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Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts. To use a keyboard shortcut you press a modifier key with a character key.

Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts

For example, pressing the Command key (it has a symbol) and then the "c" key copies whatever is currently selected (text, graphics, and so forth) into the Clipboard. This is also known as the Command-C keyboard shortcut. ⌘+⇧+L and other useful OS X hidden features « How good is that? Some of the special characters used here might not show up correctly for some of you—so I’m sorry about that.

⌘+⇧+L and other useful OS X hidden features « How good is that?

I’ve been getting an education from Lucy on how annoying Mac people are about that sort of thing sometimes and it is slowly sinking in—I promise! But I am what I am—a Mac user—and, call me old fashioned, but every now and then I do like to blog on the subject with the assumption at least some of my readers find my experience of using Apple’s OS ever since the heady days of System 7, useful and interesting—even helpful.

So, especially for those of you using computers, instead of Windows, here’s some key combos and other built-in helper applications you might not already know about. Open System Preferences > International > Input Menu and check the “Show Input Menu in Menu Bar” box. You should now see the flag of the country you have localised your system to in the top right of the screen. Snipurl. CSS tips & tricks.