Your analogy is correct. I think using command + tab will help if these are different windows. By the way command + ` is also worth trying. Regards.
> On 20 Nov 2025, at 7:45 PM, Steve Matzura <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm on Sequoia 15.7.2. I read that it's possible to switch betwixt and > between open Finder windows by pressing Control-TAB. However, I've only been > able to do this one time. Now, when I open a new Finder window with Command-N > and try to switch to the original (or any other) Finder window, I get moved > to a vertical scroll area which is really just the column headers of the > Finder window I'm trying to leave. Then, I read something from Apple support > that the Control-TAB keystroke command only works if you open a new Finder > tab, not a new Finder window. So then, what's the difference between windows > and tabs in Finder? i know what they are in, say, a browser--windows have > tabs as children in the main window, and it's possible to have multiple > browser windows with tabs in each one--but how does that map to Finder? And, > more importantly, what should I be doing in order to move between Finder > windows with Control-TAB? > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/6f19c5c1-7762-4740-a5d4-5840921c25ef%40noisynotes.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/9DDADD0C-E735-4FA7-A749-170964198214%40gmail.com.
