Apple Repair Board - My MacGuys

[Neil]

Hint 2003/12/08: Keyboard Shortcuts

Okay, so you want to be able to do some things a little more quickly. Here's a quick hint to help you. Go up to a menu in any program. I'm in Safari right now, and I am going to use the Edit menu as an example.

Under Edit, I have choices like Copy, Paste, Select All, and Find. Now, to the right of each of these choices are some characters. These characters are there to tell you what keys on the keyboard equal that choice. For instance, to the right of "Select All" is the propeller and the letter A. The propeller represents the Command key, previously known as the Apple key, on your keyboard. So, if you were to hold down the command key and the letter A on the keyboard, you would then Select All in the window you're looking at. Give it a try!

So, now you've got the basic idea of using the keyboard shortcuts. You can look in any menu to find out what keyboard shortcuts will work in that program. However, you may run into some special characters that represent keys like the Option, Control, and Shift keys. For a quick reference for what each symbol means, check out the following web page:

http://www.macmonkies.com/tnt_100402.html

Good luck, and don't be afraid to experiment!


Neil