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• Pressing Return is the same as clicking OK, Yes, or Continue

• Pressing Esc is the same as clicking Cancel.

• ⌘-A selects everything in the current window.

• ⌘-C copies the selected text or image to the Clipboard.

• ⌘-X copies the selected text or image and stores it on the Clipboard and then deletes it from its current location.

• ⌘-V pastes the current contents of the Clipboard into the current document or window.

• ⌘-Z undoes the previous action, whatever it is.

• ⌘-O opens anything (folders, files, volumes, or applications).

• ⌘-Shift-N creates a new folder within the current directory.

• ⌘-Delete sends an item to the Trash.

• ⌘-W closes the active window.

• ⌘-Option-W closes every open window.

• ⌘-M minimizes the active open window.

• ⌘-Option-M minimizes every open window.

• ⌘-P prints a document.

• ⌘-I brings up the Get Info prompt, where you can find information about a file, a folder, or an application.

• ⌘-E ejects the selected disk or disc. (This disc could be an external FireWire hard drive, a Zip or floppy disk, a CD-ROM or DVD, or a mounted disk image.)

To quit “frozen” applications on your Mac without having to shut the cmputer  down click on the Apple menu and select “Force Quit”.  This forces a pop-up window to appear and you will see the trouble application listed in red.  The keyboard command for this is holding down the Command-option-esc keys at the same time.

Check out this Apple support page for some mac basics.

Mac 101: Get started with the Mac

• First, dim the display. Dimming your display increases battery time between charges
• Second, go to System Preferences -> Energy Saver and check “Put the hard disk to sleep when possible”
• Download the widget, Juice to check battery status