{"id":1658,"date":"2016-08-31T09:19:09","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T13:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/?p=1658"},"modified":"2016-08-31T09:19:09","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T13:19:09","slug":"cycle-through-a-mac-apps-windows-via-the-keyboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/cycle-through-a-mac-apps-windows-via-the-keyboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycle through a Mac App\u2019s Windows via the Keyboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s easy, in some apps, to end up with oodles of open windows. You can usually switch between them by clicking those you can see or by choosing one from the Window menu, but wouldn\u2019t it be nice to cycle through them from the keyboard, much as you can cycle through active apps with Command-Tab? You can! By default, the shortcut is Command-Backtick (the key above Tab), but if you want to change it to something else, open System Preferences &gt; Keyboard &gt; Shortcuts &gt; Keyboard and look for \u201cMove focus to next window\u201d in the list. To change the shortcut, double-click right on it in the list and type your preferred alternative.<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/keyboard-cycle-windows-shortcut-1024x620.png\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/keyboard-cycle-windows-shortcut-1024x620.png 1024w, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/keyboard-cycle-windows-shortcut-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/keyboard-cycle-windows-shortcut-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/keyboard-cycle-windows-shortcut-1080x654.png 1080w, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/keyboard-cycle-windows-shortcut.png 1338w\" alt=\"keyboard-cycle-windows-shortcut\" width=\"492\" height=\"298\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 492px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 492\/298;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s easy, in some apps, to end up with oodles of open windows. You can usually switch between them by clicking those you can see or by choosing one from the Window menu, but wouldn\u2019t it be nice to cycle through them from the keyboard, much as you can cycle through active apps with Command-Tab? 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