Starting Mission Control
Initially, your Macintosh displays a single desktop, which is what you see when you start up your Macintosh. When you want to create additional virtual desktops, or Spaces, you’ll need to start Mission Control. There are three ways to start Mission Control:
Start Mission Control from the Applications folder or Dock.
Press F9.
Slide three fingers up on the trackpad.
No matter how you start Mission Control, it displays your Spaces at the top of the screen and the current desktop in the main part of the screen, as shown in Figure 7-1.
Figure 7-1. The appearance of Mission Control
To exit out of Mission Control, you have three choices: ...
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