icey-ice-ice Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Intro You might have realized that windows XP is a real joke. XP to me is a smilie i normally use for gaming = joke! and if you have ever noticed if you say osx oh-ess-ex is sound like os - sex and it truly is that great the graphical user interface is like jenna jameson right on your desktop! Easy to use user interface The Dock: This can do everything the start menu can do. simply click on an icon and the program will launch! there is also a trash bin and a link to your system prefrences ( this is like your contraol panel ) The Menu Bar: This is not a Finder bar! this is a common mistake people often make. this basically adapts t ay prgram giving many options. play around with it and you will find it very usefull. there is also an apple icon to the left hand side of the menu bar when clicked a menu will appear this menu is important because you can log out shut down and reboot from here! The Simple Shortcuts Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts Learn about common Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts. Startup Keystroke Description Press X during startup Force Mac OS X startup Press Option-Command-Shift-Delete during startup Bypass primary startup volume and seek a different startup volume (such as a CD or external disk) Press C during startup Start up from a CD that has a system folder Press N during startup Attempt to start up from a compatible network server (NetBoot) Press T during startup Start up in FireWire Target Disk mode Press 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) Press Command-V during startup Start up in Verbose mode. Press Command-S during startup Start up in Single-User mode Finder window Keyboard shortcut Description Command-W Close Window Option-Command-W Close all Windows 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 Menu commands Keyboard shortcut Description Shift-Command-Q Apple Menu Log out Shift-Option-Command-Q Apple Menu Log out immediately Shift-Command-Delete Finder Menu Empty Trash Option-Shift-Command-Delete Finder Menu Empty Trash without dialog Command-H Finder Menu Hide Finder Option-Command-H Finder Menu Hide Others Command-N File Menu New Finder window Shift-Command-N File Menu New Folder Command-O File Menu Open Command-S File Menu Save Shift-Command-S File Menu Save as Command-P File Menu Print Command-W File Menu Close Window Option-Command-W File Menu Close all Windows Command-I File Menu Get Info Option-Command-I File Menu Show Attributes Inspector Command-D File Menu Duplicate Command-L File Menu Make Alias Command-R File Menu Show original Command-T File Menu Add to Favorites (Mac OS X 10.2.8 or earlier), Add to Sidebar (Mac OS X 10.3 or later—use Shift-Command-T for Add to Favorites) Command-Delete File Menu Move to Trash Command-E File Menu Eject Command-F File Menu Find Command-Z Edit Menu Undo Command-X Edit Menu Cut Command-C Edit Menu Copy Command-V Edit Menu Paste Command-A Edit Menu Select All Command-1 View Menu View as Icons Command-2 View Menu View as List Command-3 View Menu View as Columns Command-B View Menu Hide Toolbar Command-J View Menu Show View Options Command - [ Go Menu Back Command - ] Go Menu Forward Shift-Command-C Go Menu Computer Shift-Command-H Go Menu Home Shift-Command-I Go Menu iDisk Shift-Command-A Go Menu Applications Shift-Command-F Go Menu Favorites Shift-Command-G Go Menu Goto Folder Command-K Go Menu Connect to Server Command-M Window Menu Minimize Window Option-Command-M Window Menu Minimize All Windows Command-? Help Menu Open Mac Help Command-Space Open Spotlight (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) Universal Access and VoiceOver Keyboard shortcut Description Option-Command-* (asterisk) Turn on Zoom Option-Command-+ (plus) Zoom in Option-Command-- (minus) Zoom out Control-Option-Command-* (asterisk) Switch to White on Black Control-F1 Turn on Full Keyboard Access When Full Keyboard Access is turned on, you can use the key combinations listed in the table below from the Finder. Control-F2 Full Keyboard Access Highlight Menu Control-F3 Full Keyboard Access Highlight Dock Control-F4 Full Keyboard Access Highlight Window (active) or next window behind it Control-F5 Full Keyboard Access Highlight Toolbar Control-F6 Full Keyboard Access Highlight Utility window (palette) Command-F5 or fn-Command-F5 Turn VoiceOver on or off (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) Control-Option-F8 or fn-Control-Option-F8 Open VoiceOver Utility (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) Control-Option-F7 or fn-Control-option-F7 Display VoiceOver menu (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) Control-Option-; or fn-Control-option-; Enable/disable VoiceOver Control-Option lock (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) The Universal Access preference pane allows you to turn on Mouse Keys. When Mouse Keys is on, you can use the numeric keypad to move the mouse. If your computer doesn't have a numeric keypad, use the Fn (function) key. Mouse Keys Keystroke Description 8 Move Up 2 Move Down 4 Move Left 6 Move Right 1, 3, 7, and 9 Move Diagonally 5 Press Mouse Button 0 Hold Mouse Button . (period on keypad) Release Mouse Button (use after pressing 0) Other Commands Keystroke Description Option-Command-D Show/Hide Dock Command-Tab Switch application tab Highlight next item Command-Up Arrow Move up one directory Command-Down Arrow Move down one directory Page Up or Control-Up Arrow Move up one page Page Down or Control-Down Arrow Move down one page Option-Drag Copy to new location Option-Command-Drag Make alias in new location Command-Drag Move to new location without copying Shift-Command-C Show Colors palette in application Command-T Show Font palette in application Command-Shift-3 Take a picture of the screen Command-Shift-4 Take a picture of the selection Command-Shift-4, then press Control while selecting Take a picture of the screen, place in Clipboard Command-Shift-4, then Spacebar Take a picture of the selected window Option-Command-esc Force Quit Control-Eject Restart, Sleep, Shutdown dialog box Control-Command-Eject Quit all applications and restart Option-Command-Eject or Option-Command-Power Sleep Command-click window toolbar button (upper right corner) Cycle through available views for the window's toolbar (dependant on the nature of the Finder or application window) Command-` Cycle through windows in application or Finder (if more than one window is open) Function-Delete (PowerBook, iBook only) Forward Delete (delete the character to the right of your cursor) Screen Shots default desktop voice over finder this is just like windows explorer eg my documents , my pcitures etc. sytem preferences your mac os control panel Getting Sold on the PERFECT os Meet the world’s most advanced operating system. Instantly find what you’re looking for. Get information with a single click. Mac OS X Tiger delivers 200+ new features which make it easier than ever to find, access and enjoy everything on your computer. Whether that machine is Intel- , PowerPC-based or an X86 Hackintosh, you’ll enjoy 21st century innovations before anyone else. Stay ahead of the curve with Mac OS X. And last but not least good luck! happy OS-sexing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icey-ice-ice Posted June 27, 2006 Author Share Posted June 27, 2006 post any questions below thank you. Ice. _ _ _ _ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jany Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 thanks, this was really helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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