Workspaces are added automatically; there's always one more workspace available in the activities overview. GNOME Documentation Project gnome-doc-list@gnome.org What is a workspace, and how will it help me?

In the Activities overview, move your cursor to the right-most side of the screen. A vertical panel will appear with your current workspaces plus an extra empty (having no open application windows on it) workspace.

To add a workspace, move an application window from an existing workspace onto the empty workspace in the right panel. To do this, click on an application window in a workspace and drag and drop it onto the empty workspace. This workspace now contains the window you dropped into it, and a new empty workspace should appear at the bottom of the workspace panel.

To remove a workspace simply close all the window in it, or move the window onto a previous workspace.

There is always at least one workspace.

Switch between workspaces From the <gui>Activities</gui> overview:

If you have multiple workspaces open, you can click on each workspace to view the open windows on each workspace.

From workspace and <gui>Activity</gui> overview:

Press CtrlAlt↑ to move to a workspace which is above the current workspace.

Press CtrlAlt↓ to move to a workspace which is below the current workspace.

Move windows to a different workspace

You can move a window between workspaces.

In a workspace:

Click on the window to make it live.

Press CtrlAltShift↑ to move the window to a workspace which is above the current workspace.

Press CtrlAltShift ↓ to move the window to a workspace which is below the current workspace.

In the Activities overview:

Click and drag the window to the right of the screen.

The panel with the workspaces will appear.

Drop the window onto the empty workspace. This will move the window to a new workspace and a new empty workspace will be created.