Jul 2010
Zoom in and out of the Places map in iPhoto '09
07/31/2010 | Category: iPhoto
In the Places map in iPhoto '09, double-click anywhere on the map to zoom in and Control-double-click anywhere on the map to zoom out.
Place a timestamp into an iChat text chat
07/30/2010 | Category: iChat
While in an iChat text chat on a Mac running Snow Leopard, do Edit> Mark Transcript to place a timestamp into the text transcript at that point in the chat.
Enable autosave in TextEdit
07/29/2010 | Category: TextEdit
In TextEdit, to enable autosave to automatically save modified documents, do TextEdit> Preferences> Open and Save> Autosaving.
Transpose notes in a GarageBand musical score
07/28/2010 | Category: GarageBand
In score view in GarageBand, click a staff note to select it then press Shift-Up Arrow or Shift-Down Arrow to transpose the note up or down one octave.
Automatically add songs to a playlist created in iTunes
07/27/2010 | Category: iTunes
In iTunes, select some songs then Shift-click the "+" button in the lower left corner to create a new playlist with those songs automatically added.
Quickly move an iMovie project clip within the timeline
07/26/2010 | Category: iMovie
When running iMovie '09 on a Mac with a multi-touch trackpad, do a 3-finger swipe across a selected project clip to move it within the timeline.
Open an address from Address Book in Google maps
07/25/2010 | Category: Address Book
In Address Book, click the label ("home", "work", etc.) next to an address and do "Map this Address" from the pop-up menu to open its location in Google maps.
Record your voice delivering a Keynote presentation
07/24/2010 | Category: Keynote
To record your voice delivering a Keynote presentation, do Play> Record Slideshow. Once recorded, to play it back, do Play> Play Slideshow.
Copy the URL for an item downloaded in Safari
07/23/2010 | Category: Safari
In Safari, Control-click an item in your Downloads window and choose "Copy Address", to copy the exact URL from where it was originally downloaded.
Delete iPhoto album photos from the main iPhoto library
07/22/2010 | Category: iPhoto
When browsing an album in iPhoto '09, Control-Option click a photo and choose "Move to Trash" to delete it from your main iPhoto library.
Open one application while hiding all others
07/21/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
Press Command and Option while clicking an application's icon in your Dock, to open the application and simultaneously hide all others.
Quickly change the view options for an iChat window
07/20/2010 | Category: iChat
To change the view options for an open iChat chat window, simply Control-click anywhere in the window and select the options from the pop-up menu.
Duplicate a slide in a Keynote slideshow
07/19/2010 | Category: Keynote
To duplicate a slide in a Keynote slideshow, press and hold Option while dragging the slide's thumbnail in the Navigator, Outline or Light Table.
Easily fit slideshow photos to music in iPhoto '09
07/18/2010 | Category: iPhoto
In an iPhoto '09 slideshow, time the photo's delivery to match the music's length by clicking the Settings tab and turning on "Fit slideshow to music".
Delete all backups of a file or folder in Time Machine
07/17/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
When in Time Machine, to permanently delete ALL backups of a file or folder, Control-click the item then choose "Delete All Backups" from the pop-up menu.
Make a new Mail message by dragging and dropping text
07/16/2010 | Category: Mail
Drag and drop selected text from any program onto the Mail icon in your Dock to instantly put that text into the body of a new email message.
Quickly add a URL to the bookmarks menu in Safari
07/15/2010 | Category: Safari
In Safari, hold Shift when doing Bookmarks> Add Bookmark to add the webpage to the bookmarks menu, instead of to the Bookmarks Bar.
Show the condition of the battery in a Mac notebook
07/14/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
When running Mac OS X Snow Leopard on a Mac notebook computer, Option-click the menu bar's battery icon to show the condition of your battery.
Reduce the file size of a Keynote slideshow document
07/13/2010 | Category: Keynote
In Keynote '09, to make a slideshow document a smaller file, compress the media contained within it by doing File> Reduce File Size.
Reveal in the Finder a clip from an iMovie project
07/12/2010 | Category: iMovie
In iMovie, to go to the location on your Mac where a clip in a project is stored, Control-click the clip in iMovie and do "Reveal in Finder" from the pop-up.
Embed URL links in PDF documents in Preview
07/11/2010 | Category: Preview
To embed a URL link in a PDF document opened in Preview, highlight some text then do Tools> Annotate> Add Link then do Link type: URL and type the URL.
Include location info when publishing from iPhoto '09
07/10/2010 | Category: iPhoto
To publish photos from iPhoto '09 with their Places info included, enable "Include location information for published photos" in iPhoto> Preferences> Web.
Save all attachments in a Mail message at once
07/09/2010 | Category: Mail
When viewing a Mail message with multiple attachments, Option-click the Save button to save all attachments to your Downloads folder at once.
Go to the city of "Nowhere" in the Weather Dashboard widget
07/08/2010 | Category: Dashboard
Command-Option-click the Weather Dashboard widget to go to the imaginary city of "Nowhere". Keep clicking to see all possible weather graphics.
Create a new folder from within the Save dialog box
07/07/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
From within an expanded Save or Save As dialog box in any application, type Shift-Command-N to create a new folder into which the file can be saved.
Jump to the beginning or end of the GarageBand timeline
07/06/2010 | Category: GarageBand
In GarageBand, to quickly jump to the beginning of the timeline, press "Z" on the keyboard or, to jump to the end, press "Option-Z".
Swap the primary and presenter displays in Keynote
07/05/2010 | Category: Keynote
While delivering a Keynote presentation with your Mac connected to, but not mirroring, an external display, type "X" to swap the primary and presenter screens.
Update preview images in Top Sites in Safari
07/04/2010 | Category: Safari
When viewing Top Sites in Safari, to update the page thumbnails do View> Update Preview Images.
Show audio ducking settings for images in iMovie
07/03/2010 | Category: iMovie
When viewing the Inspector settings for an image which overlays audio in iMovie '09, press "a" to show the image's audio ducking settings.
Quickly select an effect in Photo Booth
07/02/2010 | Category: Photo Booth
When previewing effects in Photo Booth, press 1 through 9 on your keyboard to quickly select an effect then press Escape to go back.
Always send Windows-friendly attachments in Mail
07/01/2010 | Category: Mail
In Mail, to make files attached to outgoing messages Windows friendly by default, do Edit > Attachments > Always Send Windows Friendly Attachments.
