Stupid Mac Keyboard Tricks

	Stupid Mac Keyboard Tricks
	Jenni X -- Blog - Mac Stuff

In Macintosh-land there are many many keyboard shortcuts, and some of them are very, very obscure. The list below is one I compiled for my own reference. Don't use it for evil. :) Command = "cmd" = "Apple Key"= "squiggley flower key"= "the key just to the left (and sometimes right) of the space bar" Control = CTRL = "the third key left of the space bar" Option = ALT = "the second key left of the space bar" Italics - things that work during the boot sequence Old Mac tricks (don't work with many new machines) x -- Will boot into Mac OS X if 9 and X are on the same partition and that's the partition you're booting from. cmd-opt -- Hold down until 2nd chime, will boot into Mac OS 9 cmd-opt -- Hold during boot, rebuilds desktop cmd-opt-t-v -- Force Quadra AV machines to use TV as a monitor cmd-opt-x-o -- Boot from ROM (Mac Classic only) cmd-opt-a-v -- Force an AV monitor to be recognized as one Option-Command-Shift-Delete during startup - Bypass primary startup volume and seek a different startup volume (such as a CD or external disk) Space Bar = Loads Extensions Manager before starting extensions across your screen Option = Closes all Finder windows cmd -- (Classic only) Boot with Virtual Memory off Shift = Extensions Off Option + Command + Tab as inserting disk = Initializing Disk Option + Command + Tab = Erase floppy Option + Command + Open Chooser = clears Chooser cache Mac Tricks (works with pretty much any machine) Single key tricks Tab in save dialog box = switches disks to save onto Shift five times = enables Easy Access Control Panel Mouse Button at start up = Ejects floppy with system before system load starts (older systems, obviously) Tab = Highlights icon to icon R = Restart C = Start up from a CD N - Attempt to start up from a compatible network server (NetBoot) R - Force PowerBook screen reset T - Start up in FireWire Target Disk mode Shift - start up in Safe Boot mode and temporarily disable login items and non-essential kernel extension files (Mac OS X 10.2 and later) D -- Force the internal hard disk to be the startup device Z -- Attempt to boot using the devalias zip from first bootable partition found Option - Select a startup disk (on some computers) Mouse Button - Eject removable disks Shift = Hold down immediately after the startup tone, and release when you see the progress bar - in Safe Mode Shift during progress bar - Prevent startup items from opening Command + tricks V = Verbose mode (console message) shows why computer is hanging S = in Single-User mode then fsck then sudo diskutil repair_permissions then sudo update_prebinding -root / -force . (period) - Open the CD tray when selecting a startup disk (on some computers) Option + tricks double click on folder = closes the window the folder resides click on desktop or other application = hides the current application after switch click on the date = turns clock on and off about this Macintosh = about the finder empty trash = trashes locked items without asking window shade = window shade all open windows collapse window = collapses all windows save = saves all print = print all double click on connected user in file sharing monitor = send message dragging item to another directory or desktop = copy to new location resize window box = full screen view eject = eject and leave behind arrow keys + desktop picture control panel = Moves desktop picture number keys = Highlight the last alphabetical item Command + Option + tricks Escape = Force Quit P + R = Zaps the PRAM Shift + Delete = Forces start up drive to go off-line and start up off another drive with blessed system click Expand box = Expands window full screen Power = Force Sleep Power + Shift = Force Shutdown Memory Control Panel = Memory Test Option Control + Shift + Apple Menu = About MacOS Team space bar = non breaking words (when typing) Mouse Drag = Create Alias where mouse button is released O-F - goes into Open Firmware screen - type these lines: reset-nvram set-defaults reset-all clears NVRAM etc and restarts computer also to eject a CD (at a different time) eject-CD then mac-boot shift-delete-# -- Boot from a specific SCSI ID # (# = SCSI ID number) n-v -- Clear NV RAM. Similar to reset-all in Open Firmware.

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