Move Windows around in the Background by holding down Command key
How to, Mac OS X, Tips & Tricks - August 17th, 2009 - 6 Comments
If you’re like me you tend to have 10,000 windows open at once on your Mac while you work and multitask, thanks to Expose this is not a particular problem in Mac OS X. But, there comes a time when you don’t want to use Expose to either clear the screen or select a specific window, you just want to move some of the background clutter around, to access the Desktop or something of that sort. Easily done! Hold the Command key and select a Window titlebar in the background to move it around elsewhere and clear up space, now you can access that JPG on your desktop easily without having to hide all windows!
Sorry, could you post some screenshot. From your description is not clear what do you mean.
Thx.
Mike
I know what you mean and I LOVE IT.
Thanks Greg
I’m not sure I understand the intended outcome. I see no difference when I drag a window with or without the command key.
This feature has actually been part of the Mac OS since at least System 7.5, and maybe even earlier. Holding down the command key while dragging a window’s title bar allows you to move the window without bringing it to the front. It’s useful if you have a bunch of windows open and you want to be able to see what’s behind a window while keeping the frontmost window active.
Strangely, iTunes (well, at least 8.0.2) will always jump to the foreground when you click its title bar, even if you’re holding command down.
Or you could just use your trackpad and swipe four fingers up to show your desktop or on older trackpads assign a hot corner to desktop. Probably ten times more efficient then moving windows around.