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Setting shortcuts for Dashboard and Exposé

Using the Dashboard & Exposé pane of System Preferences, you can change the shortcut keys that you use to open Dashboard or activate Exposé.

You can also assign "hot corners" on your screen to open Dashboard and activate Exposé. To use a hot corner, move your mouse to the corresponding corner of your display.

If you have a Mighty Mouse, you can assign mouse buttons to open Dashboard or activate Exposé. The mouse comes configured with the scroll-ball button set to open Dashboard.

  1. Open System Preferences and click Dashboard & Exposé.
  2. To select actions for hot corners, choose them from the Active Screen Corners pop-up menus.
  3. To change a keyboard shortcut, choose one from the corresponding pop-up menu. To modify the shortcut, hold down the Shift, Command, Option, or Control keys--or a combination of these keys--then choose a shortcut from the menu.
  4. If you have a Mighty Mouse, you will see two columns of pop-up menus in "Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts." Use the menus on the right to assign mouse buttons to open Dashboard or activate Exposé. To modify the shortcut, hold down the Shift, Command, Option, or Control keys--or a combination of these keys--then choose a shortcut from the menu. Button 3 refers to the scroll-ball button and Button 4 refers to the pair of side buttons on the Mighty Mouse.

You can also assign a hot corner to control the screen saver in Dashboard & Exposé preferences.

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