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Become the Master of Multiple Windows in OSX Part I

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

One of OSX greatest power is being able to have lots and lots of programs open at once, but desktops often become very cluttered with windows. Today I will be releasing 1 of 3 tips to becoming the multiple window master in OSX.

This first lesson will be a beginners course, I recommend to use for a full day or so until you get the hang of it.

Open Application Display

Command + Tab - Opens The Open Application Display like the picture below, this will display a Icon bar of applications currently open ordered from currently used to last used.

Heads Up Bar

While the heads up display is open (by keeping the ⌘ Clover key down) and you can do a few things

  • Tab or Right Arrow Key- To go right with the selector
  • ~ (the key above tab) or Left Arrow Key - To go left with the selector
  • Release Command - To bring the selected program to the front
  • Q - To quit the current selected program

Now that you know how to bring programs to the front, lets learn how to hide.
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