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| ==== How can I quickly switch between my browser, Zotero, and my word processor? ==== | ==== How can I quickly switch between Zotero and my browser, PDF viewer, and/or word processor? ==== |
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| While you may be tempted to minimize windows or move them around on your screen to view the windows behind them, that's almost never the fastest option. | While you may be tempted to minimize windows or move them around on your screen to view the windows behind them, that's almost never the fastest option. |
| If you'd prefer not to have a program's window visible in the background, you can press Cmd-H to hide the program while still being able to switch to it with Cmd-Tab. For some programs, like Zotero, you can also close the main window without quitting the program and reopen it by using Cmd-Tab followed by Cmd-0 or by clicking the program's Dock icon. (If you minimize a window, it's no longer accessible via Cmd-Tab, though you can still open it via the Dock icon.) | If you'd prefer not to have a program's window visible in the background, you can press Cmd-H to hide the program while still being able to switch to it with Cmd-Tab. For some programs, like Zotero, you can also close the main window without quitting the program and reopen it by using Cmd-Tab followed by Cmd-0 or by clicking the program's Dock icon. (If you minimize a window, it's no longer accessible via Cmd-Tab, though you can still open it via the Dock icon.) |
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| **Mission Control:** If you only have a few windows open and are using a Mac with a trackpad, you can swipe up on the trackpad with four fingers to active Mission Control, which displays all open windows, and then click on the window you want to switch to. (If this isn't working for you, check Trackpad settings in System Preferences.) | **Mission Control:** If you only have a few windows open and are using a Mac with a trackpad, you can swipe up on the trackpad with four fingers to activate Mission Control, which displays all open windows, and then click on the window you want to switch to. (If this isn't working for you, check Trackpad settings in System Preferences.) |
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| === Windows/Linux === | === Windows/Linux === |
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