Mac Tip #2: Help! I Can’t Navigate Between My Finder Tabs!

With the latest update of MacOS Catalina (10.15.x), it seems that the keyboard shortcut to switch between Finder window tabs is no longer supported / missing!

This really annoyed me ’cause I use this every. single. day! The shortcuts are Shift + ⌘ + → (right arrow) OR Shift + ⌘ + ← (left arrow).

Here’s how to reinstate this [much needed] functionality. You’re going to add 2 custom keyboard shortcuts in…

System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts

1. Select “App Shortcuts” in the left side pane.
2. Click the [+] button to add a new shortcut.
3. In the popup:
   1. Application: choose “Finder.app”.
   2. Menu Title: enter the exact name of each of the Menu Options (in this case, “Show Next Tab” and “Show Previous Tab”).
   3. Keyboard Shortcut: literally, perform the shortcut on your keyboard that you want in the box.
4. Click “Add”.

Happy tabbing! …again.

5 years ago | Feb 05, 2020 | Leave a Comment