Launchpad is a feature introduced in Mac OS X Lion based on the iOS springboard. A collection of application icons and folders is accessed either by clicking an icon in the dock or by pressing a specific key on newer Macs/Apple Keyboards. Applications can be launched with a click.
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Save and Restore Launchpad Layout?
I've spent a lot of time arranging the apps the way I want them on my Mac and would like for them to stay that way. Is there anyway to save the current layout of Launchpad for a later restore if it ...
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Folders in Applications not in sync with Launchpad
I created a folder in /Applications to move all Games into a folder called Games. Launchpad is not in sync with the folders that I created.
Looking at the folder Utilities, I was under the ...
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Inaccurate click to open an app from Launchpad: closes Launchpad
I'm surprised how much I use Launchpad after upgrading to Lion both to launch and switch to applications, to the extent that I rarely find myself showing the Dock anymore. I do have one problem, ...
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The launchpad button does not appear in the dock?
Just bought a new Macbook Pro with lion, but the launchpad button is not in the dock and I can't find it anywhere on the computer. I thought it may be gone because when I started the computer I used a ...
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Using Launchpad with folders
Prior to Lion I used overflow as a program launcher. I'm trying to replace that with Launchpad (one less app to deal with) and it seems to be working...almost.
Is there any way I can add an icon in ...
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How can I remove the Parallels icons from Launchpad in Lion?
I have Parallels Desktop 6 installed and after an upgrade to Lion I got a whole bunch of Windows app icons on Launchpad:
They look ugly and don't have a remove button.
They also don't exist in my ...
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Why my application icons wiggle when I press ALT key in Launchpad?
I tried Launchpad first time today and went through the common modifier keys & their combinations to see if some hidden options appear.
When I pressed ⌥ ALT all the apps started wiggling. What ...
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How to select multiple app icons in Launchpad to move them?
Is it possible to select more than one app icon at a time in Launchpad and then drag them to a folder?
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How do I get Launchpad to see apps on an external disk?
I have a large Firewire disk permanently plugged into my Mac mini. Whenever possible, this external disk is where I install any new apps. How do I get these apps to show up in Launchpad?
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Can I choose the name of a folder in Launchpad?
When I drag two items into a folder, the system seems to choose the folder name for me.
Am I missing any way to choose a name or am I presently stuck with what the system chooses for me?
I know I ...
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Help me un-clutter the first page of apps on Launchpad
I have grown very fond of a sparse first page of apps on iOS and want to hack, reverse-engineer, and/or fake out Launchpad to get a clean first page of apps.
Here is a picture from iOS that is ...
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Where is the Launchpad database stored and is there a way to edit it directly?
When exploring the new Launchpad feature, at first, it would seem as is it draws it's content primarily from the Programs folder.
It seems to be the case, however, that the Launchpad database is ...
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How to remove (and prevent) duplicate Launchpad icons? [duplicate]
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Double entries in Launchpad (Mac OSX 10.7, Lion)
It seems Launchpad has duplicated some icons without me actually doing anything to willingly cause this. (In this case, ...
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Double entries in Launchpad (Mac OSX 10.7, Lion)
I have many double entries in Launchpad. (Address Book, DVD Player, Image Capture). Any idea why and how to fix it?
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How do I pause a download in the Launchpad in OS X Lion?
I started downloading XCode on my 10 mbit/s but it is 4 GB and I want to pause it for a while.
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Is there a way to transfer a Launchpad layout to another machine?
If I spend time grouping apps in neat folders in Launchpad on one machine, is there a way to copy that mapping to another system without having to manually organize everything all over again ?
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How can I create a keyboard shortcut for LaunchPad on OS X Lion (10.7)?
I know how to open Launchpad via a gesture, creating a hot corner and obviously clicking on it in the dock .... what I am looking for is creating a keyboard shortcut to open Launchpad. I tried going ...
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How do you delete apps from Lion's Launchpad?
When pressing alt/option in Lion's Launchpad, only some icons get the delete X overlay to remove them. How do you delete the others? I've read that control-option-command should do this, but it ...
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How can I rename a folder in Lion's Launchpad?
I created a folder by dropping one icon on top of another.
Now I want to rename that folder, since the default name, "Utility" isn't the one I want.
According to all advice I find on the internet, I ...
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Does a Magic Mouse let me use all the multitouch features of Lion?
Does the magic mouse support all of the gestures that the magic trackpad supports, including but not limited to Launchpad and Mission Control?
