I tried it, and it seemed to make things confusing when switching between open applications. I turned it off after a day.
Perhaps it’s more beneficial to someone with vision. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Farfar, Engineer, Musician dgcarlson0...@gmail.com On Apr 15, 2023, at 6:37 AM, Traci Duncan <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: I noticed this setting in control center and watned to learn more. Does anyone use it? Is it useful with VoiceOver? > > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213315 > > Use Stage Manager to organize apps and windows on Mac > Stage Manager organizes apps and windows so that your desktop is clutter-free > and you can stay focused. > > Turn Stage Manager on or off > > Requires macOS Ventura or later > > Click Control Center <macos-big-sur-control-center-icon.png> in the menu bar, > then click Stage Manager. > > <macos-ventura-macbook-pro-control-center-stage-manager.png> > > Organize apps and windows in Stage Manager > > Stage Manager shows the app you're currently using in the center of the > screen. Other apps you're using appear as thumbnails on the side. > > To switch between windows, click a thumbnail. > To access files and folders on your desktop, click the desktop. > Thumbnails are arranged automatically based on recent use, with up to six > thumbnails shown, depending on the size of your desktop. Each thumbnail shows > a live view of its window, so you can see updates like incoming messages > without switching to that window. > > <macos-ventura-macbook-pro-stage-manager-hero.png> > > To create a group of windows in the center, drag a thumbnail to the center > window, or press the Shift key while clicking the thumbnail. The image above > shows two groups: Keynote and Finder windows are grouped in the center, and > News and Music windows are grouped in the bottom thumbnail. > To remove a window from a group you created, drag it back to the thumbnail > area. > To move or resize the center window, drag its title bar, or drag an edge of > the window to expand that side of the window. If a window covers the > thumbnails, the thumbnails hide until you uncover them or move the pointer to > the left edge of the screen. If you make a window enter full screen > <https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/mchl9c21d2be/mac>, it moves to its > own space <https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/mh14112/mac> outside of > Stage Manager. > To drag items to another window, hold the dragged item over a thumbnail until > its window moves to the center, then drop the item into the window. If > multiple windows are in the center, you can hold the item over a rear window > until it moves to the front, then drop the item. > To send a window to the side as a thumbnail without switching windows, click > the minimize button <macos-mojave-minimize-window-inline-icon.png> in the > corner of the window. Or press Command-M. > To hide an app's thumbnail and windows, press Command-H. When an app isn't > visible because it's hidden or hasn't been used recently, you can switch to > that app in other ways, such as from the Dock or by pressing Command-Tab. > Change Stage Manager settings > > Choose Apple menu > System Settings, click Desktop & Dock in the sidebar, > then click Customize next to Stage Manager on the right. > <macos-ventura-macbook-pro-system-settings-stage-manager-customize.png> > > Recent applications > > When this setting is turned on, thumbnails remain visible, unless covered by > a window. > When this setting is turned off, thumbnails are hidden until you move your > pointer to the left edge of the screen. > Desktop items > > When this setting is turned on, items on your desktop remain visible. > When this setting is turned off, items on your desktop are hidden until you > click your desktop. > Show windows from an application > > All at Once: The app in the center of the screen shows all of its windows at > the same time. > One at a Time: The app in the center of the screen shows one of its windows > at a time. Its other windows are in the app's thumbnail. To switch between > them, click the thumbnail. You can still drag windows from the thumbnail to > the center to create a group. > > On most keyboards that have a character key to the left of the number 1, you > can press that key together with the Command (⌘) key to quickly switch > between the windows of the app you're using. > If you don't see Stage Manager in Control Center > > Choose Apple menu > System Settings, click Desktop & Dock in the sidebar, > then scroll down on the right and make sure that “Displays have separate > Spaces” is turned on. You should now see Stage Manager in Control Center. > > Learn more > > To make Stage Manager even easier to access: > > Add Stage Manager to the menu bar by dragging it from Control Center > <macos-big-sur-control-center-icon.png> to the menu bar. Or choose Apple menu > > System Settings, click Control Center in the sidebar, then choose Show in > Menu Bar from the Stage Manager menu on the right. > Create a keyboard shortcut > <https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/mchlp2271/mac> for Stage Manager. > Choose Apple menu > System Settings, click Keyboard in the sidebar, click > the Keyboard Shortcuts button, then click Mission Control. Double-click > “none” next to the Stage Manager setting, then press the keys that you want > to use as a shortcut. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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