Jan 2010
Easily move objects in Keynote
01/31/2010 | Category: Keynote
To move an object (text, image, etc.) in Keynote by 1 pixel, select it and hit an arrow. To move it 10 pixels, do Shift+arrow.
Change the position of the icons in your Mac’s menu bar
01/30/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
To move one of the icons (known as "menu extras") in your menu bar just click and drag it while holding down the Command key.
Customize your toolbar buttons in iPhoto '09
01/29/2010 | Category: iPhoto
In iPhoto '09, to add or remove buttons from your toolbar, do View -> Show in Toolbar, then select what buttons are displayed.
Re-scan for missing faces in iPhoto '09 photos
01/28/2010 | Category: iPhoto
Control-click a photo in iPhoto '09 and do "Detect Missing Faces" to rescan it for faces which were previously not identified.
Quickly add or delete rows or columns in Keynote tables
01/27/2010 | Category: Keynote
To add or delete rows or columns in a table in Keynote, select any cell then Control-click it and choose from the pop-up list.
Quickly save receipts from online purchases as PDF files
01/26/2010 | Category: Safari
When printing a web receipt from Safari, click PDF>Save PDF to Web Receipts Folder, to save it into that folder in your Documents folder.
View images in Mail as a slideshow
01/25/2010 | Category: Mail
When viewing a Mail message containing images, Option-click the Quick Look button in the header, to view them as a slideshow.
Import photos from an iPhone or camera directly into Preview
01/24/2010 | Category: iPhoto
Use Preview in Snow Leopard to import images directly from a connected iPhone or digital camera via File>Import from Camera.
Use Exposé inside of Spaces
When viewing all of your Spaces, you can use Exposé to show every window within each space by hitting Fn-F9 on your keyboard.
Turn font previews on or off in Keynote '09
01/22/2010 | Category: Keynote
When using the Format Bar in Keynote '09 press the Option key then click the font list to toggle the font previews on or off.
Adjust the duration for all photos in an iMovie project
01/21/2010 | Category: iMovie
To adjust the duration of every photo in an iMovie project all at once, do File>Project Properties>Timing then Photo Duration.
Quickly select or deselect calendars in iCal
01/20/2010 | Category: iCal
Command-click on any calendar (either stored on your Mac or subscribed to) in iCal to select or deselect all of them at once.
Use the Tab key and Spacebar to navigate through dialog boxes
01/19/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
In a dialog box, hit the Tab key to jump through each button choice. When desired button is selected, hit Space to activate.
Bypass automatic login into iChat when it opens
01/18/2010 | Category: iChat
If "Log in automatically when iChat opens" is on in iChat>Prefs>Accounts, hold Shift & open iChat, to temporarily turn it off.
Combine multiple Events in iPhoto into a single event
01/17/2010 | Category: iPhoto
In iPhoto, to combine multiple events together into a single event, Command-click on each event then do Events > Merge Events.
Customize the Loop Browser buttons in GarageBand
01/16/2010 | Category: GarageBand
To reposition a button in the Loop Browser of GarageBand, Option-drag it. To change its genre or instrument, Control-click it.
Take screen shots directly from within Preview
01/15/2010 | Category: Preview
In Snow Leopard, take a screen shot directly within Preview (of selection, window or entire screen) via File>Take Screen Shot.
Change an item's media kind in iTunes
01/14/2010 | Category: iTunes
To change an item's media kind (audiobook, podcast, etc.) in iTunes 9, select it, do File>Get Info then do Options>Media Kind.
Quickly look up the spelling of words
01/13/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
In most Mac apps, if you cannot remember how to spell a word type a few letters then hit Esc for a pop-up list of suggestions.
Add iTunes radio station streams to playlists
01/12/2010 | Category: iTunes
To save a stream from the list of radio stations in your iTunes Library>Radio simply drag it to your Playlists in the sidebar.
Quickly empty locked items in the Trash
01/11/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
Hold down the Option key while emptying the trash to automatically empty everything in it, including items that may be locked.
Create a free-floating table in Pages '09
01/10/2010 | Category: Pages
Option-click the Table button in Pages '09 to create a free-floating, custom-sized, table (instead of the default-sized one).
Password protect any iWork document
01/09/2010 | Category: iWork
To restrict access to any iWork '09 document, enable "Require password to open" in the document's Inspector>Document settings.
Move all similar documents in Spaces
01/08/2010 | Category: Spaces
When setting up your Spaces, hold the Shift key and drag a document window to move all similar documents into a space at once.
View photo GPS metadata in Preview
01/07/2010 | Category: Preview
If you open a photo containing GPS metadata in Preview, view its GPS coordinate info via Tools>Show Inspector>More Info>GPS.
Use Quick Look to show a photo slideshow
01/06/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
To show a full-screen slideshow of photos in the Finder, select them then type Command-Option-Y to do a Quick Look slideshow.
Quickly resize columns in iTunes
01/05/2010 | Category: iTunes
In iTunes list view, Control-click on a column heading and choose "Auto Size All Columns" to resize all of the columns to fit.
Convert Pages documents to plain text format
01/04/2010 | Category: Pages
To convert a Pages '09 document to plain text, removing any text formatting, do File>Export and click the Plain Text button.
Navigate quickly in Photo Booth
01/03/2010 | Category: Photo Booth
In Photo Booth, hit Command+left arrow to jump to the first photo in the thumbnails, or Command+right arrow to jump to the last.
Show audio when trimming video with QuickTime X
01/02/2010 | Category: QuickTime
When trimming a video clip with QuickTime X in Snow Leopard, press the Option key to show the audio waveform in the timeline.
Quickly duplicate items in the Finder
01/01/2010 | Category: Mac OS X
In the Finder, to duplicate a file (or folder), hold Option while dragging it from one location to another, on the same drive.