Mac Tips & TricksI always try to master the software I use. So in all the experimenting and reading that I do, every so often I come across a cool trick. Here are some tricks I find useful. I hope they help you as much as they've helped me. Keyboard Navigate Any MenuThat’s right, you can navigate any menu with your keyboard! Click on a menu... the main menu, a menu in a Photoshop panel, wherever. Then start typing the name of the item you want. It will highlight and you can hit Return to accept it. Window Titlebar IconsWhen you have a file open, such as an image in Photoshop, or a letter you are writing in Microsft Word, you may want
to see where that file is saved or move it to another folder. In the titlebar of a window, most programs have an icon to the left of the filename (as shown below). These icons actually represent
the file. If you click and hold on the icon for a moment, then drag it to a folder, your desktop, wherever, you’ll actually move that
file! Please note that some apps work differently. For instance TextEdit makes an alias to the file instead of moving it. Customize Keyboard Shortcuts for ANY ProgramWhile more programs are now allowing you to customize their own keystrokes, but even if it doesn't, Mac OS X gives you
a way. You can define universal keystrokes apply to all applications, or specifically for one application. Here's how to do it: TextEdit & Safari are Good BuddiesIf you copy some text in Safari and paste into TextEdit that it maintains formatting and links. Easy Configuration of Bonjour (formerly Rendezvous) PrintersIf your printer supports Bonjour (formerly called Rendezvous) you can administrate it through Safari! Who would have thought? Try it out...
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