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

Question

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?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

Depends on the application but most of them support:

• Command + Shift + [

• Command + Shift + ]

for switching between tabs.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

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"

Answer 5

Thought I'll consolidate the various responses for this:

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

Answer 6

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.

Answer 7

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