Saturday 15 August 2015

Mac OSx Desktop

DESKTOP


Using the Desktop

The Apple menu is the control centre for Apple Mac users to access System Preferences, change the way the Dock works, or select a network location, obtain new software, shut down and restart your computer, and even log out. Also users can check the menu for recent  applications and documents.

To start working with the Mac choose the Finder’s Go menu and select a location from the menu e.g. Computer, Home, iDisk, Applications, Favourites or by clicking on a icon in the Dock to activate a program, or double-click the Macintosh hard drive to help identify system information..



Keyboard

To use a keyboard shortcut, hold down one or more modifier keys while pressing the last key of the shortcut.

Modifier key
Symbol
Command
Command symbol
Shift
Shift symbol
Option
Option symbol
Control
Control symbol
Return
Return symbol
Delete
Delete symbol
Forward Delete
Forward delete symbol
Up Arrow
Up Arrow symbol
Down Arrow
Down Arrow symbol
Left Arrow
Left Arrow symbol
Right Arrow
Right Arrow symbol
Page Up
Page Up symbol
Page Down
Page Down symbol
Top (Home)
Top symbol
End
End symbol
Tab Right
Tab Right symbol
Tab Left
Tab Left symbol
Escape (Esc)
Escape symbol

General - Commonly used shortcuts

Quit Application  
Command symbol + Q
Minimize Window  
Command symbol+ M
Minimize All/Switch
to New Application
  
Option symbol + Command symbol+ Click
Print a File  
Command symbol + P
Open a File  
Command symbol + O
Close a Window  
Command symbol + W
Select All  
Command symbol + A
Undo  
Command symbol + Z
Redo or Repeat  
Command symbol + Y
Switch Between 
Open Applications
Command symbol + Tab
Reverse Between 
Open Applications
Command symbol + Shift symbol + Tab
Eject Disk  
Command symbol + E
Empty Trash  
Command symbol + Shift symbol + Delete
Connect to Server 
Command symbol + K
Mac Help  
Command symbol + ?
Show/Hide Finder 
Command symbol + H
Show/Hide Dock  
Command symbol + Option symbol  + D

Navigation
Up One Screen 
Page Up symbol

Down One Screen 
Page Down symbol

Beginning of a Line 
Top symbol

End of a Line 
End symbol

Beginning of  Document
Command symbol + Top symbol

End of Document
Command symbol + End symbol

Go to a Folder Directory

Computer 
Shift symbol + Command symbol + C

Home 
Shift symbol + Command symbol + H

iDisk 
Shift symbol + Command symbol + I

Applications 
Shift symbol + Command symbol + A

Favourites
 
Shift symbol + Command symbol + F

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