Defining a Hot Corner

You can define each corner of the screen as a hot corner, and you can choose from the following effects:

  • Start Screen Saver Turns on the screensaver right away without waiting for the screensaver’s inactivity period

  • Disable Screen Saver Prevents the screensaver from running

  • Mission Control Displays all windows as thumbnail images on the screen (equivalent to pressing F9)

  • Application Windows Displays thumbnail images of windows belonging to the currently active program (equivalent to pressing F10)

  • Desktop Hides all windows and shows your desktop (equivalent to pressing F11)

  • Dashboard Loads or hides the Dashboard program (equivalent to pressing F12)

  • Launchpad Displays the Launchpad screen

  • Put Display to Sleep Makes your monitor go ...

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