Minimize a full screen app or game?

[Gary King]

How do I minimize a full screen app or game? For example, if I were in a game, that takes up the entire screen, how do I get back to the desktop without exiting the game? Kind of like on Windows, when you open the Start menu while in a game, it brings you back to the desktop.

 

[katie ta achoo]

You could try hitting command + H to hide the App.

 

[Gary King]

You could try hitting command + H to hide the App.

Doesn't work. The particular game is Starcraft.

 

[yellow]

Some Blizzard games use Cmd-M to windowize their games.

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Cmd-tab to get out of the application and over in Finder often helps. So does Expose.

 

[Eric5h5]

With some games, it's just impossible. With others, there's no universal method, unfortunately. (Like UT2004 uses Option-Return, I think.) Read the docs, which will tell you how to do it, if it's possible.

--Eric

 

[angelweengz]

I think I found how to do it. I tried COMMAND + Return key. It worked for my fullscreen Sims Game. It makes the window like an almost fullscreen normal window. Hope this works for you!

 

[Fazitano]

command + m

command + m works for starcraft just tested and it works

 

[boogiequeen]

I think i figured it out

the best way. and i know the seems to be a silly solution but it worked for me for Uberstrike HD from the mac app store. great free FPS by the way. so i jus held down command while in the game and slowly went through every single letter and number and other butto(e.g. "return","option" etc...) and command-F worked for me. try this and let me know if this works

 

[Talhapidha]

I think I found how to do it. I tried COMMAND + Return key. It worked for my fullscreen Sims Game. It makes the window like an almost fullscreen normal window. Hope this works for you!

Thanks it worked for me in sims 3