Virtual Desktops
A method for expanding the usual single screen desktop into multiple virtual desktop screens to provide better organisation and flexibility.
A method for expanding the usual single screen desktop into multiple virtual desktop screens to provide better organisation and flexibility.
Google developed virtual desktops for Chromebooks enabling users to create multiple workspaces and easily switch between them.
Desktops are controlled with these shortcuts ...
Search + Shift + = Adds a new desk
Search + Shift + – Removes the active desk
Search + ] Navigate to desk on right
Search + [ Navigate to desk on the left
Search + Shift + ] Move active window (or highlighted window in overview) to desk on the right
Search + Shift + [ Move active window (or highlighted window in overview) to desk on the left
Tip: Use different desktops for different categories of tasks.
For example use one for productivity, another for web browsing, and another simply for entertainment.
Click here to read a TechRepublic article that discusses new tips and tricks available in March 2021.
Click here to read a TechRepublic article for version 84 that steps through how to use the new features available.