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Fniller Fnaller
Fniller Fnaller

Reputation: 107

Short cut in Xcode to switch between help and IDE

I'm new to the XCode IDE, Mac and IOS programming. Means that I'll swap a lot between help and editor. However when using Cmd+Tab I'll not swap between help and IDE but between other open apps.

Does anyone know a short cut to switch between IDE and help?

Upvotes: 7

Views: 679

Answers (4)

Alankar Misra
Alankar Misra

Reputation: 151

If you are on Mountain Lion (not sure if it works on earlier versions), you can also use the 4 finger scroll (Mission Control shortcut) if you prefer. With the Organizer (help) open, use 4 fingers and swipe upwards to reveal mission control. On top you'll see virtual desktops. Drag and drop your Organizer/help window onto the second desktop. Now you can flick right or left with 4 fingers on your trackpad to switch between code view and help. I know this sounds complicated but once you get used to it, it becomes second nature. But yeah Cmd + ~ is good too.

Upvotes: 1

tiguero
tiguero

Reputation: 11537

  1. OPT+Cmd+? will bring the help in XCode (the shortcut is mentioned if you go to the help section)

  2. use 1. in combination with CMD+' to scroll through all open projects / windows within XCode.

You can have a look to this page: it refers all XCode shortcuts and gesture.

Upvotes: 7

Caleb
Caleb

Reputation: 125007

Command-Option-Shift-/ (a.k.a. Command-Option-?) will bring up the documentation window.

Also, you can cycle between windows within an application with Command-` (works in any application). You can use that to switch easily between a project window and other open windows, including the documentation window.

Command-Tab cycles between applications, not windows.

Note that the keyboard shortcut for a given menu command will be displayed in the menu along with the command (this is true for any application):

Help Menu

Upvotes: 2

DrummerB
DrummerB

Reputation: 40211

The default shortcut to open the Organizer is Cmd+Shift+2, which you can edit in the Preferences of Xcode if you want.

There is also a shortcut which will directly bring you to the Documentation tab: Cmd+Alt+?.

Additionally, you can set a shortcut to switch between the windows of the active app in System Preferences → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts. The default is Cmd+< but I prefer Alt+Tab.

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Upvotes: 2

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