Alternative ways to switch between applications if cmd+tab doesn't work

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What are alternative ways to switch between applications?

Cmd+Tab doesn't work for me in some games. For example on steam; "Crusader Kings II", "The Talos Principle".

So i have no ability to switch to another application like Safari when needed unless I quit the game. This is very inconvenient.

I also tried Cmd+ H and Cmd+ Alt +H, they do not work either.

Cmd+ Alt +Esc force quits the game immediately.

Thecafremo · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-18 14:57:33Z

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Command+Tab doesn't work because the game is running in Full Screen.

In most games you can enable Window Mode within the game's Preferences and / or switch between Window Mode and Full Screen with a shortcut.

As for my experience, doing Command+M tends to do the trick.

answered Feb 18 '15 at 14:49

Thecafremo

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Cmd+Tab works in most of applications (and games), that run Full Screen. But thank you for the tip. – klm123 Feb 18 '15 at 15:38
Cmd+M also doesn't work for me. – klm123 Feb 18 '15 at 15:50
@klm123 No luck with the Preferences, either? – Thecafremo Feb 18 '15 at 16:16
Some luck, I can play with borderless window, but menu bar makes it hard. And this is not what I want, since not all application have window mode. – klm123 Feb 18 '15 at 18:08

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