AMIGA'S KEYBOARD EQUIVALENTS
Apple/Command - Amiga's 'A' keys. Option = Alt keys. Power-key is only available on Macintosh keyboards, there's no Amiga equivalent. All other keys are literally named the same.
Deletes the contents of the PRAM memory file.
Keys: Apple + Option + p + r
How to use them: Hold down at the very beginning of bootup.
Disables all non-essential system Extensions.
Key: Shift
How to use it: Hold down when the Happy Mac screen appears.
Calls up the Extensions Manager Control Panel.
Key: Spacebar
How to use it: Hold down this key on the Happy Mac screen until the Extensions enabler screen appears.
Bypass the internal hard disk, and startup from a different System Folder.
Keys: Apple + Option + Shift + Backspace Delete
How to use it: Hold down at the very beginning of bootup.
Force quits any application/program.
Keys: Apple + Option + Escape
How to use it: Press and hold all at once; anytime a program appears to freeze-up or crash.
Rebuild the Desktop File.
Keys: Apple + Option
How to use it: Hold both keys just before the last Extensions load up during startup. A dialogue box will appear, asking you whether you to rebuild the Desktop for each locally mounted disk/partition.
Disables virtual memory upon loading the Finder.
Key: Apple
How to use it: Hold down, right through the startup sequence.
Switch between programs, that are currently in memory. [NEW]
Keys: Apple + Tab
How to use it: Press both keys together to switch to another program. Continue to press both keys to go through all the applications you have in memory, until you get to the one you want.
Force quit any current program.
Keys: Apple + Option + Escape
How to use it: Hold all keys down until a dialogue is displayed, this shows options for you to either; quit the program, or restart the Mac.
Cleanup just the selected icons.
Key: Shift + Cleanup [menu]
How to use it: Highlight the icons, then press & hold the key and select the menu item.
Sort and clean up selected icons.
Keys: Option + Shift + Cleanup [menu]
How to use it: Highlight the icons, then press & hold the keys and select the menu item.
Edit the icon's filename.
Keys: Return or Enter
How to use it: Select one icon and press Return/Enter key.
Cancel a drag and drop operation.
How to use it: Drag icon(s) over the menu bar and release the mouse button.
Select the next icon.
Key: Tab
How to use it: Press the Tab key once or multiple times.
Select the previous icon.
Keys: Shift + Tab
How to use it: Press the Tab key once or multiple times.
Select an icon that's nearby.
Keys: All Arrow Keys
How to use it: Press any arrow key once or multiple times.
Select multiple icons.
Keys: Shift + Click left mouse button
How to use it: Press and hold the Shift key, then select each and every icon you need.
Unselect icons and folders.
Action: Click on the Desktop's Background
How to use it: Click the left mouse button once.
Closes all open windows and folders.
Key: Option + click on Close Gadget [on window]
How to use it: Press key first and then the mouse button.
Move window without making it active.
Key: Apple + drag window
How to use it: Press key first and then drag the window.
Automatically closes the window which contains the icon you double clicked.
Key: Option + double click on app/icon/folder
How to use it: Press the Option key then double click the app/icon/folder.
Skips the trash warning dialogue box.
Key: Option + Empty Wastebasket [menu]
How to use it: Hold the key down while you select the menu item.
Automatically erases a disk when inserted.
Keys: Apple + Option + Tab
How to use it: Hold both keys down when inserting the disk.
Displays a contextual menu anywhere on screen.
Key: Control + click [mouse button]
How to use it: Hold the Control key & select the option you require, from the menu (System 8.x only).
Closes all open folder windows.
Key: Option + click the window close gadget
How to use it: Hold the option key, then click the gadget.
Copies the icon(s) into a different folder or location, leaving the original still in place.
Key: Option + drag icon
How to use it: Hold the option key, then click & drag the icon over the folder you want it duplicated to, and release the mouse button.
Creates an alias of the icon/folder/disk.
Keys: Apple + Option + drag icon
How to use it: Hold all keys, then drag & release mouse button.
Displays the folder's full path on the disk.
Keys: Apple + window title bar
How to use it: Hold key & click on the folder name in the window's title bar, a pop-up menu will appear.
A snapshot of the current Mac screen will be saved onto the desktop of the startup disk.
Keys: Apple + Shift + 3
How to use it: Hold all keys until you hear a crunching sound, then the image will be saved.
This enables you to take a snapshot of any part of the Mac's screen.
Keys: Apple + Shift + 4
How to use it: Hold all keys down, then use the mouse to click and drag a rectangle round the area you wish to save, and release the mouse button.
A snapshot of any active window.
Keys: Apple + Shift + Capslock + 4
How to use it: Hold all the keys down, release them and use the mouse to click on the window you want.
Cancel current operation, this is equivalent to pressing the cancel button in a window. You may also use this key combo to cancel a disk request window.
Keys: Apple + "." [full stop]
How to use it: Hold both down until the operation is cancelled.
Equivalent to clicking the OK button in a window. This also applies to all 'default' highlighted buttons (with extra thick border round it).
Keys: Return or Enter
How to use it: Just press the Return/Enter key once.
Cancels the save/load/overwrite dialogue box.
Keys: Apple + "." [full stop] or Escape
How to use it: Press both keys together, until the window disappears.
Moves to the Desktop level, in the file requester window.
Keys: Apple + d
How to use it: Press both keys together.
Select the first file that begins with those letters.
How to use it: Type in the first 1-4 letters of the file.
Move down to the previous folder, in the file requester window.
Keys: Apple + UP arrow key
How to use it: Press both keys together.
Select the previous or next filename.
Keys: UP or DOWN arrow keys
How to use it: Press UP arrow for the previous file, and the DOWN arrow for the next file.
Open the selected file.
Keys: Return or Enter
How to use it: Press key once. Or select the bolder outlined button, which is usually; Replace, Open or Cancel.
Create a new folder. This only works in the Save dialogue box.
Keys: Apple + n
How to use it: Press both keys together, until a dialogue box shows, for you to rename the folder.
Selects the No button in the "Do you want to save this document" dialogue box.
Keys: Apple + n
How to use it: Press both keys together, until the No option is selected.
Toggle between the Filename field and the File List window (highlighted with a bolder border).
Key: Tab
How to use it: Press once to switch between fields.
Eject a floppy disk.
Action: Hold down the mouse button, right at the beginning of the bootup sequence, until it ejects the undesirable disk
Restart or Shutdown the Mac via a dialogue box.
Keys: Apple + Option + Shift + Power key, or Power-key twice
How to use it: Press and hold all keys for 1-2 seconds, or press Power key twice in quick succession.
Immediately reboot the Mac.
Keys: Apple + Control + Power key
How to use it: Press and hold all keys for 1-2 seconds.