Sep 2011
Delete a region and move all following regions to the left in GarageBand
09/30/2011 | Category: GarageBand
In GarageBand, to delete a selected region and move all following regions in the same track to the left, choose Edit> Delete and Move.
Set how many preview lines of each message are shown in Mail
09/29/2011 | Category: Mail
In Mail, to set how many preview lines of each message are shown in the message list, choose Mail> Preferences> Viewing and select a number for List Preview.
Make a FaceTime video call from Address Book
09/28/2011 | Category: Address Book
In Address Book, to make a FaceTime video call, click the label (work, mobile, etc.) next to a contact's phone number or email address and select FaceTime from the pop-up menu.
Edit the name of a bookmark in your Bookmarks Bar in Safari
09/27/2011 | Category: Safari
In Safari, to edit the name of a bookmark in your Bookmarks Bar, Control-click it and choose "Edit Name" from the pop-up menu.
Restore the standard system font configuration in Font Book
09/26/2011 | Category: Font Book
In Font Book, to restore your Mac's standard system font configuration by removing any non-standard fonts, choose File> Restore Standard Fonts.
Preview a Numbers template before opening it
09/25/2011 | Category: Numbers
In the Template Chooser in Numbers, move your pointer over the thumbnail of a multi-page template to preview all of the pages contained within it.
Open a Stack as a folder in the Finder
09/24/2011 | Category: Mac OS X
To open a Stack as a folder in the Finder, instead of as a Stack, Option-Command-click its icon in your Dock.
Keep a movie visible in QuickTime Player
09/23/2011 | Category: QuickTime
In QuickTime Player, to keep the selected movie visible over all other windows, even when QuickTime Player is in the background, do View> Float on Top.
Automatically group messages into conversations in Mail
09/22/2011 | Category: Mail
In Mail, to automatically group messages in the selected mailbox into conversations, choose View> Organize by Conversation.
Duplicate an album in iPhoto
09/21/2011 | Category: iPhoto
In iPhoto, to duplicate an album in your Albums list, Control-click the album's name and choose "Duplicate" from the pop-up menu.
Go to the previous Reading List item in Safari
09/20/2011 | Category: Safari
In Safari, when the Reading List sidebar is open, press Option-Command-Up Arrow to go its previous item.
Zoom in or out using the Magnifier tool in Preview
09/19/2011 | Category: Preview
In Preview on a Mac with a Multi-Touch trackpad, when using the Magnifier tool to magnify an image or PDF, pinch open or closed to zoom in or zoom out.
Use Quick Look to preview a document in an Open dialog box
09/18/2011 | Category: Mac OS X
In any application's Open dialog box, to use Quick Look to preview a document without opening it first, select the document and press the Space bar.
Quickly determine the length of a song or movie file
09/17/2011 | Category: Mac OS X
In the Finder, to quickly determine how long a selected song or movie file is, do File> Get Info, and see its duration info under the "More Info" section.
Copy items from the results list in Spotlight
09/16/2011 | Category: Spotlight
In OS X Lion, when searching from the Spotlight menu, drag and drop a found item from the results list to your desktop to put a copy of it there.
Change the orientation of the video call window in FaceTime
09/15/2011 | Category: FaceTime
During a FaceTime call on a Mac with a Multi-Touch trackpad, do a 2-finger rotate to change the orientation of the video call window.
Split a table cell or cells into two equal rows in Numbers
09/14/2011 | Category: Numbers
In Numbers, to split a selected table cell or cells into two equal rows, choose Table> Split into Rows.
Quickly go to each of your favorite mailboxes in Mail
09/13/2011 | Category: Mail
In Mail, press Command-1, Command-2, Command-3, etc., to quickly go to each of your favorite mailboxes, in the order that they appear in your Favorites Bar.
Jump to the next or previous page in a PDF in Preview
09/12/2011 | Category: Preview
When viewing a PDF document in Preview on a Mac with a Multi-Touch trackpad, swipe left or right with two fingers to jump to the next or previous page.
Reorder reference sources in Dictionary
09/11/2011 | Category: Mac OS X
In Dictionary, to set the order in which reference sources are displayed, do Dictionary> Preferences and drag the sources into the order you prefer.
Quickly open or close all sections of a Get Info window
09/10/2011 | Category: Mac OS X
In the Finder, when viewing the Get Info window for files or folders, Option-click any of the section triangles to quickly open or close all of them at once.
Choose the next lower guitar preset in GarageBand
09/09/2011 | Category: GarageBand
In GarageBand, press period (.) when recording in an electric guitar track to choose the next lower guitar preset.
See recently-opened files for an application in your Dock
09/08/2011 | Category: Mac OS X
In OS X Lion, press Control when clicking an application's icon in your Dock to see a pop-up list of that application's recently-opened files.
Turn off the screen flash in Photo Booth
09/07/2011 | Category: Photo Booth
In Photo Booth, to always have the flash be turned off when taking photos, do Camera> Enable Screen Flash and remove the checkmark.
Change the size of the icons and text in your Source list in iPhoto
09/06/2011 | Category: iPhoto
In iPhoto, to change the size of the icons and text in your Source list, choose iPhoto> Preferences> Appearance, then choose a Source Text size.
Flip a movie clip in QuickTime Player
09/05/2011 | Category: QuickTime
In QuickTime Player, to flip a movie clip, chose Edit> Flip Horizontal, or Edit> Flip Vertical.
Restore a folder's view options in the Finder
09/04/2011 | Category: Mac OS X
In the Finder, to restore a folder's view options back to their default setting, do View> Show View Options, then press Option and click "Restore to Defaults".
Play a slideshow from the beginning in Keynote
09/03/2011 | Category: Keynote
In Keynote, to play a slideshow from the very beginning, even if another slide is currently selected, Option-click the Play button in the toolbar.
Specify default preferences for new documents in TextEdit
09/02/2011 | Category: TextEdit
In TextEdit, to specify the default format, font and window size preferences for all new documents, choose TextEdit> Preferences, then click New Document.
Quickly add a link to your Reading List in Safari
09/01/2011 | Category: Safari
When viewing a web page in Safari 5.1 or newer, press Command-Shift-D to quickly add a link for that page to your Reading List.
