5 Ways to Un-Minimize Finder Windows in OS X

Here are five ways to un-minimize windows in OS X.

1. Control + F3. Press Control + F3 (If you are on a laptop you'll need to hold the Fn key as well) to highlight the Dock. ...
2. Spotlight. Press Command + Space to bring up Spotlight. ...
3. Command + Tab. Press Command + Tab to bring up the application-switch box. ...
4. Quicksilver. ...
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1. How do I un minimize a window on a Mac?
2. How do you reopen a minimized window?
3. How do I resize the Finder window on a Mac?
4. How do you zoom out on a Mac?
5. How do you undo a hide on a Mac?
6. What do you click on to minimize all open windows?
7. Where did my minimized windows go?
8. How do you force a window to maximize?
9. How do I make finder bigger?
10. How do you resize a window with the keyboard on a Mac?
11. How do I make Word window bigger on Mac?
12. How do I zoom out?
13. Why is everything on my Mac zoomed in?
14. How do I make everything bigger on my Mac?

How do I un minimize a window on a Mac?

To un-minimize all windows, select any window with arrow keys, then press Option ⌥ + Return ↩ . To un-minimize a specific window, navigate to the window you want with the arrow keys, then press Return ↩ . When you ⌘ + ⇥ to that application, hold the ⌥ key before releasing ⌘ .

How do you reopen a minimized window?

Minimize and Restore All App Windows using Keyboard Shortcut

1 Press the Win + D keys to toggle between minimize or restore all open windows. 2 Press the Win + M keys to minimize all open windows. You will have to use Option Seven to restore the minimized windows when wanted.

How do I resize the Finder window on a Mac?

It is very easy to do this:

1. Open a new Finder window.
2. As you resize the window, hold the Command ⌘ (not Alt / Option ) key. Close resized window.
3. Then hold the Alt / Option key as you right click on Finder in the Dock and click Relaunch.
4. Any Finder windows opened after this will open at that size.

How do you zoom out on a Mac?

Use keyboard shortcuts to zoom

1. Zoom in. To zoom in, press these three keys together: Option, Command, and Equals sign (=).
2. Zoom out. To zoom out, press these three keys together: Option, Command, and Minus sign (-).
3. Toggle zoom.

How do you undo a hide on a Mac?

There are at least two ways to un-hide a hidden Mac window:

1. Click the application icon in the Mac Dock (the icon for the application you hid)
2. Use the [Command][Tab] keystroke to cycle through the open applications, and select the application you hid.

What do you click on to minimize all open windows?

If your keyboard has a Windows key (and most current keyboards do), you can press the Windows key and the M key simultaneously to minimize all the currently open windows on your desktop. I use this shortcut frequently to eliminate desktop clutter without having to click dozens of minimize buttons in open windows.

Where did my minimized windows go?

If you right click on the taskbar and select 'show app icons' you will be able to see your minimized apps. ... If we minimize it to the taskbar and then want to recall it, we have to R cl the taskbar > click show taskbar button > click on the minimized thing.

How do you force a window to maximize?

To maximize a window using the keyboard, hold down the Super key and press ↑ , or press Alt + F10 . To restore a window to its unmaximized size, drag it away from the edges of the screen. If the window is fully maximized, you can double-click the titlebar to restore it.

How do I make finder bigger?

In Finder, select View -> Show View Options (or just press Command-J). The options are slightly different for items on your desktop (left) and folders (right). Use the Small/Large slider to select the size of your icons.

How do you resize a window with the keyboard on a Mac?

1. Hold down the Option key while resizing a window: This will resize the window equally on both sides. 2. Hold down the Shift key while resizing a window: This will resize the window proportionally.

How do I make Word window bigger on Mac?

After maximizing it (by either double clicking the title bar or option+click on the green button), when it only maximizes vertically, manually resize it horizontally to fill the screen. If you move your mouse the the side of the window until the arrow pops up, you can stretch the window horizontally.

How do I zoom out?

Press and hold the Ctrl key and scroll the wheel on your mouse up to zoom in or down to zoom out. For example, you can do this now to zoom in and out on your browser.

Why is everything on my Mac zoomed in?

Sounds like you have screen zooming enabled. It's an Accessibility feature. Go to System Preferences -> Accessibility -> Zoom and disable either/both keyboard zoom or scroll wheel zoom. To get rid of the zoom immediately, type command+option+8.

How do I make everything bigger on my Mac?

Zoom in on the screen: Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Accessibility, then click Zoom. You can zoom the entire screen or an area of it.