10 mac shortcuts that speed up things

10 Mac Shortcuts That Speed Up Things We all use our Macs for one thing and it's to help speed everything along. So why does it seem like your Mac does the complete opposite sometimes. The good news is that there are a few Mac shortcuts that will help you get things done, quickly.

So let's get started...

1. Cmd+Opt+Eject - Go to sleep Mac Have you found yourself in a hurry and need to put your computer to sleep quickly. This is your shortcut. With this shortcut you can put your Mac to sleep instantly, with no warning/dialog box. Now if only your body would work this way, lol.

2. Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+Eject - Shut it down, NOW Not really a "put my Mac to sleep" kind of guy or gal, wonderful...there is still a great shortcut for you. Use Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+Eject to shut your Mac down instantly (again with no dialog box or warning).

3. F11 - Find your Desktop You have so many applications open on your Mac and you couldn't find the desktop if you wanted to. This is not a problem for your Mac, simply press F11 and your desktop will magically appear (not really magically, but you get my drift). Go ahead, try it!

4. F9 - Expose Do you find yourself minimizing and maximizing your windows to see them all. Why when you have Expose? Simply press F9 anytime you want to see all the windows you have open, trust me, it's much quicker.

5. Cmd+Opt+H - Minimize Windows

10 Mac Shortcuts That Speed Up Things Speaking of minimizing your windows, with one shortcut you can minimize all of your windows (except the active window) at one time. Simply use Cmd+Opt+H and your windows are minimized.

6. Ctrl+Shift+Eject - Display Off So, want to save a little battery power on your notebook or just little energy on your desktop... use Ctrl+Shift+Eject. This will instantly turn off your display. Go ahead, test it out.

7. Cmd+Shift+Del - Empty Trash Have you just deleted tons of files? Delete them all with one touch using Cmd+Shift+Del. 8. Cmd + Y or Spacebar - Quicklook Need more info about a file or need to add a photo quickly into iPhone use Cmd + Y or the spacebar over a file in Finder.

9. Cmd + Tab - Open Apps Have muliple open apps, need to access another app quickly. Simply press Cmd+Tab to cycle through your applications.

10. Esc - Cancel that drag and drop So didn't mean to drag your important report into the trash, don't worry about it, cancel it before you drop it in there. Simply press "Esc" before you complete the drag and drop and now you don't have to make a special phone call to your boss or teacher.

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