Feb 2010
Adjust print size of Numbers spreadsheets
02/28/2010 | Category: Numbers
To print large spreadsheets from Numbers '09 onto a single page, do View>Show Print View then slide the Content Scale, at the bottom, to adjust print size.
Find exact duplicates of songs in iTunes
02/27/2010 | Category: iTunes
In iTunes, press the Option key while doing View>Show Duplicates, to find songs that are exact duplicates (all song info matching, not just song names).
Show number of items in the iPhoto source list
02/26/2010 | Category: iPhoto
To show the number of photos in each category in the source list sidebar in iPhoto, go to iPhoto>Preferences>General, and turn on “Show Item Counts”.
Adjust event times in iCal using the keyboard
02/25/2010 | Category: iCal
When viewing by day in iCal, select an event and hit Control-up arrow or Control-down arrow to move the event’s start time up or down by 15 minutes.
Change your default printer
02/24/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
To change your default printer, open the Print & Fax system preference, Control-click the printer’s name and choose "Set Default Printer”.
Hide local video window in an iChat AV session
02/23/2010 | Category: iChat
During an iChat video chat session, turn off the small display of yourself seen in the lower left corner of the iChat window via Video>Hide Local Video.
Show or hide font menu previews in iWork apps
02/22/2010 | Category: iWork
In Keynote, Pages or Numbers, Option-click the font menu in each application’s Format Bar to toggle on/off the showing typeface previews in the font list.
Quickly open the Displays System Preference
02/21/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
To quickly open the Displays System Preference, hold down the Option key and press either of the brightness controls (F1 or F2) on your keyboard.
Easily export pics from Mail into iPhoto
02/20/2010 | Category: Mail
To export pics in a Mail message directly to into iPhoto, press and hold the Save button in the Mail message and select "Add to iPhoto" from the pop-up menu.
Require password to exit a running Keynote presentation
02/19/2010 | Category: Keynote
To require a password to exit a running Keynote presentation, do Inspector > Document > Require password to exit show.
Print specific pages in a multi-page PDF document
02/18/2010 | Category: Preview
In Preview, to print only certain pages of a PDF file, Command-click each page in Preview’s sidebar and then do File > Print Selected Pages.
Set key photos for iPhoto Events or Places
02/17/2010 | Category: iPhoto
When mousing over photos to preview them in Events or Faces in iPhoto ’09, tap the space bar to automatically set the previewed photo as the key photo.
Browse photos from a specific timeframe in iMovie
02/16/2010 | Category: iMovie
In the iMovie photo browser, check on the "Show photos within" option to only display photos taken around the same time as your selected events.
Open and save Word-formatted docs with TextEdit
02/15/2010 | Category: TextEdit
Drag and drop a Word (.doc or .docx) file onto TextEdit to open it, without the need for Office. Then, use Save As in TextEdit to save back into Word format.
Specify Spotlight's default seach location
02/14/2010 | Category: Spotlight
In Snow Leopard, set Spotlight's default search location (search this Mac, the current folder, or the previous search location) via Finder > Prefs > Advanced.
Access Front Row using just the keyboard
02/13/2010 | Category: Front Row
To launch Front Row without an Apple Remote, hit Command+Escape. Use the up/down arrows, and Return to browse and play media and Escape to exit.
Quickly adjust the Viewer window size in iMovie
02/12/2010 | Category: iMovie
In iMovie '09, use the keyboard shortcut Command-8, 9, or 0 to make the Viewer (preview) window small, medium or large; or use the menu, Window>Viewer.
Zoom into the Places view in iPhoto '09
02/11/2010 | Category: iPhoto
When viewing Places in satellite or hybrid view in iPhoto '09, click the + to the right of the slider to zoom in 4X more than the slider's maximum magnification level.
Easily put files back that were accidentally moved to Trash
02/10/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
In Snow Leopard, an item put in the Trash can be returned to its original location by Command-clicking it and choosing “Put Back” from the pop-up menu.
Quickly name files in any Save dialog box
02/09/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
In any Save dialog box, click the grayed-out name of a file listed in the expanded view to use that name for the file you are currently saving.
Quickly find word definitions in Safari
02/08/2010 | Category: Safari
In Safari, to quickly find the definition of a word, hover over the word and hit Control-Command-D to pop up its definition.
Edit and preview multiple photos in iPhoto
02/07/2010 | Category: iPhoto
Command-click on multiple photos in iPhoto, then click the Edit button in the toolbar, to edit and preview all of them, at once.
Teach the Mac OS X dictionary new words
02/06/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
To teach the built-in Mac OS X spell checker new words (such as proper names), Control-click the word and do "Learn Spelling".
Resize photos inserted into Mail messages
02/05/2010 | Category: Mail
When composing a Mail message with photos, click the Image Size pop-up in the lower right corner to automatically resize them.
Open an iTunes playlist in its own window
02/04/2010 | Category: iTunes
To open an iTunes playlist in its own floating window double-click its icon (or Control-click it and do "Open in New Window").
Preview themes in Keynote '09
02/03/2010 | Category: Keynote
When browsing themes with the new Theme Chooser in Keynote '09, hover your mouse over one to preview all slides in that theme.
Share files using iChat Theater
02/02/2010 | Category: iChat
In an iChat AV video conference drag and drop any file to the bottom half of the video window to share it using iChat Theater.
Navigate quickly through the Spotlight menu
02/01/2010 | Category: Spotlight
When searching with the Spotlight menu, use the Command and up/down arrows to quickly jump between the found item categories.