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nukiduz

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hi there. i'd like to eventually switch to the finder while i'm playing some fullscreen games like COD2. i tried option-tab but it won't work. is there any other command? thanks
 
nukiduz said:
hi there. i'd like to eventually switch to the finder while i'm playing some fullscreen games like COD2. i tried option-tab but it won't work. is there any other command? thanks

Apple + H

Hides the app!
 
a lot of the time games will allow you to assign a keyboard shortcut that gets you out of full screen mode. Check the preferences. Apple-tab, apple-m, or apple-option-escape (force quit), sometimes bring you back in to finder.
 
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