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Keyboard Control The inside cover of Mac OS X Power Tools contains a list of selected keyboard shorcuts in OS X. Below is a more complete list, divided into sections based on where they are applicable. For mouse/keyboard actions, check out the "Modified Mousing" link to the left. (Letter keys are printed here in CAPS for clarity -- you do not need to press the shift key unless explicitly instructed.) (NOTE: This page is in the process of being updated for full Panther compatibility.) Startup and Login (see Chapter 3) command+option+O+F Invoke Open Firmware command+option+P+R Reset PRAM T Startup in FireWire Target Disk Mode option Invoke Startup Manager command+S Invoke single-user mode command+V Invoke verbose mode C Boot from CD/DVD X Boot into OS X (if you previously booted from OS 9 on the

To use a keyboard shortcut, or key combination, you press a modifier key with a character key. For example, pressing the Command key (the key with a symbol) and the "c" key at the same time copies whatever is currently selected (text, graphics, and so forth) into the Clipboard. This is also known as the Command-C key combination (or keyboard shortcut). A modifier key is a part of many key combinations. A modifier key alters the way other keystrokes or mouse clicks are interpreted by Mac OS X. Modifier keys include: Command, Control, Option, Shift, Caps Lock, and the fn key (if your keyboard has a fn key). Here are the modifier key symbols you can see in Mac OS X menus: (Command key) - On some Apple keyboards, this key also has an Apple logo ( )  (Control key)  ( Option key ) - "Alt" may also appear on this key  (Shift key) (Caps Lock) - Toggles Caps Lock on or off fn (Function key) Startup keyboard shortcuts Press the key or key combinatio

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