David.R.Gilson

Tip of the week – 26th June 2009

Jun 26

How-To Guides David 2 Comments
applications, mouse, shortcut, windows

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[Windows & Mousing Tip]

I’m really excited about this one, such much that I made it jump the queue

Do you use Alt-Tab (or Ctrl-Alt-Tab in Vista) to switch applications a lot? Would you like to do be able to do it with your mouse?

Now you can, simply download a tiny executable from:
http://cybernetnews.com/2008/02/24/alttab-mouse-shortcut/

The XP version of this is towards the end of the article.

You simply hold down your left button and repeatedly press your right button to cycle through each running application.

I have a Logitech mouse with an application switching button, although my middle click is broken. This shortcut has allowed me to reassign my “Document Flip” button to be my middle click, while still being able to switch applications on my mouse.

I’d be really interested to hear if there are similar programs out there for Mac and Linux.