newer users it would have been better to start with the "System Preferences' as "Mission Control" is its name there and that isn't a generic name for Window Management/Placement.

[@lylephillips6699]

I use Mission Control a lot. But there is one issue that I have not found an answer for. Whenever I open Apple's Book App, it automatically switches to whatever desktop I go to. Very frustrating. I wish that Books would behave like every other App and stay assigned to a particular desktop that was used to open the application.

[@macmost]

Send a report to Apple about that: www.apple.com/feedback/

[@mr.k905]

How do I turn OFF that rubbish? It always pops up automatically and I don't have a use for multiple desktops.

[@macmost]

Just don't do whatever it is you are doing to activate it. For instance, if you are accidentally using Control+Up then figure out why you are doing that. (Same for anything else really).

[@tenjisaga]

i came here to find out what the settings changed... you explained everything except for what i wanted.

[@alexdelara9858]

Dude, you try hard and you are probably the best out there. Unfortunately Apple is not helping with productivity when forcing us to search where to arrange the desktops "ON A FUCKING GRID" ...... human memory works best on a 2d pattern instead of sequencial ... who the heck is going to memorize "up to 16 sequential desktops" ? Now. imagine that in a 4x4 and the task suddenly clears out. Thank u Apple....

[@macmost]

16 spaces is a lot. I use spaces but I only have 3 at all times. Maybe look into using Stage Manager instead? Or Spaces + Stage Manager?

[@glennglazier2568]

...O.U.T.S.T.A.N.D.I.N.G... VIDEO!!!

[@NickyG_vz]

Thanks my wife was losing her mind

[@FeelX87]

With the Magic Mouse just swipe with 2 fingers.

[@JESK55]

This is the only way to use a Mac. I keep 7 open all the time and stay powered up.

[@AA-sj6qn]

👌🏼

[@h54h52]

I wish Apple did a stripped down OS for older people who could care less what amazing and ultimately useless things their Mac can do! Do you know why so many people don't know about these tips and tricks? It's because they really don't need them, they have no practical use for them! Most older people (and yes I know there are exceptions) only use their computer for emails, surfing the net, games research and blogs, maybe skype, facetime or zoom. It's a tool, not a lifestyle choice. So for the older pre- personal computer age' person, they don't want to learn new tricks, they don't want continual updates or improved anything. As long as it works and remains familiar that's all they care about. Having said that, I know an awful lot of younger people who seem to just play games on their laptop...