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By: Will Martin

Will Martin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:58:05 +0000

My favorite way to deal with this issue is that I never minimize. I use Exposé to jump to any application buried in the layers, and if I need to see the desktop, I hit [fn]-F11. On my iMac, F3 pulls up Exposé, but [control]-F3 pulls up a special view of Exposé that only shows the windows that belong to the current application.

I can also get to Exposé by squeezing the sides of my Mighty Mouse. Holding the [control] key down while doing that does not give the current-application-view-only version.

And, don’t forget that in OS X 10.5, all of this is configurable in System Preferences: Exposé & Spaces. You can set up many options for triggering Exposé with mouse buttons, moving the mouse pointer to a corner of the screen, or with the keyboard.

By: Sharninder

Sharninder — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:07:40 +0000

Those were some very nice tips. I’ve always struggled with un-minimizing windows on a mac. Thanks

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Black Holes and Snowy Mountains» 5 Ways to Un-Minimize Windows in OS X — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:09:55 +0000

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By: Miles

Miles — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:22:36 +0000

Hi Denzel,

Thanks for your comment. That’s actually #3; Command-Tab brings up the application switcher, and “Option” is the OS X “Alt.”

By: Denzel Low

Denzel Low — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:17:31 +0000

Use the application switcher and switch back to the application icon. However, do not let go of the command key. Instead, press the alternate key and the minimized window will come back.