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Mac Kung Fu, 2nd Edition
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Mac Kung Fu, 2nd Edition

by Keir Thomas
November 2012
Intermediate to advanced
424 pages
11h 59m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Tip 265Work with Background Windows

Often you might find yourself transferring information from one program window to another—from a browser window to a text editor, for example. Here are some tips to make that easier.

Repositioning Windows

Repositioning program windows in such a situation can be annoying, because each must be selected and then repositioned before you return to the window you’re working in—that’s a lot of clicking around!

However, holding down Command and clicking any nonactive window’s title bar lets you move that window without losing focus in the window you’re working in, although you should be careful not to click the filename within the title bar—doing so will bring up the standard file manipulation menu that appears whenever ...

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