Tips for Using Launchpad on Mac

Launchpad on Mac is something like a home screen on an iPhone and iPad. It conveniently displays your programs. When

You download the program from the App Store, it appears on the Launchpad panel, and from there you can interact with it.

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Launchpad is not always displayed on the computer screen, so you still need to open it. Because of this, many simply do not use the panel, although the Launchpad can be very useful.

Below you will find tips on using Launchpad on a Mac. Perhaps they will force you to use the panel more often.

How to open the Launchpad

Launchpad can be opened in several quick ways.

Click the Launchpad icon in Dock.
Click the Launchpad icon in the Programs folder.
Use the F4 key on the keyboard (fn + F4).
Use the trackpad gesture - put three fingers together on one side and your thumb on the other.

You can understand how many pages with programs you have, by the number of points at the bottom of the screen. To switch between these pages, use the trackpad or the mouse.

Using Active Corners

You can use the Active Corners feature on your Mac for even faster access to the Launchpad. Just move the cursor to one of the corners of the screen, and the panel with the programs will open.

one) On the menu bar, select the icon Apple > System settings.

2) Select section Desktop and Screensaver.

3) At the bottom click Active angles.

four) Using the menu, tie a Launchpad to one of the corners by selecting it from the options.

five) Now hover over the previously selected screen corner and Launchpad will open.

When you download a program from the Mac App Store,it automatically appears on the Launchpad panel. However, the programs downloaded from the network are not affected. To add a third-party program to the panel, simply move it to the folder Programs.

Launchpad Software Management

Like on iPhone and iPad, you can move programs to Launchpad, create folders, etc. This is a great way to organize the panel to your taste.

To move the program, hold it and drag it to a new location, and then release. When you pull the program, others will move away and free up space.

To create a folder, hold the program thatyou want to put in it, and drag it to another, which you also want to add to the folder. The folder will be created automatically, as in iOS. Then you can drag other programs to the folder. Click on the folder name to change it.

To remove the program from the folder, hold it and pull it out of the folder. When there are no programs left in the folder, it will disappear.

Uninstall programs

You can remove programs on a Mac in several ways, and one of them is via Launchpad.

To remove a program, hold it down until the animation appears. Click icon X in the corner of the program and confirm its removal. To enter the delete mode, you can hold the key Option.

This will not just remove the program from Launchpad, but also remove it completely. If in the corner of the program does not appear X, it can not be removed. Among such programs are Mail, Calendar and Utilities.

Use search

If you have many programs installed, you can use Launchpad search to quickly access them.

Enter the program name in the search bar at the top of the screen, and then select it or press the key Enter/Returnto immediately open the program.