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cmeisenzahl · Oct 26, 2005, 10:33 AM

In Windows I like the fact that if I have 3 documents open in Word, I can Alr-Tab to cycle between them. But in Tiger, I can only Alt-Tab between apps, not documents.

Is there a similar way to quickly cycle between windows in Word or Firefox for example?

Thanks in advance,

Chris

CharlesS · Oct 26, 2005, 10:41 AM

Command-~ switches between windows in the frontmost application.

Control-F4 switches between all windows (this shortcut is a little inconvenient IMO - you can remap it to something else in System Preferences -> Keyboard and Mouse -> Keyboard Shortcuts)

And don't forget Exposé! F9 to switch to any window, F10 to switch to any window in the frontmost app, and F11 to get to the Desktop. The handiest of them all. You can also remap these, or you can set up screen corners so moving the mouse in a corner invokes them. If you have a multi-button mouse, you can also set the extra buttons to invoke the Exposé commands.

analogika · Oct 26, 2005, 10:49 AM

On the German keyboard, the command to switch between windows WITHIN an application is Apple-"<".

You can check up on all globally available keyboard shortcuts by heading into System Preferences --> Keyboard&Mouse --> Keyboard Shortcuts

TETENAL · Oct 26, 2005, 10:53 AM

The keyboard shortcut to cycle windows depends on the system language. Have a look at the Finder's Window menu. The third command in there is for cycling windows. You can look up the keyboard shortcut for this command there.

JKT · 11:05 AM

Btw, if you want to keep your hands on the keyboard while using Exposé, after e.g. using F10 to bring up all of an app's windows, you can use the arrow keys to move between those windows, and the tab key to move between the expose modes. Return will select the highlighted window (or spacebar if you have Full Keyboard Access on - which is what you will also need for Control-F4 to work as described by CharlesS).

JKT · Oct 26, 2005, 11:03 AM

Oops, forgot to say... to switch Full Keyboard Access on or off, press control F1.

cmeisenzahl · Oct 26, 2005, 11:10 AM

Great info, thanks guys!!

Chris

jmgriff · Oct 26, 2005, 11:27 AM

You might also like to check out the Witch application here

themexican · Oct 31, 2005, 09:48 AM

I expose and then tab between the minimized windows

typoon · Oct 31, 2005, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by themexican

I expose and then tab between the minimized windows

I was going to say the same thing. Why not just F9 and just tab between the minimized windows in Expose?

effgee · Oct 31, 2005, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by cmeisenzahl

In Windows I like the fact that if I have 3 documents open in Word, I can Alr-Tab to cycle between them. But in Tiger, I can only Alt-Tab between apps, not documents. ...

Download Witch. Now! It's free (donations welcome though) and does exactly what you want, in short: it's the shiznit.

cmeisenzahl · Oct 31, 2005, 01:48 PM

Thanks guys. A friend also told me that Alt-backtick will do what I want.

Chris

wataru · Oct 31, 2005, 04:00 PM

Your friend is wrong. It's command-backtick.

tooki · Nov 1, 2005, 02:21 PM

The command to switch between windows is always command plus whatever key is immediately above the tab key, at far left.

tooki

analogika · Nov 1, 2005, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by tooki

The command to switch between windows is always command plus whatever key is immediately above the tab key, at far left.

No.

On a German system, it's Command + < (and Command + Shift + < for inverse cycle).

"<" is just above Ctrl and Option, just to the right of the left Shift key.