Often-Used Mac OS X Shortcuts for Laptops

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Topic Page

Often used Mac OS X Command ( ) +Alpha Shortcuts For Office 2

Mac OS X Laptop F-key Shortcuts (All Applications) 2

Mac OS X Office Shortcuts With the Laptop Function (fn) Key 3

Laptop Function (fn)+(Keystroke) for Converting to Numeric Keypad 3

Other Common Mac OS X Shortcuts For Office 4

Mac OS X Command ( ) +Alpha Shortcuts For Entourage 5

Other Common Mac OS X Shortcuts For Entourage 5

Mac OS X Command ( ) +Alpha Shortcuts For Various Applications 6

Common Mac OS Command ( ) +Button Shortcuts 7

Mac OS X One, Two, or Three-Button Shortcuts/Keystrokes 8

Mac OS X Shortcuts for the Dock 9

Commonly Used Mac OS X Symbols 11

NOTE: Applications such as Dreamweaver, Flash, iTunes, Inspiration, SmartBaord, GarageBand, iMovie, iPhoto, iWeb, iLive, ComicLife, MailMerge, etc. and specific Office functions such as ‘columns’ and ’outline’ contain application-specific shortcuts which are not listed in this document.

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Often used Mac OS X Command ( )+Alpha Shortcuts For Office

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+ A Select All

+ B Bold

+ C Copy

+ D Change font

+ E Text align center

+ F Find

+ G Go to or Guides(ppt)

+ H Hide

+ I Get Information or

Italic

+ J Justify Text

+ K Insert hyperlink

+ L Text align left

+ M Minimize Window

+ N New page, doc or email

+ O Open doc/app

+ P Print (skip print menu)

+ Q Quit current app

+ R Text align right

+ S Save

+ T Move left margin right

+ U Underline

+ V Paste

+ W Close window

+ X Cut

+ Y Redo

+ Z Undo

+(,) comma Opens

‘Preferences’

+ (/) slash Opens Help

Men

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Mac OS X F-key Laptop Shortcuts (All Applications)

F1 Decrease screen

brightness

F2 Increase screen brightness

F3 Mute

F4 Lower volume

F5 Increase volume

F6 Lock number keys

F7 External/Internal screen

F8 Select text by steps

F9 Exposé for all open

windows

(Panther and newer)

F10 Exposé for all open

windows

(in selected

applications)

F11 Exposé to reveal desktop

F12 Dashboard (Tiger only)

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Mac OS X Office Laptop Shortcuts with the Function (fn) Key

Fn+F1 Undo

Fn+F2 cut

Fn+F4 paste

Fn+F5 go to

Fn+F7 spelling

Fn+F8 select text by steps

Fn+F9 Exposé for all

windows

(Panther and newer)

Fn+F10 Exposé for all windows in

selected application

Fn+F11 Exposé to reveal desktop

Fn+F12 Dashboard (Tiger only)

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Function+(Keystroke) for Converting Laptop Keys to Numeric Keypad

The function (fn) key can be used for temporary usage of the numeric

keypad.

For continuous use, press the num lock (F6) key.

Fn+M 0

Fn+J 1

Fn+K 2

Fn+L 3

Fn+U 4

Fn+I 5

Fn+O 6

Fn+7 7

Fn+8 8

Fn+9 9

Fn+(/) + (add)

Fn+(;) - (subtract)

Fn+(-) = (equals)

Fn+P * (multiply)

Fn+(.) . (decimal)

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Other Mac OS X Shortcuts For Office+shift+H Find and Replace +option+I Show

Attributes

+option+L Spelling +option+M New Paragraph

+shift+P View Project Gallery +option+R Thesaurus

+shift+S Save As +option+W Close All windows

+option+esc Force quit +option+G Delete

Entire Word

+right arrow Move curser to end of current line

+left arrow Move curser to start of current line

+ 1 Format Cells (Excel)

+ 6 Open New Workbook (Excel)

+ 8 Show Outline Symbols (Excel)

+ (;)semicolon Add Current Time to Cell (Excel)

+ (-)minus Add Current Date to Cell (Excel)

ctrl+click (on misspelled word) Suggested spellings

option+(keyboard stroke) Insert various symbols

option+shift+(keyboard stroke) Insert various symbols

option+left arrow Move curser left one word

option+right arrow Move curser right one word

option+up arrow Move curser up one line

option+down arrow Move curser down one line

option+drag Select rectangular area (noncontiguous)

option+drag Selection copy text

shift+any of the above Extend selection by segmented amounts

highlight+click then drag Select then move text

double-click then drag Select text, wrapping to word ends

triple-click then drag Select text, wrapping to paragraph ends

shift+select text with mouse Add to selection (contiguous)

+select text with mouse Add to selection (noncontiguous)

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+option+drag Add rectangular area to selection

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Mac OS X Command+Alpha Shortcuts For

Entourage

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+ A Select All

+ B Bold (+ E)

+ C Copy

+ E Add Attachments

+ F Find

+ G Go to

+ H Hide

+ I Folder Properties

+ J Forward (message)

+ K Send & Receive All

or Insert

hyperlink

+ L Refresh Message List

+ M Minimize Window

+ N New Mail Message

+ O Open (Email)

+ P Print (skip print menu)

+ Q Quit current (open) app

+ R Reply (to message)

+ S Save (as Draft)

+ T Mark as Read

+ U Underline

+ V Paste

+ W Close

+ X Cut

+ Y Redo

+ Z Undo

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Other Common Mac OS X Shortcuts For Entourage

+shift+R Reply to all +option+R Reply to Sender

+shift+T Mark as Unread +option+T Mark All as Unread

+shift+J Mark as Junk +delete Move to Trash

+ (‘)(apostrophe) Flag

+ (=) (equal) Add to Address Book

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Mac OS X Command ( )+Alpha Shortcuts For Various Applications

+ A Select All

+ B Browser Bookmarks

+ C Copy

+ D Duplicate

+ E Eject

+ F Find

+ G (none)

+ H Scroll open apps

+ I Get Information

+ J Show View Options

+ K Connect to Server

+ L Make Alias

+ M Minimize

+ N New Finder Window

+ O Open

+ P Print

+ Q Quit current (open) app

+ R Show Original

+ S Save

+ T Add to Sidebar

+ U (none)

+ V Paste

+ W Close Window

+ X Cut

+ Y Redo

+ Z Undo

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Common Mac OS X Command+Button Shortcuts

+(?) Help

+delete Eject or Delete file

+shift+3 Take picture of entire screen save to desktop

+shift+4 Take picture of part of screen save to desktop

+shift+ctrl+3 Take picture of entire screen store on

clipboard

+shift ctrl+4 Take picture of part of screen store on

clipboard

+shift+Q Log out

+shift+option+Q Log out without confirmation

+ctrl+eject Restart

+option+ctrl+eject Shut down

+tab Cycle through open applications

+shift+tab Cycle backwards through open applications

c +(`)(apostrophe) Cycle between open windows in the

open application

+shift+(`)(apostrophe) Cycle between open windows in the

selected application in reverse direction

+space Activate Spotlight (Tiger) or switch between

keyboard layouts (pre-Tiger systems)

com +option+ctrl ,(comma) Decrease the screen contrast

com +option+ctrl .(period) Increase the screen contrast

com +option+8 Turn screen zooming on or off

com +option+(=)equal Zoom in (if screen zooming is on)

com +option+(+)plus Zoom out

+option+D Hide/unhide dock

c +option+eject Sleep now

+shift+N New Folder

+option+N New Smart Folder

+option+ctrl+8 Invert the screen colors

com +1 View options as Icons

+2 View options as Lists

+3 View options as Columns

+shift+(?) (add to Del.icio.us bookmarks – when installed)

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Mac OS X One, Two, or Three-Button Shortcuts/Keystrokes

+(spacebar) Show or hide Spotlight search field

+option+(spacebar) Show or hide Spotlight search window

spacebar (when dragging file onto folder) Open folder

ctrl+F4 Cycle between open windows in all applications

ctrl+shift+F4 Cycle between open windows in all applications

in reverse direction

ctrl+F8 Open Internet Connect

Ctrl+esc Hide and show Front Row

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Mac OS X Shortcuts for the DOCK

The terms "click" and "press" are used to express nuance in using your mouse--a click is quick and a press is a longer hold. To”press” the mouse button means that you hold the button down until the desired action happens. "Drag" means to move your mouse while pressing (holding).

clickBrings the item forward, or opens it if not already open.Brings minimized windows out of the Dock.

pressReveals contextual menu for item. Menu choices vary per application or file.

+option+D Hide or Show the Dock

ctrl+clickReveals contextual menu for item. Menu choices vary per application or file. When used on Dock separator, it reveals Dock preferences.

+clickReveals the original item location in its Finder.

+option+clickHides other open items, in addition to click action.

option+pressForce Quit replaces Quit in menu, in addition to press action.

press+drag (a Dock item from the Dock)Removes item from the Dock.

+drag (a Dock item from the Dock)Copy the item without removing it from the Dock.

+drag (an item to the Dock)Create a Dock item without moving (sliding) existing Dock items while dragging. You might use this feature when dragging to a folder icon on the Dock, for example.

+option+drag (a file to an application's Dock icon)Attempt to open the file with the application regardless of file type or what application the file is associated with (if any). The application may or may

not be able to open the file.

option+dragWhen used on Dock separator, resizes Dock to common icon sizes (128 by 128, 64 by 64, 32 by 32, 16 by 16).

shift+clickThis applies to minimized windows only. The item is de-minimized in slow motion. You can see the item minimized in slow motion by pressing Shift while minimizing it.

shift+dragWhen used on Dock separator, changes Dock position on screen (left, bottom, right).

A pop-up menu in the Dock offers you a hierarchical submenu structure. To create a pop-up menu in the Dock, simply drag a disk or folder icon into the Dock, between the dividing line and the Trash. Disks and folders in the Dock must be placed to the right of or below the divider.

(Folder)+drag into DockDragging a folder or disk to the Dock provides a hierarchical pop-up menu.

THEN:Click Item opens in a Finder window

Ctrl+click A pop-up menu with hierarchical submenus appears. Use submenus to navigate through folders to a file

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Commonly Used Mac OS X Symbols

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