Each operating system has a number of its features. Some of them are useful, some are not very. Apple's system is called Mac OS and has various versions, as well as the usual Windows. And here too there are secrets. So, Mac Os hotkeys are slightly different from any version of Windows.
Key designation
Apple products have a number of features. In particular, this also applies to the keyboard. In addition to the usual keys, there are several special ones, the designation of which is worth knowing. If you did not look into the instructions on time, then it will be useful for you to know what and what is called.
So, the Ctrl key in the operating system from Apple is called control. This will come in handy later, since Mac Os keyboard shortcuts are described only through the full name. And in the instructions too. The Alt key is called option. There is another button that is found only in Apple products. The designation on the keyboard is CMD. Its name is command.
Now, knowing all the notation, you can begin to memorize the most useful and hot keys. By the way, without them, some actions are simply impossible to perform or too boring and long.
Fundamentals
Mac OS shortcuts have a very extensive list. However, there are such combinations, without which it is impossible to work on a computer. They need to know, because they save time and effort. During the period of work, do not neglect them, and then it will be easier and easier for you to complete all your tasks.
What will come in handy
Remember a keyboard shortcut like CMD and C. This allows you to copy information to the clipboard. After this information, the file or element can be inserted into the desired location using a combination of CMD and V. This is the basis of the basics, since it is quite a long and tedious task to perform all these actions through the context menu. Especially on the Mac operating system. Shortcuts that will also be useful: CMD and space. This combination allows you to quickly change the language layout on the keyboard.
Everyone must remember this.
Combinations such as CMD and S allow you to quickly save the action on the computer. This happens under the standard name that the system has chosen. As well as CMD, Shift and S. This combination allows you to save a document or file with a name change to the one you like best. Another useful combination is CMD and Z. This allows you to undo the last action.
Not everyone will need it
Such a combination as CMD and F may not be necessary for everyone, but it is useful to know. This means quickly performing a search. That is, the combination performs the function of “find” in the document or on the page, in the entire folder or system. In the search dialog box, you can enter any required search parameters.
To create a new folder, just remember keys such as CMD, Shift and N. With this combination, you can quickly create a folder in the right place, into which you will then save various files. The same action is performed through the context menu, but here it is a matter of convenience and habit.
A useful, but not all, combination is CMD + H. Mac OS hot keys in this combination allow you to hide the application that is currently running, but it is not necessary. If we draw an analogy with the Windows family, then this is the same as "minimize the window." Another useful combination is CMD + Alt + H. It allows you to collapse all applications, except the ones that are currently open before your eyes.
Mac OS also has other useful and not-so-hotkeys. Some of them:
- Ctrl + F1 - starts access from the keyboard;
- Ctrl + F2 - allows you to enter the menu;
- Ctrl + F4 - switches applications from current to next;
- Ctrl + F5 - allows you to go to the "toolbar".
Windows Hotkeys
The Windows operating system also has a number of combinations that help in the work, as well as individual keys. For example, each user knows that Backspace allows you to erase text in a document. Not every keyboard has a signature on this key, but it is always easy to find: it is located above the Enter button and is indicated by a long arrow pointing to the left.
The Delete button is also familiar to many. Even those who are just starting to work on the computer. The key allows you to delete an item, file or folder with one click. If it was affected by accident, there is a chance to restore what is needed from the basket. But to delete from the system completely and irrevocably, you can use the combination of Delete and Shift. Then the files will not fall into the trash, but will be destroyed forever. Use this combination with caution. Especially if you are not sure how useless files or objects are.
The Windows logo key allows you to open the Start menu. However, there are little secrets with this button. So, for example, the combination "Start" + F1 calls the system manual. This is useful at first, when you are just learning how to use a computer. "Start" + D allows you to quickly minimize all windows and show only the desktop. It is always useful when you need to quickly find a shortcut, and too many different programs are open.
To refresh the window, which is useful for those who always have several browser bookmarks, press F5. The currently open workspace will only show the latest information.
The combination of keys Ctrl with various buttons should be in the memory of every user of the Windows operating system. What's what here:
- Ctrl + A - allows you to select the entire open area. So, for example, if you perform this action in a folder, all files in it will be highlighted. If in a text document, then all text.
- Ctrl + C - allows you to copy information. Even in those documents or on web pages where this cannot be done through the context menu.
- Ctrl + V is a paste from the clipboard. By the way, this action can also be performed anywhere.
- Ctrl + Z - undo the last step. For example, if you accidentally delete an element in a text document, it will be easy to recover. As well as if you moved the object from one folder to another not specifically.
- Ctrl + X are scissors. That is, you can cut the object while saving it to the clipboard. From there, you can insert it anywhere.
- Ctrl + Alt + Delete - launches the task manager. Double-clicking restarts the system. This is convenient when the computer starts to “hang” or “glitch” when the screen does not respond to mouse clicks or keyboards.
However, all this, for the most part, applies to any version of Windows, except the last - the "eight". Since all the previous ones have a very standard menu and a list of commands, the combinations described above are universal. The latest version is a bit more complicated, because it is made inside a little differently. There is a Windows 8 hotkey that is strikingly different from other operating systems. And it needs to be known to everyone who is already using or is going to use this OS.
The G8 and its secrets
The Windows 8 hottest key is Alt. With it, you can perform a lot of actions, the implementation of which through the mouse and context menu takes time. What do the following combinations do:
- Alt and A - opens a list of accessibility features;
- Alt and D - delete the marked item;
- Alt and E - edits the selected file (name, for example);
- Alt and M - moves the object to your chosen location (cascading menu appears);
- Alt and T are scissors that cut a file or region to the clipboard;
- Alt and V - paste the copied or cut object.
Easy to remember
The peculiarity of such hot keys is that you do not need to press them simultaneously. That is, first click the Alt button, and then select the other letter you want on the keyboard. It is convenient, and most importantly - easy to remember. It makes no sense to clog your head with all the possible options, it is enough to learn only what is really important and will be used by you.
If you press the Win and F keys simultaneously, the application search panel is called up. This is a very necessary function, especially at the beginning of using the Windows 8 operating system. It is noteworthy that in any version of this OS ( Microsoft), the Esc key performs the same function - it leaves the program, file, window.
And one more thing...
In addition to all of the above, it is useful for laptop users to know what secrets are in their devices. In addition to standard, depending on the operating system, there are also combinations that are designed specifically for owners of laptop computers. So, the keyboard shortcut on the Fn + F2 laptop disables the Wi-Fi module, for example. However, most of the hot buttons depend on the model of the device (in the manual you can get acquainted with all the features of a particular model). However, the general thing is that all combinations occur through pressing the Fn key. This is a function button that is responsible for performing many actions in the system. Perhaps only Apple products do not have it on the keyboard. However, there is enough of the functionality that is available as standard. Regularly using hot keys, you can significantly increase your own computer performance.