Mac:OS Tips and Tricks for the user new to Mac OS

Mac:OS Tips and Tricks for the user new to Mac OS

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I have compiled a short and sweet list of information for the new Apple Power User.

For more detailed information on Apple Macitosh computers see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_Computer

Keyboard Shortcuts

The next time you are browsing around the menus of your favorite applications, take a glance at the right side of the menu to see if you find any shortcuts that can help you out. Here are a few to get you started.

Command-Shift-A Opens the applications folder
Command-Shift-N Creates a new folder in the selected workspace
Command-Shift-Del Empty Trash
Command-Tab Rotate through open applications and switch to highlighted app
Command-A Select All
Command-C Copy
Command-D Duplicates current item
Command-E Ejects selected volume, media, or server
Command-F Find
Command-H Hide current application
Command-I Opens Get Info dialog for selected item
Command-J Toggles View Options Open & Closed
Command-K Connect to server
Command-L Creates Alias for selected item
Command-M Minimize a Finder-folder to Dock
Command-Option-M Save as above but minimizes all open Finder-folders
Command-N Opens up new Finder window
Command-O Opens selected item
Command-V Paste
Command-W Closes Finder-folder window
Command-Option-W Same as above but closes all Finder-folders
Command-X Cut
Command-Z Undo
Command-Del Moves selected item to Trash
Command-Ctrl-Z - toggles between full size and mini player in iTunes. (don't know if it does anything in other apps.)

Full List of Key Commands: http://homepage.mac.com/frakes/MOSXPT/content/keyboard.html

Expose

Apple introduced Expose to OS X to make your life easier, so go ahead and use it to your heart's content.

Go to Apple > System Preferences > Dashboard & Expose and play with some of the settings to make those menial tasks more convenient to execute.

My favorite Expose tip is setting an active corner to open up Dashboard. One simple mouse movement and Dashboard launches.

Really Usefull Links:


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I have compiled a short and sweet list of information for the new Apple Power User.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Expose

Absolutely CRITICAL fast power user application launcher utility:

The rest of the utilities

Most of the this information is plagiarized from this Awesome site: