Archives for the Quick Tips category.

“hash” # key missing on Apple MacBookPro?

My first day on the Apple MacBook Pro and was playing around with ‘Numbers’ and wanted to insert the hash (#) symbol in the text.  For the life of me I couldn’t see the symbol anywhere on the keys of the keyboard.

After playing around for a while, I finally found it.  Alt + 3.  Simple when your find it, but frustrating trying to look for it.  I wonder how many other querks I’ll find in the next few weeks as I slowly transition from Windows to Mac.

Just to recap, Alt + 3 to enter the # symbol.

Apple – Mac OS X Exposé

After you activate Exposé (with F9 or F3) you can use –>| key to step through different applications.

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Windows 7 – Window Management Hotkeys

One of the best changes in Windows 7 is the ability to “snap” windows to the side of the screen, maximize them by dragging to the top of the screen, or even move them to another monitor with a shortcut key.

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