Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Windows Vrs. Mac

   There are key differences between the general operation of the two operating systems: Windows and Mac. 

General
Function
Mac OS
Windows
Close dialog without any action
Esc
Esc
Contextual Menus
Control + Click
Right Click
Copy a file
Option + drag icon
Control + drag icon
Create an alias/shortcut
Command + M
Right Click and choose create shortcut
Create an alias/shortcut in a specific location
Command + Option and drag
Alt + drag
Item's Info or Properties
Command + I
Alt + Enter
Move a file
Drag icon to location
Shift + drag icon
Select additional items without
deselecting previously selected
items
Shift + Click on items
Control + Click on items
Select All
Command + A
Control + A
Send to Trash/Recycle Bin
Command + Delete
Delete
Startup with Extensions Off/Safe Mode
Shift
F8
Switch to next active application
Command + Tab
Alt + Tab
Deleting
Function
Mac OS
Windows
Backward Delete
Delete Key
Backspace Key
Forward Delete
Del Key
Delete Key
Editing
Function
Mac OS
Windows
Cut to clipboard
Command + X
Control + X
Copy to clipboard
Command + C
Control + C
Paste from clipboard
Command + V
Control + V
Undo
Command + Z
Control + Z
Quitting
Function
Mac OS
Windows
Quit a frozen program
Command + Option + Esc
Control + Alt + Del
Quit/Close a program
Command + Q
Alt + F4
Screen Shots
Function
Mac OS
Windows
Screen capture to clipboard
Command + Control + Shift + 3
Print Screen
Active window to clipboard
Command + Control + Shift + 4 + CapsLock and click
Alt + Print Screen
Create a picture of a portion of your screen to clipboard
Command + Control + Shift + 4
None
Create a picture of a portion of your screen to disk
Command + Shift + 4
None
Create a picture of a specific window to disk
Command + Shift + 4 + CapsLock and click
None
Screen shot to disk
Command + Shift + 3
None

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