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So, I used to be able to cycle through apps back and forth by holding cmdtab while pressing left/right arrow keys. I can't now that I've done a fresh install of Sierra. What happens now is when I press the arrow keys, the next or previous program opens up. I can't cycle anymore. Only tab does that now, and just in one direction.

I tried searching the net, hoping that there's just something in the preferences that I missed, but nothing close to it comes out. Help?

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    In reference to tab only going one direction, you can shift-tab whilst holding cmd to go left – grg♦ Oct 5 '17 at 13:25
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    Additionally, you can go left by pressing the back-tick (`) key while still holding the command key after pressing command+tab. – AJ. Oct 5 '17 at 13:31
  • @grgarside Thanks for the shift-tab! It feels quite uncomfortable, but at least it's an alternative. – Helixfate Oct 6 '17 at 3:52
  • @AJ. Thanks for this too! Unfortunately though, it also works like the left arrow key now. Once I press it, it opens up the previous window and doesn't let me cycle through in an opposite direction. – Helixfate Oct 6 '17 at 3:55
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You can cycle through open applications by holding the Command key and tapping (but not holding) the Tab key.

As long as Command remains pressed you can use the → or ← keys to cycle through open applications.

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