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...I am often too lazy to scroll up and down using my mouse, so I use the up and down arrows on my keyboard.

Is it possible to open an application using a key on the keyboard rather than having to click it using the mouse? When I press Enter on the application I want to open, it just thinks I want to edit the name of the application and makes itself ready to be edited...
 
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I don't know of a way to use the ENTER key to Open the selection..

But you can do APPLE+O


EDIT: I'm, too S....L...O....W :D
 
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Sounds like you should try out Quicksilver. Its a hot key application launcher. hit your hot key, then type 2 or 3 letters from the apps name, and hit enter.
 
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You can also hit command + down arrow just as you would if you were opening a folder. Since you are already using the arrow to scroll through the apps, this would require the least amount of effort, and that sounds like what you are going for
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Yea, once you get used to Quicksilver, you'l never know why you went so long without it. I use it to open iTunes and Play/Pause it whenever I need it. I also use it to open up applications all the time if they aren't on my dock!
 

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i just use spotlight if something's not on my dock. ;)


of course, i was a windows guy who used start>run a lot.
 

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