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shortcut to bring hidden Chrome window to front on Mac?

On Mac OS 10.10, I have two google chrome windows stacked on top of each other. How can I bring the window that is hidden behind to the front? From the "Window" menu, I can select the window that I ...
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How do I cycle through Mac windows for a single application without repeating the most recent windows?

I have multiple windows open for TextEdit. Maybe 3 active projects with 3 or 4 windows per project. I cycle through a few times on a project's windows using CMD+`. Lets call them windows 1, 2, and 3 I ...
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MacOS - How to switch between windows, irrespective of the app?

I wish to switch between windows the way I used to do it on MicroSoft Windows. On Windows 10 for instance, the OS doesn't care what app my screen is currently focused on. If I have two Firefox windows,...
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Quickly jump to a specific application in Mac OS

My most used applications are iterm and Google-Chrome. I usually have several other applications open in the background. Is there a way to create keyboard shortcuts to move focus to my most used ...
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How do I maximize windows under macOS where no "zoom" option is available?

I am a Linux user and new to macOS. I installed some programs such as google-chrome and macvim from brew. After launching both of them, I can not make the window maximize. Normally, for the built-in ...
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Equivalent shortcut to windows + number fromWindows 10 in macOS?

One of my favorite keyboard shortcuts in Windows (and Gnome in linux) is windows key+number which opens the program that is that position in the task bar (and repeated presses change between opened ...
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Is it possible to rename Spaces in macOS Catalina?

Just wondering if there's a way to rename a Space in Mission Control? Found this discussion on Apple Community, supporting the idea it's just not possible. Seems that apart for an app in full screen, ...
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How to make CMD+TAB activate the last active window of the selected application?

There are many wrong answers here and other places on Google. Here is the scenerio: Use more than 1 window and more than 1 desktop. Have browser open on monitor A. This you never want to activate, ...
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Dedicated hotkey for chrome?

I am using Mac OS. I am wondering if there is a way to set a hotkey to always bring the Chrome application to the front? Thanks!
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cmd-tab to all active windows

I've recently started using my iPad as a second screen with Sidecar. This is a great feature, I travel a lot and having a second, smaller screen is incredibly handy. Usually I end up putting ...
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How to navigate / switch apps in MacOS's Mission Control without using the mouse

For maximum keyboard productivity, is there a way to configure Mission Control to allow navigating the apps via arrow key or hjkl?
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How to stop chrome from minimise when opening apps on MacOs

i just bought this new Macbook Air M1 2020. It currently use macOS Venture 13.5. I'm new to Mac environment. Before this I'm a windows users. I changed to Mac because i need the Mac kernel & ...
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How do I align my Mac's virtual desktops according to the order of apps in the dock?

I find myself spending a lot of time switching between virtual desktops/spaces. I think it would be simpler if I had one space per open program, and if my spaces and my dock were in the same order. ...
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