How to Learn 10 Mac Shortcuts

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Macs are renowned for being the easiest computers to operate. With these 10 shortcuts, you’ll be speeding through your work without interruption.

Step 1: Go to Spotlight
Go to the Spotlight function by pressing the Command key while you tap the Space bar. Click on Keyboard and Mouse in the drop-down list – the dialog box that pops up lists shortcuts.

Step 2: Hit Command and comma
Hit the Command and the comma keys to open the Finder preferences.

Tip
Find online forums to keep up with the latest tricks and shortcuts.

Step 3: Take a screen shot
Take and save a picture of your screen by pressing Command, Shift and the number 3.

Step 4: Tile windows
Press the F9 key to tile open windows on the desktop, and again to return them to their original positions.

Step 5: Use Command and Shift keys
Press the Command and Shift keys with the Delete key to empty the trash

Tip
Create your own shortcuts by going under the Menu to System Preferences to 'Keyboard and Mouse.' Click the plus at bottom left, choose Finder from the pop-up, and type your menu command, then the shortcut. Click 'Add.'

Step 6: Zoom in
Zoom in by pressing Command, Option and the plus/equal sign.

Step 7: Reverse, using Option-Command
Reverse this action, using the Option-Command combination with the minus sign.

Step 8: Highlight with Command A
Highlight everything in a document using the Command and the 'A' key. You can do the same to highlight characters in a text field as well.

Step 9: Move with Control and arrows
Move up, down, left, or right within a cell or a table by choosing the Control as you select the arrow for that direction.

Step 10: Close and restart
Use Control-Command and Delete to close everything and restart the machine.

Did You Know?
Did you know? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, computer scientists held almost 30,000 jobs in 2008, but the field is expected to grow by 24 percent by 2018.

[serminakdeniz]

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It even works 10 YEARS LATER!!!

[Walks]

@stephyseedapari u right click holding down control and simply clicking the mouse or you could highlight the item you want to copy and paste and go to edit at the top of the mac

[darylfgeorge]

Thank you for these tips, i found them very helpful!

[Myaccountbastards]

@1antisupercat For windows you have to paste into paint. So try pasting in the mac version of paint maybe?

[Allday]

Are you kidding??? Mac opens up faster than any PC no question, youre insane

[lidiouz]

I want to change Ctrl button when i Do Ctrl + LMB It just Right clicks if i do RMB still Right click how to change this

[em-oh-ji]

Can you use keyboard to delete option and choose between “Delete & cancel”?

[stanfordcoffee]

Please consider updating this video. Some worked, some didn't. Cheers

[RoselieC]

I know some that werent on here too like how to change the color to black and green instead of purple and pink

[CodedLockFilms]

I am big fan of using keystrokes on any computer. I use them so much that they are basically a second nature to me. I actually knew about all of these already, except for the highlight keystroke.

[louise]

Good job! Learned some really useful shortcuts here. Thanks. Keep up the good job.

[jamesperry]

I'd like to add a Key Board Short Cut for Mac users. The credit goes someone called Geoff who figured it out after a painstaking & frustrating online search.
To lock cells in a formula with $ symbols we use F4 in Windows.
But in Mac....the KBSC is Cmd+T or simply Cmd+t.

[DaryxFox]

It's because the computer upon which all Windows®-based personal computers were based was called the 'IBM® PC'. The fact that it had 'PC' in the name led to people distinguishing Mac® vs. PC. What most people mean when they say 'PC' is 'Windows® PC' (in other words, it's just shorter). Also, it's been used in differentiating between the two platforms in advertisements (e.g. the "Get a Mac®" ads, or the "Congratulations, It's a PC" ads), as well as software (e.g. "PC-DVD ROM Software" = Windows®)

[neurophonicmusic]

Many Mac uses have never used this amazing shortcut; it is like snipping tool in Windows, but much cooler.
Press Shift-Command-4. Some of you probably know this. BUT THEN PRESS SPACE.

[NoBearHere]

Then you havent played on my pc. I click the ON button and I take a sip of my coke. Im already watching a Nerdcubed video.

[antisupercat]

i took a screen shot but don't know where it went, any help?

[mclarenmonster]

MAC = My Advanced Computer JBI = Just Broke It OTF = On The Floor!!!

[xShiningLyricsx]

I gots the newest mac and the F9 thing is so cool but it won't work for me! :(

[Apoloniacradduck]

I wrote a long essay and I deleted it by accident how can I read turn I’ll go back to recover as if it was WORD?

[kowalski]

interesting but... when I have to press DEL I need the function