[robg adds: Many of these are documented here on hints, in Mac help, in various applications, etc., but it's nice to see so many in one spot. I know there are other lists out there like this. If you know of one, please post it in the comments.]
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As a new OS X user (from the UNIX world), I needed to find all the little keyboard shortcuts out there to do things. You would not believe how long it took me to figure out how to reach the menu bar via the keyboard! So, for all you newbie OS X users, I put together a quick reference guide (PDF, OpenOffice doc) for those magic keystrokes you find out about in bits and pieces here and there.
[robg adds: Many of these are documented here on hints, in Mac help, in various applications, etc., but it's nice to see so many in one spot. I know there are other lists out there like this. If you know of one, please post it in the comments.]
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An OS X keyboard shortcut reference
Please note the link above for the pdf file does not work, it is missing the f inf pdf. Here is the full link.
http://amduus.com/OpenSrc/FreePublications/OSX_KeyCombo_Reference_Guide.pdf
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An OS X keyboard shortcut reference
With the imminent release of Tiger, you might as well add F12=Spotlight.
An OS X keyboard shortcut reference
Holy Cow! I never knew about that one and it's VERY useful. I always did a Cmd-Shift-4 and click and dragged around the window.
An OS X keyboard shortcut reference
And while we are talking about Tiger, it's worth noting that saved screenshots there changed to PNG, rather than PDF.
An OS X keyboard shortcut reference
Really? so it changed from TIFF to PDF and now PNG. I wonder what format screen shots will be with Tabby :-)
An OS X keyboard shortcut reference
...and cmd-esc cancels the cmd-shift-4-space (and others) if you change your mind.
An OS X keyboard shortcut reference
Actually, just hitting escape by itself cancels these things. Holding down command is unnecessary.
more screencapture tips
The Secret Screen Capture Shortcut describes how adding the control key modifier will capture to the Clipboard instead of a file.
And screencapture can be run from the command line:
% screencapture screencapture: illegal usage, file required if not going to clipboard usage: screencapture [-icmwsWx] [file] -i capture screen interactively, by selection or window control key - causes screen shot to go to clipboard space key - toggle between mouse selection and window selection modes escape key - cancels interactive screen shot -c force screen capture to go to the clipboard -m only capture the main monitor, undefined if -i is set -w only allow window selection mode -s only allow mouse selection mode -W start interaction in window selection mode -x do not play sounds -S in window capture mode, capture the screen not the window file where to save the screen capture
An OS X keyboard shortcut reference
not discrediting or trying to take away from the effort that went into the pdf. but, this is almost a carbon copy of the page at apple; and simpler to link to.
Keyboard Shortcuts Quick Reference
And Keyboard Shortcuts Quick Reference is the HIG version.
An OS X keyboard shortcut reference
This isn't really a short cut, but UNIX geeks might enjoy it. You have to make sure that your login window is set to prompt for the user name and password. That said, logout of CMD + Shift + Q. When you are presented with the login promt, enter ">console" in the username area and hit return. Viola, you are running OSX without the GUI.
An OS X keyboard shortcut reference
Very cool!
An OS X keyboard shortcut reference
cmd+s during the start up chime will bring you into single user mode.. or cmd+v to see the messages while it's booting fully into the UI..
An OS X keyboard shortcut reference
i used to use this in panther but it stopped working.. in tiger though i have verified it works..
An OS X keyboard shortcut reference
[Rob, hopefully it's OK to post these; if not, feel free to delete ;-) ]
Here are a couple lists I cobbled together:
keyboard shortcuts (I haven't updated them for "official" Panther/Tiger compatibility, but nearly all still apply.)
An OS X keyboard shortcut reference
Here's a compilation that's been going for quite a while, by a guy I know. It's not just OSX, but old systems too.
Dave's Picks
An OS X keyboard shortcut reference
No fancy document, just a collection of keystrokes i've acquired over the years..
An OS X keyboard shortcut reference
Also, useless, I know, but it's not there: Control+Eject = bring up shutdown panel.
Fixing "top of box" in Firefox
Some browsers have the very pleasant up-arrow=front of input box, right-arrow=end of input box. Firefox does not. Does anyone know how to fix this?
Fixing "top of box" in Firefox
randomly saw your post when searching for something else, i didnt read the whole thread so dont know if this was mentioned earlier, but Command+Left or Right will bring you to the beginning/end of a single line input box, a line in word processing, etc.
Cocoa TextEntry
There is another layer of shortcuts built in to the text entry system; many of these are the same as traditional emacs control codes: ^e for eol, etc. If you install TextExtras (as you should) you get a bunch more that you can redefine and add to: option-l to select the current line, etc.
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Lee Phillips
An OS X keyboard shortcut reference
I made a Mac OSX Keyboard Shortcuts Quick Reference.pdf for all of you guys (and for me sure)...
LINK: http://www.costerus.at/mac/Mac%20OSX%20Keyboard%20Shortcuts%20Quick%20Reference.pdf It is a Modified Compilation from the Apple Human Interface Guidelines, found at: http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/XHIGKeyboardShortcuts/chapter_20_section_1.html Cheers, MIKE |
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