How to Add Spaces in Mac OS Leopard

With the latest release of Apple's Mac OS X operating system, also known as Leopard, users can create multiple virtual desktops and assign different programs and windows to them. This gives Mac users more desktop space to work with. Up to 16 virtual desktops can be created with Spaces, and then users can seamlessly flip back and forth between them. This article explains how to create additional rows and columns of Spaces through System Preferences.

Things You'll Need

• Mac running OS X 10.5 or later

Instructions

1. Open "System Preferences" by clicking on the dock icon.

2. Go to the "Expose & Spaces" control panel under the "Personal" category.

3. Click on the "Spaces" tab at the top of the control panel window.

4. Click the plus sign next to the "Rows" field to add a new horizontal row of Spaces. Click the minus sign to delete a row of Spaces.

5. Click the plus sign next to the "Columns" field to add a new vertical column of Spaces. Click the minus sign to delete a column of Spaces.