-as of [8 JUNE 2024]–
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-by pressing certain [key combinations], you can do things that normally need a mouse, trackpad, or other [input device]-
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(to use a keyboard shortcut, press and hold one or more modifier keys and then press the last key of the shortcut)
For example, to use Command-C (copy), press and hold the Command key, then the C key, then release both keys.
(mac menus and keyboards often use symbols for certain keys, including ‘modifier keys’…)
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[SHORTCUTS] –>
-SHIFT FOCUS TO [TOP MENU BAR]-
-CYCLE THROUGH [WINDOWS] OF [SELECTED APP]-
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“PUT COMPUTER TO ‘SLEEP'”
“CLOSE ALL PROGRAMS + RESTART COMPUTER”
“RESTART COMPUTER”
“FORCE QUIT”
“TURN ‘DOCK HIDING’ ON / OFF”
“INSERT SYMBOLS”
“MINIMIZE WINDOW”
“OPEN NEW FINDER WINDOW”
(WHEN ‘FINDER’ IS CLOSED)
“SELECT”
“SELECT ALL”
“CHANGE VOLUME”
“GO TO “HOME” DIRECTORY VIA ‘FINDER'”
“MOVE TO TRASH”
“IMMEDIATELY DELETE”
*SCREENSHOT CAPTURES*
“TAKE ‘SCREENSHOT'”
(OF ‘ENTIRE SCREEN’)
“TAKE ‘SCREENSHOT'”
(OF SCREEN PORTION”)
(always rectangular?)
(no option to create screenshot with ‘curved’ boundaries)
(as opposed to ‘right angles’ + ‘straight lines’)
(ala ‘discrete’ vs ‘spectrum’)
(ala ‘science’ vs ‘art’)
(ala ‘simple’ vs ‘complex’)
“CAPITALIZE TEXT”
“APPLY (OR REMOVE) “BOLD TEXT” TO SELECTED TEXT”
“APPLY (OR REMOVE) “ITALICS” TO SELECTED TEXT”
“FIND MORE OPTIONS”
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*TO MINIMIZE WINDOW*
(“COMMAND’ + ‘M’)
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*TO OPEN UP “NEW FINDER WINDOW” WHEN NOT IN ‘FINDER’*
(‘OPTION’ – ‘COMMAND’ – ‘SPACE BAR’)
(this will bring up a “search this mac” finder window)
(then navigate in finder from there)
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*TO “SELECT”* –>
(‘select text’ by running mouse from start to finish while holding down ‘mouse’)
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*TO SUMMON RIGHT SIDEBAR* –>
[SHIFT] + [COMMAND] + [a]
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*TO “SELECT ALL”* –>
(‘COMMAND’ – ‘A’)
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*TO “CHANGE VOLUME”* –>
“F10” to mute/unmute volume
“F11” to decrease volume
“F12” to increase volume
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TO GO TO “HOME” FOLDER IN “FINDER”:
(‘shift’ + ‘command’ + ‘H’)
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TO “MOVE TO TRASH”:
(‘COMMAND’ + ‘DELETE’)
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TO ‘DELETE IMMEDIATELY’:
(‘OPTION’ + ‘COMMAND’ + ‘DELETE’)
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TO OPEN “SCREEN CAPTURING OPTIONS” –>
(SHIFT) . [COMMAND] . (5)
*scroll to ‘bottom center’ of screen to dispay 5 screen capture options*
(you can exit this menu by clicking on ‘X’ in the bottom center menu)
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“TO CLOSE ALL WINDOWS IN A OPEN APPLICATION“
(COMMAND OPTION W)
APOSTROPHE
FOR QUOTATION MARKS – SHORTCUTS
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3 PHOTO OPTIONS –>
#1
“CAPTURE ENTIRE SCREEN”
(hit ENTER to apply capture)
(hit ESCAPE if u decide not to take a ‘screenshot’)
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#2
“CAPTURE SELECTED WINDOW”
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#3
*CAPTURE SELECTED PORTION*
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2 VIDEO OPTIONS –>
#1
“VIDEO RECORD ENTIRE SCREEN”
(then hit ‘record’ to the right of bottom center menu)
(video is recording when the top right white stop icon is shown)
(to stop video encodng, hit the “STOP button in the ‘bottom center menu)’
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#2
“VIDEO RECORD SELECTED PORTION”
(DROP UP “OPTIONS MENU” IN RIGHT SIDE OF ‘BOTTOM CENTER MENU’)
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SAVE TO
(make a choice)
TIMER
NONE
5 seconds
10 second
(until computer starts recording the screen)
AUDIO
NONE
BUILT IN MICROPHONE
BUILT IN INPT
(does audio record?)
OPTIONS
FLOATING THUMBNAIL
REMEMBER LAST SELECTION
show mouse CLICKS
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“TO TAKE ‘SCREENSHOT’ OF ‘ENTIRE SCREEN'” –>
(shift + command + 3)
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“TO TAKE ‘SCREENSHOT’ OF A PORTION OF THE ‘SCREEN’ –>
(shift + command + 4)
(then select portion of screen you want to capture)
(then let go of keys)
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*”*TO CAPITALIZE TEXT”** –>
(select text)
(‘right-click’ on it)
(go to “transformations” dropdown menu)
(select “uppercase / lowercase / capitalize”)
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*TO CONVERT / REVERSE “BOLD TYPE”* –>
(select text)
(hit ‘COMMAND’ – ‘B’)
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*TO “CONVERT / REVERSE ‘ITALICS'”* –>
(select text)
(hit ‘COMMAND’ – ‘I’)
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*TO “CLOSE ALL PROGRAMS AND RESTART COMPUTER”* –>
*TO “OPEN NEW FINDER WINDOW”* –>
(WHILE NAVIGATING)
‘COMMAND’ – ‘N’
(‘COMMAND’ + ‘CONTROL’ + ‘EJECT’)
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*TO “RESTART COMPUTER”* –>
(‘CONTROL’ – ‘EJECT’)
(brings up screen with options to ‘restart’ / ‘sleep’ / ‘cancel’ / ‘shut down’)
(‘R’ – ‘restart’)
(‘S’ – ‘sleep’)
(‘ESC’ – ‘cancel’)
(‘RETURN’ – ‘shutdown’)
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*TO “FIND MORE OPTIONS”* –>
‘ALT’ – ‘right-click’ on toolbar icons opens up a new set of options)
(including the option to “relaunch” finder)
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*TO “FORCE QUIT’* –>
‘OPTION’ – ‘COMMAND’ – ‘ESCAPE’
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*TO “TURN ‘DOCK HIDING’ ‘ON’ OR ‘OFF'”* –>
‘ALT’ – ‘COMMAND’ – ‘D’
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*TO “PUT COMPUTER TO ‘SLEEP'”* –>
‘ALT’ – ‘COMMAND’ – ‘EJECT’
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