How to Use Multiple Desktops

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desktop icon Click here to learn about desktops.

left - desktop Click here to learn how to use more desktop tools.

 

 

Contents:

How to view desktops

How to create a desktop

How to turn a Microsoft® Windows® folder into a desktop

How to delete a desktop

How to rename a desktop

How to reorder desktops

How to access a desktop's folder

 

How to view desktops

 

1.Click the desktop button Maps on the left column of the application
2.If you have more than one desktop
Click the tab or button for the desired desktop

desktop - tabs

(here, the tabs are Default, Client and Personal)

 

How to create a desktop

 

1.Click desktop - add
2.A dialogue box will ask you to name the new desktop. Enter a name and click button OK.

 

 

How to turn a Microsoft Windows folder into a desktop

1.Click Desktop on the top toolbar,
2.Select Import a Windows folder to the Desktop
3.In the Browse for Folder navigator, select the desired folder, and
4.Click OK.
5.You will be prompted to name the new desktop. Name it and
6.Click OK.

 

ex_blueIf you create a desktop from a folder, then the new desktop allows you to work directly with the files and folders, not with shortcuts. Therefore, if you create a desktop from a folder, and delete an object from the desktop, this will delete the file or folder from the source file as well.

 

How to delete a desktop

 

1.Click the tab or button for the desktop that you want to delete, then
2.Click delete maps desktop 16x16 clickable.

 

How to rename a desktop

 

1.Click the tab or button for the desktop that you want to delete, then
2.Click desktop - rename
3.A dialogue box will ask for the new desktop name. Enter the new name and click button OK.

 

How to reorder desktops

 

1.Click desktop top menu on the top toolbar, and
2.Select Reorder Desktops.
3.A list of your desktops will appear. Reordering them on the list will reorder the tabs or buttons. Select the desktop that you would like to move.
4.There are two arrows at the top of the list: button arrow up and button arrow down.
Click button arrow up to move the selected desktop up in the list, or
Click button arrow down to move the selected desktop down in the list
5.Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each of the desktops that you would like to move.
6.Click button accept to accept the new order.

 

 

How to access a desktop's folder

1.Click Desktop on the top toolbar, and
2.Select Open Desktop Folder.

 

ex_blueNot every object on your desktop exists in the desktop folder. For instance, if you create a desktop from a folder, the objects created at that time will not appear in the desktop folder.