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Exposé Basics
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When you're working on your Mac
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you'll probably open lots of different
files and applications.
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Exposé can help you cut through the clutter
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and find things on your desktop fast.
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Hit the F3 key on your keyboard
to activate Exposé.
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It displays all of the open windows on your Mac,
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so you can quickly find what you're looking for.
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Pressing Command + 1 key
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arranges the windows alphabetically,
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and pressing Command + 2 key
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sorts them by application name.
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Using Exposé from the Dock
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lets you see the windows
of a specific application,
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so to see all of the open Safari windows
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just click and hold on the Safari icon.
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To see the open Pages windows
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click and hold on its icon.
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Exposé displays the windows
in a grid on the desktop.
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You can view a full-size preview
of any window in the grid,
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just hover over the thumbnail with the cursor
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and tap the space bar.
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Customizing Exposé is simple,
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just open System Preferences
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and select Exposé & Spaces.
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You can assign keystrokes or mouse clicks
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to display all windows as thumbnails,
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to view all windows in the application
you are currently using
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and to show the desktop.
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You can also set up active screen corners
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to trigger Exposé functions
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just by moving your cursor
to the corners of your screen.
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Taking advantage of all the
great features of Exposé
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makes it easier than ever
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to stay organized on your Mac.
page revision: 2, last edited: 09 Jan 2010 16:47