The skill of using the Apple Computer keyboard

It is a dream to have an Apple machine for computer image enthusiasts, but because of the high cost of the Macintosh, many Dreamers are looking for it. But now, with the introduction of the new imac series, Apple can have an apple in about 10,000 yuan. Because the operating system of the MAC is different from that of the PC, its keyboard is also different. The main content of this article is about the clever use of the Apple Computer keyboard some secrets. Interested friends may wish to have a look.

Smart use when starting a computer:

1, in the computer startup, while holding down the "option" key can be rebuilt desktop, this operation should be done once a month.

2. When the computer starts, hold down the SHIFT key to turn off all system function extensions.

3. When the computer starts, hold down the mouse to eject the floppy disk to avoid using it as a startup diskette.

4, in the computer startup, while holding down the "shift" + "option" + "delete" key can ignore the boot disk, and automatically find another media to do the boot disk.

5, in the computer startup, while holding down "option" + "P" + "R" key can be reset "selector" and "Control Board", clear pram. This method has an unexpected effect on computers with a long time (more than half a year) and problems with the system.

6, while holding down the "shift" + "option" + "power button" can be restarted or shut down the computer;

7, in the mouse can not move, while holding down "control" + "power button" can be forced to start the computer.

Smart use when working with a display image or folder:

1, mouse Double-click image or folder can open an image or folder; Clicking an image on the desktop makes the desktop active (excluding the selected image).

2, with the mouse to drag images or folders can be moved to the desired location.

3, hold down "option" button + mouse drag image or folder can copy images or folders to other folders, rather than moving.

4. Drag an image or folder to the menu bar at the top of the window when dragging an image or folder to cancel moving or copying it.

5, hold down the "shift" key + finishing window to organize the selected image.

6, hold the "return" or "enter" key to edit the selected image or folder name.

7. Press any letter key to select an image or folder that is named after the beginning of the letter. Press the TAB key to select the next image or folder in alphabetical order.

8. Hold down the "shift" + "tab" key to select the previous image or folder alphabetically (note: The Chinese name is the first letter of Hanyu Pinyin in the first word).

9, press "→" or "←" key will choose the left or right of the image or folder; Press the "↑" or "↓" keys to select images or folders above or below.

10, press "Shift" + click on the image or folder you want to select multiple images or folders, or drag the mouse to the block to the desired image or folder and select multiple images or folders.

Clever use of the file dialog box:

1. When you open the dialog box (such as when using the commands "open" or "save" under the File menu) press "." Or press the "ESC" key to cancel the command.

2. Press "Apple key" + "↑" or click on the desktop image to move up one layer at a time. Press the "↑" or "↓" key to select the previous or next item.

3, press "option" key + open double can display instead of open the original file of the surrogate.

4. The "tab" key makes the table of contents or Name box active.

5, press "Apple key" + "N" key to create a new folder. Press the "return" or "enter" or "O" keys to open the selected item.

Smart use when working with Windows:

1. Press the "Apple key" + "W" key or click the window close grid (located in the upper-left corner of the window) to close the current folder window.

2, at the same time press "option" + "Apple key" + "W" or "option" + click the window to close the grid to close all folder windows.

3, press "Apple key" + drag window can move the window, but do not make it the active window.

4, the continuous point of two folders in the title row is hidden display the folder, and then click on two consecutive points to restore the display.

5, press "option" key point click the Zoom grid (in the upper right corner of the window) can enlarge the window to its screen size.

6, press "option" key + open or "option" key + even press the image can be opened after the image automatically closes the window.

The ingenious use of some special symbols:

In the English state, the "option" key and some English letter key combination will produce some special symbols, examples of some commonly used special symbols, note that if the letter is the case of different expressions of the special symbols are also different. Here I am just a catalyst, there are many special symbols for the reader to test themselves. "Option" + "2" =tm "option" + "6" =§ "option" + "=" ≠ "option" + "P" =π "option" + "s" =β "option" + "Z" =ω "option" + "x" =≈ "option" + "V" =√ "option" + "B" =∫ "option" + "M" =μ "option" + "" =≤ "option" + ".

"=≥" option "+"/"=÷" SHIFT + "option" + "k" = Apple logo.

Application in the common software:

Clever use in Photoshop software:

(1) Press "Apple key" + "O" button to open a file.

(2) Press "Apple key" + "N" button to create a new file, if you want to copy the selected image to a new file of the same size and resolution, first select the image and then press + "C" key, then press the "Apple key" + "N" key, and then press "return" key, and finally press the "Apple key" + "V" key.

(3) Press the "F5" key to show/close the "brushes" (stroke) display board.

(4) Press "F6" key to show/close the color board.

(5) Press "F7" key to show/close layer (Layers) or path (Paths) or channel (channels) display board. Click one of the title bars and drag to another title bar, you can put two title bar on a display board, click the title bar and drag to the desktop can be divided into independent display board.

(6) Press "F8" key to show/close the data (info) display board.

(7) After selecting area, press "F3" key or "Apple key" + "C" key can copy the image of the selection area, press "F4" or "Apple key" + "V" key can paste the copy image.

(8) After selecting the area, press the "F2" key or the "Apple key" + "X" key to cut off the selected area and display the background color.

(9) Press "F1" key or "Apple key" + "Z" key can cancel/restore the previous operation.

(10) Press the "Shift" key + "F5" key to fill the foreground or background color with different transparency.

(11) After selecting the area, press "SHITF" + "F7" button to select the opposite area.

(12) by pressing the "shift" + "F6" key after selecting the area, the selection edges can be falsified in varying degrees.

(13) Press "Apple key" + "D" key or use mouse click outside the selection can be canceled, press the "Apple key" + "H" key can show/hide the selection.

(14) for a color image (CMYK mode), press the "Apple key" + "1" key can be a single display green version, press the "Apple key" + "2" key can be a single display of the magenta version, press the "Apple button" + "3" key can be a single yellow version, press the "Apple key" + "0" key can be displayed at the same time the four-color composite diagram.

(15) Press "Apple key" + "R" key to show/close the ruler, press "Apple key" + "+" ("_") key can enlarge or (reduce) the image, press "Apple key" + "A" key can select all images, press "Apple key" + "G" key can expand the selected area.

(16) Press "Apple key" + "I" key can generate/cancel the reverse phase diagram, press "Apple key" + "L" key can adjust the gradient curve, press "Apple key" + "M" key can adjust the level curve, press "Apple key" + "B" key can adjust brightness and contrast, press "Apple key" + "Y" key can adjust the color balance, press " The apple key "+" U "key can adjust hue and saturation.

(17) Select the image, press the "Apple key" + "J" Key can copy the selected image, and then use the mouse to move the image, background color is the backdrop.

(18) When dragging the selected image with the mouse, press the SHIFT key at the same time to move the parallel/vertical/diagonal lines, otherwise it will move arbitrarily, if the "option" + "Shift" key will be copied after the horizontal/vertical/diagonal movement, select the square or circle area when the "shift" The key will be selected as a square dish or a positive circle, and press the "SHITF" key when drawing a line to draw a straight line or a 45-degree slash.

(19) Press the "shift" key to increase the selection, press A to reduce the selection.

(20) in the processing of images, press the "Apple key" + "space" (spaces) key can be directly into a magnifying glass in order to enlarge the check image, and no need to select a magnifying glass tool, can save time. In the operation, press "space" key can become small hand, to move the image for observation, press "option" +?+ "space" key can reduce the image. The continuous magnifying glass tool can display images in 1:1, and a continuous small hand can display all the images within the screen range.

(21) Use the Lasso tool to select the area, press the "option" key can be segmented selection; When you select a color with the eyedropper, the option key is selected as the background color, directly selected as the foreground; when you select the Magnifier tool, pressing the option key can change to a narrowing mirror. If the image after scanning, in the use of cutting tools, press "option" key can rotate the cutting bar, so that the cutting box and the edge of the image parallel, select the cut image automatically into a positive image, thus eliminating the rotation of the image operation. Using the Chop tool, press the "option" key to determine the starting position of the copied image.

(22) Press the "tab" key to show/close all toolbox and display panels.

(23) Press "Apple key" + "W" key can close the current image, press "Apple key" + "S" key can store the current image, press "Apple key" + "Q" key can exit the application.

The ingenious use of other options

1. Press the "option" key + Clear the Trash can skip the "clear trash" warning and delete locked files in the trash.

2. Press the "Apple key" + drag image to change the current setting "neat arrangement" (only in the display dashboard) while moving the image.

3. When inserting a disk, hold down the "Apple key" + "option" + "tab" key to automatically erase the contents of the disk when inserting.

4. In the Chooser, hold down the TAB key to make the next list active. Hold down the SHIFT + TAB key to make the previous list active.

5. Press the "option" key + to make other programs active (select from the Application menu or click one of the Windows) to hide the program window when you switch to another program.

6. Press and hold "Apple key" + "option" + "ESC" key can be forced to quit the crash program.

7. While holding down the "Apple key" + "Shift" + "3" key, you can turn the contents of the current screen into an image that can be turned on and printed out in Photoshop software.

8. Hold down the "Apple key" + "G" key to select "Guest" when connecting to other computers. Hold down the "Apple key" + "R" key to select "Registered user" when connecting to another computer.

9. If installed Wordscript, press "Apple key" + "→" key can be set to English, press "Apple key" + "←" key can be set to the system language.

10. Press "Apple key" + "space" key can be set to the next language in the "Keyboard" menu (for example: Switch to Chinese, Chinese to English), press "Apple key" + "option" + "space" key can be set to the next language within the current family (if there are multiple languages in the language) )。

In short, many keyboards have many features in the use of the Mac, especially the "option" control "shift" and so on, which combine with other keyboards to produce different functions in different environments.

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