How to Put a Colon with the Mac Keyboard

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If you are a new user of Apple computers, specifically Mac, you may feel confused when using the keyboard .

One of the most common confusions occurs when using a punctuation mark, such is the case of the colon (:) and because its use is really important, today we will dedicate ourselves to teaching you how to get it on your keyboard. Mac.  In the end you will see that it is something quite simple to do  similar to what is done in Windows 10.

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  1. What is the action performed by each of the Mac keyboard shortcuts?
    1. Command (or cmd)
    2. Capital letters
    3. Option (or Alt)
    4. Control
    5. Caps Lock
  2. How can you access the colon symbol on Mac?
    1. with the keyboard
    2. Copying and pasting from another site
  3. What are the different commands to use on a Mac computer?
    1. Copy, paste and cut
    2. Undo, select and find
    3. Hide, minimize and open windows
    4. Open, print and save a file

What is the action performed by each of the Mac keyboard shortcuts?

It’s normal that when you have a Mac you feel confused about the functions of the keyboard, but this is not a big problem once you get the hang of it.

Just like any other operating system , you can find shortcuts on the Mac keyboard that serve as shortcuts to perform actions you normally wouldn’t be able to do without a mouse, such as opening the file explorer with the keyboard or a trackpad. Among all the functions, you can count on the most practical ones, which are the following.

Command (or cmd)

One of the most frequently used shortcuts on a Mac are those performed by pressing the Command key (or cmd) + another key. You can find more than 20 shortcuts just using this key, among the options is to copy, paste, select elements, minimize windows, and many other functions.

  • Command + W: It is used to close the window that is in the foreground. If you want to close all the windows you just have to press the Option-Command-W key.
  • Command + O: It will serve to open a selected item or open a dialog box.
  • Command + P: This shortcut is used to print some document.
  • Command + A: If you want to select all the elements of a list, this is the indicated command.
  • Command + S: Used to automatically save a document.
  • Command + F: Find items in a document or open a search window.
  • Command + H: This shortcut is used to hide the app windows in the foreground.
  • Command + Z: As in Windows, it is used to undo the previous command.
  • Command + X: With this shortcut you cut some selected item,being saved in the clipboard.
  • Command + C: Shortcut to copy a selected item.
  • Command + V: Shortcut to paste a content from the Clipboard.
  • Command + T:Shortcut to open a new tab.
  • Option + Command + Esc: If you have an app that doesn’t want to close, this shortcut will force quit the app. 
  • Command + Comma (,): Open the preferences of an application. 

Capital letters

  • Shift + Up Arrow:This shortcut is used to expand selected text until it matches the character on the line above.
  • Shift + Down Arrow: This shortcut is used to expand a selected text until it matches the character on the line below.
  • Shift + Left Arrow: Extend selected text one character to the left.
  • Shift + Right Arrow:Extend selected text one character to the right.

Option (or Alt)

  • Alt + Volume Up: Open volume settings.
  • Alt + Keyboard brightness up: Open keyboard settings.
  • Alt + Delete: In a text,deletes the word to the left.
  • Alt + Command-F: Open the search bar.
  • Alt while dragging: Used to copy the entire element you are dragging.

Control

  • Control + H: Delete a character to the left.
  • Control + D: Delete a character to the right.
  • Control + N: Moves you to the bottom line.
  • Control + P: Moves you to the top line.

Caps Lock

  • Shift-Command-C: Open the Computer folder.
  • Shift-Command-N: Create a new folder.
  • Shift-Command-O: Open the Documents folder.
  • Shift-Command-U: Open the Utilities folder.

How can you access the colon symbol on Mac?

Placing the colon sign on a Mac is not difficult and you have two fairly quick options, one of them is using the keyboard and the other one is using the copy and paste option. You can use this with any other   punctuation mark such as quotation marks , but we explain it in detail below.

with the keyboard

  • Press the ‘Shift’ key
  • Press at the same time the key where the 2 points are drawn.

Copying and pasting from another site

Using the copy and paste option is exactly that, you can open a document or search a web page for the two points, shade them, copy them and then paste them in the place where you need them, without the need to complicate yourself between so many search for keys.

What are the different commands to use on a Mac computer?

There are a variety of commands that will help you make work on a Mac more convenient. What is most often used is the option to copy and paste, open or minimize windows, save or print files, etc. Knowing the specific commands for these tasks will save you a little more time.

Copy, paste and cut

  • Use Command + C Key to copy.
  • Use Command + V Key to paste.
  • Use Command + X Key to cut.

Undo, select and find

  • To undo a task press Command + Z key.
  • To select itemspress Command + A key.
  • Command + F Key will open a search window.

Hide, minimize and open windows

  • Press Command + H Key to hide a window.
  • Press Command + M Key to minimize a window.
  • Press Shift + Command + C Key to open a window.

Open, print and save a file

  • T o open a selected file or document, press Command + O key.
  • If you want to print a document press Command + P Key.
  • To save a file or document press Command + S Key.

 

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