Everyday moves
The scrolling strip
Windows sit side by side on a strip wider than your screen, so nothing shrinks.
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Windows past the edge wait in the screen margin, covering nothing. They come back when you leave Strip or quit Findow. The strip remembers its order, widths and stacks across restarts.
Move along it
Keyboard
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌃⌥← ⌃⌥→ | Focus left or right |
| ⌃⌥↑ ⌃⌥↓ | Focus up or down in a column |
| ⌃⌥⌘← ⌃⌥⌘→ | First or last window |
| ⌃⌥⌘1 to ⌃⌥⌘9 | Go to a window by its place |
Mouse
- Hold ⌃⌥ and use the mouse wheel or two fingers.
- Click the very edge of the screen to bring in the next parked window on that side.
- Hold ⌃⌥ to see a map of the strip, then click a window to go to it or drag one to reorder.
- Set a three or four finger swipe in Settings > Arrange. If macOS uses that swipe to change desktops, turn it off in System Settings > Trackpad > More Gestures.
Rearrange
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌃⌥⇧← ⌃⌥⇧→ | Move the window left or right |
| ⌃⌥R | Change width: 25, 33, 50, 66 or 75 percent |
| ⌃⌥F | Full width |
| ⌃⌥C | Center the column |
| ⌃⌥= ⌃⌥- | Wider or narrower |
| ⌃⌥⇧= ⌃⌥⇧- | Taller or shorter |
| ⌃⌥0 | Equal heights |
The focused column can stay centred never, on overflow or always.
Stacks and pins
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌃⌥[ | Stack into the left column |
| ⌃⌥] | Stack into the right column |
| ⌃⌥⇧[ | Pop out to the left |
| ⌃⌥⇧] | Pop out to the right |
| ⌃⌥⇧T | Switch a column between stack and tabs |
| ⌃⌥Y | Pin to the left edge |
| ⌃⌥⇧Y | Pin to the right edge |
You can also drag a window onto a column to move it there. Native tabs share one column.