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quit program |
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interrupt |
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force quit |
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force quit, Cocoa & Panther only |
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reset |
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power button for over 5 seconds |
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restart immediately, no chance to save, may corrupt disk |
click or hold | eject CD |
C | boot from CD/DVD |
D | start from hard disk's first partition; if the first install disk is in the drive, start diagnostic tests |
N | start from the network server |
Option + N | start the default boot image from a NetBoot server |
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reset NVRAM |
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bring up Open Firmware |
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reset PRAM |
R | force PowerBook screen reset |
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boot single user moder (OSX) |
T | put the Mac into FireWire target disk mode |
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boot verbose: show messages while booting (OS X) |
X | start in OS X (if OS 9 is on the same disk) |
Option | show icons of all start-up disks or partitions and lets you select older machines: restart in OS 9 |
Shift | boot with no extensions (OS9); holding Shift down after the list of services begins to appear disables auto-login, holding it down after you've logged on disables login items |
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rebuild desktop (OS9?) |
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bypass startup checks; start up from an external drive, if present; otherwise, start up in Safe mode |
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eject CD (may not work on USB); F12 is used if there is no dedicated eject key |
Shift + Return | don't run startup items; while showing user list, Option + Enter on a name switches to prompt for name mode, Back goes back to name list mode |
in name mode... |
You can enter these special names:
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snapshot screen to file/desktop (which depends on version) |
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snapshot screen to clipboard |
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snapshot screen selection to file/desktop (which depends on version) |
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snapshot screen selection to clipboard |
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snapshot screen selection to desktop |
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snapshot window to file |
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snapshot window selection to file |
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snapshot screen selection to clipboard |
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snapshot window to clipboard |
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snapshot window selection to clipboard |
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log out |
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eject CD/DVD |
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reset used for firmware upgrades |
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reset |
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sleep on/off; restart if pressed for over 5 seconds |
Option + click on minimize | minimize all Finder windows |
Option + double-click | open selected folder and close parent window |
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move to a new volume without copying |
Option + drag file or folder location | copy file or folder to a new location |
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make an alias in a new location |
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opens the parent folder |
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open parent folder and close the current window |
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selects the Desktop |
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moves down one level |
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expand folder (List view) |
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expand folder and nested subfolders (List view) |
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collapse folder (List view) |
Tab | selects the next item alphabetically |
Shift + Tab | selects the previous item alphabetically |
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toggle zoom |
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toggle white-on-black mode |
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zoom in |
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zoom out |
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opens your Applications folder |
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toggle the Dock between show and hide |
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opens your Home folder |
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create an alias |
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open selected folder and close parent window |
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when an alias is selected, jump to its target |
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move an item to the sidebar |
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close all Finder windows |
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empty trash |
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move the selected item(s) to the trash |
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empty trash immediately without any warning dialog |
F12 | toggle Dashboard activation (if you don't have a dedicated eject button, F12 will eject the CD) |
F12 and hold | shows Dashboard while key is held down (if you don't have a dedicated eject button, F12 will eject the CD) |
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arrow keys | navigate the list of results |
Return | opens the selected search result |
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switches to the next open program; press ONCE and release the z key to switch to the program used most recently |
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switches to the previous open program |
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hides/shows the Dock |
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hides all windows except the one you're in |
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cycle through application or Finder windows (if more than one open) |
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cycle through application or Finder windows (if more than one open), in reverse order |
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switches to the next open window in this program |
click on Dock icon (Application) | shows applications's windows |
Control + click on Dock icon (Folder) | shows folder's contents; also Force Quit option |
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reveals the original item in the Finder |
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switches to this program and hides all others |
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cycle through available window views |
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show path to folder or document |
Option + click yellow button | dock all this application's open windows (some applications) |
Option + click on another application's icon | switches to this program and hides all others |
Option + empty trash | empties the trash without asking "are you sure?" and also empties locked files |
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brings up the dialog box for shutdown, sleep, or restart |
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forces a restart |
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puts the Mac to sleep |
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shuts down |
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Last modified Tuesday, 2011-03-15T16:48:11-05:00.