What buttons to use for Expose on Macbook Pro?

[DaLurker]

So since F9 and F10 are taken up by the keyboard backlight buttons, what do you MBP users use for All windows and Application windows?

 

[BigPrince]

I use hot corners.

 

[72930]

I actually reccomend setting the bottom left corner as an expose hot corner. I also use the bottom right for dashboard...

 

[Nevrsadie]

I use hot corners.

Ditto.

 

[Jay42]

F11 or middle mouse button - All windows

F12 - Dashboard

CMD+Lower Right Corner - Desktop

CMD+Upper Right Corner - Current App Windows


I find that I accidentally bump into the hot corners with my mouse during my day to day tasks, so the modifiers with the hot corners works great for me.

 

[panoz7]

I set it up so that you have to use the function key to access the hardware functions of the F keys. That way F9 still works for expose and I hold down fn-F9 to change the keyboard backlight.

I also decided to give hot corners a try... I was initially quite skeptical but now I couldn't live without them.

 

[Zmmyt]

hot corners as well.

 

[BigPrince]

my bottom left hot corner is all windows and when I am using a PC I constantly find myself trying to get all windows to appear.

 

[zign]

Bottom Left - All windows
Top Right - Desktop

 

[72930]

Top Right - Desktop

So do you not use spotlight, are you really careful, or do you use cmd+space?

 

[CrzyCanuck72]

So do you not use spotlight, are you really careful, or do you use cmd+space?

I have top-right set for the desktop too...what do you mean? you have to click on the spotlight icon for it to come up, you can't just mouse over it...

 

[SBik2]

normal buttons.. hot corners get in my way... but on MB

 

[iBookG4user]

F12 - Dashboard
F11 - Desktop
fn + F9 - All windows
fn + F7 - application windows

I don't use hot corners as I like using the keyboard to do such things as Exposé.

 

[zign]

I have top-right set for the desktop too...what do you mean? you have to click on the spotlight icon for it to come up, you can't just mouse over it...

I agree

 

[Felldownthewell]

I dislike hotcorners, and I use Expose so much a button combo is inconveniant, so I use right command (the key) for all windows. This is easy for me since I almost always use a two button mouse, so I have little use for the right command button.

 

[smueboy]

I use the squeeze buttons on my mighty mouse.

 

[Mgkwho]

Top right- all windows

Bottom right- desktop (which will switch to spaces with Leopard)

Bottom left- dashboard

Top left- screen saver

-=|Mgkwho

 

[theprizefight]

not a hot corners fan...Right Shift for 'view all windows'

 

[Freyqq]

hot corners

top left is view all windows of an app
top right is all windows
bottom left is virtuedesktops pager
bottom right is hide windows

f12 is dashboard..i only really use it to check the weather

 

[stealthman1]

Hot Corners!
Bottom Left - Dashboard
Top Left - All Windows
Top Right - All applications
Bottom Right - open. Usage of a large, hidden dock causes inadvertant operation.

 

[e12a]

hot corners and thumb button on mouse if applicable.