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more mac help :(
« on: July 04, 2011, 07:36:32 pm »
Hi Guys,

I bought a new 27" iMac the other day, its an absolute beast and i love it! theres a few little things that i need a hand with at the moment... im not having much look searching. I though a seasons OS X user would be able to help me out quickly!

there will be more questions guaranteed so please check back if you want to help! haha!


right... First question...

- In quick reply boxes on forum, on my PC all i needed to do was type my reply, hit tab then hit enter to post my input. I cant do this on the mac and need to use the mouse to click "post". Now you might be thinking, whats up with using the mouse, but its so much easier to use a keyboard a lot rather than keep moving between the two.

second question....

- Ive got the extended keyboard with the numerical keypad on the end, so more functionality that the standard wireless ones. What im struggling with is being able to shift my cursor around whilst in text boxes. Say for example, i type a post then notice after typing a few paragraphs I have made a spelling mistake, i go back and correct it using the mouse to position my cursor. Now i want to carry on typing from the bottom obviously. On my windows machine, id just hit the "end" button and my cursor would shoot straight to the end of the last typed word. How the hell do i do this on my mac?


Cheers guys

Its a bit long winded but if you read it all you'll get where im coming from

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Re: more mac help :(
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2011, 07:38:51 pm »
Test

Pressing tab and hitting return

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Re: more mac help :(
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2011, 07:39:11 pm »
Test

Pressing tab and hitting return


That works

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Re: more mac help :(
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2011, 07:40:34 pm »
ive been trying that but tab doesnt take me onto the "post" button. when i press tab after typing in here, it sends me to the top of the page

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Re: more mac help :(
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2011, 07:47:01 pm »
Odd... works for me.

On the second part of your question. I would either use my mouse/trackpad to select the end or just press and hold the down cursor.  :happy2:

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Re: more mac help :(
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2011, 07:59:27 pm »
cheers rich. On the second part... i got it now! cmd + right or left depending if you wanna go to the start or the end!

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Re: more mac help :(
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2011, 08:03:35 pm »
Takes a while to get used to macs... but once you are acclimatised, going back to a PC is like reverting to cave scratchings!  :signLOL:

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Re: more mac help :(
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2011, 08:07:09 pm »
im hoping so rich! im a believer in moving forward and me finally getting used to the os x environment will definitely be a bonus

(keep pressing fking tab then enter and having to retype my messages arghhhhhh)

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Re: more mac help :(
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2011, 08:09:30 pm »
NO idea why its not working for you  :signLOL:

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Re: more mac help :(
« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2011, 08:13:12 pm »
just to be crystal clear, the tab button on a mac is still the one above caps lock?? haha

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Re: more mac help :(
« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2011, 08:20:46 pm »
just to be crystal clear, the tab button on a mac is still the one above caps lock?? haha

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Re: more mac help :(
« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2011, 08:23:07 pm »
Testing TAB - ENTER on my mac mini with same keyboard youve got!

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Re: more mac help :(
« Reply #12 on: July 04, 2011, 08:23:22 pm »
Testing TAB - ENTER on my mac mini with same keyboard youve got!

Works

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Re: more mac help :(
« Reply #13 on: July 04, 2011, 08:31:13 pm »
FML! right forget about that haha!

how the hell do i organise my data on the harddirve so folder appear first then my docs appear second?

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Re: more mac help :(
« Reply #14 on: July 04, 2011, 09:16:21 pm »
You mean a bit like this?



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