Tech Tip Index
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| Common
Mac Key Commands to Remember |
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| CMD
- O Open |
| CMD - Q
Quit |
| CMD
- W Close |
| CMD - S
Save |
| CMD
- C Copy |
| CMD - X
Cut |
| CMD
- V Paste (V=Velcro) |
| CMD - A
Select All |
| CMD
- Z Undo |
| CMD - P
Print |
| CMD
- F Find (Sherlock if in Finder) |
| CMD - N
New folder (from desktop) New file (from
within application) |
| CMD
- M Make Alias (in Finder) |
| CMD - I
Get Info on app, file or folder. |
| CMD
- D Duplicate |
| CMD - Y
Put away. Dismounts volume and ejects if removable media. Puts
file/folder back to original location it was created in. |
| CMD
- Delete Puts highlighted file into the trash. |
| CMD-Shift-Delete
Empties trash (Sys 9.1 and later) |
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| Mac
Window Shortcuts |
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| CMD
- W
Closes active windows in Finder |
CMD - OPT - W
Closes ALL windows in Finder
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| CMD-OPT-DOWN
ARROW (on file or folder) Opens file or
folder while closing "parent" folder. |
CMD - OPT- UP ARROW (on file or folder) Closes
file or folder and opens "parent" folder.
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| CMD-OPT-Doubleclick
(on file or folder) Opens file or folder while closing
"parent" folder. |
CMD - RIGHT ARROW (on folder)
expands (turns downward) triangles for all nested folders
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| CMD
- LEFT ARROW (on folder) closes (turns
to right) triangles for all nested folders |
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| Troubleshooting/Maintenance |
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| CMD
- OPT - ESC: Force Quit of an application if frozen (you should restart the
entire computer after this) |
CNTRL - CMD - Restart (little button on front of G4¹s): Force restart of
computer if crashed.
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Shift
(held down) during start up: Starts computer without loading
extensions. |
CMD-OPT-P-R (held down) during start up: "Zaps" parameter ram--
Wait for computer to chime 3 to 4 times then let go.
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| CMD-OPT-SHIFT-DELETE
(held down) during startup: Bypasses default startup drive and looks for
alternate startup volume. |
CMD - Opt (held down) during startup: Rebuilds desktop files of all
mounted drives
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C
(held down) during startup: Forces computer to boot from System
folder on CD. |
Spacebar (held down) during startup: Brings up extensions manager during
startup. |
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| Moving
Files |
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| Click
- drag a file from one window to another In the Same drive or Volume -
Moves the file. |
OPT - click - drag a file from one window to another In the
Same drive or Volume - Copies the file.
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| Click
- drag a file from one window to another In a Different drive or Volume
- Copies the file. |
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