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The following was taken out of Photoshop. But I have seen many applications showing the symbol on the left as part of a keyboard combination. Which key is it?

[Something] + Command ⌘ + O

Something is?

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It's the alt/option key.

Think of it as a switch in circuit diagrams.

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