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Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts

July 14th, 2008

Useful OS X keyboard shortcuts, particularly if you’re switching from Windows.  It’s not exhaustive, but it’s got the ones I use regularly.

This page will be updated as I find new ones to include.

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AndyM Computers, Keyboard Shortcuts, OS X

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:

  1. Hold ?
  2. Press Tab until the correct app is highlighted
  3. Hold Alt
  4. Release ?
  5. Release Alt

It’s a bit tricky but you soon get the hang of it and it’s easier than picking up the mouse :-)

AndyM Apple Mac, OS X