August 2009
Beginner
512 pages
11h 9m
English
Using pull-down menus from the menu bar is the most straightforward way to control your Macintosh, but it's not the only way. Since the two-step process of clicking a pull-down menu and then clicking a command can be cumbersome, your Macintosh offers three different types of shortcuts to help you choose commands faster:
Keyboard shortcuts
Buttons
Shortcut menus
Project goal: Learn how to choose your favorite commands quickly using a shortcut rather than the menu bar.
You'll be using the following:
The Finder
The TextEdit program