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MAC Shortcuts... Flashcards

Get familiar with the basic shortcut keys on a mac. Work faster and with less physical stress.

1
Q

When you press:

Command-option-esc

A

You:

Force quit

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2
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When you press:

Command-option-eject

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You:

Sleep now

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3
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command-shift-Q

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log out

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4
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command-shift-option-Q

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log out without confirmation

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5
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command-control-eject

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restart

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6
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control-shift-eject

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sleep displays

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7
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command-option-control-eject

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shut down

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8
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command-tab

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cycle between open applications

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9
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command-`

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*after* having pressed command-tab, it will cycle between open applications in reverse

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10
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command-shift-tab

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cycle between open applications in reverse direction

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11
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command-`

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cycle between open windows in the selected application

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12
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command-shift-`

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cycle between open windows in the selected application in reverse direction

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13
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control-F4

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cycle between open windows in all applications

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14
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control-shift-F4

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cycle between open windows in all applications in reverse direction

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15
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F8

A

Spaces (Leopard only)

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16
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F9

A

Expos� for all windows (Panther and newer)

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17
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F10

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Expos� for all windows in selected application

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18
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F11

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Expos� to reveal desktop

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19
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F12

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Dashboard (Tiger and newer)

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20
Q

control-#

A

Jump to a space (10.5+)

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21
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control-arrow

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Cycle through spaces (10.5+)

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22
Q

control-F2

A

activate keyboard control of the menu bar

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23
Q

control-F3

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activate keyboard control of the Dock

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24
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control-F8

A

activate keyboard control of the Menu Extras (right side of menu bar)

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25
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command-space

A

activate Spotlight (Tiger) or switch between keyboard layouts (pre-Tiger systems)

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26
Q

command-option-control-,

A

decrease the screen contrast

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27
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command-option-control-.

A

increase the screen contrast

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28
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command-option-8

A

turn screen zooming on or off

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29
Q

command-option-=

A

zoom in (if screen zooming is on)

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30
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command-option–

A

zoom out

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31
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command-option-control-8

A

invert the screen colors

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32
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command-delete

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send file to trash

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33
Q

command-space

A

open a Spotlight search

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34
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command-option-space

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open a Spotlight search in a finder “Find” window

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35
Q

spacebar

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when dragging file onto folder it will spring open without the usual delay

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36
Q

shift-volume

A

Change volume without sound effect

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37
Q

option-shift-volume

A

Fine-grained volume control (10.5+ ?)

38
Q

option-volume

A

Sound Preference Pane

39
Q

option-brightness

A

Display Preference Pane

40
Q

command-decrease-brightness

A

Change display mode (only on revised fn keyboard layout on Alu. keyboards, newer MBP/MBs?)

41
Q

enter

A

choose blue button in dialogue box (usually “enter” or “accept”)

42
Q

spacebar

A

simulate a mouse click on focused object (i.e., the button or control that has a blue halo around it)

43
Q

command-shift-?

A

Search application help. As of 10.5, this also FAYT searches available menu items. It also activates the menu bar as keyboard navigable if the search string is empty.

44
Q

command-d

A

don’t save

45
Q

command-,

A

preferences

46
Q

command-?

A

help

47
Q

command-:

A

spelling

48
Q

command-;

A

check spelling

49
Q

command-A

A

select all

50
Q

command-C

A

copy

51
Q

command-shift-C

A

show colors

52
Q

command-F

A

find

53
Q

command-G

A

find next

54
Q

command-H

A

hide

55
Q

command-option-H

A

hide others

56
Q

command-M

A

minimize

57
Q

command-N

A

new

58
Q

command-O

A

open

59
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command-P

A

print

60
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command-Q

A

quit

61
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command-S

A

save

62
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command-T

A

show fonts

63
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command-V

A

paste

64
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command-W

A

close

65
Q

command-X

A

cut

66
Q

command-Z

A

undo

67
Q

How does control-A manipulate text?

A

move to start of current paragraph

68
Q

How does control-B manipulate text?

A

move left one character

69
Q

How does control-D manipulate text?

A

forwards delete

70
Q

How does control-E manipulate text?

A

move to end of current paragraph

71
Q

How does control-F manipulate text?

A

move right one character

72
Q

How does control-H manipulate text?

A

delete

73
Q

How does control-K manipulate text?

A

delete remainder of current paragraph

74
Q

How does control-N manipulate text?

A

move down one line

75
Q

How does control-O manipulate text?

A

insert new line after cursor

76
Q

How does control-P manipulate text?

A

move up one line

77
Q

How does control-T manipulate text?

A

transpose (swap) two surrounding character

78
Q

How does control-V manipulate text?

A

move to end, then left one character

79
Q

How does control-Y manipulate text?

A

paste text previously deleted with control-K

80
Q

Hold down C to cause a Mac to perform what at startup time.

A

boot from CD or DVD

81
Q

Hold down T to cause a Mac to perform what at startup time.

A

start up in FireWire target mode (the Mac temporarily becomes a very expensive external FireWire drive)

82
Q

Hold down X to cause a Mac to perform what at startup time.

A

force boot into Mac OS X (older Macs that dual-boot into OS 9 and X)

83
Q

Hold down N to cause a Mac to perform what at startup time.

A

start from Network drive

84
Q

Hold down shift to cause a Mac to perform what at startup time.

A

boot into safe mode

85
Q

Hold down the mouse button to cause a Mac to perform what at startup time.

A

eject CD before booting normally

86
Q

Hold down command-S to cause a Mac to perform what at startup time.

A

boot into single user mode; type exit when done

87
Q

Hold down command-option-O-F to cause a Mac to perform what at startup time.

A

boot into the Open Firmware prompt

88
Q

Hold down command-option-P-R to cause a Mac to perform what at startup time.

A

reset PRAM

89
Q

Hold down command-option-V to cause a Mac to perform what at startup time.

A

verbose boot; show the Unixy text goodness at boot time

90
Q

Hold down command-option-shift-delete to cause a Mac to perform what at startup time.

A

bypass internal harddrive on boot

91
Q

Hold down option to cause a Mac to perform what at startup time.

A

choose startup disk at boot time

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