Questions tagged [switching]
The process of changing your brain to switch from one OS to another. Most often this is used for questions like, "I know how to do this on Windows, but how do I do this on the Mac?" Also valid for other choices of switch direction include switches to/from other operating systems such as Linux.
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Issues with switching fullscreen apps
When I open a few fullscreen applications and try to switch to one of them by clicking on dock icon, I'm getting empty desktop with just the applications menu instead.
Second click on the same icon ...
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How to achieve direct window switching
I recently got a Mac for work, and one thing is really bothering me. For windows and linux there is a concept called "direct window switching," which allows changing windows without regard ...
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Switch Magic Keyboard/Magic Mouse/Magic Trackpad from Windows and Mac with dongle
I have a MacBook Pro 2018 (Intel) and a PC with Windows 10 desktop (WiFi card and Bluetooth Fenvi T919).
Being that I often use both and switch between them I wish I could use my Magic Keyboard, Magic ...
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Obtaining the Russian Typewriter keyboard layout
This is my very first experience with Apple products. For the last 20+ years, I have been using the Russian Typewriter keyboard layout that is available out-of-the-box in all Windows and GNU/Linux ...
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How to enable switching between windows of chrome with CMD + ` on Big Sur? [duplicate]
I read in a lot of questions about this topic that cmd + ` should switch the windows, but it simply does not switch the windows, is there some other shortcut in Chrome that prevents this one from ...
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Disable mouse interference in input source overlay when switching?
The problem described in Disable mouse interference in Cmd-Tab overlay? is annoying, but I can live with it. What I cannot live with is the very same problem, but happening when switching input ...
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Create/switch between workspaces
I am currently working on multiple projects where I use multiple desktops (created by the "+" button in mission control) and full screens (when entering full screen mode in an application (cmd + ctrl +...
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MacBook Pro and air logic boards interchange?
Can I interchange my logic boards from MacBook Pro a1502 to a MacBook Air a 1466?
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Switching applications with CMD+TAB launches an instance of the target app
For a while now, every time that I try to switch an application using cmd+tab when I stay in the target application for more than a couple of milliseconds, when I lift my fingers, a new instance of ...
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Limit app switcher to active display
When pressing ⌘+tab , I want to cycle through only the apps on the display that contains the app which currently has focus or contains the cursor. Likewise, when pressing ⌘+ ` , I ...
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How do I switch opened windows within the same application using shortcuts? [duplicate]
As shown in the figure below, I opened three Safais windows. To switch among them, I double click the Safari ico in the dock and select the window.
Is there any shortcuts to move these opened windows?...
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Missing keyboard shortcut in El Capitan 10.11.5 to switch between windows within app
I've just started running El Capitan (10.11.5) and one of my favorite keyboard shortcuts seems to have disappeared: the keyboard shortcut that let you move between windows within the same application. ...
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How can I set to show window switcher an all displays when I hit Cmd+Tab
I two monitors plus my macbook display and I find it sometimes annoying to find where the window switcher shows up. It would make sense to show it everywhere when I hit Cmd+Tab. Please give me advise ...
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Ctrl + → to have the same effect as ⌥ + →
How can I make Ctrl + Arrow to have the same effect as ⌥ + Arrow, i.e. move to the previous/next word?
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Migration from PC to iMac not working
I have my first iMac and cannot get the migration from my PC to work.
I have been told that it is difficult if I have already started using my computer. Can I just start from scratch from when I ...
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Keyboard shortcuts for switching Spaces?
I have a laptop and a desktop both running 10.11.1; on the laptop I found a way to set up Spaces so that CTRL-1 would take me immediately to screen 1 and similarly for all the other screens. I rely ...
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Faster command+tab switching support number choice?
Is there a faster way to switch between applications on mac using ⌘ cmd + tab??
when i open a lot of different apps opens at a time, i have to press lots of ⌘ cmd + tab to switch to purpose ...
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Can you stop "minimize" from bringing other windows forward in OS X?
I've seen this asked previously, but it's 3 years old, so I was really hoping that there were some other answers by now (new options? new add-on apps?).
In OS X (I'm using Mavericks), minimizing a ...
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Switching to an open application via BetterTouchTool (making it active)
Is it possible to switch TO an open application via keyboard shortcut in BetterTouchTool?
Currently I’m using a predefined action “Open Application” instead but it’s not quite the same as I don’t ...
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Dual screens: one monitor switches to desktop, window appears on other monitor
My computer is behaving oddly and I would like to know if someone else has this issue too (if so, it's a bug) or that I am the only one (in which case there is probably a quick solution).
Let's say I ...
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What is the keyboard short cut to cycle to a minimized window?
For example, if I have 2 Safari windows open. One is minimized and I have focus on the other one, how do I open the minimized one with out using the mouse?
I found ⌘-` activates the next open window ...
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Automatic Window Switcher
I'm looking for a Mac app that will accomplish the following:
Switch between two full-screen mac apps - Tweetdeck and iCal, automatically on a timed interval. Back and forth without stopping.
We ...
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How to show directories before files in Finder? [duplicate]
I would like to have windows in the Finder sort directories before files, in the manner of Microsoft Windows' Explorer as well as Linux KDE.
I tried following this link but it did not yield the ...
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Microsoft Publisher: Mac Equivalent?
Microsoft Publisher is an excellent piece of software on Windows. Does a Mac equivalent of Microsoft Publisher exist in its own entity ?
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How do i replace an apple ID on a used iPhone 4?
I have given my dad my old iPhone 4, and I bought a new 4S. He put a new sim card in and used the phone but now 'his' contacts have appeared on my new iPhone i.e. the old phone retains my apple id.
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Verizon switch to Virgin mobile for iPhone 4
I have an iPhone 4 from Verizon Wireless, but I have never put it on a contract due to high prices of Verizon.
My questions are:
Is there a way I could activate it with Virgin Mobile?
If so, how?
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how to ungroup windows on mac
I am coming from ubuntu. In Mac i notice that multiple browser windows or finder windows don't show up independently in task bar or task switcher. This is causing problems in many operations.
Is there ...
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How can I switch applications on iPhone or iPad by keyboard like "Windows key + tab" on Windows?
I like typing by keyboard while using iPhone and iPad. But when I switch applications(e.g. between Safari and memo application), I have to the push home putton on the devices'. It is very frustrating. ...
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How can I browse photos on iPhone in Mac OSX?
Previously, on Windows, an iPhone was recognized as a camera and I could browse the image folder with Explorer without a need to import/download/transfer photo files to the computer.
Is there a way to ...
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How can I use command+tab to switch between windows of the same app in addition to all the other apps? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Best app to switch between all open windows (alternatives to Witch)
I would like to see all the windows, including from the same app, when I switch between them (command+tab). ...
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App behavior with spaces and minimized window
I would like to change the behavior when I click on an app that's not open on the current space. Right now, it goes to whichever space has that app. Instead, I'd like it to favor the current space, ...
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Is it possible to edit the path and view the folder path in the Finder?
I'm not sure what it is called on the Mac, but when I open my Downloads folder (or any other folder), I'm referring to this file explorer window that shows me my file structure.
I know there are ...
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Toggle the keyboard language by *holding* a button?
On my Linux computer, my keyboard switches from English to Serbian when I hold the Caps Lock key. For example, to write č all I have to do is hold Caps Lock, and press the key where č is on the ...
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Obtaining a particular effect called "Lazy Mouse Smoothing" in a graphics application
I'm using Pixelmator and Autodesk Sketchbook for drawing and I'd really love to have "lazy mouse smoothing". This is a feature found in an application called LazyNezumi, for Windows, that adds lag ...
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How to make the maximize button behave consistently across applications?
So I'm a semi-new Mac user (loving it btw), but one thing I'm finding super annoying is that when I hit the "+" to maximize/minimize windows it doesn't behave like I think it should.
I see many ...
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What keyboard command can be used to move the cursor to the end of the next word on the Mac?
In Windows and Ubuntu one can move the cursor to the end of the next word in text by pressing ctrl+ left or ctrl+right.
What's the equivalent of this on the Mac?
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Is there anything like System Restore for Mac OS X?
I've been a Mac user for a few years now. Thinking about if it would be a good idea to set up a Mac for my parents, I came to think of the awesome feature of System Restore in Windows where making a ...
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An iPod, iPhone, and an iPad on 2 Apple IDs
I have one iPod touch and my dad has a iPhone and a iPad. I use my dad's Apple ID. My dad has many apps and if I want a game/app that normally costs money he mostly has it, so I can install it for ...
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What is a good RAW File Processor/Developer/Editor for Mac?
What is a good quality, and ideally free or cheap, RAW file processor for Mac OS X 10.7? Until I switched to Mac from Ubuntu, I used RawTherapee, which served me well, but unfortunately it's not ...
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Learn about basic OS X applications
I have been a Windows user and have recently started using OS X (I have Snow Leopard on my machine).
I wanted to learn about the basic applications in OS X (e.g. Terminal) and other commonly or some ...
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Is there no such thing as Microsoft Internet Explorer for Mac OS X?
This is my first Mac and I'm wondering: is there no Microsoft Internet Explorer for Mac OS X?
I am a web developer and I need IE (not really lol) but so as I Google it, I see some questionable ...
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OS X equivalent of Windows keyboard commands to access in-application menus?
In Windows, I often use the keyboard commands to navigate through the menus in a program. For example, in Photoshop, I can do Alt+F, then D to quickly Save for Web & Devices. Or Alt+V, then D to ...
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How would I make a keyboard shortcut to *maximize* the current window?
I love using the keyboard in Windows. It's an integrated part of the OS, and it feels like it; nearly every mouse action has a keyboard equivalent.
However, as I am starting to use Macs more and more,...
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Can I move the top menu bar?
As a Windows/Fedora/Mac/Ubuntu user, the menubar at the top of the screen has always bugged me. It doesn't go away and you can't move it. I've tried dragging it away in vain several times. It would ...
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Where are [ and ] in a French keyboard?
I am getting used to Mac, I have a french keyboard, and can see Character Viewer and Keyboard Viewer, but I still don't know how to type some characters, for instance [ and ]?
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How to translate between Windows and Mac -style file locations?
For an office with mostly Windows workstations and a few OS X workstations, what's the easiest way for the Mac users to translate to and from a Windows-style file paths?
For example, to automatically ...
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Are there any differences, feature-wise, between Firefox for Mac and Firefox for Windows?
I know that Chrome for Windows and Chrome for Mac are extremely similar. So similar that I only notice one difference for the Mac version: the green + button doesn't maximize. However, that can be ...
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Are there any differences, feature-wise, between Safari for Mac and Safari for Windows?
I know that Chrome for Windows and Chrome for Mac are extremely similar. So similar that I only notice one difference for the Mac version: the green + button doesn't maximize. However, that can be ...
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Windows-style taskbar functionality in OS X?
Looking for an OS X add-on that will enable Windows-like (one-click) functionality for switching between different windows of a single application.
Example: I have 5 maximized Chrome windows open, ...
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How can you customize the keyboard layout / shortcuts?
I've recently migrated from Ubuntu to Mac, but one of the features that I'm lacking most is the keyboard layout for alternative languages. I don't like to switch keyboard layouts all the time, yet at ...
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