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Many apps on your Mac support full-screen mode—an app fills the entire screen—so you can take advantage of every inch of the screen and work without desktop distractions. On your Mac, do one of the following to enter full screen:
Exiting full-screen mode on a Mac is almost as easy as getting into it, but it requires an extra step. If you're already in full-screen mode, move your mouse pointer to the top of the screen and leave it there until the menu bar appears.
If I have two full-screen windows of the same app, is there any way to switch between those two windows (similar to the way ⌘-` works in non-full-screen apps) using only the keyboard?
The keyboard shortcut to toggle fullscreen depends on the application. Most applications that I use on a daily basis (such as Google Chrome, Terminal, Mail, and Safari) use ^ + ⌘ + F (Control+Cmd+F) to toggle fullscreen mode.
Swipe up from the bottom to the middle of your screen and hold until you see the App Switcher. Swipe left or right to find the app that you want to use. Tap the app. If you're using the app in landscape, you will have to swipe up from the middle of the screen while in landscape. Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. Have a great day!
On some Macs it is possible to press the fn (function) key as well as F11 to activate Full Screen mode. Alternatively, press Control + Command + F to trigger Full Screen mode.
How to go full screen on a Mac. There are a few ways to go full screen for Mac apps: In an app’s window, click the green button on the top left. While using an app, press Command + Control + F (on Big Sur and earlier) or Fn + F if your Mac is running macOS Monterey or later.