Sep 2010
Auto-reply in iChat using your away status message
09/30/2010 | Category: iChat
To have iChat reply back to a new chat with the text of your Away status, do iChat> Preferences> Messages> Auto reply with my Away message.
Scroll through your notes when delivering a Keynote slideshow
09/29/2010 | Category: Keynote
When delivering a slideshow using the Presenter Display feature in Keynote, press "u" or "d" on your keyboard to scroll up or down through your notes.
View a PDF document as a contact sheet in Preview
09/28/2010 | Category: Preview
In Preview, to view all page thumbnails of a multi-page PDF document as a contact sheet, do View> Sidebar> Contact Sheet.
Toggle through all toolbar display options in an application
09/27/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
In applications with toolbar icons that can be resized, Command-click the top right button to toggle through all toolbar icon and text display options.
Add a still frame from an iMovie event to the project timeline
09/26/2010 | Category: iMovie
To add a still frame from an iMovie event clip to the project timeline, Control-click the event's frame and choose "Add Still Frame to Project" from the menu.
Switch between applications from within Exposé
09/25/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
When using Exposé to view thumbnails of all windows, press the Tab key to quickly switch between each open application.
Assign keywords to a Pages document
09/24/2010 | Category: Pages
To add keywords to a Pages document which can be searched by Spotlight, do View> Show Inspector, then click the Document inspector then click Info.
Move an event to the next or previous day in iCal
09/23/2010 | Category: iCal
In iCal, select an event then press Control-Right Arrow or Control-Left Arrow to move the event to the next or previous day in your calendar.
Move to the last slide when editing in Keynote
09/22/2010 | Category: Keynote
In Keynote, in slide navigator or light table view, press Command-Down Arrow to move to the last slide in the presentation.
Combine cards in Address Book
09/21/2010 | Category: Address Book
In Address Book, to combine information from multiple cards, Command-click each card to select them, then do Card> Merge Selected Cards.
Show advanced AirPort network information
09/20/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
In Snow Leopard, press Option while clicking the AirPort menu to show the selected base station's MAC address, channel, signal strength, etc.
Place a title over a background in an iMovie project
09/19/2010 | Category: iMovie
To place a title over a colored background in iMovie, drag and drop the title before the start, after the end, or in between clips in the project timeline.
Keep header columns visible in Numbers
09/18/2010 | Category: Numbers
In a Numbers spreadsheet, to keep header columns visible when scrolling, choose Table> Freeze Header Columns.
Add a link on a web page in Safari to your bookmarks
09/17/2010 | Category: Safari
To automatically add a link on a web page in Safari to your bookmarks, Control-click the link and choose "Add Link to Bookmarks" from the pop-up menu.
Automatically set an alarm when creating new iCal events
09/16/2010 | Category: iCal
In iCal, to automatically set an alarm for all new events as they are created, do iCal> Prefs> General> Add a default alarm to all new events.
Print a photo contact sheet from iPhoto
09/15/2010 | Category: iPhoto
To print a photo contact sheet from iPhoto, do File> Print then select Contact Sheet. Click the Customize button to change layouts, backgrounds, etc.
Change the default tags for exported GarageBand projects
09/14/2010 | Category: GarageBand
To change default tags for Playlist, Artist Name, etc. for projects exported from GarageBand into iTunes, do GarageBand> Preferences> My Info.
Quickly switch between different views in the Finder
09/13/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
In the Finder, press Command-1, Command-2, Command-3 or Command-4 to switch between Icon, List, Column or Cover Flow window views, respectively.
Change the default background color in Preview
09/12/2010 | Category: Preview
In Preview, to change the default gray background color behind images and PDF documents, do Preview> Preferences> General> Window background.
Indent slides in the Keynote slide navigator
09/11/2010 | Category: Keynote
In the Keynote slide navigator, select a slide then press the Tab key to indent it right or, to move an indented slide left, press Shift-Tab.
Quickly find pages with new content in Top Sites in Safari
09/10/2010 | Category: Safari
When viewing Top Sites in Safari, to see what pages have new content since your last visit, look for a star in the upper right corner of the page thumbnail.
Set the start and end location for maps in iMovie
09/09/2010 | Category: iMovie
To set the start and end location for a map placed into the timeline of an iMovie '09 project, double click it to show its Inspector.
Adjust the size of the retouch brush in iPhoto
09/08/2010 | Category: iPhoto
When retouching a photo in iPhoto, press the left or right bracket ([ or ]) to decrease or increase the size of the retouch brush.
Show a slideshow of images transferred in an iChat session
09/07/2010 | Category: iChat
To view all images transferred during an iChat session as a slideshow, Control-click one of the images, choose "Quick Look Image", then press Play.
Add an item to the sidebar or the Dock in the Finder
09/06/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
In the Finder, select an item and press Command-T to add it to your sidebar. To add it to the Dock instead, press Shift-Command-T.
Find duplicates in Address Book
09/05/2010 | Category: Address Book
In Address Book, to find duplicate cards, or cards with the same contact name but different info, do Card> Look for Duplicates.
Hide a page from a site nagivation menu in iWeb
09/04/2010 | Category: iWeb
In iWeb, to hide a page from the site's navigation menu, select the page then do Inspector> Page and uncheck "Include page in navigation menu".
Quickly reset balance or volume levels in GarageBand
09/03/2010 | Category: GarageBand
In GarageBand, Option-click a track's left or right balance knob or volume slider to quickly reset its value back to zero.
Add a Bcc or Reply-To header in a Mail message
09/02/2010 | Category: Mail
When composing a new message in Mail, press Command-Option-B to add a Bcc header, or Command-Option-R to add a Reply-To header to the message.
View the iTunes Store as a full window
09/01/2010 | Category: iTunes
To view the iTunes Store as a full window in iTunes 9, do iTunes > Preferences > Store > Use full window for iTunes Store.
