| Quick Tips for Mac Laptops www.hportmug.com | |
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To START
UP - push POWER BUTTON in upper right corner |
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To OPEN-CLOSE CD TRAY - near F12 key |
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To LOAD USB STICK - insert into USB slot |
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To EJECT a CD or USB STICK - drag its icon to TRASH (Command+E) |
| To LAUNCH an APPLICATION - double-click its icon | |
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To CLOSE a WINDOW - click Red Ball at top left of window |
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CAPTURE
A PICTURE of any part of any screen: keys COM+SHIFT+4 This turns the cursor into crosshairs which can be placed at any spot. Then click, hold and drag diagonally to frame an area to be captured. Release to hear a 'shutter sound' and a PNG file will appear on Desktop. |
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Best TROUBLE-SHOOTING
FIXES for endless looping or system freeze: FORCE QUIT APP - Option+Command+Esc FORCE REBOOT - Control+Command+Power (the famous 3-finger salute) If none of the above help, hold down Power Button 5 seconds, release, reboot |
| Quick Assist - get Apple help for any Mac activity / More KB Shortcuts (printable) | |
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Key Combinations for various Startup modes using Intel-based Macs |
| * Mavericks 10.9 requires Control Key with Power Button |