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Stack is a smart browser for internet multitaskers. Manage all your social media, messaging, e-mailing, and productivity apps from one place! Watch introduction video. They just use Stack. Multitask like a pro. Align your most used apps side by side and keep them on sight together at all times without switching anything. Nov 28, 2018 Mac OS X users can stack folders on the Dock so they can open their contents in a stack or grid by clicking them. Windows 10 doesn’t really have anything comparable for the taskbar, but you can add folder stacks to it with 7stacks. Most Mac users know the basics of using this OS X tool, but what you may not realize is that the Dock offers powerful and convenient ways to access the files and folders you work with most often.
Stacks in Grid View, as seen in Snow Leopard.
Stacks are a feature found in Apple's macOS, starting in Mac OS X Leopard. As the name implies, they 'stack' files into a small organized folder on the Dock. At the WWDC07 Keynote Presentation, Steve Jobs stated that in Leopard, the user will be given a default stack called Downloads, in which all downloaded content will be placed.
In the initial release of Leopard, Stacks could be shown two ways, in a 'fan' or a 'grid'. With the release of the 10.5.2 update, a third 'list' view was added. This list view allows folder icons to display their contents in pop-out side menus. Originally, if the fan view was too long to fit within the screen, it was automatically displayed as a grid. The user could also choose to have a fan stack always display as a grid, but they could not choose to make it fan out (due to the reason above). After the update, the top item in the fan would allow the user to open the folder in the Finder.
The list view also shows an Options pop-out menu which, when opened, allows users to change the display method used by the Stack (fan, grid or list), the order items in the Stack are displayed (by name, date created, date modified, date added and kind), and the appearance of the Stack icon in the dock (folder or stack). These options are available in the other three methods by either right-clicking on the icon with the right button of a two-button mouse, or by holding down the Control key on the keyboard while simultaneously clicking with a one-button mouse. Holding down the primary mouse button will target the contextual menu as well.
With the release of Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Stacks have been further enhanced. Stacks will allow viewing a subfolder without moving to a Finder window. Stacks have also been modified to include scroll-bars for folders with many files.
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Available in macOS Mojave or later, Stacks organizes your desktop into stacks of files grouped by categories, and keeps it organized as you save new files. With Stacks, a cluttered desktop is a thing of the past.
Turn Stacks on or off
To turn Stacks on or off:
- Choose View > Use Stacks from the Finder menu bar.
- Or Control-click (right-click) anywhere on your desktop, then choose Use Stacks from the shortcut menu.
When Stacks is on, each file is part of a stack, unless it's the only file of its kind on your desktop. Folders appear just below stacks.
Change how your stacks are grouped
By default, stacks are grouped by kind, such as images, PDFs, presentations, screenshots, and others.
To group stacks by date modified, tag, or other categories, choose View > Group Stacks By from the menu bar. Or Control-click your desktop and choose Group Stacks By from the shortcut menu.
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Work with your stacks
To open or close a stack, click the stack once. When a stack is open, its files appear on the desktop, and the stack icon becomes a folder with an arrow.
To view items in a stack without opening the stack:
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- Move your pointer over a stack.
- Scroll with your trackpad or mouse. As you scroll, the stack's icon and name changes to match each file in the stack.
- When you find the file you want, double-click to open it.
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Stacks also makes it easy to take actions on every item in a stack. Just Control-click the stack and choose an action from the shortcut menu, such as Rename, Compress, Share, or one of the available Quick Actions.
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Folder shortcuts in the Dock are another kind of stack, and you can use them together with the stacks on your desktop.