Tips on Mac Usage for Windows Users

Notes on Mac usage 

1. Cut paste key board short cuts on Mac: Till 10.6 mac at least, there is no option to cut and past files and folders. You have to drag and drop or use the mv command at the "terminal".
2. Page down and Page up: Fn key + up arrow = page up (in MS word and some other software) cmd key + up arrow = page up (In browser etc.) Fn key / cmd key + down arrow = page down.
3. A new line in a cell in Excel: cmd + alt(Option) + Enter keys
4. Delete an item from finder (equivalent of windows explorer) – cmd + backspace
5. Forward delete like the way delete button works on a windows machine: fn + backspace in MS word but cmd + backspace otherwise
6. To type in a new line within a cell in Excel (equivalent of alt + enter in windows) : cmd + alt + enter on mac. Even ctrl+alt+enter works
7. To start eclipse from the terminal (equivalent of cmd prompt in windows), ./eclipse –clean –debug or what ever options you want to pass
8. Switch between apps is just as in Windows: cmd + tab (->| key)
9. Switch between windows in the same app: cmd + ` (the key ` is a tough guess I suppose)
10. To Show the hidden files (. Files) in the Finder on mac: Using a simple Terminal command, you can work with all the files on your machine from the Finder. Open Terminal, type this command, and press Enter: 
    defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES 
    To make the command take effect, you need to restart the Finder. One way to do this is to hold       down the Option key, then click and hold on the Finder icon in the Dock. When the contextual menu appears, select Relaunch and the Finder will restart.