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App Switcher tricks

App Switcher tricks

2018-06-11

In case you’re not familiar with App Switcher, press Command-Tab to bring it up

From there, you can continue to Tab until you reach the app you want to switch to and then release. But there are some pretty advanced things you can do.

ActionResult
Command-TabBring up application switcher or go to next tile (quick Command-Tab just switches to previous application)
Command-Shift-TabBring up application switcher or go to previous tile
Left arrow/Right arrowMove to previous or next application
Move cursorHover and click on selected applications
QQuit selected application
HToggle show/hide for selected application
Esc or Command-periodExit the Application Switcher
Home/End or PageUp/PageDnMove to beginning/end of applications
Mouse scroll wheel up/down or left/rightMove to previous or next application
Scroll trackpad left/rightMove to previous or next application
Command-1 or Command-Up/Down ArrowEnter Exposé mode for the selected application
Drag file onto app switcher tileSpring into Exposé


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