Jan 24
So you may already know this but I stumbled on this by accident. Anyway if you want to switch between windows in the same program (documents in Pages for example) then you can hold the command key and hit the `~ key (the one above the tab) and that will change the window but not the program. I find it very helpful.
January 24th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
I didn’t know this one, COOL…
January 24th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
You can also cycle back and forth between application windows via command + (greater and less than).
January 24th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
The board ate the signs so here goes textually: Command + greater than or command + less than.
January 24th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
I can’t find the mentioned key (the one above the tab) needed for this trick…
Above the tab I have \ . If I press command + \ nothing happens. Where do i do somenthing wrong?
January 24th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
In fact, on the hungarian keyboard it is Command + í which key is right next to the right Shift key which I find even more comfortable
January 24th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Sorry. I mean that the í key is right next to the LEFT shift key.
January 24th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
I have a qwerty keyboard,of course.
January 24th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
does someone know where that key is for the german keyboard? because neither (cmd + greater than and cmd+key above tab) works for me
January 24th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
german keyboard must be equal to the portuguese keyboard. doesn’t work here also
January 25th, 2008 at 1:32 am
If you’re using a keyboard different from the english one, you can cycle through windows in an application pressing command+option+\ (the key above the tab). I discover it right now
January 25th, 2008 at 2:00 am
This is why I love this site. Awesome.
January 25th, 2008 at 3:07 am
ahm thank oyu clasku, but command+option+\ (the key above the tab) doesn’t work either… I just can’t believe that there is no combination for the german keyboard layout :/
January 25th, 2008 at 3:08 am
ahm thank you clasku, but command+option+\ (the key above the tab) doesn’t work either… I just can’t believe that there is no combination for the german keyboard layout :/
January 25th, 2008 at 8:20 am
This has been in OS X since the beginning. It’s a very useful tip.
You can reverse the cycle if you hold down shift at the same time:
shift-cmd-`
Just as you can with cmd-tab to cycle through open applications and shift-cmd-tab to reverse the cycle.
January 25th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
still doesn’t work here either
January 25th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
doesnt work for me either
January 25th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
If it doesn’t work you can check the shortcut in the System Preference/Keyboard/Keyboard Shortcuts list. This functionality is ‘Move focus to next window in active application’
January 25th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
thank you treffhetes!
that worked for me.. so for you german keyboard layouters out there, the german shortcut ist “shift-cmd-`” `=left button to delete button
January 25th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
thanx!!
February 13th, 2008 at 5:28 am
Why did they change this shortcut when releasing Leopard!?
In Tiger i just used cmd+< – nice and simple shortcut.
I’m on a danish keyboard – now i have to use three buttons shift+cmd+´- sucks
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February 22nd, 2008 at 3:14 am
Does anyone know how to do this using UK keyboard, I checked in system preferences and it says cmnd + ` but when i try it its still not working!!! aghh…
March 7th, 2008 at 8:00 am
In portuguese keyboard it works with Command(apple key) + Ctrl + .
In Tiger it used to work with just Coomand + .
If anyone knows how to change it please share.
March 7th, 2008 at 8:02 am
In portuguese keyboard it works with Command(apple key) + Ctrl + “less than” or “greater than” keys.
In Tiger it used to work with just Coomand + “less than” or “greater than” keys.
If anyone knows how to change it please share.
May 10th, 2008 at 2:47 am
The setting is possible to change using System Preferences – Keyboard & Mouse – Keyboard Shortcuts – Move focus to next window in active application.
Hope this helps.
September 5th, 2009 at 6:48 am
For french keybords : Command + ` (accent grave / same key as £)
December 3rd, 2010 at 8:05 am
very useful,
tnx