Is there a Ctrl + Tab equivalent on Mac OS X?

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I want to cycle trough the windows of the currently active application on Mac OS X. Some applications respond to Ctrl + Tab but they all seem to do something else. I want to switch between the Entourage mainscreen and the message I am writing for instance. Is there a such a keyword shortcut?

Stephen Jennings · Accepted Answer · 2009-07-15T08:53:17.810

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Command + ` (the ~ key) works with many programs.

edited Jul 15 '09 at 08:53

answered Jul 15 '09 at 08:20

Stephen Jennings

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OK, so I have to ask, how do you get the key effect? – Gareth Simpson Jul 15 '09 at 09:15
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The HTML tag "KBD" is allowed. http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1777/what-html-tags-are-allowed – Stephen Jennings Jul 15 '09 at 09:30
This seems to work only in English keyboards ? I have a Japanese keyboard and the Command + ｀ does nothing for me. I defined Ctrl+Tab in Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Keyboard & Text input > Move focus to next window – nacho4d Oct 06 '11 at 04:58
This doesn't do anything at all in Google Chrome for me. – Ixrec Jul 09 '16 at 12:55

score 8 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 17 '11 at 09:20

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Depends on the application but most of them support:

Command + Shift + [
Command + Shift + ]

for switching between tabs.

edited Sep 17 '11 at 09:20

Jasper

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answered Jul 15 '09 at 08:21

mmx

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this, but no Shift for me. – user1190 Feb 12 '13 at 17:15
Without shift it goes back and forward in a browser. – mmx Feb 17 '13 at 21:30

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 15 '09 at 11:43

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There is a piece of shareware called Witch that emulates Windows alt+tab. It shows all windows in all applications, sorted by application. It costs €9.95.

answered Jul 15 '09 at 11:43

MJeffryes

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Also Optimal Layout which is in the App Store – mmmmmm Jun 28 '11 at 21:22

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 15 '09 at 08:28

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It depends on your settings. Default settings depend on your locale.

See System Preferences -> Keyboard and Mouse -> Keyboard Shortcuts to see what the keys are on your system for e.g. "Move focus to next window in active application"

answered Jul 15 '09 at 08:28

laalto

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score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 16 '14 at 09:24

Thought I'll consolidate the various responses for this:

To switch focus between windows in the current application, use CMD + ` combination (like multiple ppt files opened)
To switch between applications use CMD + TAB combination
To switch between tabs within an application (like Chrome), use CMD + Shift + [ (OR) CMD + Shift + ]

score 1 · Answer 6 · edited Sep 17 '11 at 09:20

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Use CMD + `. It switches focus between windows in the current application. To switch between applications use CMD + TAB.

Not quite the same as Windows' switching between all active windows, but close enough once you get used to the distinction.

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Jasper

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answered Apr 19 '10 at 04:38

MacConvert

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score -1 · Answer 7 · edited May 05 '16 at 01:24

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Alt+ Shift + Tab For putting in tabs in table boxes to avoid jumping to the next column.

edited May 05 '16 at 01:24

clhy

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answered Apr 30 '16 at 11:56

Avril Bailey

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What do you mean "table boxes"? – Burgi May 01 '16 at 01:50

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