Tutorial: 10 Helpful Tips for Beginners on Mac OS X

If you are a fan of Apple must appreciate the simple and intuitive architecture of the Mac OS X. Like any operating system, it has small tricks that make it even easier to use.

To make life easier for newbies to the system and people who have just bought a new one Mac, Keir Thomas - book author mac kun fu, which contains more than 300 tips, tricks, tips and hacks for the platform – put together an article to the website Cult of Mac where he chose 10 fundamental tips to better enjoy the Mac OS X. Check out:

1. Launch apps using Spotlight: If you need a app that is not in your Dock, the best option is to use the Spotlight, a search field that can be accessed from anywhere on your Mac, simply by clicking on the magnifying glass icon in the top bar or typing Command + Space. After just a few characters, the Spotlight understand which app it comes and then just click the key Back to start. Simple, fast and without the need to use a mouse.
2. Quick Look: Since the update Mac OS X Lion, Apple has extended the functionality of the Quick Look for virtually every aspect of the system. clicking on Dining Room you can view batch items, the print queue window, or even email. 
3. quick open files: To open a file you've used recently, just double-click anywhere in the window using the Quick Look.
4. Paste without formatting: To paste without formatting (i.e. as plain text), hold down the key Shift + Option + Command and click V. Despite being a difficult key combination to master, the tip is to keep the Option+Command pressed with the thumb, and the Shift with the little finger, leaving the index finger free to click on the V.
5. Open link in new tab: If you are using a standard mouse with scroll button, just move the cursor and leave it under the link in the browser (or email) and click the scroll button to open the link in a new tab.
6. Mission Control: The Mission Control is a feature that helps you check the content of a link or program. To take advantage of this function, just use the scroll button in the usual way in touchpad or mouse (i.e. using the mouse wheel). That way, when you move the cursor over the open windows, they will expand providing a better view of their content.
7. Drag and run with proxy: Let's say you're viewing an image on your Mac and decide you want to edit it in Photoshop. You can start the program using the Finder or the Spotlight (traditional method), or do it in the most practical way, dragging the icon proxy to the icon of Photoshop na Dock. That way, the file will instantly open in the application. O proxy is a small icon located to the left of the file name in the title bar. If the icon is grayed out it means the file has not been saved and this trick will not work until the file is saved.
8. default text: If you have a default text that you always use (like a bio for example), just write it in the TextEdit, then select all and drag to the desktop or a window Finder. This creates a "clipped file” that contains the text (and like any other file, you can use the Quick Look pressing Dining Room). If the "clipped file" is dragged and dropped into a new document (or any application that accepts text, such as a web browser for example), the text will be inserted at the cursor position.
9. Other menu options: Opening any menu – located at the top of the screen – and pressing Shift + Option + Command or Ctrl (or any combination of these) other menu options will be displayed. The tip can be very good to discover more features of the programs.
10. view workspace: To quickly move all windows out of your way and view your desktop, hold down the key Command and click the Expose shortcut (usually above the F3 key).

It is worth remembering that the selected tips are for everyday use. In the book mac kun fu you can find thousands of other tips and tricks to make better use of the Mac OS X.

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