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CHAPTER 4 SYSTEM PREFERENCES
Many years ago one, of the biggest fears I heard from people about Macintosh computers
was that they felt they needed to use the mouse for everything, while with Windows there tended
to be a keyboard shortcut for just about everything. (Ironically, the other big fear was people
wrongly assuming that Macs only work with one-button mice). The reality is that in Macs, there
are keyboard shortcuts for all common tasks, along with some things you may not have thought
of. The Keyboard Shortcuts tab (Figure 4-30) lists all of the system-wide keyboard shortcuts in
one place. You can also change the default shortcuts here as well (although I’d recommend
against this). Additionally, by clicking the + button at the bottom of the list, you can add a keyboard
shortcut to any menu item in any application.
Figure 4-30. The Keyboard Shortcuts tab on the Keyboard & Mouse preference pane displays (and
allows you to remap) a wide number of system-wide keyboard shortcuts.
NOTE The ability to add a keyboard shortcut for any menu item in any application is a powerful
feature. It can, however, cause all sorts of messiness if used haphazardly. Feel free to take
advantage of this—however, be careful not to override existing, common keyboard shortcuts.
Print & Fax
The Print & Fax preference pane allows you to add and manage local and network printers, and
if you have a modem, it allows you to set up fax capabilities. Setting up printers will be covered
in detail in the next chapter (Chapter 5).