SHORTCUT KEYS FOR MAC
Keys to use when a mouse won’t do..
In General – Substitute the Windows key for the Command (Flowery X) Key
Win Q – Close Program
Win – Select All
Win X – Cut
Win C – Copy
Win V – Paste
Turn off extra drivers at boot – Shift key at boot
Verbose Mode – Command V
Start from CD – C key or Command-Option-Shift-Delete
Rebuild Desktop – Apple-option/command-control
Zap P Ram -Control Option-P-R
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Force Mac OS X startup |
X during startup |
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Bypass primary startup volume and seek a different startup volume (such as a CD or external disk) |
Press Option-Command-Shift-Delete during startup |
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Start up from a CD that has a system folder |
Press C during startup |
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Attempt to start up from a compatible network server (NetBoot) |
Press N during startup |
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Start up in FireWire Target Disk mode |
Press T during startup |
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Start up in Safe Boot mode and temporarily disable login items and non-essential kernel extension files (Mac OS X 10.2 and later) |
Press Shift during startup |
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Start up in Verbose mode |
Press Command-V during startup |
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Start up in Single-User mode |
Press Command-S during startup |
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Start up from the built-in macOS Recovery system |
Command (⌘)-R |
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Start up from macOS Recovery over the Internet |
Option-Command-R or Shift-Option-Command-R |
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Startup in safe mode |
shift |
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Start Apple Diagnostics utility |
D |
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Force Quit = |
Option Command/Apple – Esc |
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Bring up extension manager in newer os versions = |
hold down space bar when starting up |
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Close program = |
Command-Q |
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Close window = |
Command-W |
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Close all Windows |
Option-Command-W |
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Get info = |
Command-I |
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Temporarily eject = |
Command-E |
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Quit operation = |
Command period. |
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Find file = |
Command-F |
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Make alias in new area – |
option command, drag |