Multitask with your Mac & iOS
Make use of Mission Control
Do you make use of Mission Control? If not then you should because it eradicates the need
to drag your open windows around your desktop to find something you need. Just hit a
designated shortcut and all of your open windows will snap to a grid on your desktop.This utility can be set up to be activated by a keyboard shortcut and presents all of your open apps in a unified view to make
it easy to find what you want.Using Mission Control
Your spaces
Mission Control also allows you
to create different workspaces.
Hover your cursor over
‘Desktop’ and you will see your
current workspace. Clicking ‘+’
adds a fresh, clean workspace
to work from.Drag and drop
You can drag open apps
and windows from the
first workspace to the new
workspace in the top bar so
you can get a cleaner, non-
cluttered desktop for your
open windows, for example.Docking bay
Even if you have set it to
vanish when not in use,
your Dock will be present
in Mission Control so you
can expand reduced app
windows to drag to a new
space, or just switch apps.Open apps
When initiated, Mission Control
will present all of your currently
used apps and open folders
in a neat arrangement on your
desktop, making it easy to find
stuff hidden away behind.Mission Control is very easy to use, especially if you assign it to a shortcut or Hot Corner (see ‘Set up
Mission Control’). Here’s how to get to grips with using it to aid your workflow.Mastering Mission Control
1
Initiate Mission Control
Use your assigned shortcut or Hot
Corner to initiate Mission Control and all
of your open apps and windows will be
displayed. Click on the one you need.2
Create a space
Move your cursor to the top of the
screen to show the spaces and then click ‘+’
to add a new one. You can then drag apps
and windows up to populate the new space.3
Work cleanly
You can then select your new space
and continue working in a clean desktop
environment without apps and windows
peppering the screen and confusing things.