You may just want to get to all the open windows for a specific app, in which case hold down the same keys and click on any available window for that app. If you can’t see your desktop for all the open applications, just hold Command and Option down and click anywhere on your desktop. Press this combination to minimize the front app window to Dock, or press Command-Option-M to minimize all the windows belonging to the front app. Oh, and you can also press Shift-Command-G to move back to the previous mention. This means that if you use Command-F to find all the mentions of 'Command' on this page, and then tap Command-G, you'll be able to navigate through each one. Use it to navigate through each instance of the item you want to find. I'm sure you use Command-F to find items, such as words in a document or on a webpage. Or you can simply press Command-, (comma) to get to them in the fastest possible time. You can navigate to the Menu bar if you like and scroll through to access the Preferences. It works like this: You are working in an app, and you want to open the application’s Preferences. This is one of the least-known keyboard commands on a Mac, but it’s super useful. There’s also a keyboard shortcut - select an item (you can even use the Up and Down arrows to navigate to it in Finder view) and then press Command-Y. To use QuickLook, select an item in Finder, press the Space bar and a preview will appear. Ī lot of people use QuickLook to preview items they're looking for. Use Option-Command-W to close all currently active app windows. Another example: Web page won't load and is sucking up your system resources?Ĭloses the active window you are currently in. Say you're taking a screen shot and managed to select part of your screen for that shot, only to discover it's the wrong part – tap Esc and you won't need to worry about it. Never underestimate the power of the Esc key to get you out of trouble. I’ve assembled this short collection to illustrate this truth: What's your preferred nickname for the wee squiggle? Let us know in the comments below.I’m sure most Mac users know Command-C means copy and Command-V means paste, but there’s a host of other useful shortcuts that make a Mac user’s life much easier. She presented the symbol to the team, they squealed with delight, and the Command key as we now know it was born.
He demanded that his team find a suitable symbol to replace it.Īpple's bitmap artist, Susan Kare, immediately began browsing for a new icon and stumbled upon the familiar symbol, which is used on modern roadside signs in Scandinavia to highlight a point of interest or cultural heritage. As related by, the story goes that when Steve Jobs first saw the keyboard command list for MacDraw he was unhappy with the number of Apple logos cluttering up the list, as the Apple symbol was used on the keyboard's action key. The symbol has come to symbolize many things over the past 2,600 years or so, but it didn't become an iconic part of computing culture until 1984. As a glyph, it goes by several different names including the Gorgon loop and Saint John's Arms. The shape itself, which has appeared in different forms for thousands of years in Europe, may have its origins in a heraldic symbol called the Bowen knot. So just what exactly is it, and who decided it would be the symbol for such an important key? You've probably tapped it at least a few times today without ever knowing exactly what it is or what it's called I'm talking about the strange, swirly square emblazoned on the Command key (that's Unicode U+2318, for the font fanatics).
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