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1. To “forward delete” (deleting characters to the right of the insertion point) on a keyboard without the  key, press Fn-Delete.
2. To create a PDF from a document, go to File -> Print, then pull down the PDF menu in the bottom left and choose “Save as PDF...”
3. To move pages from one PDF to another, open both PDFs in Preview and then drag the page thumbnails from the Sidebar of one PDF to the Sidebar of the other.
4. To enter Front Row without an Apple remote, press Apple-Escape.
5. To quickly select an icon in a Finder window, just start typing the first few letters of its name. Make sure you type quickly if you want to be specific.
6. To show or hide the Dock, hold Apple-Option and press D.
7. To delete locked items from the Trash, hold Option when you select Empty Trash.
8. To see some additional options for your Dock icons, right-click on them. This also allows you to enable or disable “Open at Login”.
9. In Safari or Firefox, to open a new Tab, press Apple-T. To open a link in a new Tab and keep the current page at the forefront, hold Apple when you click the link.
10. In Address Book, to see what group(s) a certain card is a member of, highlight that card and hold the Option key.
11. When you’re filling out a form online, to move forwards or backwards in text fields press Tab or Shift-Tab. For drop-down menus, Tab to select it then press Spacebar to expand it. Use the up and down arrow keys or type the first few letters of the item you want to select, then press Spacebar again to select that item in the drop-down.

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