May 2010
Show or hide columns in the iTunes list view
05/31/2010 | Category: iTunes
When viewing your iTunes library in list view, Control-click on any column heading to select which columns will be displayed.
Unsolo all tracks in GarageBand
05/30/2010 | Category: GarageBand
In GarageBand, to unsolo all tracks, Option-click any track's Solo button.
Convert a styled text document to plain text
05/29/2010 | Category: TextEdit
To convert a styled text document to plain text, removing any formatting, colors, images, etc., open it with TextEdit and do Format> Make Plain Text.
Edit iPhoto photos with a different editing application
05/28/2010 | Category: iPhoto
In iPhoto, Control-click on a photo and select "Edit in External Editor" to edit it in a different application, such as Photoshop.
Magnify, open or save PDF files viewed in Safari
05/27/2010 | Category: Safari
When viewing a PDF in Safari, hover your mouse towards the bottom of the page to reveal buttons to zoom in, zoom out, open in Preview, or save.
Use Quick Look to preview print jobs
05/26/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
In Snow Leopard, use Quick Look to preview a print job listed in your printer's queue by first selecting it and then pressing the space bar to preview it.
Adjust the size of thumbnails in the Keynote Theme Chooser
05/25/2010 | Category: Keynote
In the Theme Chooser in Keynote '09, to increase or decrease the size of the thumbnail preview, adjust the slider at the bottom of the window.
Resize from a corner in Faces in iPhoto '09
05/24/2010 | Category: iPhoto
In iPhoto '09, when resizing a box around a new face, hold the Option key to resize from a corner, instead of from the center.
Use a tabbed window for multiple chats in iChat
05/23/2010 | Category: iChat
To configure iChat to use a single, tabbed window for multiple chats, do iChat> Preferences> Messages> Collect chats in a single window.
Quickly open the Sound system preference
05/22/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
To quickly open the Sound system preference, hold down the Option key and hit any of the sound controls (volume up, volume down, mute) on your keyboard.
Change the number of Top Sites shown in Safari
05/21/2010 | Category: Safari
When viewing Top Sites in Safari, click the Edit button in the bottom left corner, then click Small, Medium or Large to change the number of thumbnails shown.
Convert a Pages document and send it via Mail
05/20/2010 | Category: Pages
In Pages, to convert a document to Word or PDF format and then attach it to a new Mail message, do Share> Send via Mail, then choose Word or PDF.
Show older animations in Keynote
05/19/2010 | Category: Keynote
To make older animations such as "Confetti" and "Droplet" available in Keynote, do Preferences> General> Include obsolete animations.
Use GarageBand to tune your guitar
05/18/2010 | Category: GarageBand
When taking a Learn to Play guitar lesson in GarageBand '09, click the "Tuner" button in the upper right corner of the window to show the built-in guitar tuner.
Access additional reference material in Dictionary
05/17/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
In Dictionary, do Go> Front/Back Matter to access additional reference material such as language guides, history timelines, chemical element info, etc.
Embed a file into a TextEdit document
05/16/2010 | Category: TextEdit
In TextEdit in Snow Leopard, embed a file (another text file, an image, a spreadsheet, an application, etc.) into a document via File > Attach Files.
Show the date when events in iMovie were recorded
05/15/2010 | Category: iMovie
Show the date when clips in your iMovie Event Library were recorded, via iMovie> Preferences> Browser> Show date ranges in Event list.
Quickly print a group of files in the Finder
05/14/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
To quickly print a group of files without pausing to manually print each one individually, select the files in the Finder and do File> Print.
Empty the trash in iPhoto
05/13/2010 | Category: iPhoto
To empty the trash in iPhoto, do iPhoto > Empty iPhoto Trash, or simply Control-click the Trash icon in the Source List and do "Empty Trash" from the pop-up.
Zoom in or out of a webpage in Safari
05/12/2010 | Category: Safari
In Safari, to zoom in or out of a webpage, press Command-Plus (+) to zoom in or press Command-Minus (-) to zoom out.
Quickly fast forward or rewind in iTunes
05/11/2010 | Category: iTunes
When playing items in iTunes on a Mac with a multi-touch trackpad, do a two-finger scroll up or down over the progress bar to fast forward or rewind.
Clean up your list of previous recipients in Mail
05/10/2010 | Category: Mail
In Mail, to clean up the list of all recipient's addresses to which you previously sent email, do Window> Previous Recipients.
Select related loops in the GarageBand timeline
05/09/2010 | Category: GarageBand
In GarageBand, after placing a loop into the timeline, click the arrows next to the loop's name to select from other loops in its family.
Test the iChat video and audio capabilities of your Mac
05/08/2010 | Category: iChat
In iChat, test the video and audio capabilities of your Mac and the network it is connected to, via Video> Connection Doctor> Show Capabilities.
Take a photo immediately in Photo Booth
05/07/2010 | Category: Photo Booth
In Photo Booth, to immediately take a photo, without waiting for the countdown timer, press the Option key while clicking the Shutter button.
Display today's date next to the clock in the menu bar
05/06/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
In Snow Leopard, to display today's date next to the clock in the menu bar, do System Preferences> Date & Time> Clock> Show date.
Extract a still image from a video frame in iMovie '09
05/05/2010 | Category: iMovie
In iMovie '09, to extract a still image from a video frame, Control-click the frame in the project timeline and do "Add Freeze Frame" from the pop-up.
View the original version of an edited photo in iPhoto
05/04/2010 | Category: iPhoto
When editing a photo in iPhoto using the enhance, red-eye, retouch tools, etc., press the Shift key to temporarily view the original, unedited image.
Unsubscribe from a podcast in iTunes
05/03/2010 | Category: iTunes
To unsubscribe from a podcast in iTunes but not actually delete it from your iTunes library, Control-click it and select "Unsubscribe Podcast" from the pop-up.
Create bookmarks for image or PDF files in Preview
05/02/2010 | Category: Preview
In Preview, bookmark image files or individual pages in a PDF file, allowing quick access to them at any time, via Bookmarks> Add Bookmark.
Quickly show a white screen in Keynote
05/01/2010 | Category: Keynote
In Keynote, press “w” on your keyboard while delivering a presentation to pause the presentation and show a white screen.
