What's the hotkey to switch desktops?

EvilYoda

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So, in a mad rush last Thursday, I got home from the gym and tried to sync up my new iPhone 3G for the first time. As I try to install iTunes on my Windows XP x64 OS, I realize that I can't, not without some workarounds, none of which are working at the time. So, I reset and boot into OSX - apparently the video settings are screwed up! It loads up, there's nothing but wallpaper and when I hit F10 or whatever to see the two desktops, I can see the animation zoom off the page. I tried hitting every random hotkey combination but I can't figure out just how to switch desktops.

I thought I remembered it being as simple as apple+ctrl+left/right or something. If it is that, then perhaps I have something bigger wrong with OSX.

Help?
 

aphex

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Are you referring to switching desktops in Spaces?
 

EvilYoda

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Originally posted by: GhettoFob
Originally posted by: alfa147x
yeah its just ctrl then the arrow key

You can also press F8 and click on your desired desktop.

That's the problem...I can see the animation where it settles into two desktops displayed on a black background, but it swoops to the other desktop (which I can't see nor get to).

In other apple related news, my iPhone won't run any non-native apps right now! This is awesome, everything just crashed!