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  1. How to move a Mac application icon to the Dock. To move a Mac application icon to the Dock, just follow these steps: Click the Applications icon on the right side of the Dock, Find the application you want to place on the Dock, Click-and-drag that application icon to the left side of the Dock.
  2. Feb 12, 2018  This wikiHow teaches you how to lock your desktop icons in place on Windows or Mac computers. Although Windows doesn't offer an easy option to lock your desktop icons in place, you can use the auto-arrange and alignment features to keep your desktop icons in order—or you can use a third party app called DeskLock.
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You can make all of your displays mirror each other, or extend your workspace with different apps and windows on each display. If you use an external display with your Mac notebook, you can also use closed-display mode.

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This is another menu bar option for locking your Mac. Go to System Preferences Users & Groups Click the lock in the lower-left corner and enter your account password to make changes. Every time I return to the displays and switch them back on again all the active windows have moved to the main monitor, and I have to relocate them again between the two monitors. I suspect this is a Windows problem - there are several threads about similar things happening for both Windows 7 and Windows 10. I'm using 2 Displays with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and I would like to have a keyboard shortcut to move the active window from one display to another (not space). I just found answers for moving.

  • Check the ports on your Mac to find out whether you need an adapter.
  • Check how many displays your Mac supports: Choose Apple menu  > About This Mac, click Support, then click Specifications. On the webpage that appears, the number of displays your Mac supports appears under Video Support.

Use extended desktop mode

Maximize your workspace with extended desktop mode, which lets you enjoy full-screen apps and windows on each monitor. Then, use Mission Control to organize apps and windows across your displays. If your Dock is on the bottom of your screen, it appears on any of your displays when you move your pointer to the bottom edge of your display.

Turn on extended desktop mode

  1. Make sure that your external display is turned on and connected to your Mac.
  2. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Displays.
  3. Click the Arrangement tab.
  4. Make sure that the Mirror Displays checkbox isn’t selected.

Arrange your displays or change your primary display

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So that you can move apps and windows across your displays in one continuous motion, arrange your displays to match the setup on your desk. You can also change your primary display, which is where your desktop icons and app windows first appear.

  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Displays.
  2. Click the Arrangement tab.
  3. To change the position of a display, drag it to the desired position. A red border appears around the display as it's moved.
  4. To set a different display as the primary display, drag the menu bar to the other display.

Use video mirroring

With video mirroring, all of your displays show the same apps and windows.

Turn on video mirroring

  1. Make sure that your external display is turned on and connected to your Mac.
  2. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, click Displays, then click the Arrangement tab.
  3. Make sure that the Mirror Displays checkbox is selected.

Use AirPlay

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With Apple TV, you can mirror the entire display of your Mac to your TV, or use your TV as a separate display. To turn on AirPlay, follow these steps:

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  1. Make sure that your TV is turned on.
  2. Choose in the menu bar, then choose your Apple TV. If an AirPlay passcode appears on your TV screen, enter the passcode on your Mac.
  3. Mirror your display or use your TV as a separate display:
    • To mirror your display, choose , then choose Mirror Built-in Display.
    • To use your TV as a separate display, choose , then choose Use As Separate Display.
  4. To turn off AirPlay, choose , then choose Turn AirPlay Off.

If you don't see in the menu bar, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, click Displays, then select the 'Show mirroring options in the menu bar when available' checkbox.

Learn more about how to AirPlay video from your Mac.

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Hello,


This issue just began to happen today, but has happened twice. After finishing watching something on Netflix in safari, I exit out of the page, shut my laptop, and plug it in to charge. When I return to use it again, the entire screen has shifted to the left about an inch, leaving a black space on the right side. The mouse can still move freely, and the keyboard buttons such as screen brightness and volume work fine and show up on the screen, but I cannot click anything on the screen. I then have to hold the power button and restart to computer to eliminate the problem, in which case it functions without any issues. What is the problem?

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Mac Can't Move Apps Locking To Side Of Monitor Screen

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