I miss alt - tab, probably a way and im probably too dumb to figure it out.

So yeah, love my new mbp, but how do I alt tab? For example, if I have itunes and safari open, how.do I bounce between the two?

Command - Tab

Or four fingers swipe down to see all your open windows side-by-side.

- Simon

F3 if you have exposé active.

Cool beans, thanks everyone.

I love this part of OS X. I have things set so that different types of apps open in different spaces. (I work with 8 spaces-each has a different type of app associated with it)

Using CMD+Tab works in conjunction with this setup. Otherwise, CMD+tab alone, won't open specific application windows if you're in a different app, and the one you want is minimized. Well, it can be a bit inconsistent really. But how you can be sure to get to an open window, and not just see the toolbar menu...

Do Cmd+tab, but when you land on the app you want, release the tab key, then roll your finger off of the cmd key while at the same time pressing the alt/option key. This technique is good when you don't have spaces and expose set up together. Otherwise, if you do... you can just cmd+tab to an active app.

Where it's inconsistent (for me anyway.. others feel free to test and chime in) is if you have an app minimized. In this case, you'll have to do the trick I mentioned (roll off cmd while pressing alt/option) and that will restore the window to an active position rather than having it be minimized and you're only able to see the menu but not the window.

I really hope that didn't confuse you! It's easier to show in person I guess.

Doug

Buzzard2010 said:

Or four fingers swipe down to see all your open windows side-by-side.

- Simon

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Nice!!!!!!!!! Thanks

And a slight variation on the theme - a short 4 finger swipe left/right then 4 finger tap - is like a quick alt/cmd tab. The 4 finger swipe left/right brings up the open applications that you see with cmd+tab - but it stays up until you take a second action.

Command + tilde switches between windows within the same app (ex. multiple Safari windows)

One to add - if you Command + Tab to a minimized app and slide your finger over to the option button, it will restore the window.

I can't remember who posted this recently but I owe them.

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vansmith said:

One to add - if you Command + Tab to a minimized app and slide your finger over to the option button, it will restore the window.

I can't remember who posted this recently but I owe them.

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You might read my post above...or are you being weird? I can't decide.

D.

Doug b said:

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You might read my post above...or are you being weird? I can't decide.

D.

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Nope, I'm showing signs of a growing senility. Apparently I had thought I read that somewhere else, lol.

Don't you just love it when you get one question and a variation of multiple correct answers

- Simon

Buzzard2010 said:

Don't you just love it when you get one question and a variation of multiple correct answers

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Or you get someone who repeats someone else's answer like me, lol.

Haha true!

- Simon