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How to type €, #, … and © on a Mac 

Alt-2 - Euro sign (€)

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Alt-3 - Hash sign (#) (Sometimes called the 'pound' sign)

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Alt-: - ellipsis (…)

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Alt-G – copyright © You can also use Alt/Option to do the following:

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Control-Alt-Command-Power Button - Quit all apps

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Alt-Shift-Command-Q - Log out of your user account on your Mac

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Alt-Delete - delete the word to the left of the curser

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Alt–Left Arrow - move the curser to the beginning of the previous word, add Shift to this to highlight the text

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Alt–Right Arrow - move the curser to the end of the next word, add Shift to this to highlight the text

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If you are selecting large sections of text, you can do so by moving the curser to the end of the section you wish to select and pressing Alt-Shift-Up Arrow until all the text is selected. (This only works in some apps).

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Similarly, Alt-Shift-Down Arrow lets you highlight the text below the curser

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Alt-Command-F will open the Find and Replace feature if your application has it

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Alt-Command-T will show or hide the toolbar

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Alt-Command-C is the key combo to use if you wish to copy a style, or copy the formatting settings to the clipboard

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And Alt-Command-V will paste those formatting settings onto the text you wish to change

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Alt-Shift-Command-V will paste and match style - so that the text you paste in has the same style as the text around it, rather than the style bought over from the place you copied it from

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Alt-Command-D will show or hide the Dock at the bottom of your screen

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In the Finder, Alt-Command-L is a handy shortcut to open the Downloads folder

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Also in the Finder, pressing Alt-Command-P will show the path so you can see the precise location of what you are looking at

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Alt-Command-S will show or hide the Sidebar in the Finder

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Alt-Command-N will start a new Smart Folder in the Finder

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If you select a few files in the Finder, you can press AltCommand-Y to see a full-screen slideshow of those files

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A shortcut to the Display preferences is to press AltBrightness Up (or Brightness Down, aka F1 or F2)

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While you can open Mission Control preferences by pressing Alt-Mission Control (F3)

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To duplicate/copy an item in the Finder or on your Desktop, press Alt while dragging it.

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To create an Alias (a shortcut to a file) you press Alt and Command together while dragging the file from the location in the

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Finder to another location, an arrow sign will appear indicating that this is a link to the file rather than a copy of it