- #WHICH IS ALT KEY ON MAC FOR MAC#
- #WHICH IS ALT KEY ON MAC MAC OS X#
- #WHICH IS ALT KEY ON MAC MAC OS#
- #WHICH IS ALT KEY ON MAC CODE#
- #WHICH IS ALT KEY ON MAC PC#
On the Mac, navigating menus with the keyboard has been possible for many years, but very few Mac users are aware it exists. On PCs it has been possible before Windows existed, because I think what Windows does was based on how you used the keyboard to navigate the menus of old MS-DOS applications. In both, it exists at the operating system level and works in any program in that system, not just Photoshop. The ability to use menus with the keyboard is not a Photoshop feature in either Windows or macOS.
#WHICH IS ALT KEY ON MAC MAC OS#
How come the Mac OS version doesn't (/didn't) have that? Was it implemented within the past year or so? In macOS, you just start typing the command name from the first letter until it highlights. In Windows, the Alt shortcut is not always the same as the first letter of the command, so you might have to read the menu to see what the actual Alt shortcut is. Whether the Mac way is worse or better than the Windows way might be debatable. If you want to stop keyboard menu navigation, press Esc or click the mouse. (I prefer using spacebar instead of Return) Press: menu bar shortcut, I, Return, T, Return. A lot of times the command highlights after you press the first letter, if no other commands on that menu start with the same letter.įor example, if you want to open the Trim command in Photoshop (which has no default shortcut), you would do this: Because you can type ahead, you don't have to wait until you type the entire command as soon as you type a unique name in the menu it highlights. When the menu name is selected, press Return (or spacebar) to open it, then type the name of the command you want, then when it highlights, press Return to open the command.
#WHICH IS ALT KEY ON MAC PC#
As a result of an in-thread discussion with mkbh10, and of looking at wikipedia, it now seems that PC keyboards simply dont work that way. That's faster than pressing the right arrow key a few times to get past the other menus. I have a Mac, and I have been typing symbols like the above by using the alt key, and wondering why other people dont use the alt key. For example, if the Apple menu is highlighted and you want to open the Window menu, type W. I appreciate the help.There are some important tips that the article doesn't mention.Īfter you press your shortcut that moves keyboard focus to the menu bar, you have more ways to open menus than just the arrow keys. Looked at a few forums like Wall Street Oasis and everyone talks about either buying a PC or installing bootcamp - other programs either don't function or lag, apparently. I'll look into installing bootcamp on my laptop. It would be tubular if someone could help me.ĮDIT 11/24: Thanks everyone, looks like running Windows is my (our) best bet. I'm positive I'm not the only one to face this problem. I'm wondering if there is a way to get around this - there must be a plug in or a macro some third-party program out there to make this work.
#WHICH IS ALT KEY ON MAC FOR MAC#
I'm just not sure Excel for Mac gives you the option to use alt commands. So, I found an old Dell keyboard at home and I've hooked it up to my laptop. Mac does not let you use the alt key because it doesn't have one.
The problem is, my personal laptop is a Mac. Alt+H+FF, Alt+H+B+O, Alt+H+I+R, Alt+H+M+C, and countless more orgasm inducing keyboard shortcuts get me through my day. You know the ones - the little lettered gray boxes over the toolbar. On windows, as I'm sure many of you know, you can use alt key shortcuts to become a master of excel. I love using excel for many reasons, the biggest of which is the alt key. Recent ClippyPoint Milestones !Ĭongratulations and thank you to these contributors DateĪ community since MaDownload the official /r/Excel Add-in to convert Excel cells into a table that can be posted using reddit's markdown.īear with me here. Obviously this configuration varies by laptop.
#WHICH IS ALT KEY ON MAC MAC OS X#
Include a screenshot, use the tableit website, or use the ExcelToReddit converter (courtesy of u/tirlibibi17) to present your data. From a Mac OS X point of view, this is less than ideal the Alt key (which appears on both sides) is the best candidate for use as the Command key.
#WHICH IS ALT KEY ON MAC CODE#
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