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Q: How to switch between panels of same app on mac? command tab will switch between panels of different apps. is there a shortcut to do so when having more than one panel for the same app? (e.g.: switching between 3 documents opened using Preview app)

How to switch between panels of same app on mac?

 

command+tab will switch between panels of different apps. is there a shortcut to do so when having more than one panel for the same app? (e.g.: switching between 3 documents opened using Preview app)

Posted on Nov 18, 2013 10:51 PM

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  • by mende1,Helpful

    mende1 mende1 Nov 18, 2013 11:01 PM in response to mahernemer
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    Nov 18, 2013 11:01 PM in response to mahernemer

    There's no shortcut to do what you want to do.

     

    However, you can enable Exposé to show all the windows of an app with a hot corner or trackpad gesture.

     

    To enable it as a hot corner, open System Preferences > Mission Control > Hot Corners, select one of the corners and choose "Application Windows". Then, move the cursor to the selected corner to show all windows of the app.

     

    You can also use a trackpad gesture. Open System Preferences > Trackpad > More Gestures, and mark "App Exposé".

     

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  • by mahernemer,Solvedanswer

    mahernemer mahernemer Nov 24, 2013 1:26 PM in response to mahernemer
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    Nov 24, 2013 1:26 PM in response to mahernemer

    [Command]+[the key above the 'tab'] did the job!

  • by norlin-ru,

    norlin-ru norlin-ru Nov 25, 2013 2:34 AM in response to mahernemer
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    Nov 25, 2013 2:34 AM in response to mahernemer

    This ain't work with multiple windows in Mavericks.

     

    For example, I have Firefox on main screen and Firebug opened in different window on second screen.

    When I switch by [cmd+tab] to other app in other space on main screen, then I want to switch back to Firefox, press [cmd+tab] and... OSX focuses me on Firebug window on second screen! And [cmd + tilda] doesn't work, if app's windows on different spaces.

     

    Now, to open main Firefox window, I must use trackpad, must open Mission Control, then select my main space, then again switch to Firefox by [cmd+tab]. It's annoying.

     

    Please, fix!

  • by kash650,

    kash650 kash650 Aug 19, 2014 11:55 AM in response to mahernemer
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    Aug 19, 2014 11:55 AM in response to mahernemer

    holy sh*t this changes everything.

  • by khloros,

    khloros khloros Feb 3, 2015 1:20 AM in response to mahernemer
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    Feb 3, 2015 1:20 AM in response to mahernemer

    This shortcut not working anymore.....

  • by vanguard69,

    vanguard69 vanguard69 Feb 22, 2015 1:39 AM in response to mahernemer
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    Feb 22, 2015 1:39 AM in response to mahernemer

    Awesome!

  • by hedi_y,

    hedi_y hedi_y Mar 11, 2015 6:47 PM in response to mahernemer
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    Mar 11, 2015 6:47 PM in response to mahernemer

    this working on yosemite ! oh my god you define new ways i interact with my mac !

     

    command + `

  • by an4,

    an4 an4 Mar 21, 2015 2:10 PM in response to hedi_y
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    Mar 21, 2015 2:10 PM in response to hedi_y

    Please help... I'm using a 10.10.2 Yosemite & a (Swiss)German keyboard. The shortcuts mentioned above don't work
    Thank you!

  • by lilalinda,

    lilalinda lilalinda Apr 22, 2015 10:30 AM in response to an4
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    Apr 22, 2015 10:30 AM in response to an4

    Try CMD - '<' for the German keyboard layout or look up what is defined under System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts and select "Keyboard" in list on the left, then look for "Move focus to next window".

  • by bad_iron,

    bad_iron bad_iron Jul 8, 2015 5:28 AM in response to mahernemer
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    Jul 8, 2015 5:28 AM in response to mahernemer

    Hi guys! Im currently using OS X Yosemite and the COMMAND+` didn't work for me either but try using CONTROL+TAB to move between panels within the same app because this worked for me. I hope this helps ;-)

  • by VampireTooth,

    VampireTooth VampireTooth Aug 6, 2015 10:39 AM in response to mahernemer
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    Aug 6, 2015 10:39 AM in response to mahernemer

    For the people that Command + Tilde doesn't work when switching between windows of the same app, could it be because your app is full-screen?

  • by mvucu,

    mvucu mvucu Sep 3, 2015 10:33 PM in response to VampireTooth
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    Sep 3, 2015 10:33 PM in response to VampireTooth

    Hi,

     

    I noticed that this did not work when one of my windows was minimized, however once I made sure to keep both full screen [command]+[`]  worked

     

    For example, open iTunes, open a second window for a playlist, and then it should work, but if you click the yellow button on one of the two iTunes windows it will not work.

  • by eppkris,Helpful

    eppkris eppkris Sep 13, 2015 3:03 AM in response to mahernemer
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    Sep 13, 2015 3:03 AM in response to mahernemer

    I am using a Swedish keyboard and did this to fix the issue. Should work on other non-US keyboards, too!

    There IS a shortcut to switch between windows, however - the assigned shortcut did not work, so I decided to change the shortcut instead. Believe me, it is easier than it sounds This is how it goes:

     

    • Open "System Preferences" (the grey icon) from the program menu on the bottom of your screen -> click "View all" -> Keyboard
    • Open Shortcuts-tab once the Keyboard is open. You should be presented with a list of shortcuts.
    • Click on the "Keyboard" again on the left side of the window (Mac tends to open "Mission Control" as a default)
    • You should see another list of shortcuts. Choose "Move focus to another Window" from that list and click on the  assigned shortcut of that line in the end - it will allow you to type now
    • Type in your preferred shortcut. My recommendation: just retype the one there is and do that by holding down your Apple (CMD) button and clicking ~ tilde (the key above tab key on your keyboard, has a paragraph symbol on it in the Swedish keyboard - it's left from the 1 key on your keyboard). You should now see ⌘ˇ there, just as before - but this time it'll actually work!).
    • You can close the system preferences and try it out

     

    Now you have a situation where you can hold down the CMD/Apple key and click tab to switch between programs, and you can also switch between active windows within a program just by clicking CMD and the "paragraph" key just above the tab-key).

     

    Alternatively, you can choose a shortcut that works for you - I find it faster to work with if switching between programs and switching within programs are close together on my keyboard (tab and ~ are on top of each other).

     

    Hope it solves the issue for at least some of you

  • by megespen,

    megespen megespen Nov 4, 2015 8:00 AM in response to lilalinda
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    Nov 4, 2015 8:00 AM in response to lilalinda
    You have the real answer here, not the other with the [Key above tab], as this is not correct for anyone.
    Appreciate it a lot my man. I've been wanting this for years, but gave up after a few months, because though mac wouldn't allow this.
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