Safari > Back Button

5 01 2008

To go back in Safari while surfing the web just simply use the shortcut picture-4.png





2 01 2008

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Selecting Items

29 12 2007
picture-6.png key will give you the effect of toggling; It means that you can change the select/deselect status of certain items.


When keystrokes A is pressed, all items will be highlighted. It’s powerful, isn’t it? And one more thing, with this keystrokes, all highlighted items won’t be marked as Read, they will stay in their current condition. It’s all about using  key.





Happy Holidays!

25 12 2007

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New icon?

24 12 2007

picture-17.pngIf you just started using Leopard on your Mac, you must be stuck in the mud trying to find System Preferences.    Well, this may give you an OS X hint, Apple changed their System Preferences icon in Leopard to this:picture-19.png 





Increase Text Size on Safari

24 12 2007

picture-17.pngTo increase text size in Safari or in most web browsers just hit Command +. That’s the Apple key and the + key at the same time and keep hitting those two keys until it’s adjusted at your size, to decrease the text size hit Command -. That’s the Apple key and the minus key. 





Spaces Revealed!

19 12 2007

picture-15.pngKeyboard Shortcut to SpacesTo visit Spaces using your Macintosh running the latest version of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard just hit the F8 key on your Mac. You can edit Spaces Preferences by going into System Preferences and then hit the Expose & Spaces icon and then click the tab button that says Spaces, make sure you check the Enable Spaces box to use Spaces.





Create your own Stack

18 12 2007

picture-13.png1. Create a new folder, Click on to your desktop2. File and click New Folderpicture-14.png 3. Rename it as your like, click on the New Folder on your Desktop and hit Enter, now type in your new name and click enter when done.4. Drag the folder onto the far right side of your dock past the dock seperator and then you may program your preferences as you like whether it displays as a fan or grid. If there are more than enough files that is able to display as a fan then it will automatically turn into a Grid. 





17 12 2007

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Web Clips in Dashboard

17 12 2007

picture-5.pngAdd a Web Clip to Dashboard To add a Web Clip to Dashboard go to File and then scroll and click on Open in Dashboardpicture-7.pngand select the object on the webpage you would like to select, your screen should look like this picture-12.pngYou can even add  editing options once you are at your Dashboard object, just click the italic I with a circle around it to view options including change the view and sound options. PRETTY COOL, huh?picture-11.png Did you Know? You can even clip YouTube videos and watch them using one-click in Dashboard including other web objects! 





Screenshots Galore!!

16 12 2007

picture-4.pngTo take a screenshot use one of the following choices:

  • Command-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it as a file on the desktop
  • Command-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it as a file on the desktop
  • Command-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it as a file on the desktop
  • Command-Control-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it to the clipboard
  • Command-Control-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it to the clipboard
  • Command-Control-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it to the clipboard




Use Quick Look

16 12 2007

picture-4.pngTo use Quick Look to preview a file in Finder just single-click on the file when you see it surrounded by blue highlights and then hit the space bar to see a preview of that file. To use full-screen preview click this icon:Full-Screen Icon





Finding Wireless Hotspots in Your Area

16 12 2007

picture-4.pngIf you do not have a wireless router, no problem! Visit www.jiwire.com and scroll to the box looking like this:Search hotspots anywhere in the world





Find Router Details

16 12 2007

picture-4.pngIf you control-click on the airport icon on the top menu bar you will find that the wireless device connected to the computer shows useful information about your router. If there are multiple networks in your area you can mouse-over one of the devices and then a small yellow appears to the right of it and displays 2 options.Finding Router Details





WELCOME!

16 12 2007

picture-4.pngWelcome to Leopard Tips!! My name is Lane and have a MacBook at home running the new Apple Operating System, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard on it. I find Leopard to be trick at first but then you get the hang of it, please visit this website for posts of how-to’s, useful tricks and tips.Please visit us again @ http://osxhints.wordpress.comSincerely,LANE!





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