To activate DeskSpace, press and hold the Ctrl+Alt+Shift activation hot key combination. The desktop will zoom out and appear as one face of a cube:

To move to another desktop, continue holding the Ctrl+Alt+Shift activation hot key combination, then click and drag the mouse pointer to rotate the cube. Alternatively, you can use the Left, Right, Up, and Down Arrow keys to rotate the cube to the desired desktop, or cycle through the desktops by scrolling the mouse wheel. Once you have moved to another a desktop, you can switch to it by releasing the Ctrl+Alt+Shift activation hot key combination.

You can configure DeskSpace to use an activation hot key combination other than Ctrl+Alt+Shift, and you can also configure DeskSpace to use a mouse hotspot to activate the cube. For more information, please visit the configuration help page.

To move a window between desktops, click on the window title bar, then drag the window towards the edge of the screen until the mouse pointer touches the screen edge. The desktop will zoom out and appear as one face of a cube, and then the cube will rotate to the face of the next desktop:

To move the window to another desktop, drag the window away from the edge of the screen, and then drag it back until the mouse pointer touches the screen edge.

To configure how DeskSpace manages the wallpapers on each desktop, Right-Click on the DeskSpace system tray icon and select the Manage Desktop Wallpaper... menu item. This will display the Manage Desktop Wallpaper dialog:

To allow DeskSpace to display different wallpapers on each desktop, check the Enable Different Wallpapers On Each Desktop option.

To choose which desktop will be configured, select a desktop from the Desktop drop-down menu. This will display the Wallpaper Image, Style, and Background Color used by the desktop.

To display a wallpaper on the desktop, check the Show a Wallpaper Image On This Desktop, then click the Browse... button to select a desktop wallpaper image. To change the wallpaper style use the Style drop-down menu, and to select the background color of the desktop click the Edit... button in the Background Color section.

When you're finished configuring desktop wallpapers, click the OK button to save your changes, or click the Cancel button to discard any changes.

To configure how DeskSpace manages the icons on each desktop, Right-Click on the DeskSpace system tray icon and select the Manage Desktop Icons... menu item. This will display the Manage Desktop Icons dialog:

To allow DeskSpace to display different icons on each desktop, check the Enable Different Icons On Each Desktop (Disables Auto Arrange And Auto Align) option.

To choose which desktop will be configured, select a desktop from the Desktop drop-down menu. Icons that are shown on the desktop will be displayed in the Shown Icons list, while icons that are hidden will be displayed in the Hidden Icons list.

To hide icons on this desktop, select one or more icons in the Shown Icons list, then click the > button. To hide all icons on this desktop, click the >> button. To show icons on this desktop, select one or more icons in the Hidden Icons list, then click the < button. To show all icons on this desktop, click the << button.

When you're finished configuring desktop icons, click the OK button to save your changes, or click the Cancel button to discard any changes.

DeskSpace normally only recognizes and manages top-level application desktop windows. However, you can specify that DeskSpace should recognize other windows or ignore specific top-level applications using a desktop window filter. A desktop window filter allows you to indicate that a window belonging to a certain application, and/or a certain window class, and/or a certain window title should be included (recognized) or excluded (ignored) by DeskSpace.

To configure the desktop window filters DeskSpace uses, Right-Click on the DeskSpace system tray icon and select the Manage Desktop Windows... menu item. This will display the Manage Desktop Windows dialog:

The desktop window filters are displayed in the Desktop Window Filters list. You can add a window filter to the list by clicking the Add Window Filter button, edit an window filter by clicking on it in the list, and remove the currently selected window filter by clicking the Remove this Window Filter button.

To specify the name of the window filter, type it in the Name text box. To denote whether the window filter will include or exclude a window, choose from the Type drop down menu.

To indicate the criteria DeskSpace will use to determine which windows are affected by the window filter, use the Application Name, Window Class, and Window Title text boxes. You can disable criteria by clicking on the check box to the left to each text box. For example, to specify that all windows belonging to a certain application will be affected, check the Application Name check box and uncheck the Window Class, and Window Title check boxes. To specify that all windows belonging to a certain application that are of a certain window class will be affected, check the Application Name and Window Class check boxes and uncheck the Window Title check box.

You can also define window filter criteria by clicking on the Filter By: tree view. This tree view contains a list of currently running applications and their windows. Double-clicking on an application will display a list of that applications windows. Clicking on an application or one of its windows will fill in the Application Name, Window Class, and Window Title text boxes. The name of the window filter will also be set to the name of the selected application.

DeskSpace allows you to set up desktop rules for specific applications. For example, you can define that an application should be moved to a certain desktop when it starts up, or that an application should be displayed on all desktops. To configure the DeskSpace desktop application rules, Right-Click on the DeskSpace system tray icon and select the Manage Desktop Application Rules... menu item. This will display the Manage Desktop Application Rules dialog:

The desktop application rules are displayed in the Desktop Application Rules list. You can add an application rule to the list by clicking the Add Application Rule button, edit an application rule by clicking on it in the list, and remove the currently selected application rule by clicking the Remove this Application Rule button.

To indicate the application that a desktop application rule applies to, enter the name of the applications EXE file in the Application Name text box. You can also select the name of a currently running application by clicking on the drop down menu to the right of the text box, or select an application EXE file on disk by clicking on the Browse... button.

To define that the application should be shown on all desktops, click the Show Application On All Desktops radio button. To specify that the application should be moved to a desktop when it first starts up, click the Start Application On: radio button, then select the desktop the application will start on from the drop down menu underneath this button.

When you're finished configuring desktop application rules, click the OK button to save your changes, or click the Cancel button to discard any changes.