David A. Cox: Hey folks today,
I'm going to teach you my top 40 keyboard shortcuts for the Mac. That's coming up next
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some of the most important shortcuts. If you are on a Mac and an application
becomes unresponsive, you need to know how to force quit that application. The keyboard shortcut for that is
Command Option and the escape key. The application that has become
unresponsive should be in red. Just click on it and then select force. Quit. It's almost comical, how many different
ways you can take a screenshot these days, but there's only one
that you actually need to remember. And that is Command shift five. When you tap that at the bottom,
you'll see a little toolbar. These first three Options are
for capturing still images. The first icon is to
capture the entire screen. The second allows you to roll your
cursor over a window and take a screenshot of just that application. And the third Option is you can select
the exact area that you want to capture. The two Options to the side
are for recording video. This one will capture the entire screen. Whereas this one allows you to resize. Another important keyboard
shortcut that I use daily is the shortcut to enable dictation. This is one of those shortcuts that you
can modify to make whatever you want. So let me show you how
to get to those settings. Let's go to the apple icon here at the
top left and click on system preferences. Next let's click on keyboard
and then click on dictation. And here is where you can
create your own shortcut. I have it set so that I
tap the Command key twice. For those of you who are doing this
from one of the newer Macs you may have a key on your keyboard on the top row. That does the same thing. Another keyboard shortcut that
you can customize is Siri. You will find the Option to set that
shortcut here in Siri settings, which is located in system preferences. Here's a fun little trick. If I'm on website and I simply
tap the space bar that will scroll down one full page. If I add the shift key it
now scrolls up one full page. Here's another little trick
involving the space bar. Let's say I'm going through
my downloads folder. And my mission is to
clean out all the junk. If I have a file selected and
then tap the space bar, that will give me a quick preview of the
file without actually opening it. If I tap the down arrow on my keyboard,
the preview shifts to the next file. If you ever want to send one of
those files directly to the trash. Just use Command and the delete key. Anytime I work with clients who are
brand new to the Mac, one of the things they always like me to do is to change
all of those little settings that make it a little bit more user friendly. Here are two of those viewing Options
that I always recommend enabling open up a finder window and press Command Option
P that will reveal what is referred to as the path at the bottom of the window. It basically just shows you
where you are in the computer, which can be really helpful. Especially if you've got like
50,000 folders, the other shortcut is Command slash that will reveal
the status bar, which shows you how much free space you have available. Here's another handy shortcut that
you can use when cleaning up junk. Let's say I'm in the downloads
folder and I've got a bunch of different folders here. You see how, when I organize the files
by file size, it does not actually show me the totals next to these folders. This is where Command J saves the. Command J is view Options. And if you look here at the very
bottom of this list, there's an option to calculate all sizes. So now you can see when I check that
box, it becomes very clear where my junk problem actually lives. Oh, that joke never gets old. And one thing you should know about
that feature, I know it's tempting to turn it on as a default, it does
slow down your computer quite a bit. So it's one of those things that you
might want to know how to do, but not necessarily leave it on all the. Speaking of view Options. If you are in a finder window and you
press Command, one that changes to icon view Command two is list mode Command
three is column view and Command four is gallery view, which I literally never use. For those of you who go back and
forth between wanting to hide the dock or keep it visible. You'll like this one Command Option
D will hide or reveal the dock. If you want to quickly access
the emoji keyboard, just press control, Command and the space bar. Folks, I've got a bunch
more shortcuts to go over. We'll be right back after this brief
commercial break, there are several keyboard shortcuts on the Mac that are
very similar to the ones used in windows. In fact, many times, these
are actually almost the same. It's just instead of using the control or
windows key, you're using the Command key. So let's quickly go through some of. In alphabetical order starting
with of course, Command a Command a is select all Command B will make
any selected text, bold Command. C is copy. Sure. A lot of you knew that one and
thanks to universal copy and paste. You can now copy something on
your Mac and paste it on your iPhone or iPad or vice versa. Command D is the shortcut
to duplicate a file. If you have one selected. If you're on a web browser, regardless
of which one you use Command D will allow you to create a bookmark. If you're on the desktop or in finder and
you have an external hard drive, connected Command, E will eject that attached
drive so that you can safely unplug it. Command F is Find if you're in something
like a document or a website, however, if you're trying to locate a file generally
on your computer, you'll probably benefit much more from Command plus the space bar
that will launch spotlight Command H will hide the current window that you have. Command, I will launch the inspector,
pulling up information about the file you currently have selected Command. M will minimize the current window. You have open into the dock unless you're
in full screen mode Command N can be a couple of different things, depending
on what application you're using. For example, if you're clicked
on the desktop Command, N will open a new finder window. If you're in something like a. Command N will prompt you to create a
new document Command O will open a file. Command P is for print Command. Q will quit the application that you
currently have open if you're ever on a website and things don't load properly. That's where Command R is your
best friend Command R is reload. Command S is save. And here's a little bonus trick. If you're in something like a pages
document, you see how it no longer offers an Option to save as well. Check this out. If you hold down the Option
key on your keyboard. Now that Option is visible. Command T will open a new tab, whether
you're on the web or in a finder. Command V will paste, whatever you
currently have copied to the clipboard Command w will close whatever window you
currently have open, but just to be clear, it is not the same thing as quit Command. X is cut, which most people
don't really need anymore. Command Z is arguably one of the most
important Commands that would be undo. And the more times you press
it, the more it goes back in. Also important how to redo, which
is just to add the shift key. So Command shift Z will redo
another category of shortcuts allows you to quickly navigate to
different parts of the computer. These usually involve pressing
both the Command and shift keys. Plus one additional letter. For example, Command shift D
will launch a finder window and take you directly to the desktop. Command shift. I takes you to iCloud drive Command shift,
H will take you to your home folder. And since a lot of people don't have
a shortcut to their home folder in the sidebar, that can be a really helpful. Need to create a new folder. That's Command shift N shift Command, and
the backspace key will empty the trash. And if you don't wanna see that
annoying, are you sure you wanna empty the trash dialogue box? If you add the Option
key, you won't see it. If you press Command and the comma key
that will take you to the preferences or settings of whatever application you're
in, if you need the accessibility features in the Mac, you should know there are a
ton of different shortcuts just for you. If you need more information about. I'll be happy to put all of
the information down below in the video description. If you would like a free PDF guide
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