OS X Procedures & Shortcuts

Take a Screen Shot

  • Type Cmd-Shift-4
  • Crosshairs will appear
  • Position Crosshairs at corner of area to be captured
  • Then Click and Drag crosshairs diagonally to select the area to be captured
  • Release Click
  • A file will appear on desktop labeled: Screen Shot (date, time).png

Print in B&W
  • Select: File>Print > PDF> open in Preview [print file is saved and appears in Preview]
  • Select: File > Export [Export dialog opens]
  • Select: Quartz Filter B&W
  • Save file [B&W print .pdf file is saved]

Erase character to Right
  • Type: function-delete to erase character to right of cursor

Move an Icon in the Dock
  • Click and hold icon
  • Quickly drag to desired position

Transfer Documents Between Mac and iPad / iPhone with AirDrop

Mac / iPad Procedure: File Transfer Mac to iPad

  1. 1. Save / Print the document as a .pdf
  2. 2. Turn on Bluetooth on Mac
  3. 3. Turn on AirDrop on Mac
  4. 4. Use Control Center (flick up from bottom of an app icon page) to turn on AirDrop
  5. 5. Highlight document to be transferred in Finder
  6. 6. Click on Share Icon (square with an outgoing arrow)
  7. 7. Select AirDrop from menu that appears
  8. 8. In AirDrop dialog box that appears, look for iPad connection; click in darker circle to left. It should display Sending, then Sent.
  9. 9. iPad should display a notice asking for the desired app to be selected to transfer the document to; select GoodReader
  10. 10. Document appears in GoodReader Downloads folder

iMessage
  • Insert a return+linefeed in a message type: option-return or control-return

Customize the toolbar
  • Hide or show the toolbar: Choose View > Hide Toolbar, or View > Show Toolbar.
  • Hiding the toolbar also hides the sidebar, and moves the status bar from the bottom to the top of the window.
  • Resize the toolbar: If you see angle brackets IL_FinderArrows_osx at the right end of the toolbar, it means the window is too small to show all of the toolbar items. Enlarge the window or click the brackets to see the rest of the items.
  • Change what’s in the toolbar: Choose View > Customize Toolbar. You can drag items into and out of the toolbar, add a space between items, and choose whether to show text with the icons.
  • Rearrange the items in the toolbar: Hold down the Command key, then drag an item to a new location.
  • Add a file or app: Hold down the Command key, then drag the item to the Finder toolbar until a green plus sign (+) appears.
  • Remove an item: Hold down the Command key, then drag the item out of the toolbar.

Customize the sidebar
  • Hide or show the sidebar: Choose View > Hide Sidebar or View > Show Sidebar. (If Show Sidebar is dimmed, choose View > Show Toolbar.)
  • Resize the sidebar: Drag the right side of the divider bar to the right or left.
  • Change what’s in the sidebar: Choose Finder > Preferences, click Sidebar, then select or deselect items.
  • Rearrange items in the sidebar: Drag an item to a new location. You can’t rearrange items in the Shared section.
  • Show or hide all the items in a section: Position the pointer over the section head until you see Hide or Show appear, then click the Hide or Show button. For example, to hide temporarily your Favorites, position the pointer over the Favorites heading in the sidebar and click the Hide button.
  • Add a file, folder, or disk: Hold down the Command key, then drag the item to the Favorites section.
  • If you don’t see the Favorites section, go to Finder > Preferences > Sidebar, then select at least one item in the section.
  • Add an app: Hold down the Command key, then drag its icon to the Favorites section.
  • Remove an item: Drag the item icon out of the sidebar until you see a gray remove sign (x).
  • The sidebar link disappears, but the original item is still on your Mac. You can’t remove items from the Shared section.
  • To change other Finder preferences, choose Finder > Preferences. For more information, see Finder preferences.
  • To set the scrolling behavior for Finder (and other) windows, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click General.

Special Characters
  • Upward solid triangle: Zapf Dingbats S: ▲
  • Downward solid triangle: Zapf Dingbats T: ▼

Mail
  • Remove or edit a previously used email address:
    • Window > Previous Recipients; scroll, select and edit/delete address
Screen Video Record
  • Open QuickTime.
  • Tap "File" at the top of the display.
  • Choose "New Screen recording"
  • Hit record.
  • You can record the whole screen, or click and drag your mouse cursor to record just a specific part.


Use Shift-Command-5 in macOS Mojave
With macOS Mojave, press Shift-Command (⌘)-5 on your keyboard to see all the controls you need to record video and capture still images of your screen. Use these onscreen controls to select whether to record the entire screen, record a selected portion, or capture a still image of your screen. If you haven't upgraded to Mojave, you can record the screen with QuickTime Player.

Record the entire screen
Click the Record Entire Screen button in the onscreen controls. Your pointer changes to a camera .
Click any screen to start recording that screen, or click Record in the onscreen controls.
Use the thumbnail to trim, share, save, or take other actions.

Record a selected portion of the screen
Click the Record Selected Portion button in the onscreen controls.
Drag to select an area of the screen to record. To move the entire selection, drag from within the selection.
To start recording, click Record in the onscreen controls.
To stop recording, click the Stop Recording button in the menu bar. Or press Command-Control-Esc (Escape).
Use the thumbnail to trim, share, save, or take other actions.

Trim, share, and save
After you stop recording, a thumbnail of the video appears briefly in the lower-right corner of your screen.

Take no action or swipe the thumbnail to the right and the recording is automatically saved.
Click the thumbnail to open the recording. You can then click the Trim button to trim the recording, or click the Share button to share it.
Drag the thumbnail to move the recording to another location, such as to a document, an email, a Finder window, or the Trash.
Control-click the thumbnail for more options. For example, you can change the save location, open the recording in an app, or delete the recording without saving it.

Change the settings
Click Options in the onscreen controls to change these settings:

Save to: Choose where your recordings are automatically saved, such as Desktop, Documents, or Clipboard.
Timer: Choose when to begin recording: immediately, 5 seconds, or 10 seconds after you click to record.
Microphone: To record your voice or other audio along with your recording, choose a microphone.
Show Floating Thumbnail: Choose whether to show the thumbnail.
Remember Last Selection: Choose whether to default to the selections you made the last time you used this tool.
Show Mouse Clicks: Choose whether to show a black circle around your pointer when you click in the recording.


20 Sep 2019