Quickly Switch Applications with this Shortcut Key

If you are coming from an Windows based operating system. You may know that Microsoft has an application switcher. The application switcher is activated using the ALT + TAB combination. This makes it easy to switch between all the open applications in the system.

Well, Apple has that functionality built into OSX as well. It’s activated using the Command + Tab keys. Press them together once and it activates the Application Switcher.

If you hold down the key and continue to press it, a block highlights the application that becomes active when you release the key combination.

Apple adds another cool feature to the Application Switcher. If you highlight an application and press the Q key, it will quit that application. Also, if you highlight an application and press the H key it will hide that application.

The Application Switcher is a great way to quickly move between your running programs. If you have any other interesting shortcuts, discuss them here.

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