macuserhere
06-27-2007, 09:39 PM
I went into System Preferences Keyboard and Mouse to check out the keys and their functions and I couldn't understand what some of them meant:
eg. Automatically hide and show the Dock: Apple key [funny symbol] D. Is this funny symbol the Option key? or the control key?
Focus on Dock: ^F3. Do I press the "^" symbol on the number 6 key? Do I have to press shift at the same time?
If not, why not just say press "6 F3"?
Do I press "^" and F3 at the same time?
Does "Focus on Dock" mean that the Dock shows up? I am asking because sometimes when I'm watching a DVD on the full screen, the Dock sometimes disappears, and I want to make it appear again using the keys as without the Dock and the Finder bar up the top, I'm stuck.
The up arrow I'm guessing is the Shift key.
The "`" is the key next to the "1" key, isn't it? The keypad fell off (I have three keys fall off my computer after three years of use) so I can't see what the key says but I thought it used to be the key with the funny squiggle. Update: I found the keypad and it has squiggle on the bottom and the "`" on the top.
But whenever I press the key base now (I can't press the keypad as it fell off), it comes out as "`", and I can't get it to do the squiggle anymore. How can I get it to do the squiggle as I use the squiggle more than the "`"? (Sorry, this is a question that's not on-topic)
But now whenever I press it (with the keypad gone), it comes out like "`".
I am using Powerbook G4 and Panther OS.
Also after my F10 keypad fell off, the key doesn't work when pressed.
Update: I just checked the keyboard shortcuts and I can't see F10 anywhere. Maybe the F10 key does nothing? I remember it did though ....
eg. Automatically hide and show the Dock: Apple key [funny symbol] D. Is this funny symbol the Option key? or the control key?
Focus on Dock: ^F3. Do I press the "^" symbol on the number 6 key? Do I have to press shift at the same time?
If not, why not just say press "6 F3"?
Do I press "^" and F3 at the same time?
Does "Focus on Dock" mean that the Dock shows up? I am asking because sometimes when I'm watching a DVD on the full screen, the Dock sometimes disappears, and I want to make it appear again using the keys as without the Dock and the Finder bar up the top, I'm stuck.
The up arrow I'm guessing is the Shift key.
The "`" is the key next to the "1" key, isn't it? The keypad fell off (I have three keys fall off my computer after three years of use) so I can't see what the key says but I thought it used to be the key with the funny squiggle. Update: I found the keypad and it has squiggle on the bottom and the "`" on the top.
But whenever I press the key base now (I can't press the keypad as it fell off), it comes out as "`", and I can't get it to do the squiggle anymore. How can I get it to do the squiggle as I use the squiggle more than the "`"? (Sorry, this is a question that's not on-topic)
But now whenever I press it (with the keypad gone), it comes out like "`".
I am using Powerbook G4 and Panther OS.
Also after my F10 keypad fell off, the key doesn't work when pressed.
Update: I just checked the keyboard shortcuts and I can't see F10 anywhere. Maybe the F10 key does nothing? I remember it did though ....