Joe's Favorite Shortcuts
Check these out. As I think of them I'll share my favorite Mac keyboard shortcuts here:
Option-Command-Drag - I love this one! The utility of Aliases in the Mac OS never cease to amaze me, but the way it creates aliases in the same folder as the original, and with the word "alias" appended has never resonated with me. By holding down the "Option" and "Command" keys while you drag and drop a file, an alias of the same name is created at the destination.
Note also that using Shift-Command-Drag - A "move" of the file is forced. Holding down just the Option key forces a copy.
Shift-Command-Y - Love this one too! Select any text in whatever program you're currently using and hold down the Shift, Command, and Y key. It will create a sticky note with that text in it.
Command-Shift-4 (and friends). - Let's you take a screen shot of any area of the screen (Command-Shift-3 gets the whole screen). When you hold down the key combo you get a little cross-hair curser on the screen. Click once, click twice, and you'll get a file on your desktop called Picture1.png. The extension might be different depending on what version of OS X you run. If you hit the space-bar instead of clicking then you get a little curser that looks like a camera. Clicking a window will create a screenshot of just that window. Hold down the Control key before clicking and instead of a file being created on your Desktop, the screenshot will be copied to the clipboard. Very Handy! I Use these constantly.
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