HOT KEYS!!!
Hot keys are little tricks you can use on Mac OS X that make it faster to do what you want… instead of clicking a bunch of different drop down menus, you can simple push a few buttons at once and voila!
Let’s get down to basics…
⌘ or - Sometimes called “Apple key” or Command Key ^ (Control key)
⌥ (Option key) - “Alt” may also appear on this key
the SHIFT KEY looks like an arrow pointing up
the CAPS LOCK key looks like an arrow point up with a line under it - Toggles Caps Lock on or off
fn (Function key) - Located in the lower left corner of built-in keyboards on portable Macs Now that you know the basic symbols…
Here are the ones that are the most common in my day to day life…
-C - copy
-V- paste
-N -New window/document/page
-Z -Undo
-shift-3 take a screen capture
+ -zoom in
- -zoom out
-B -bold
-U - Underline
-I -Italics
And here are a little more hot keys that I don’t use day to day, but are helpful to know….
-A Select all items in the front Finder window (or desktop if no window is open)
⌥ --A Deselect all items
Shift--A Open the Applications folder
-C Copy selected item/text
Shift--C Open the Computer window
-D Duplicate selected item
Shift--D Open desktop folder
-E Eject
-F Find any matching Spotlight attribute
Shift--F Find Spotlight file name matches
⌥ --F Navigate to the search field in an already-open Spotlight window
Shift--G Go to Folder
Shift--H Open the Home folder of the currently logged-in user account
-I Get Info
⌥ --I Show Inspector
-M Minimize window
⌥ --M Minimize all windows
Shift--N New folder
⌥ --N New Smart Folder
-O Open selected item
Shift--Q Log Out
-T Add to Sidebar
Shift--T Add to Favorites
-V Paste
-W Close window
⌥ --W Close all windows
-X Cut
-Z Undo / Redo
-[ Back
-] Forward
-Delete Move to Trash
Shift--Delete Empty Trash
ANNND JUST FOR FUN… how to make the symbol….. SHIFT-⌥ -K ENJOY!
