Appendix E. The Master Mace OS X Secret Keystroke List
Here it is, by popular, frustrated demand: The master list of every secret (or not-so-secret) keystroke in Mac OS X Snow Leopard, including all the keys you can press during startup. Clip and post to your monitor (unless, of course, you got this book from the library).
Note
For the most part, the following list doesn’t include the keystrokes already listed in your menus, like ⌘-P for Print, ⌘-S for Save, and so on.
Startup Keystrokes
Keys to Hold Down | Effect |
---|---|
C | Starts up from a CD |
D | Starts up from the first partition |
N | Starts up from network server |
R | Resets the laptop screen |
T | Puts the Mac into FireWire Target Disk mode |
Option | Shows icons of all startup disks and partitions, so you can choose one for starting up. |
Shift-Option-⌘-Delete | Starts up from external drive (or CD) |
Option-⌘-P-R | Zaps the parameter RAM (PRAM). (Hold down until you hear the second chime.) |
Option-⌘-O-F | Brings up Open Firmware screen (pre-Intel Macs). |
⌘-V | Shows Unix console messages during startup, logout, and shutdown |
⌘-S | Starts up in single-user (Unix command-line) mode |
Mouse down | Ejects a stuck CD or DVD |
6 and 4 keys | Starts up in 64-bit mode |
Shift | Just after powering up: Turns off kernel extensions |
Shift | Just after logging in: Prevents Finder windows and startup items from opening. (They’ll return the next time you start up.) |
In the Finder
⌘-space | Highlights Spotlight box |
Option-⌘-space | Opens Spotlight window |
→, ← | Expands or collapses a selected folder in list view |
Option-→ | Expands a folder in a list ... |
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