Assign Apps to Desktops in Mission Control
Aug 11, 2011 - 10 Comments
If you use multiple Desktops (aka Spaces aka Virtual Desktops) in OS X Lion’s Mission Control, you can set apps to specific Desktops, all Desktops, or no specific Desktop at all.
- Right-click on the apps icon in the Dock
- Navigate to Options, and then from the “Assign To” sub-menu select one of the three choices:
- All Desktops – the app will appear on all Desktops, without causing a switch
- This Desktop – Desktop-specific, this will cause Desktops to switch when the app is selected
- None – the default setting
The main difference with the choices is how apps interact within Mission Control, and whether or not they will automatically cause a Desktop switch based on their selection or not.
Check out more Mac OS X 10.7 tips while you’re at it.
Where do I get that desktop pic please?
The desktop background is one of the defaults in Mac OS X Lion.
If you aren’t running Lion, you can find the wallpaper pack here: http://osxdaily.com/2011/05/13/14-new-wallpapers-mac-os-x-lion-dp3/
Sadly that’s not near good enough. I want my old Spaces back
I would have to agree. I feel that I lost almost all control over Spaces when I upgraded to Lion.
But can you assign desktops to different monitors, and make sure that a desktop always goes to that monitor, even if you unplug it and reattach it later? That would be awesome.
Unfortunately I can’t find those options on my right click… am I missing something obvious?
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Right-clicking an App in the Dock, choosing Option and setting a desktop (space) doesn’t seem to work for me.
No idea what’s happening. When I start up an app from the dock, it looks like it’s going to the right desktop and than reverts back to the desktop you started from. Any ideas?
seems to work just fine for me with all other apps EXCEPT entourage which is the one i need it to work with. any suggestions?