

If you press Command+Tab, highlight an app’s icon, then push the up or down arrow, you will launch a mode that shows thumbnails of all that app’s open windows on the screen. There are other things you can do with the Command+Tab switcher. Exposing Open Window Thumbnails with Command+Tab Once you’ve highlighted the app you want to switch to, release Command+Tab and the app will be brought into the foreground. Or you can press Command+Tab and use the left- and right-arrow keys to select an app. You can also hold down Command+Shift and tap “Tab” to move the selection cursor in the opposite direction-from right to left. If you hold the Cmd key down while tapping the Tab key, the cursor will move between the icons from left to right. A row of app icons will appear in the center of your screen. If you’d like to quickly switch between open apps on a Mac, press Command+Tab. This feature has been in Windows since Windows 2.0 in 1987, and macOS has a similar shortcut.

In the world of Windows, many users are familiar with a feature often called “Task Switcher” that allows you to quickly switch between open applications by pressing Alt+Tab. If you’re a Mac user familiar with quickly switching between apps on Windows using Alt+Tab, you might be delighted to learn that there is a built-in way to do something very similar on a Mac. He also created The Culture of Tech podcast and regularly contributes to the Retronauts retrogaming podcast. In 2005, he created Vintage Computing and Gaming, a blog devoted to tech history. For over 15 years, he has written about technology and tech history for sites such as The Atlantic, Fast Company, PCMag, PCWorld, Macworld, Ars Technica, and Wired.
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