
Command Tab Screen
I am used to using Alt Tab in Windows to quickly switch between multiple window screens i have opened ( Multitasking
). The similar key combination and feature is also present in Mac. The key combination in Mac is Command + Tab which is similar to Windows’ Alt + Tab. But i find Mac’s Command+Tab feature not of great use.

Alt Tab Screen - Windows
The problem is unlike in windows when pressed appropriate key to bring switcher screen Mac doesn’t show multiple Finder icons with appropriate title even if there are more than one Finder windows . Mac just shows just one icon for Finder that too without any title of the Finder window its going to open when selected. With other applications as well switcher screen in Mac doesn’t show any title. It just tells you the application name in title . Not very user friendly
. Macs are known for being more user friendly and good UI ?..
Talking about UI . Vista has another key shortcut ( Windows key + Tab ) which brings up the switcher window in a fantastic flip 3D screen UI also known as Aero style . I really enjoy this switcher screen in Vista.
And yes the concept of app switcher was first adopted by Windows .
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Pressing Command-Tab on the Mac is a way to switch between running applications, not between all the windows open on your screen. Once you’ve switched to an app you can press Command-~ (tilde, next to the ‘z’ key) to cycle through the windows that belong to the app you’re currently in. This works in the Finder, Safari, Microsoft Word, etc.
Here’s what you need to understand about the difference between Windows and the Mac: a window on the Mac represents a document whereas a window in Windows represents an application. On the Mac switching between applications has nothing to do with switching between windows that you can see on the screen. As you are probably aware, a running app on the Mac may have no windows open at all! Generally when you switch to an app all its open windows come to the “front” of the screen. One way to tell which app is the current one (i.e. receiving keyboard input) on the Mac is to look at the menubar; this has been the way the Mac has worked since 1984. The start of this article explains the difference in more detail: http://arstechnica.com/software/news/2009/01/dock-and-windows-7-taskbar.ars
Also, the Mac has had an application switcher since 1988. It was a pull-down menu in the top-right corner of the screen and was part of Multi Finder (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MultiFinder). You can get a similar sort of thing in OS X using this program: http://vercruesse.de/software/asm. Granted this is not the same as the Alt-Tab switcher that Windows uses. It’s pretty clear that Apple copied ideas from Windows’ Alt-Tab switcher when it implemented the Command-Tab functionality.
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Thanks Bob that was insightful
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Stupendous!
I am a Mac user for 2 years now, but there are still things that I can do faster on a PC. The article and comments about Command-~ have just made my day - no kidding!
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I use expose, all open finder windows are visible there
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It may sound silly, but I am very averse to using the mouse for anything other than graphics. Ever since my AutoCad drafting days I’m much faster on keyboard and my wrists appreciate it too!
Can you select a window with a key?
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hmm… luv it
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@ Dan
Use Expose to show all open windows (I’ve programmed my right apple key for this). Use the arrow keys to choose the desired window. Press return.
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I really don’t use command-tab much except for closing applications quickly when I realize they are still open. If I have a lot going on I use expose, where it has everything. Title, picture (active picture) etc.
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New Mac User question: using keyboard shortcuts, how can I toggle between two independent open Chrome browser windows (not tabs)?
command + tab switches between discreet applications, Chrome is an application in Mac
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Hi ,
New Mac User question: using keyboard shortcuts, how can I toggle between two independent open Chrome browser windows (not tabs)?
command + tab switches between discreet applications, Chrome is an application in Mac
any help is much appreciated, thank you.
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Command+tilde (above tab)
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It seems to me that your entire blog is focussed around your inability to understand that the difficulty you have with OSX is actually your familiarity with windows.
Just because you’re used to using an inferior product, doesn’t make the superior product any less valuable. If you go from a bicycle to a ferarri you’ll have trouble, that doesn’t mean the bike is better than the ferarri.
Something for you to think about.
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Dan,
Thank you so much!!
You Rocks!! That worked!!
~Prem.
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when my mac goes to screen saver mode the security login does not allow me to access my computer, I have to do a hard reboot to login to my mac again..any suggestions please..