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<blockquote data-quote="Oneironaut" data-source="post: 909698" data-attributes="member: 88633"><p>Solidgold, those symbols refer to the Shift, Control, Option and Command keys. These are called modifier keys, and they are as follows.</p><p></p><p>⌘ is the Command key (formerly called the Apple key because there used to be a small Apple icon on it</p><p></p><p>^ is the Control key</p><p></p><p>⌥ is the Option (alt) key</p><p></p><p>⇧ is the Shift key</p><p></p><p>So in the menu above, to view as a grid, hold down the Option, Command and 5 keys all at once. In manuals, this would be written as Option-Command-5. The dashes are NOT to be pressed, they're just there to separate the words and numbers of the shortcut. </p><p></p><p>To switch to the mini player, you'd press Shift-Command-M. The arrow-looking symbol is the SHIFT key, not the UP arrow key. </p><p></p><p>Here's a list of many of the shortcut commands.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343" target="_blank">Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts</a></p><p></p><p>And, as mentioned, next time you want to show us a picture of your screen, use the screen shot shortcuts:</p><p></p><p>Command-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it as a file on the desktop</p><p></p><p>Command-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it as a file on the desktop</p><p></p><p>Command-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it as a file on the desktop</p><p></p><p>Command-Control-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it to the clipboard</p><p></p><p>Command-Control-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it to the clipboard</p><p></p><p>Command-Control-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it to the clipboard</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oneironaut, post: 909698, member: 88633"] Solidgold, those symbols refer to the Shift, Control, Option and Command keys. These are called modifier keys, and they are as follows. ⌘ is the Command key (formerly called the Apple key because there used to be a small Apple icon on it ^ is the Control key ⌥ is the Option (alt) key ⇧ is the Shift key So in the menu above, to view as a grid, hold down the Option, Command and 5 keys all at once. In manuals, this would be written as Option-Command-5. The dashes are NOT to be pressed, they're just there to separate the words and numbers of the shortcut. To switch to the mini player, you'd press Shift-Command-M. The arrow-looking symbol is the SHIFT key, not the UP arrow key. Here's a list of many of the shortcut commands. [url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343]Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts[/url] And, as mentioned, next time you want to show us a picture of your screen, use the screen shot shortcuts: Command-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it as a file on the desktop Command-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it as a file on the desktop Command-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it as a file on the desktop Command-Control-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it to the clipboard Command-Control-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it to the clipboard Command-Control-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it to the clipboard [/QUOTE]
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