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“Stage manager” means “director”. And without a director, a play is not quite the same: the “stage manager” is at the heart of the show.
Does the macOS feature live up to its name’s promise of being as useful as a theater director? Well yes.
Below you will find all the explanations on how to best use it to make your life easier.
How does Stage manager work?
Once you activate Stage Manager, the application you are currently using takes up the center of the screen, while any other open applications appear as tiles on the sides.
Want to change apps? Just click on the thumbnail of the app you want to move to the center.
Stage manager is the ideal tool for multitasking, especially if you like to keep the dock hidden. So you can quickly switch between apps and see what’s open without having to use the dock.
Step 1: Open System Settings
Click on the apple, located at the top left of your desktop, then click System Settings.
Step 2: search for Internship manager
In the search bar, type “Stage Manager”. Click on the entry below Desktop and Dock.
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Step 3: Authorize Stage Manager
Next to Internship manager, a switch allows you to enable or disable the feature. Once you activate it, a new window will appear.
Step 4: activate Stage Manager
In the window that appears, click Activate Stage Manager. Once this is done, close the settings window.
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Step 5: restart your session
Stage Manager will not work until you log out of macOS and log back in. Once this is done, open any application: it automatically appears in the center of the desktop. Open another one: it takes the place of the previous one, which will then appear as a dynamic thumbnail on the left side of the desktop.
You can open as many apps as you want, but Stage Manager will only display a maximum of four in the left column.
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That’s it, you now know how to activate and use Stage manager. Multitasking is your turn!
Source: ZDNet.com