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Quick Reference Card
The Mac OS 9 Desktop Shortcuts
Application menu bar Mac window Application menu General
Apple menu
Mac hard Quit Application <a> + <Q>
drive Print a File <a> + <P>
Open a File <a> + <O>
Close a Window <a> + <W>
Select All <a> + <A>
Undo <a> + <Z>
Redo or Repeat <a> + <Y>
Mac Hard
Drive
Switch Between <a> + <Tab>
contents Open Applications
Reverse Between <a> + <Shift>
Open Applications + <Tab>
Eject Disk <a> + <E>
Empty Trash <a> + <Shift>
+ <Delete>
Control
Send File or Folder <a> + <Delete>
Strip to Trash
Cancel Operation <a> + < . >
Mac Help <a> + <?>
Desktop Items Close all Disk and <Opt> + <Close
Finder: Default program used to operate the Folder Windows Box>
computer. Access files, applications and Mail: Send, receive and manage e-mail from
Hide Finder <a> + <H>
folders, shut down, and much more. other accounts, sort junk mail. Infused with
iChat instant messaging technology. Navigation
Explorer: Browse pages on the Web. Use
side tabs (Favorites, History, Search, QuickTime Player: Standard media Up One Screen <Page Up>
Scrapbook, Page Saver) to enhance surfing. playback for audio, video, graphics, and virtual
reality (VR) movies. Down One Screen <Page Down>
Connect to Internet: Connect to the Beginning of a Line <Home>
Internet to browse pages on the World Wide Sherlock: Perform advanced Web searching
on a channel (search movie times, bid on eBay, End of a Line <End>
Web.
check stocks or flight times, etc.) or search site. Beginning of <a> + <Home>
iMovie: Produce a movie. Edit and cut clips, Document
integrate photos, use special and transition Macintosh HD: The gateway to your
effects, integrate audio, create a DVD. computer. Easy access to all your files, End of Document <a> + <End>
applications and folders. Previous location <a> + <←>
iTunes: Manage and listen to music files. in navigation history
Create play lists, burn CDs, buy music from the Trash: Delete files, documents, eject disks, or
online music store, listen to online radio. disconnect from a server. Click and drag to the Next location <a> + <→>
trash icon, or press a + Delete to delete a file. in navigation history

Using the Desktop

• The Apple menu: The Apple menu is your • To Begin Working with your Mac: Click the Apple menu and select
Mac’s control center, the gateway to using your a program, folder or file from the list. Or double-click the Macintosh Hard
computer. Some items you can find in the Apple Drive icon and navigate to the program, folder or file you want to use.
menu include: • To Shut Down, Restart, or Sleep: In the Special menu, select
• Control Panel: Change any of your computer’s Sleep, Restart, or Shut Down from the menu. Or, press <a> +
settings, such as monitor resolution, desktop <Opt> + <Power> to restart the computer.
appearance, power settings, sound and more.
• To Open an Application: Double-click the Macintosh Hard
• Chooser: Navigate network items, such as printer, Drive icon. Click the Applications folder and double-click the application.
drive or folder.
• Applications: Access some of Mac’s free • To Use Application Menus: The menus for the active program appear
applications, such as Stickies, Sherlock or Key in the menu bar at the top of the desktop.
Caps. • To Switch Between Open Applications: Click the Application
• Folders: Save items in the Favorites folder, or menu and select the application you want to use from the drop-down list. Or,
create a shortcut to another folder. press <a> + <Tab> to switch between open applications.
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Using the Desktop Working with Files and Folders
Minimize
• To Add an Item to the Apple menu: Open the Apple Menu Items Mac Window window
folder in the Systems Folder folder. Drag and drop the item (folder or Window title
Close Restore
application) into the folder. bar
box window
• To Remove an Item from the Apple menu: Drag and drop the
folder or application out of the Apple Menu Items folder (in the Systems Folder
folder).
• To Organize Desktop Icons: Select View → Clean Up from the
menu. To organize a few icons, select them and repeat the process.
• To Arrange Desktop Icons: Select View → Arrange from the
menu and select how you want to arrange the icons (by Name, Date Modified,
Date Created, Size, or Kind).
• To Connect to a Server: Click the Apple menu. Select Chooser
from the menu and select the network folder or drive you want to access.
• Using Stickies: Stickies are the electronic version of Post-It® notes. Any Horizontal Vertical Size box
sticky notes you create remain on the Mac desktop until you close or delete scroll bar scroll bar
them. Notes are available in different colors to remind you of tasks in different
categories (home, office, family, etc.)
• To Open a File or Folder: Double-click the file or folder.

Customizing Mac • To Create a Folder: Select File → New Folder from the menu, or
press <a> + <N>.
Control Strip • To Rename a File or Folder: Click the folder name, wait a moment,
and type the new name of the file or folder.
Control panels
Hide • To Delete a File or Folder: Select the file or folder and press the <a>
Control Tab + <Delete> key. Or drag and drop the file or folder into the Trash.
Strip
Scroll left Scroll right
• To Restore a File from the Trash: Double-click the Trash to open it.
Drag the file you want to restore onto the desktop or into an open window.
• To Add a Control Module to the Control Strip: Only existing
• To Empty the Trash: In Finder, select Special → Empty Trash
modules can be added. Open the Control Strip Modules folder in the Systems
from the menu. Or, press <a> + <Shift> + <Delete>.
Folder folder. Drag and drop the item into the Control Strip Modules folder
window. • To Move a File or Folder: Select the file or folder you want to move.
• To Remove a Module from the Control Strip: Drag and drop the Drag and drop the item to another file or folder. Or select the item and select
module from the Control Strip Modules folder (in the Systems Folder folder). Edit → Cut from the menu, go to the new location and select Edit →
Paste from the menu.
• To Open and Close the Control Strip: Click the tab at the end of
the strip. • To Copy a File or Folder: Select the file or folder you want to copy.
Press and hold the <Option> button as you drag and drop the item to
• To Show or Hide the Control Strip: Click the Control Strip
Control Panel, select show or hide from the dialog box. another file or folder. Or select the item and select Edit → Copy from the
menu, go to the new location and select Edit → Paste from the menu.
• To Change Computer Settings: Click the control you want to change
on the Control Strip and make changes in the control’s dialog box. Or, select • To Change Window Views: In Finder, click View and select the view
Apple → Control Panels from the menu and select the setting you want you want to use.
to change from the list of controls. Icon: All items in the folder are represented by a large or small icon with the
item’s name.
Maintenance and Repair Button: Items in the folder are represented as buttons with the item’s icon.
Items only need to be clicked once to open.
• To Repair or Test a Disk: Open the Macintosh Hard Drive. Open List: Items in the folder are listed top to bottom with details, such as file size
the Utilities folder in the Applications folder. Double-click Disk First Aid. and date modified, on each item.
Select the disk or volume you want to test or repair and click the Verify or
Repair button. • To Change a Window View’s Appearance: In Finder, select
• To Find More Support: Open Sherlock. Open the Apple channel View → View Options from the menu, or press <a> + <J>.
and search for information on a topic. Or, in Mac Help click the link in the • Minimized windows: Click the Minimize button of a window to view
Support area. only the title bar of the window. Click the button again to view the entire
• To Uninstall an Application: Drag and drop the application icon into window.
the Trash.
• To Find a File or Folder: Select File → Find from the menu and
• To Restart a Frozen Computer: If the computer is buggy or is having enter the item to search for in Sherlock.
problems, to restart the computer press <a> + <Opt> + <Shift> +
<Power key>. • To View the Clipboard: In Finder, select Edit → Show Clipboard
from the menu. A new window with the clipboard’s contents appears.
• To Force a Program to Quit: If a program is unresponsive, force the
program to quit. Press <a> + <Opt> + <Escape>. • To Move Up One Level in the Folder Hierarchy: Press <a> +
<↑>.
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