Option key blog posts

Hold the Option key, then click on the WiFi menu to see some interesting stuff about your network. Handy for…

Hold the Option key while clicking on the Battery Status menu on your Mac laptop and find out whether your…

Close all of your open Finder windows with a keystroke. You know about Command-W; try adding the Option key. Or,…

The Mac's Contacts app reveals the Groups a contact is in, at the press of a key. Of course it's…

Rotate pictures 90 degrees counter-clockwise in iPhoto, Photos, and Preview. If you want to rotate the other direction, hold the…

The Option-Drag technique works all over the place. It's one of the handiest Mac things to know. It lets you…

Trying to download a PDF form in Safari or Chrome? Hold the Option key as you click the link and…

Skip the "Are you sure?" dialog when emptying the Trash by holding the Option key. Also helps when something won't…

You can type many special characters using the Option key. This post includes a handy cheat sheet for commonly-needed characters…

Apple's System Information app can be accessed by going to the Apple menu while holding down the Option key. You…

Cut your work in half in the Mac OS Messages app. Deleting conversations used to be click-the-x, wait for a…

Your user "Library" folder is really important-- so important that Apple hides it. Here's how you can find it and…