With the desired application open and active, just click the Window item in the menu bar at the top of the screen.Īt the bottom of the Window menu is a list of all windows currently open in that application. If, however, you know which window you want and you just don’t want to sort through the open windows to find it, you can jump directly there by using another handy trick. In general, you’d use the Cycle Through Windows command above when you’re not sure which application window contains the information you’re looking for. This lets you see the contents of each window quickly, without having to waste time shuffling things around. Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut Command-Tilde (the Tilde key being the one above Tab on the left side of your keyboard) to accomplish the same thing.Īfter performing one of these options, you’ll see each window jump to the front one-by-one each time you select the command or press the keyboard shortcut. To use it, select Window > Cycle Through Windows from the menu bar at the top of the screen. Instead of using your mouse or trackpad to rearrange the windows and find the one you want, you can use the Cycle Through Windows command to see them all, one-by-one. For example, if you’re browsing your files in Finder, you may end up with a situation that looks like my screenshot below: A common issue in macOS is when you have lots of separate windows open in the same application.
