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Control + Tab not working to switch between same Excel workbooks

Anonymous
2015-07-13T12:38:06+00:00

I upgraded my office for MAC to the 2016 version on Friday but the control+tab is not working for Excel. Does someone found a solution yet?

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Anonymous
2015-07-13T15:01:28+00:00

Ctrl+Tab is the OS X keyboard shortcut for switching between currently running programs.

To switch between open windows of the same program Ctrl+` is the appropriate keystroke.

Check again Bob,

Unless your Computer is set different The "Application Switcher" shortcut is Command - Tab (⌘ - Tab)

Or if you haven't set Keyboard so that Function Keys (Fn) has been switched to activate certain apple System actions (reverse of what it is Normally) it may be Fn Command - Tab (Fn - ⌘ - Tab)

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  1. Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 436K Reputation points
    2015-07-13T14:03:46+00:00

    Cmd+Tab is the OS X keyboard shortcut for switching between currently running programs.

    To switch between open windows of the same program Cmd+` is the appropriate keystroke.

    *Corrected: The original reply mistakenly indicated the use of the Ctrl key modifier instead of the Cmd key modifier.

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  2. Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 436K Reputation points
    2015-11-06T16:08:43+00:00

    When "sometimes it doesn't" do you happen to be using Full Screen View? If so, that's an OS X limitation which prevents switching between document windows while using it.

    BTW, the correct keystroke is *Command+** not *Control+

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  3. Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 436K Reputation points
    2015-07-13T16:13:21+00:00

    My bad - you're right, I should have indicated Cmd+Tab & Cmd+`. Thanks for the catch... I've edited the message accordingly.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-07-13T14:35:29+00:00

    I've tried

    • Control - Tab
    • Option - Tab
    • Shift - Option-Tab
    • Shift - Control Tab
    • Command - Tab             (OS X Application Switcher)
    • Shift - Command -Tab

    Apparently: Short Cuts have not been turned on as of yet in 2016.

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