Restore a Minimized OS X Window
July 14th, 2008
[Sorry, this post got corrupted and is displaying '?' instead of the keys. I'll fix it once I remember what they were... Oops. ]
In OS X you can swap between applications in a similar way to Windows (Alt+Tab on Windows, ?+Tab on OS X) however there’s one important difference – Windows swaps between all open windows, but OS X only swaps between apps. The problem is that in OS X you can switch to the right application but the window you want can be minimized.
To restore the window from the dock you need to:
- Hold ?
- Press Tab until the correct app is highlighted
- Hold Alt
- Release ?
- Release Alt
It’s a bit tricky but you soon get the hang of it and it’s easier than picking up the mouse 