Mac OS X Shortcuts for windows

Use these shortcuts to work with windows:

• Press “Option + click close button” = Close all open windows
• Press “Option + click minimize button” = Minimize all open windows
• Press “Option + click zoom button” = Enlarge window to fill the screen
• Press “Option + click a window” = Hide the previous program
• Press “Option + click Dock icon” = Hide the previous program
• Press “Command + drag window” = Move a window without making it active
• Press “Command + press window title” = Choose a folder that contains the current folder

Shortcuts for taking pictures of the screen

In addition to the Grab application, you can also use keyboard shortcuts to take pictures of the screen in Mac OS X.

• Press Command-Shift-3 = take a picture of the whole screen saved as a file.
• Press Control-Command-Shift-3 = copy the entire screen to the Clipboard.
• Press Command-Shift-4 (select the area) = take a picture of part of the screen saved as a file.
• Press Control-Command-Shift-4 (select the area) = copy the selected range to the Clipboard.

Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts

Startup

• “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