Mac Tip: Cycle Through All Open Applications

This Mac tip is provided by Mark Greentree and was originally posted on Mark’s blog – Everyday Mac Support. For more of Mark’s tips visit his site, follow him on Twitter, or browse his archive of posts here.


How To: Cycle Through All Open Applications

Did you know you can easily cycle through all you open programs with simple keystrokes.

Simply click Command-Tab to go through the open applications from left to right.

To go from right to left simply click Command-Tab (then let go of Tab and press `.

At anytime whilst remaining to hold down the command key you can click the mouse to go to a program of your choosing.

You can also use the arrow (cursor keys) in conjunction with the command key to achieve the same effect.

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Mark Greentree

Mark Greentree is the principle blogger and podcast creator of Everyday Mac Support. His aim is to inform users at all levels of experience how to get the most out of the Apple hardware and associated software. He is the lead host of Not Another Mac Podcast, an Apple based round table discussion with Mac users and experts from all over world.