Multiple Desktops (Spaces)

How are they supposed to work ?
I have a problem with "This Desktop" setting, so after I restart OS X, some apps just lose that.
Also desktop numbering is not constant (desktop shuffling).

If you open Mission Control you'll see 2 sections.  The majority of the screen will show you the contents of your current Space and the top of the screen will show you the other Spaces running that you can switch to (by default you should see 2 Spaces - your Desktop and Dashboard).  To create a new Space, move your cursor to the top-right of your Mission Control screen and new Space will partially slide onto the screen.  Click it to add it and then you can either drag windows from the current Desktop Space to the new Space or switch to the new Space and open applications/windows there directly.
So far I haven't worked out how to rename the new Spaces opened, if that is even possible.

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  • Use of Multiple Desktops

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