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toggle between applications windows quickly on the Mac

I just learned this trick for toggling between open windows of the same application of the Mac. Hold down the Command key and hit ~ (the tilde key, usually to the left of number 1). If you do this and you are in an application that has multiple windows open, this will rotate through the open windows.
Rating: 96% positive, 53 total Votes
Categories: Mac keyboard shortcut
Added: on Jan 08, 2008 at 10:40 am
Added By: an anonymous user
Searches: mac window keyboard shortcut application

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Thankyou!!!! This has been doing my head in for the past 5 years!!!!!
Legend!
– Added by an anonymous user on Feb 28, 2008 at 11:13 am
This has helped me out tremendously in the speed of my work! Thank you!!
– Added by an anonymous user on Jul 12, 2008 at 1:15 am
what a great tip, i had been searching FOREVER for the answer to this question!
– Added by an anonymous user on Jul 15, 2008 at 1:26 am
Genius. Thank you very much indeed!
– Added by an anonymous user on Jul 18, 2008 at 5:38 am
Hi, with a french qwerty keybord on a MacBook Pro this do not apply since ~ key is combined with the Alt key.

So I found the shorcut key under Finder -> Window menu:
Command key + `

this work like a charm ^^
– Added by an anonymous user on Aug 19, 2008 at 8:32 am
greatly appreciated.
– Added by an anonymous user on Sep 18, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Thanks so much!
– Added by an anonymous user on Sep 21, 2008 at 4:00 pm
You are a genius!!! I recently switched over to using a mac and it was making me crazy that I couldn't tab through my windows in a single application. All I could do was tab through applications. You are amazing!!! I love shortcuts!!!!!
– Added by an anonymous user on Nov 28, 2008 at 11:56 pm
WHAT A FANTASTIC TIP! I FEEL STUPID FOR NOT KNOWING THIS BEFORE, BUT NOW I KNOW!
– Added by an anonymous user on Dec 27, 2008 at 10:28 am
that has really been annoying me. thanks a million!
– Added by an anonymous user on Feb 21, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Thank you VERY MUCH. I just switched from MS Office (PC) and keep thinking I am going to find something that I gave up in Office and really miss it, but tips like this keep me satisfied with Mac and iWork.
– Added by an anonymous user on May 05, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Greatness! I've been looking for a whole year on how to toggle between open windows in an application. Thank you very much! Perhaps there's a way to select a certain window that may be open instead of having to rotate through all open ones?
– Added by an anonymous user on Jun 03, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Our new King!!!
– Added by an anonymous user on Aug 09, 2009 at 8:53 am
Ahhhhhh! Very much appreciated.
– Added by an anonymous user on Aug 10, 2009 at 7:17 pm
THANK YOU!!!!

But still I have a problem! This only works with the windows which are not minimized! Anyone has a solution for that?!
– Added by an anonymous user on Aug 23, 2009 at 10:13 pm
thanks man. very helpful.
– Added by an anonymous user on Sep 19, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Aww finally I get an answer to the question! Thanks so much!
– Added by an anonymous user on Sep 21, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Awesome thanks man .. full marks !!
– Added by an anonymous user on Nov 05, 2009 at 4:28 am
It is a handy tip, but it does NOT work with MS Word for Mac.
– Added by an anonymous user 2 days, 15 hours ago
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