Lesson Content & Links:

• Cut: ⌘ + X
• Copy: ⌘ + C
• Paste: ⌘ + V
• Paste without formatting. (This means that, if you copy big bold purple text, and paste into somewhere, it will strip off all the bold and purple formatting, only pasting the text itself.): ⌘ + Shift + V
• Undo (Lifesaver!): ⌘ + Z
• Save (Lifesaver!): ⌘ + S
• Search for a word: ⌘ + F

Selecting:

• Single click: Place cursor.
• Double click: Select word.
• Triple click: Select paragraph.
• Select 1 letter at a time: Shift + Arrow
• Select 1 word at a time: Shift + Option + Arrow
• Select all text (I use this a lot): ⌘ + A
• Bold: ⌘ + B
• Italics: ⌘ + I
• Underline: ⌘ + U

Random Awesome Tricks

• Zoom in and out to read easier: : ⌘ + (- or +)
• Mac: Three Finger Tap with trackpad on a word will bring up definition and thesaurus.
• Mac: Bring up special characters menu: ⌘ + Option + T
• Mac: Delete forward (to the right of cursor): fn + delete
• Moving text by click and drag: Highlight text -> Click and hold for 1-2 seconds -> Drag to new place.
• Selecting a block of text, then instantly typing something will replace it. No need to press delete first. Save an extra keystroke.
• Pushing Shift + Enter/Return will create a line break in most programs instead of a paragraph break. This is especially helpful if you’re in WordPress or using HTML editors or even in Word.

Create Lists Fast (Evernote):

• ⌘ + shift + u …. ‘u’ is for Unordered list vs Ordered 1,2,3,..
• Tab goes inward for bullets
• Shift + Tab goes back one level. (You may need to try this out to understand. Also usually works in other programs, like Word.)

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