Modified Mousing
The inside cover of Mac OS X Power Tools contains a list of selected keyboard shorcuts in OS X. Below is list of mouse/keyboard actions, divided into sections based on where they are applicable. For the complete list of keyboard shortcuts, check out the "Keyboard Control" link to the left. (NOTE: This page is in the process of being updated for full Panther compatibility.)
System (see Chapter 3)
| option+Apple Menu -> Restart/Shut Down/Logout | Restart/Shut Down/Logout without confirmation dialog |
| option+drag item | Copy item |
| command+drag item | Move item |
| command+option+drag item | Create alias to item |
| command+click multiple items | Select multiple items |
| shift+click multiple items | Select multiple contiguous items |
| command+double-click (for folders) | Open folder in new window (regardless of Finder preferences) |
| option+double-click (for folders) | Open folder and close enclosing folder |
| drag+space | Opens spring-loaded folders immediately |
| drag item(s), then press command before releasing (icon view) | Override "Snap to grid" setting |
| command+drag on window background | Scrolls window |
| click Dock item | Launch or open item |
| command+click Dock item | Show item in Finder |
| option+click application in Dock | Launch/switch to application and hide active application |
| command+option+click application in Dock | Launch/switch to application and hide all other applications |
| control/right-click Dock item (or click and hold) | Reveal item's Dock menu |
| option+control/right-click Dock item (or option+click and hold) | Reveal options in item's Dock menu (including Force Quit) |
| command+drag item to Dock | Prevents existing Dock items from moving |
| command+option+drag document onto application Dock item | Force document to open in that application |
| control/right-click on Dock divider line | Reveal Dock preference menu |
| drag Dock divider line in/out | Resize Dock |
| option+drag Dock divider line | Resize Dock in incremental steps |
| shift+drag Dock divider line | Change Dock position (left/bottom/right) |
| shift+click on minimized window | Restore window in slow motion |
| control+click (or right-click with multi-button mouse) | Access contextual menu for active application. |
| option+click in application window (including the Desktop for the Finder) | Switch to application, hiding current application |
| command+option+click in application window | Switch to application, hiding all other applications |
| option+click close button | Close all windows in application |
| option+click minimize button | Minimize all windows in application |
| option+zoom button | Toggle window zoom for all application windows |
| command+drag window | Move window in background |
| click toolbar widget | Show/hide window toolbar |
| shift+click window toolbar widget | Customize window toolbar for application |
| command+click window title bar | View path to file (or folder, if in the Finder) |
| click, hold, and then drag window title bar icon | same as dragging icon in Finder |