Sly's Quick Tips - It's All About Options and Preferences

vansmith · vansmith #1 (**permalink**)

04-20-2012, 10:39 AM

I'm not a keyboard shortcut junkie. I use cut, copy, and paste all the time but most others escape me just when I need them. Here are a few thoughthat I've been using a lot lately.The commands all use the "option" key and are all known to keyboard shortcut junkies.

If you have the volume slider showing in your Mac's menu bar try pressing the option key while clicking on the icon. A list of all available audio inputs and outputs will appear allowing you to switch among them without opening the Sound preference pane. You can open the pane from here ... ... Return to article to continue reading.

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TheMacMania · TheMacMania #2 (**permalink**)

04-20-2012, 01:41 PM

Awesome collection! thank you!

vansmith · vansmith #3 (**permalink**)

04-20-2012, 01:47 PM

I should mention, to be fair to Slydude, that this blog post is his (I only published it).

I agree - there are some great shortcuts in there!

Stretch · Stretch #4 (**permalink**)

04-20-2012, 02:27 PM

Nice Slydude!

Slydude · Slydude #5 (**permalink**)

04-20-2012, 07:58 PM

Thanks for the positive feedback. Hopefully this will be a recurring column along with the occasional longer how to/tutorial as time permits.

Suggestions for future columns are always welcome.

RavingMac · RavingMac #6 (**permalink**)

04-20-2012, 08:08 PM

Thanks for the tips!

Slydude · Slydude #7 (**permalink**)

06-05-2012, 12:19 PM

I started this post while searching for the key commands to get fine volume adjustment using the audio keys on the keyboard. This feature was gone in Lion but its back in 10.7.4.. To see what I wanted press Shift and Option while pressing one of the volume up/down keys. Each key press seems to adjust volume about one-third or one-hals of what it does normally

vansmith #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 19, 2008 Location: Ottawa Posts: 15,295 Mac Specs: 2012 13" MBP (2.5 i5, 8GB)	04-20-2012, 10:39 AM I'm not a keyboard shortcut junkie. I use cut, copy, and paste all the time but most others escape me just when I need them. Here are a few thoughthat I've been using a lot lately.The commands all use the "option" key and are all known to keyboard shortcut junkies. If you have the volume slider showing in your Mac's menu bar try pressing the option key while clicking on the icon. A list of all available audio inputs and outputs will appear allowing you to switch among them without opening the Sound preference pane. You can open the pane from here ... ... Return to article to continue reading. Published on behalf of Slydude. Last edited by vansmith; 04-20-2012 at 01:47 PM.
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TheMacMania #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 06, 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 168 Mac Specs: MacBookPro, 15", iCore 7, 8GB, Thunderbolt Display	04-20-2012, 01:41 PM Awesome collection! thank you! My Mac Journey! Tips and Tricks I share with you - http://www.themacmania.com
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Stretch #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 13, 2007 Location: Central New York Posts: 4,614 Mac Specs: 15in i7 MacBook Pro, 8GB RAM, 60GB SSD, 500GB HD	04-20-2012, 02:27 PM Nice Slydude! Blog and Photo Gallery: http://philolin.me/ Currently running OS X 10.8.2
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Slydude #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 15, 2009 Location: North Louisiana, USA Posts: 3,880 Mac Specs: 2.8 GHz MacBook Pro 10.8,3 8 GB mem, 2.66 GHz Mac Pro - Dead, iPhone 4	04-20-2012, 07:58 PM Thanks for the positive feedback. Hopefully this will be a recurring column along with the occasional longer how to/tutorial as time permits. Suggestions for future columns are always welcome. Sylvester Roque Former Contributing Editor About This Particular Macintosh No matter what time it is where I am it's early morning somewhere in the world. At that hour of the morning follow my advice at your own risk. Anything sounds good before your first cup of coffee
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RavingMac #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 07, 2008 Location: In Denial Posts: 6,784 Mac Specs: 4GB Mac Mini, 13" MacBook, 15" MacBook Pro OSX 10.7, 32 GB iPhone 3GS, iPad2 64gb 3G	04-20-2012, 08:08 PM Thanks for the tips! Of course, I know everything . . . I just can't remember it all at once.
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Slydude #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 15, 2009 Location: North Louisiana, USA Posts: 3,880 Mac Specs: 2.8 GHz MacBook Pro 10.8,3 8 GB mem, 2.66 GHz Mac Pro - Dead, iPhone 4	06-05-2012, 12:19 PM I started this post while searching for the key commands to get fine volume adjustment using the audio keys on the keyboard. This feature was gone in Lion but its back in 10.7.4.. To see what I wanted press Shift and Option while pressing one of the volume up/down keys. Each key press seems to adjust volume about one-third or one-hals of what it does normally Sylvester Roque Former Contributing Editor About This Particular Macintosh No matter what time it is where I am it's early morning somewhere in the world. At that hour of the morning follow my advice at your own risk. Anything sounds good before your first cup of coffee
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