Handy Computer Shortcuts...

Windows Shortcuts

End Task

Ctrl + Alt + Del

Close Program

Alt + F4 (Shift+ Alt + F4 for firstclass)

Close Window

Ctrl + F4

Start Menu

Windows Key

Switch Applications

Alt + Tab

Network Properties

Alt + double click Network Neighborhood

Driver Info

Alt + double click My Computer

Screen Shot

Print Scrn

Window Capture (Picture of active window)

Alt + Print Scrn

Insert Date (in FM)

Ctrl + -

MAC Shortcuts

Force Quit

Apple + Option + Esc

Force Restart

Ctrl + Apple + Triangle

Zap P-RAM**

Command + Option + P + R (while restarting, 3 chimes)

Rebuild Desktop***

Command + Option (while restarting until desktop appears)

Extensions off *

Hold shift while computer restarts

get rid of Ghost Disk

Apple + Period

Mac -> Windows on a Strawberry mac

Apple + Return

Screen Shot

Apple + Shift + 3

Screen shot of selected area

Apple + Shift + 4

Screen shot of active window

Apple + Shift + Capslock + 4

Insert Date (in FM)

Apple + -

  

* Why is it good to turn off Mac extensions?

Occasionally, by turning them off and then restarting with them on again makes a cranky computer happy again. Or, when you start up with the extensions on, you can see the extension that the computer gets stuck on. In that case, you would want to start with the extensions off and then turn off that extension and restart with extensions on. If the computer is happy, then you know that that particular extension is causing the problem, and then you should be able to solve the problem with that knowledge in mind.

 

** When is it necessary to zap the P-RAM?

Zapping the PRAM resets the memory and clears all preferences.

 

*** What good is rebuilding the desktop?

Rebuilding the desktop updates/cleans up the invisible desktop file that keeps track of which documents belong to which application, and what icons go with what files. If you don't rebuild the desktop after installing new software, you may find problems when you try to double-click on a document's icon, because it will try to launch using the older software on the computer (if its still on the hard drive) instead of the newer, just-installed software.