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Posted on 01/12/07 02:42:55 AM |
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adena
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mac novice confused by symbols in the book
ok, i feel pathetic admitting this, but i'm confused regarding the shortcut symbols in the book for mac. i'm just on the "natural selection" section about changing font shapes, and i can't for the life of me figure out #9. is that "shift" and "left arrow" or...? I've been trying just about everything, but I can't get the foreground color to fill in my marching ant shape. help! thanks. -adena |
Posted on 01/12/07 04:15:07 AM |
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cy98
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Re: mac novice confused by symbols in the book
I am also a novice, but getting the hang of the book. Could not find what you are referring to. What version and page are you on? |
Posted on 01/12/07 09:26:36 AM |
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rufus
Destructive Demon Posts: 243 Reply  |
Re: mac novice confused by symbols in the book
On the PC the shortcut to fill with foreground colour is alt-backspace (hold alt down and press the arrow key [top right of the main keyboard]), on the mac hold down that peculiar option key and press delete. |
Posted on 01/12/07 10:18:50 AM |
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David Asch
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Re: mac novice confused by symbols in the book
Rufus is correct, the long arrow symbol is the backspace key next to +/=. _________________ If you hold on to the past, sooner or later you'll lose your grip. |
Posted on 07/12/07 09:07:15 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: mac novice confused by symbols in the book
This is because Mac users have always called that thing a Delete key, whereas PC users seem to think the Delete key only deletes forward, and that one's called the Backspace key. So to avoid confusion (ha!) I used the long left-pointing arrow, which should appear on everyone's keyboard. As a Mac user, adena, you'd call this the Delete key. And please, don't feel "pathetic" - that's what the forum is here for! Steve |