Though the system preference for the trackpad says, “Swipe between full-screen apps,” the three-fingered swipe also switches between desktop spaces. Also, you can’t delete the full-screen app space in Mission Control the circle-X button doesn’t appear. You can move the full-screen app by clicking and dragging if you add new desktop spaces after moving the full-screen app, the new spaces will be added to the end of the list. If you add desktop spaces in Mission Control, the new spaces will be added before the full-screen app. Click the circle-X to get rid of a desktop.īy default, full-screen apps appear at the end of the spaces thumbnail list. Also, if you hold down the Option key, the circle-X appears on all of the spaces (except Desktop 1 and the Dashboard). A circle with an X will appear on the upper left corner of the thumbnail. To get rid of a desktop space, move your cursor over the desktop you want to delete. Look for the pop-up in the upper right corner of the screen to add a desktop. Click on it, and a new desktop will appear. A pop-up with a + symbol will appear in the upper right corner of the screen. To add another desktop in Mission Control, move your cursor anywhere to the right of the desktop thumbnail. Available desktops appear as thumbnails the first thumbnail is of the Dashboard, the second is of the desktop. On top of Exposé are your desktop spaces. The main section, which takes up most of the center of the screen, is Exposé, which shows your Mac’s desktop and helps you find a window on your Mac. When you open Mission Control, you’ll see two sections.

If you have a trackpad, swipe up with three fingers. Since Mission Control is an app, you can also access it in Launchpad or in you Applications folder, or you can press the F3 button on your keyboard.

To access Mission Control, just click on its icon in the Dock (it’s there by default, next to the Launchpad icon on the left side of the Dock).

Space icons for mac desktop