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############## Hotkeys in Leopard

############### GLOBAL

cmd space…………………………………………….. Spotlight search Ctrl [1,2,3,4,5,6]…………………………………….. Jump to a space Ctrl F7………………………………………………. Switch between text and controls. V. useful if you are stuck at a certain dialogs, such as the save dialog cmd opt shft q………………………………………… force logout ctrl F2, dwn………………………………………….. switch menu to keyboard navigation mode, starting from apple menu (with FATY) ctrl F3 ……………………………………………… switch dock to keyboard navigation mode (this mode has FAYT) (while here, up shows dock prefs, space is a mouse click) Cmd-Tab ……………………………………………… Browse through open apps cmd shft q …………………………………………… logout cmd opt escape ……………………………………….. force quit menu cmd period …………………………………………… attempt to force quit the active process cmd shft vol …………………………………………. quiet volume change cmd opt shft vol ……………………………………… fine grained music volume (10.5 only) cmd-opt-space ………………………………………… Open a file search (I still cannot figure out how to focus the search results, therefore not used frequently, the functionality is improved upon in QS anyways!) opt-vol ……………………………………………… Sound preference pane

################## EXPOSE

tab ………………………………………………… cycle through open windows NOTE: Expose can be used in conjunction with Spaces

################ SPACES

tab ………………………………………………… cycle through spaces number ……………………………………………… jump to space c ………………………………………………….. collect all windows in one space

########################### FINDER

cmd up ……………………………………………… Change working directory to parent spacebar ……………………………………………. Quicklook selected item (Quicklook features are 10.5+ only) left-right arrows in QL ………………………………. Go to next selected QL'd item. cmd return in QL …………………………………….. Show 4-up Quicklooks cmd return in Spotlight Searh………………………. Open selected object in Finder (or Mail if a mail message) cmd-shft-g…………………………………………….. Go to any folder, with autocomplete, AND IT WORKS IN Save.. and Open.. DIALOGS (v. important point) Command-Right Arrow ………………………………….. Expand folder (list view) Option-Command-Right Arrow ……………………………. Expand folder and nested subfolders (list view) Command-Left Arrow …………………………………… Collapse Folder (list view) Option-Command-Up Arrow ………………………………. Open parent folder and close current window Cmd-Opt-I ……………………………………………………. Open a single inspect pane for a multiple selection, even if ordinarily it would show individual infos type anything ……………………………………….. find as you search cmd delete ………………………………………….. selection to trash shift tab …………………………………………… like up arrow, but it wraps around tab ………………………………………………… like down, but it wraps around shift up/down ……………………………………….. select multiple cmd up ……………………………………………… open a new finder window if none is open right arrow …………………………………………. open a selected folder left arrow an open folder …………………………….. close it left arrow anything else ……………………………… jump to enclosing folder, if that folder is available (otherwise use cmd up) cmd shft h ………………………………………….. Open ~ cmd shft a ………………………………………….. Open Applications enter ………………………………………………. edit filename (esc to cancel, enter to accept) cmd o ………………………………………………. Open file with default app cmd y ………………………………………………. Toggle Persistent Quicklook cmd c ………………………………………………. Open Computer / ………………………………………………….. Top file in folder

######################## BY CONVENTION - MOST APPS

opt rgt/lft …………………………………………. skip to next word(1) opt up/dwn …………………………………………. skip to next paragraph (Does not work in TextEdit, but it should! Get something better) cmd rgt/lft …………………………………………. skip to beginning and end of line cmd up/dwn …………………………………………. skip to beginning or end of file enter ………………………………………………. choose blue button in dialogue box (usually "enter" or "accept") spacebar ……………………………………………. Use on focused objects that are clickable, e.g. a drop-down menu, tab, or button, to simulate a mouse click ctrl-tab ……………………………………………. navigate to next tab in most tabbed apps shft-ctrl-tab ……………………………………….. navigate to previous tab in most tabbed apps ctrl t ……………………………………………… new tab in most tabbed apps tab ………………………………………………… shift focus to next ctrl tab ……………………………………………. shift focus to previous cmd [1,2,3,4,5..] ……………………………………. jump to tab in most tabbed apps arrows ……………………………………………… used heavily in keyboard navigation to navigate to next element. Always less efficient than FAYS. cmd +/- …………………………………………….. increase/decrease text size cmd lft/rgt …………………………………………. go to the "next thing" esc ………………………………………………… cancel/deselect cmd , ………………………………………………. preferences cmd w ………………………………………………. close a tab or window cmd ? ………………………………………………. FAYS menu actions + help options. Also switches menu to keyboard navigation mode opt-cmd-w …………………………………………… close all windows cmd . ………………………………………………. close dialogue box cmd a ………………………………………………. select all text in active window cmd d ………………………………………………. "don't save" in dialog boxes, "add bookmark" in browsers, "send message" in mail clients cmd f ………………………………………………. fullscreen mode cmd enter ………………………………………….. echo a newline when "enter" is used for something else, e.g. "submit" in a chat app (sometimes this is reversed) cmd s ………………………………………………. save cmd shft s ………………………………………….. save as… cmd q ………………………………………………. quit cmd p ………………………………………………. print cmd o ………………………………………………. open… cmd n ………………………………………………. new file… cmd shft n ………………………………………….. new "meta object" cmd x ………………………………………………. cut cmd c ………………………………………………. copy cmd v ………………………………………………. paste cmd h ………………………………………………. hide active application (cmd tab into a hidden app to see it, or use menu -> show all)(2) ctrl cmd h ………………………………………….. hide all others (this is reversed in adobe apps)

combine most text navigation shortcuts with shift to create selections instead of (just) moving the cursor

I do not recommend hiding anything anymore. Hidden windows are difficult to focus with a keyboard, unless you are use Witch. Either way, if you are using 10.5+, Spaces accomplishes the same goal (that is - uncluttering) more cleanly and automatically. If you are using Spaces, just remember that some applications come up unfocused if you cmd-tab or Witch into them from a different space. This problem can be worked around by using control-# to go to the desired space instead of cmd-tab into the desired app (Admittedly, it's an annoying problem. But, if you can get into this of using spaces, it's faster to do it this way, anyway: it's like all your apps have individual hotkeys now!).

###################### FIREFOX

cmd l ………………………………………………. input an address cmd k ………………………………………………. focus search bar cmd d ………………………………………………. bookmark current page cmd [ ………………………………………………. back a page cmd ] ………………………………………………. forward a page cmd j ………………………………………………. downloads manager

################### TERMINAL w/ BASH INSTALLED

I have found that these keys are not quite like normal bash shortcuts. A good bash shortcut list is available at http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2005/08/bash-shell-shortcuts.html however you will find that these are slightly different from what I have here (and what I have here is what works in 10.5.2)

up/down…………………………………………….. cycle through command history ctrl d……………………………………………… submit EOF character (quits most interactive processes gracefully, or logs out) ctrl c……………………………………………… regain control of your shell no matter what ctrl k……………………………………………… clear old output tab………………………………………………… autocomplete pathnames etc. tab tab…………………………………………….. double tapping tab shows all possible answers to the autocomplete ctrl u……………………………………………… clear current line ctrl w……………………………………………… delete previous word ctrl a……………………………………………… jump to beginning of line ctrl e……………………………………………… jump to end of line

################# ADVANCED

SET UP YOUR OWN KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS USING the KEYBOARD PREF PANE. 1) Access the keyboard pref pane. Try ctrl-F2, dwn, k-e-y until it selects keyboard pane, then space to select that pane, then tab into the list and check it out You will see that there are many more hotkeys than are listed here. However, I rarely use cmd-opt-`, for instance. Few apps use window drawers, it is not a popular Cocoa element. (An easier way to navigate to the keyboard pref pane cmd-enter, spotlight search, keyboard pref. Another way is to use the search built in to system preferences to get there. But! I wanted to show you a more generic way that works for essentially any conceivable menu item). 2) Create your own. Tab into the +, spacebar, All Applications, tab, Zoom, tab, shft-cmd-M. This, for instance, makes a global hotkey to zoom the current window. This thing works by matching the name of the shortcut that you type to the name of a menu item in whatever app you're in. Most apps have a Zoom menu option that toggles a window's Zoom. You can use this to overload default hotkeys, as well.

NAVIGATE GOOGLE SEARCHES WITH KEYBOARD

1) If you search using this link http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=***&btnG=Google+Search&esrch=BetaShortcuts you can a results page that has keyboard accessibility. 2) I put this on on my quicksilver google search trigger. 3) I installed a greasemonkey script to redirect all my google searches to this as well. http://userscripts.org/scripts/source/9322.user.js

########## Appendix 1 - Startup Key Sequences

Strictly speaking, these are not keyboard navigation tricks, but rather important functionality only available through the keyboard. These are ripped from Apple's website.

mute while booting …………………………………. mute the "bong" (doesn't seem to work with my bluetooth keyboard) X during startup …………………………………… Force Mac OS X startup Opt-Com-Shft-Del during startup ……………………… Bypass primary startup volume and seek a different startup volume (such as a CD or external disk) C during startup …………………………………… Start up from a CD that has a system folder N during startup …………………………………… Attempt to start up from a compatible network server (NetBoot) T during startup …………………………………… Start up in FireWire Target Disk mode Shift during startup ……………………………….. start up in Safe Boot mode and temporarily disable login items and non-essential kernel extension files (Mac OS X 10.2 and later) cmd-V during startup ……………………………….. Start up in Verbose mode. cmd-S during startup ……………………………….. Start up in Single-User mode

######## Appendix 2: Known Keyboard Accessibility Issues

7 Handy Shortcuts for Mac Most People Have Never Seen Before

On OS X, the Dock gives you a handy way of launching applications that you use the most frequently with a single click. To organize them, you can click and drag them around however you like. What you can't do, at least not directly from within the Dock's preferences, is divide up the apps using an easy visual separator. Fortunately, there's a workaround — if you're comfortable using the Terminal command line.

I've set up spaces to separate the apps I use: My Internet apps are all grouped together, as are my writing tools and creative apps, all with spaces in-between them. The other apps I still want access to are there, but out of the way.

Spaces break up the apps I use visually by function and makes it easier for me to locate them at a glance. As a result, I spend less time scanning through the Dock and more time working.

How to add a space to your Dock to separate your apps

This handy little Dock organizing trick requires the use of Terminal.

Click on an empty space on your Home screen to ensure that no program is selected.

Make sure that Finder is displayed in the far left corner of the menu bar.

Click on Go.

Select Utilities.

Scroll down and double-click on Terminal when the Utilities window pops up.

Type defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{"tile-type"="spacer-tile";}'; killall Dock and press return.

(You can copy the text above and paste it into Terminal if you'd prefer not to type it out.)

That'll create a single space in your Dock. Click and drag that space wherever you'd like it to go, just as if it were a standard app icon. (But notice that if you click on that space, nothing happens — it's truly just a space.)

If you want additional spaces, just repeat the same command in Terminal. Each time you do, another space will be created.

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Tips to Rename the Files on Mac OS Quickly

Rename the Files on Mac OS

Renaming multiple files manually at once is very difficult. But the Finder in the Mac OS can make it easy by a renaming group of files at the same time on your Mac. Don’t depend on any third party apps to rename the files, use this handy tip to Rename the Files quickly without breaking a sweat.

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