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Directly access System Preference panes in the Dock
Authored by: u2mr2os2 on Sep 30, '08 08:24:18PM
Very useful for those 3rd party panes. Most all of the standard Apple ones have other quick(ish) ways to get there:
  • Desktop & ScreenSaver - right click on desktop, choose "Change Desktop Background ..."
  • Dock - right click on Dock divider, choose "Dock Preferences ...", or " > Dock > Dock Preferences ..."
  • Exposé & Spaces - Enable menubar icon and choose "Open Spaces Preferences", or press Option + Exposé key (F3 for me) or option + Dashboard key.
  • International - enable the Input menu and choose "Open International ..."
  • Bluetooth - enable the menubar icon and choose "Open Bluetooth Preferences ..."
  • Displays - enable the displays menubar icon and choose "Display Preferences ...", or press option + either brightness key
  • Energy Saver - enable the UPS/Battery status menubar icon and choose "Energy Saver Preferences ..."
  • Print & Fax - from an open printer queue, choose "Printer > Show Printer List" (command + L)
  • Sound - press option + any sound key
  • MobileMe - enable the menubar icon and choose "Open MobileMe Sync Preferences ..."
  • Network - enable the Airport, VPN or modem status menubar icon and choose "Open Network Preferences ...", or choose " > Location > Network Preferences ...".
  • Accounts - enable fast user switching, then choose "Account Preferences ..." from the user menu
  • Date & Time - show the date and time in the menubar and choose "Open Date & Time ..." from the drop down menu.
  • Parental Controls - use shortcut for Accounts, and press the "Open Parental Controls ..." button.
  • Software Update - choose  > Software Update ..."
  • Speech - enable speakable items, then choose "Speech Preferences ..." from the floating window's menu
  • Time Machine - enable the menubar icon and choose "Open Time Machine Preferences ...", or right click on Time Machine in the Dock and choose "Time Machine Preferences ..."
  • Universal Access - enable the menubar icon and choose "Universal Access Preferences ..."


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Directly access System Preference panes in the Dock
Authored by: SuperCrisp on Oct 02, '08 02:35:20PM

YOU JUST MADE MY DAY! I teach with an external display and then use my laptop to feed video to my TV. Between those two resolutions and (still) playing StarCraft, I frequently visit the Displays pane. You have just saved me two clicks per video device.



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