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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Handy Mac Shortcuts

Now that there are many more Macs in the district, it's nice to know a few tips that will help you work more efficiently. I think you'll find that your Mac will do everything the PC does and more. You just have to know what to push. Here's a short list to get you started. 

Quick Search: Command-Spacebar
Use this shortcut to launch smart search. You’ll get a search bar in the upper right corner. Type in the application, email, whatever you’re looking for, hit enter to launch


App Switcher: Command-Tab
Will show all your open applications on a pop-up screen. Arrow over to access an application. Hold Command and press Q to close the applications.


Close Applications: Command-Q
Pressing the red X doesn’t completely close applications. Use this shortcut to close the application when the name is listed on the top toolbar.


Copy: Command-C


Paste: Command-V


Cut: Command-X


Screenshot: Command-Shift-3
Takes a shot of the entire screen


Controlled Screenshot: Command-Shift-4
Gives you crosshairs to click and drag over selected area. Sends the file to your desktop as an image.


Force Quit: Command-Option-Escape
Opens a window so you can choose to force quit an application


Trashing items: Command-Delete
Select an item and use this shortcut to send it to the trashcan