Open the Home folder of the currently logged-in user account Navigate to the search field in an already-open Spotlight window Select all items in the front Finder window (or desktop if no window is open)

Quit all applications (after giving you a chance to save changes to open documents), then shut down the computer Quit all applications (after giving you a chance to save changes to open documents), then restart the computer See also: Startup key combinations for Intel-based Macs. Hold down the Media Eject (⏏) key or F12 key, or mouse or trackpad button Start from bootable media (DVD, CD, USB thumb drive, and so forth)įorce Mac OS X startup (if non-Mac OS X startup volumes are present) Perform a Safe Boot (start up in Safe Mode) Tip: If a startup function doesn't work and you use a third-party keyboard, try again with an Apple keyboard.ĭisplay all bootable volumes ( Startup Manager) Press the key or key combination until the expected function occurs/appears (for example, hold Option during startup until Startup Manager appears, or Shift until 'Safe Boot' appears). (Caps Lock) - Toggles Caps Lock on or off (Option key) - 'Alt' may also appear on this key (Command key) - On some Apple keyboards, this key also has an Apple ( ) logo Here are the modifier key symbols you may see in OS X menus: For example, if the keyboard shortcut is Control-F2, press Fn-Control-F2. If your keyboard has an Fn key, you may need to use it in some of the key combinations listed below. Modifier keys include: Command, Shift, Option, Control, Caps Lock, and the Fn key. A modifier key alters the way other keystrokes or mouse/trackpad clicks are interpreted by OS X.

This is also known as the Command-C key combination (or keyboard shortcut).Ī modifier key is a part of many key combinations. For example, pressing the Command key (the key that has a symbol) and the 'c' key at the same time copies whatever is currently selected (text, graphics, and so forth) into the Clipboard. To use a keyboard shortcut, or key combination, you press a modifier key with a character key.

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