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== Usage ==
Exposé and Mission Control include three separate features for organizing windows and open applications:

;All windows :Shows all open and unhidden windows, and all [[virtual desktop]]s, shrinking their appearance so they all fit on a single screen. On newer Mac keyboards, this is activated from the F3 key, or F9 on older keyboards. On Apple's [[Magic Mouse]] or multi-touch [[trackpad]]s, this can be activated by pulling up on the trackpad with three or four fingers. Mission Control redesigned this feature extensively to show all running desktops.
;Application windows : Also called 'App Exposé'. Shows all open and minimized windows for the currently active application. During this mode, the user can choose a window to switch to by using mouse or keyboard, or cycle through windows of different applications by pressing the tab key. This can be activated by pulling down with three or four fingers on a trackpad, the F10 key on older keyboards, by pressing Control + [[function key|F3]] on newer Apple aluminium and MacBook keyboards, or by right-clicking the app's icon on the dock and selecting 'Show all windows'. On [[OS X Snow Leopard]], App Exposé can be activated by clicking and holding the application's icon in the dock.
;Desktop : Moves all windows off the screen, with just the edges of the windows visible at the side of the screen, giving the user clear access to the [[Desktop environment|desktop]] and any icons on it. This can be activated by pressing [[command key|Command]] [[function key|F3]] on newer Apple aluminum and Macbook keyboards, the F11 key on older keyboards. On a trackpad, it can be selected by placing four fingers on the trackpad and pulling them away from each other.

In the first two cases, after Mission Control is activated, the user can select any window by [[point-and-click|clicking]] on it or selecting it with arrow keys and pressing ''Enter''. Exposé then deactivates, leaving the selected window in the foreground. Using [[Apple Mighty Mouse]], it is possible to select a window using the Scroll Ball, by scrolling in the direction of that window.

The keyboard shortcuts used for activating Exposé can be customized to be any of the function keys, the shift, control, option or command key, the [[fn key]] on Mac laptops, or even a mouse button on multiple-button [[Mouse (computing)|mice]] (including Apple Mighty Mouse).

Different features of Mission Control can also be activated by moving the mouse to a [[screen hotspot|'hot corner']] of the desktop. This system is off by default; it can be enabled from [[System Settings]].