The following tip is something that I find very useful for myself, and that only works for Macs that can use four-finger Exposé mode on the trackpad.
While using a four-finger down swipe on the trackpad to trigger Exposé, don't release your fingers just yet -- hold your fingers for one second after swiping, then release them. When used in this manner, Exposé will activate, then turn off by itself when you release your fingers. This also works when activating Dashboard with a four-finger up swipe.
This is good for briefly glancing at information in other windows or the Finder.
[robg adds: Exposé and Dashboard can actually be used like this with keyboard-based activation, too -- just hold down the activation key (F9, F10, F11, F12) until you're done using Exposé or Dashboard, and it will close automatically when you release the activation key. We covered this keyboard-centric behavior for both Exposé and Dashboard in previous hints.]
While using a four-finger down swipe on the trackpad to trigger Exposé, don't release your fingers just yet -- hold your fingers for one second after swiping, then release them. When used in this manner, Exposé will activate, then turn off by itself when you release your fingers. This also works when activating Dashboard with a four-finger up swipe.
This is good for briefly glancing at information in other windows or the Finder.
[robg adds: Exposé and Dashboard can actually be used like this with keyboard-based activation, too -- just hold down the activation key (F9, F10, F11, F12) until you're done using Exposé or Dashboard, and it will close automatically when you release the activation key. We covered this keyboard-centric behavior for both Exposé and Dashboard in previous hints.]
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