You can create multiple desktops on your Googlebook to organize your projects, multitask efficiently, and keep related open windows grouped together.
Open Recent apps
You can find all your open app windows and desktops at a glance.
To find all of your recent apps, choose one of these options:
- Use a touchpad gesture: Swipe up with 3 fingers.
- Use your keyboard: Press the Recent apps key
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- Use the keyboard shortcut: Press Action
+ Tab.
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+ Tab.Manage windows in Recent apps
When you enter Recent apps, your open freeform windows spread out into an expanded layout so you can quickly switch between or close tasks.
- Open Recent apps
- Select any open window to bring it to the front.
- Hover over the window and select Close
to close it without bringing it to the foreground.
to close it without bringing it to the foreground.Create a new desktop
You can organize your workspace by opening multiple desktops.
- Open Recent apps
- Select New Desktop
to the right of the desktop tile.
to the right of the desktop tile.Navigate between desktops
You can navigate between desktops in multiple ways.
From Recent apps view
- Use a touchpad gesture: Swipe 2 fingers laterally and select the desired desktop.
- Use your keyboard: Use the arrows keys and select the desired desktop.
- Use your touchscreen: Swipe laterally and select the desired desktop.
From a desktop
- Use a keyboard shortcut: Press Action
Close a desktop
When you finish a task or project, you can close the entire desktop.
- Open Recent apps.
- Hover over the desktop tile you want to close.
- Select Close
Move windows between desktops
You can move freeform windows from one desktop to another.
- Use a keyboard shortcut: Press Action