Un-minimize all windows

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Level 1

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Un-minimize all windows

I know how to minize all the windows at the same time:

option-command-M

I know that if you do command-tab and then hold the option key for that application you un-minimize a windows for that app. Buy is there a command to un-minimize all the minimized windows on the dock?

MacBook (Late 2007), Mac OS X (10.5.6), 500GB HD, 2GB RAM

Posted on Mar 16, 2009 12:29 PM

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Answer 1

LeVeL5

Level 1

27 points

Apr 22, 2009 7:23 PM in response to metope

Hi,

I'm new to Mac with a brand new MacBook bought 15 days ago and was looking for this kind of advice, tested it, and found out it's not exactly right:

A) Option-Command-M minimizes all _*of the active app's*_ windows at the same time
B) To un-minimize a window you do Command-Tab, then hold the option key for that application _*and finally release Command without letting go of Option*_

And the worst thing of the un-minimize keyboard shortcut is that I have to cycle thru all apps before I step on the minimized app again...

Like you, I'm still looking for a way to un-minimize every app's minimized windows.

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Answer 2

BenMac

Level 1

5 points

Apr 22, 2009 9:07 PM in response to LeVeL5

In my opinion, minimizing windows is not necessary in a mac, unlike windows. Just go to your System Preferences and click on "Expose and Spaces" Under the Expose tab, choose your active screen corners.

I use the bottom left corner for "Show all windows" and bottom right corner for "Show Desktop". I've never had to minimalize any windows thanks to this feature.

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