Tuesday Tech Tip: Option Key The Option key on your Mac has some pretty handy benefits, from time-saving keyboard shortcuts to access to hidden or ‘bonus’ features. Among the most popular, using the Option key: Adds bonus/alternate menu options in the Finder and almost every app Accesses ‘Secure Empty Trash’ in the Finder menu Enables full-screen Quick Look in a Finder window Allows one to move an item rather than pasting in Finder > Edit Allows one to bypass System Preferences for certain commands using the menu bar instead Gives an option to Show Inspector with Option+Command+I For more on what the Option key can do for you, take a look at this article at Mac Tuts+.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:00:01 +0000