Alex Coplan
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Post by Alex Coplan on Dec 29, 2008 22:59:41 GMT
Thanks carry
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keith
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Post by keith on Jan 26, 2009 21:25:37 GMT
Tip 23
Here's a handy tip for those who use the default OS X Mail application.
Fed up with lots of email addresses appearing when you start typing a new mail? Is your auto-complete list getting too large and full of email addresses that my not even exist any more?
Open Mail, click Window on the menu bar, select Previous Recipients and you can there clear all the entries showing, thus deleting the auto-complete list.
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Post by benjamin on Jan 26, 2009 23:02:13 GMT
Tip 24 Selecting Text 4If you double- or triple-click text as in Tip 19, you can then drag up or down and only whole words/paragraphs will be selected.
Tip 25 CamelCaseApplications with CamelCase names, such as WebKit and TextEdit, can be found in Spotlight by typing the capital letters, e.g "t e" for TextEdit. In addition, IfYouHaveSomethingWrittenInCamelCase, you can use the Dictionary panel on individual words.
Tip 26 Dictionary PanelBy default, pressing ⌥⌘D will bring up the Dictionary panel for as long as you hold down the keys. Just hover over a word and the Mac OS X dictionary will define it for you. However, if you go into System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard Shortcuts and change it to one of the F1-F19 keys, it will show or hide with a single press. It's probably easiest if you try this out.
Tip 27 Command keyHolding down the Command () key lets you drag toolbar items around, as well as the menus on the right of the menu bar. You can also remove items in this way. Command-clicking on a Dock icon will reveal it in the Finder, and command-dragging it to the desktop or a Finder window will copy it to that place. There's more, just experiment.
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DaveB
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Post by DaveB on Jan 27, 2009 10:36:09 GMT
Tip 16 Spotlight Main WindowSometimes the little Spotlight search bar does not cut it. So if you want the more sophisticated "main window" for Spotlight here is the shortcut. Hold alt/option key the Command key ( key) and then the SpacebarYou get more options including the ability to limit your search to recent days. Alternatively you can just hold down Command F
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swatty
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Post by swatty on Feb 24, 2009 13:18:04 GMT
Tip 28
Scheduling an Application
Did you know that, if your UNIX skills are not sufficient to use cron, you can start an application at a specified time by using iCal.
You simply create an appointment at a specific time and set the alarm to start the application required, simple...
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vox
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Post by vox on Mar 4, 2009 18:24:40 GMT
Yet more text navigation and selectionTip 29a: Hold Option and then use the left/right arrow keys to skip whole words instead of just single characters. This is a lot faster than holding down the left/right key. Using the up/down arrows instead of left/right allows you to skip whole paragraphs. Tip 29b: Hold shift whilst doing the above to select text at the same time. Switching Application WindowsTip 30a: Hold Cmd and tap Tab (Cmd + Tab) to view an overlay which displays your current open applications and cycle through them. Once you let go of Cmd, the highlighted application will be brought to the foreground. This is especially useful if you are a recent Windows switchover and used Alt+Tab quite a lot. Tip 30b: Alternatively, use the mouse to highlight the program and then release Cmd or click the App's icon. This method is a lot slower once you teach your fingers to use Cmd+Tab effectively. Click to view fullsize.Tip 30c: Hold Cmd and tap ` (top left, next to 1 key for me, might be next to Z for some, depends on your keyboard) to switch between windows of the current application. EDIT: Note:Add shift to the above key combinations to move backwards. For example, in the above screenshot, I have Cmd held down already. Tapping Tab will move the highlight to the right, to select Adium. Holding Shift and then pressing Tab will move the highlight to the left, to select Linkinus. Using these tips it can become a lot easier to navigate between open windows, especially for trackpad users.
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DaveB
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Post by DaveB on Mar 5, 2009 23:08:28 GMT
I always find it so useful how you can quit apps from the switcher as well. Just keep command held down, and when you've 'tabbed' to the app you want press q
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