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Mac keyboard shortcuts for editing text

24 April, 2015 by James Staples

  • Arrow Key: Move your cursor left or right.
  • Alt-Left Arrow or Alt-Right Arrow: Move the cursor left or right by word.
  • Cmd-Left Arrow or Cmd-Right Arrow: Move the cursor to the left or right of the current line.
  • Alt-Up Arrow or Alt-Down Arrow: Move the cursor to the begining or or end of the current paragraph.
  • Cmd-Up Arrow or Cmd-Down Arrow: Move the cursor to the begining or end of the document.
  • Shift plus the above: Select text from here to the destination.

Filed Under: Keyboard Shortcuts, Mac

Mac Keyboard Shortcuts

19 March, 2015 by James Staples

Mac Keyboard Shortcuts

There are lots of keyboard shortcuts available to use on a Mac. Below I have picked out a few that I consider the most useful to begin with. For a longer list that is relevant to the specific application you’re in I recommend installing CheatSheet.

Text formatting

Bold, italic and underline

Keyboard Shortcut What it does
Command-B Bold the selected text
Command-I IDisplay the selected text in Italics
Command-U Underline the selected text

Text and file operations

Cut, copy and paste

Keyboard Shortcut What it does
Command-X Cut the selected text / item
Command-C Copy the selected text / item
Command-V Paste the selected text / item

Select all, undo, duplicate

Keyboard Shortcut What it does
Command-A Select all text / items
Command-Z Undo
Command-D Duplicates the selected text / item

Open a tab, hide or close a window

Keyboard Shortcut What it does
Command-T Open a new tab
Command-H Hide a window
Command-W Close a window

Operating system

Delete, Preview, Spotlight

Keyboard Shortcut What it does
Command-Backspace Delete the selected item
Spacebar Preview the selected item
Command-Spacebar Lauch Spotlight to search your Mac, the Internet or perform calculations

Cycle through and quit and force quit

Keyboard Shortcut What it does
Command-Tab Displays open apps, tap tab repeatedly to cycle through
Command-Q Quit the active app
Command-Alt-Esc Presents the Force Quit menu

Filed Under: Keyboard Shortcuts, Mac

How to improve your web security

16 November, 2014 by James Staples

I'm here to help! I can provide support either in person or remotely. Please call or contact me for details.

The Problem

On a weekly basis we sign up for more and more services as our lives move online. Having to create a unique, complex password password for each and remember it is near impossible so instead we use the same familiar one everywhere. At the very least, a password should contain:

  • Uppercase letters
  • Lowercase letters
  • Numbers
  • Punctation
  • At least 14 characters

This comic strip summarises the last 20 years of password creation!

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Filed Under: iPad, iPhone, Mac, Security

OS Mavericks

23 October, 2013 by James Staples

Last night Apple released a new operating system for the Mac – OS Mavericks.

There are lots of new features which should be of benefit to anyone currently using a Mac. The key ones are:

  1. iCloud Keychain
  2. ibooks
  3. AirPlay Display
  4. Enhanced Dictation
  5. App Auto Updating
  6. Apple Maps
  7. Shared Links
  8. Finder tabs
  9. Tags
  10. Interactive Notifications

A word of caution if you are considering upgrading. Ensure you have a full backup just in case anything goes wrong. I haven’t experienced any difficulties but you never know if you’ll need a backup until it’s too late so it always pays to make one – and test that it works!

Filed Under: Mac

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