I've been using Mac (running Yosemite 10.10) for over a year now and I can't figure one thing out.
I have a lot of windows opened at once usually, then there's a point at which I want to drag & drop something from my desktop to one of these windows (usually the application I'm currently using).
In Windows 7/8 I just click in the right bottom corner of the screen (hides all windows), then I open the application I wanted to use, eventually resize it if it takes the whole screen, drag and drop my stuff on that window, then click the right bottom corner again and all the windows pop up.
In macOS I usually hide/close all the windows on the way, it takes 10x longer than in Windows, then I drag and drop the thing from the desktop. And I end up with all the windows closed.
The question is: Can I somehow hide all windows at once in macOS, except for the one I'm using? If not, can I hide all windows, then just keep them hidden while I open the one window I want to use, then bring everything back as it was?
Best Answer
⌥⌘H will hide all other applications except for the current one. This is the Hide Others command, which can be found in the first drop down menu on the menu bar for the application (i.e. Safari menu for Safari).
Switching focus to a hidden application, i.e. via ⌘Tab or clicking the icon in the Dock, will unhide the application.