Now you can use the left/right arrow keys to highlight icons on the Dock and press Return to select a program to run.Ĭommand+W – Closes the currently active window.Ĭtrl-Eject – Displays the Shutdown dialog giving you a choice of shutting down, restarting, or putting your Macintosh to sleep. Then press Return to choose an option.Ĭtrl+F3 – Highlights the Dock. Now you can use the arrow keys to highlight different menu titles (such as File or Edit) or menu commands (such as Print or Edit). Mimicking a mouse with the keyboard If your mouse isn’t working, you can still control the mouse pointer using the keyboard to a limited extent.Ĭtrl+F2 – Highlights the Apple menu. To boot in safe mode, hold down the Shift key after restarting or shutting down and booting back up again.īooting from a CD/DVD If you need to run a diagnostics program directly off a CD/DVD, you can boot from that CD/DVD by holding down the C key after restarting or shutting down and booting back up again. This will let you boot up and correct any problems caused by drivers or other programs that normally start automatically.
Here's how to triple-boot your Mac with OS X, Windows 7, and the. Booting into safe mode When troubleshooting Mac OS X, you can boot in safe mode, which loads the bare minimum necessary to run Mac OS X. Apple has streamlined the process of dual booting Windows on your Mac, but when it comes to Linux, Boot Camp isn't so friendly.
