I could not live or work without Mac “Hot Corners” – once called Expose’.
How do you navigate to your desktop when it is loaded with windows? Minimize them all one at a time? That’s for people with too much time on their hands. Mac has a very handy and cool feature called “Hot Corners” – as I set up a new Mac I was reminded quickly how much I use this!
Instructions:
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Click the Apple menu (top-left).
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Go to System Settings.
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Click Desktop & Dock.
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Scroll allll the way down (it’s hiding like a shy volunteer).
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Click Hot Corners…
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Pick a corner and set it to Mission Control (shows all windows), Desktop, Application Windows, etc.
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Click Done and enjoy feeling powerful.
My Set Up:
Move my mouse to lower right it shows ALL windows, upper right just the application you are in, such as Word. Lower left I set to Desktop, and BONUS TIP, you can click and hold on a file, drag to lower left, desktop appears, and then drag to where you want to drop it. OR, go to Desktop, grab a file, and then go to Mission Control – never dropping the file – and pause over another window, it will open, and you can drop it. So it’s not just for viewing, it is for managing files as well! Finally, Start Screen Saver can help when you are shopping for a gift for your wife and she walks in the room… POOF! Start that ol’ screen saver, and you are saved!
Here are some pictures from the Internet that also show how to do this:
ENJOY!
