How are desktops (spaces) renamed in Mission Control?

Naming in Spaces is a bit odd. If you create desktop spaces they are named Desktop 1 etc. If you put a program into fullscreen mode and go to Mission Control that program will appear under its name....as long as its just the one Window. But, if you have two different Safari windows - say one at Apple and one at Google - and put both of them into fullscreen mode when you go into Mission Control they now appear with the name of the document. Grrrr.

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HT4689 My desktops are not showing up in mission control

When I use mission control my desktops do not show up, however they are there (just invisible) because if I hover over where they should be and click I am taken to that desktop.

Hi Jeff,
Exactly - I do not see them under my account. I have already deleted history, cookies, etc., had my password reset 2x and tried 2 other browsers. I have all my serial numbers that I've saved at home.
The problem is that I do not see any of my products beyond 2012. I only see a few under orders. I don't see any that should be registered.
I'd attaching a couple of screenshots so you can see what I see (serial #s and personal info covered up with gray boxes). I should be able to, right? I used to be able to. This happened 2 years ago as well and finally someone fixed it. Obviously there should be a lot more listed.

Why won't my spaces delete from mission control?

I have tried everything to be able to get the X to appear over the spaces when I have many of them open during the mission control page. It will not appear. I have looked under every setting and it is not an option to make this disappear. How do I get it to work? i have already tried pushing option/alt and holding it and everything else. The X never appears. What do i do ??

Which apps are they?

Left over spaces preferences in Mission Control

I had certain programs set up to go to particular spaces before I upgraded to Lion. Now, the programs go to the desktop number that corresponds to the space it used to go to. The functionality of having things assigned isn't needed (or useful either) in the new mission control setup, so I would like to cancel the assignments, but I can't change the preferences any more.
I am sure that there is a terminal command that would fix this, but I wouldn't even know where to begin to look for it; other than here of course.

Right click the programs icon in the dock. Select Options > Assign to: None
Regards,
Captfred

How do I remove Messages from Mission Control?

I double clicked the top near the resize arrow mistakenly and it made its own screen in Mission Control. I've been looking online but I can't find out how to remove it. I've tried the control+click but it doesn't show the x. I don't want my messages in Mission Control as it just full screens it. I tried quitting and reopening but it just keeps opening my message window in the Mission Control full screen style. Even restarted my computer.

I figured it out on my own finally. If for some reason you have a messages chat window open on its own as a full screen in the Mission Control and you want to remove it from Mission Control, just command+W and close the window that is currently open in Mission Control. Then Messages returns to normal. Also figured out that if you click those arrows at the top right hand side, it will full screen it in Mission Control. Those arrows are not the resize!

How to switch between apps in mission control shortcut key

I open two apps in my macbook, how can i select the app without clicking on it?.I know that f3 > mission control and then click, but i want to switch between apps with keyboard shortcut.Thanks in advance for your help.( I am runnig lion).

Hold down the cmd (⌘) key and briefly press the tab key (⇥) then use the left/right arrow keys to select the application you wish to switch to. When done release the cmd key.

Activating quick look with space bar in mission control no longer working

Activating quick look in mission control by highlighting the window and pressing space bar is no longer working. Anyone else run into this problem or have a solution? Thanks.

Version 10.7.1 fixed the issue I was having

Add desktop icon (+ sign) using Mission Control

Just discovered this little detail when arranging my desktop and dock.
The plus sign, add a desktop button / icon moves from right to left, when using mission control, depending on the location of your dock. If the dock is at the center bottom or left, the icon appears to the right side of the screen. If the dock is on the right side of the screen, the icon moves to the left.
It was driving me crazy when I could not add a desktop using mission control, when I scrolled to the left and it appeared.
Hope this tidbit helps someone out.
Cheers!

Thanks for the tip, but that's just STUPID! The "plus" sign should appear wherever your hot corner is. I could understand it working for those that strictly use F-keys, but the programmers obviously didn't think of anyone, but themselves. Who is the moron that came up with this system programming solution (or lack there of)?

How to see hidden apps in Mission Control

In Exposé in Snow Leopard at the low part of the screen, I could see all my hidden apps. In Mission Contrtol (Lion) I don't get to see the hidden apps. I've gone through all the system preferences and I did not see anything to be able to active it, I mean, to be able to see my hidden apps when I launch Mission Control.
Has anyone already solved this issue somehow?
Thanks a lot.
Regards.

YES . you get it.
Not thing to apologize. you don;t do anything wrong. sorry about my word i'm not good in english.
it call Minimize windows
by your answer that is ok. The window will go to stay on Dock by click in >System Preference >Dock > Uncheck Minimize windows into application.
but someone (me and topick owner Jmayorperes) we check in minimize window to application icon . because i want a static Dock . dont want many icon on Dock when i minimize.
and old style expose is allow me to see all active window and all minimize windows in same place. by move mouse to hot corner .
But Lion if you want to see Minimize window you must >>> .. hold click to icon and select > show all window .. That's it. http://postimage.org/image/2wd9ly7no/
but i think 1-2 second difference not good .
That why we try to get it back . it just change by apple. maybe it good for people who use touchpad or andything i don't know.
but for me it difference. and have to change behavior hope it come back in next update
Thanks you AMMOCAN

How can I disable mouse shortcuts (mission control, etc) in games?

I just installed the new Deus Ex: Human Revolution from the App Store and I'd like to use the miltiple mouse buttons my Logitech mouse has in my game. I can set up the controls to use various buttons in the game, but I also have the same mouse buttons set up in the System Preferences to be used for mouse shortcuts. The problem is, when I try to use the game, the "All Applications" or the "Show Desktop" shortcuts kick in instead of the games setup controls.
How can I disable the Mouse Shortcuts for the system while I'm in the game?

Forgive me... I should have said:
How do I permenantly disable the shortcuts only while in the game, without having to redo my System Preferences every time I start or stop my game?

How to move between applications in Mission Control using non-english keyboard?

I have recently started using MC and really like it. I prefer doing as much navigation as possible from the keyboard.
I can do most of the things I want to with MC but I have not been able to find out how to switch between open applcations on the selected Desktop while in MC.
I have tried searching for a solution online without success. To begin with it would be great if it is at all possible but preferably, it would be something that could be configured by me in System Preferences/Keyboard.
I would think that other people would want to do somehting similar so hopefully there is a solution.
Thanks in advance,
Thor

Hold down the cmd (⌘) key and briefly press the tab key (⇥) then use the left/right arrow keys to select the application you wish to switch to. When done release the cmd key.

Can I move a desktop space to another display?

I'm trying to grab a whole desktop space while in Mission Control and move it with all its windows to another display but it won't move.
Should this work or should I submit a feature request?

No, it doesn't work that way, but you can move app windows to other desktop spaces, by moving them individually.
Additional desktop spaces can be created as you need them in Mission Control by moving the cursor to the top right corner of the desktop and clicking on the + that appears when the cursor is that area.

How do I disable Mission Control in favor of old Spaces and Exposé?

Spaces was my favorite feature from previous versions and now they upgraded (killed) it. I loved having a Space for each kind of activity, like browsing or email or system-related tasks, and so on. Now it’s all confusing and I still don’t know how to assign apps to a space. I don’t like either that you have to go over all of them to get to a specific one and there’s no easy way of recalling where -recently unassigned opened- your app was, you have to go thru Mission Control. It’s irritating.
I know you can go directly to a Space by using ^+the number or the space, but I liked way more the grid in which they were set up before.
The window management system OS X is one of the major things I choose this OS over all the other but now it's getting screwed up. It seems like an OS for iOS to Mac OS switchers. Is there some file or setting I have to edit like in Terminal? An app to buy? Anything.
I really appreciate your help.
UPDATE: I just learned how to assign applications to a space, from the application's dock menu, yet the fact that spaces are not fixed and you can easily close them by just clicking the X that on it, keeps me a little too uneasy.

Some people hate it, some like it.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7.ars/6#window-manageme nt
At least now we can have up to 16 spaces.
Work in multiple spaces
When projects pile up and your desktop becomes cluttered, you can use Spaces to organize your windows into groups. For example, create a space for work, another for games, and a third for chatting and checking email messages.
Add one or more spaces
Enter Mission Control using one of these methods:
From a trackpad, swipe up using three or four fingers.
From the keyboard, press the Mission Control key. If your keyboard doesn’t have a Mission Control key, press F9 (Fn-F9 on portable keyboards).
Move the pointer toward the upper-right corner of your screen.
To add a space, click the Add button (+). You can add up to 16 spaces.
To leave Mission Control, swipe again, or press the key you used to enter Mission Control.
HideMove from one space to another
Do any of these:
Swipe left or right with three fingers to scroll through your spaces.
Enter Mission Control, and then click the space you want to use.
Press the Control key and the number key for the space you want. For example, press Control-3 to go to Desktop 3.
Press the Control key and an arrow key to scroll through the spaces.
HideMove a window from one space to another
Do any of these:
Drag the window to the edge of your screen and pause; after a moment, the window is switched to the next space.
Move the pointer over the window, and hold down the mouse button while pressing the Control key and an arrow or number key.
From the space that has the window you want to move, enter Mission Control. Then drag the window itself (not the thumbnail image) up to the space you want to use.
HideDecide which spaces to use with particular applications
If you work in multiple spaces, you can assign applications to particular spaces.
Press and hold an application’s icon in the Dock. You may have to first open the application from Launchpad to see its icon in the Dock.
From the shortcut menu that appears over the icon, choose one of these:
To have the application open only in the current space, choose Options > This Desktop. From now on the application will open in the current space; if you are working in a different space, the application’s space scrolls into view.
To have the application open in every space, choose Options > All Desktops. From now on, when the application is open it will appear in every space.
To have the application open in the whichever space you are currently using, choose Options > None.
In Mission Control preferences, you can specify that when switching to an application, your desktop should scroll to a space with open windows for that application.
Delete a space
Enter Mission Control using one of these methods:
From a trackpad, swipe up using three or four fingers.
From the keyboard, press the Mission Control key. If your keyboard doesn’t have a Mission Control key, press F9 (Fn-F9 on portable keyboards).
Move the pointer over the the space you want to delete. After a moment a delete button (x) appears on the space.
Click the delete button (x) to remove the space. If the space contains windows, the windows are moved to another space.

Using mission control/spaces on extended displays

Is there a way to assign spaces and use mission control on an extended display (i.e. LCD TV) on 10.7.1? I have connected an LCD TV as an external display to my MBP. When switching spaces on my MBP (primary) display, the external monitor transitions as well. I have been unsuccessful utilizing multiple spaces strictly on my external display or having a static dispaly when switching spaces. I would like to be able to switch spaces independently on each display or make a static desktop on my extended display. Thanks
Macbook Pro 13" Mid 2009
2.26 GHz Core 2 Duo
4GB DDR3 | NVIDIA GEFORCE 9400M 256 MB

When I'm working with any other apps on my system, I can take advantage of Mission Control, but have forego these advantages when using the Creative Suite. Isn't it really about time that Adobe put some effort into supporting these OS-level features. Whether you favour Mac OS or Windows, you should be able to take advantages of the system you prefer to work on.
Is there any word on whether CS6 will support these features? (I'm not exactly holding my breath).
There is no word on anything about InDesign CS6 yet. (Those who know can't say, and I'm not aware of any substantive leaked information.)
I think that Spaces/Mission Control support is probably predicated on the Carbon to Cocoa conversion. So until InDesign is a Cocoa app, this is unlikely to improve. Personally I manage to avoid using Spaces to any significant degree, so I don't really notice these things. Have you tried Photoshop, which is a Cocoa app? Does it behave better?
I don't know to what extent these issues are specific to the app, or all tied up in libraries that are common to all the Adobe apps.

Macbook pro w/ Mavericks - right command and right option functioning as shortcuts for mission control and show desktop

Hello,
All of a sudden my right command and right option keys are functioning as shortcuts for mission control and show desktop respectively. I haven't changed anything and can't seem to find any shortcut option in system preferences to change it. Control + up still works for mission control as default, and F11 is still show desktop. Left command and left option are working as normal.
Any suggestions? I have a feeling theres some silly little thing I've missed...
Thanks.
B.

Hello benja_d
That is an interesting issue with the keyboard. To help isolate the issue, open up the Keyboard view to see if there are any keys being held down while you are typing to see if that is the issue. You will also will want to try this in another user on your computer to see if it something that is User specific or system wide. Let me know if you have figured out this part and I can help you further.
One or more keys on the keyboard do not respond
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1381
Regards,
-Norm G.

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