Shortcut menus are also known as contextual menus or context menus.
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Why is it not possible to use the “cut” command to manipulate a file in the Finder?
I don't seem to be able to us the "Cut" command on a file in the Finder, like you can do in Windows Explorer on Microsoft Windows. (In Windows, once you select a file and "cut" it, you can then move ...
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How do I remove duplicate “Open With” context menu items in Finder.app?
For whatever reason, the "Open With" context menu in Finder is always listing every app four times (exactly).
I've read about (and tried) rebuilding the Launch Services database to restore the ...
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Is there a keyboard shortcut to queue a selected song so that iTunes will play it next?
Is there a keyboard shortcut to queue up a selected song to the "Up Next" playlist that was introduced in iTunes 11?
I like that new feature but having to alt-click or select from a panel isn't fast ...
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How do I open the mac context menu from the keyboard?
When I make a spelling error in a document, Lion gives me the option to correct the error by right-clicking (or ctrl-clicking, two-finger tapping, etc) on the misspelled word and bringing up the ...
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Why is there a duplicate entry for my TextMate?
I was changing the default program to open .txt files with and I noticed 2 entries for TextMate. Its one of those little things that annoy me. How can I fix it? I didn't see 2 directors of ...
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Remove entries from finder's context menu?
Does any one know how can I remove items that I never use from the context menu?
e.g.: Burn "yadda yadda" to Disk...
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How do I fix duplicate 'Open with…' options? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I modify the list of Applications under 'Open With…'?
OS X > 10.8
When right click a file, select 'Open With', some applications are duplicate.
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Create new file from contextual menu
Is there a program I can download to add an option to create a new file to the contextual menu of finder? NuFile doesn't seem to work in Snow Leopard.
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How can I speed up the Open With menu?
Whenever I right-click on a file and go to the Open With> menu, it always takes forever to load. I know I'm not the only one with this problem (at least I think so), so I was wondering if anyone has ...
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“Search in Google” always open Safari instead of default browser
I want to make the Search in Google context menu to open my default browser instead of Safari.
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Remove services from context menus (but leave them in the app's Services menu)
I created a few services with Automator and it seems OS X automatically adds these to the context menu of files/folders that they apply to. Is it possible to remove the services from the context menu ...
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Using caps lock key instead of right click (contextual menu)
I'd like to remap Caps Lock to right click - for the cases where I can focus on objects with cursor keys, or tab.
For instance after selecting files in Finder I'd like to hit Caps Lock and get the ...
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Remove item from Context Menu
I noticed extra options pop up in my context menus, I'm not sure how I managed to get it (or how long ago I installed this item), but does anyone know how I can remove it? Particularly the iconStiX ...
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Right-click causes application crash
I have a serious problem with right clicking. When ever I try to open the contextual menu in certain applications like the iWork Suite, MS Office or Evernote, I get the beach ball.
I've completely ...
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Adding to Mac OS X contextual menu Templates like on Linux Ubuntu
Does there exist some method to add the Create document function to the context menu?
I would love a function like this with the Templates folder because I always need to create files with the same ...
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OS X right click/context menu via keyboard
Is it possible to access the right click/context menu of the currently selected item (not the item under the mouse) by way of using a keyboard shortcut?
If not, is there any way to achieve this, ...
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Passing selected folder path to custom Service executing AppleScript
I have a custom Service I created in Automater. Right now, the service shows up in my context (right-click) menu, when right-clicking on any folder. In Automater, I added the Run AppleScript action, ...
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User defined menu shortcut doesn't work with Safari
I want to add a shortcut to "refresh" the web page in Safari (5.0.2).
I added a shortcut definition in the System Preferences.
I disabled the usage of the Fonction keys by the System.
I have ...
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How to make the “Search with Google” menu option open up in a new tab by default in Safari?
I know I can Command-click it to achieve that. What I want is to change the default behavior from opening in the same tab to opening in a new tab.
Is there an extension or a hidden configuration for ...
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“New Folder with Selection” question
I'm looking for a way to change the minimum number of files required to 1 so I can make a folder from a single selected file rather than having to have 2 selected before it becomes available.
To see ...
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Add Cut file/folder option to right click or Context menu
I use Lion on my Macbook pro 13". I would like to add a context menu item called "Move" or "Cut" (just like Copy) and when I go to the desired location and hit "Paste", it should Move the file/folder ...
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how to remove the shortcut on Finder top bar (see picture)
I don't know how I got these shortcuts on Finder's bar (look on the right). These shortcuts are on every Finder windows.
How to remove them ? What's those shortcut called ?
This picture is worth ...
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Navigating to options in context menus
When a context menu opens how do you know which keys are mapped to which entries in the menu? Is OS X just guessing or is there something that the developer specifically defined for these. In this ...
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Submenu for services
I have written a small application and want to allow other applications to share data with it.
My first idea was to integrate it into the service menu. However, I need dynamically populated submenus ...
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Mac Dictionary improvements
I tend to use the dictionary a lot on the mac. Its annoying to launch the app everytime i need to lookup a word. Are there any other apps/hacks to avoid this annoyance? Spotlight lookup is awesome, ...
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Keyboard shortcut for current window position
I am looking for the keyboard shortcut to place the current window in half of the screen, either to the left or right. This functionality is performed in windows by typing the windows button plus left ...
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Adding contextual menu item to zero out files?
I want to be able to easily zero-out (make the filesize 0, not fill the existing filesize with 0s) files from the Finder by selecting files from within Finder and selecting an action from the right ...
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Parallels - Can I have a keyboard shortcut for the context-menu key found on Wintel hardware?
On a lot of Windows keyboards there's a key to the right of the spacebar that brings up the context-menu (right-click menu) in applications (I'm running Win7). I can't seem to find a way to map this ...
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Avoid using command for keyboard shortcuts
I work with a disabled person who uses their communication-aid to control their iMac through keyboard and mouse commands.
I'm setting up keyboard shortcuts to launch applications directly using ...
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Dictionary definition for hyperlinks
Normal Behavior: When highlighting a word on a webpage, and right clicking on it, a contextual menu pops up; you can get the dictionary definition by choosing, "Look Up 'SelectedWordHere'".
However, ...
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Strange keyboard shortcuts and menu items
I have just noticed that some items in the click-right menu and in the keyboard shortcuts settings are displayed in a different language now (Portuguese). The system default language is English and ...
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Contextual Menu Keyboard Shortcuts
Is it possible to create a keyboard shortcut for a contextual menu item and if so, how? I'm not sure if this functionality was available in Lion, but if it wasn't, maybe it is in Mountain Lion.
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Has anyone figured out a keyboard shortcut to globally strikethrough selected text in any OS X app?
We have command + b to bold, command + i to italicise, u to underline, but we don't (as far as I can tell) have a shortcut to strikethrough selected text in any OS X rich editor.
I added a keyboard ...
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Removing duplicate application entries in context menus [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I remove duplicate “Open With” context menu items in Finder.app?
I've installed Parallels Desktop 7 and I believe it's the reason I have duplicate application ...
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What advantage does clicking a menu separator have? [closed]
If you click a separator in a menu, such as the right click menu in Finder, it closes again. Why? In all other environments it does nothing, why has Apple decided to close the menu? Is it to avoid ...
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Keyboard shortcuts with Dvorak keymapping
In the Dvorak key layout, Spotlight's shortcut masks the Undo shortcut, and I couldn't fix the problem by changing or disabling shortcut associations. Any advice?
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Adding on my command to services menu or adding keyboard shortcuts
OnMyCommand allows commands to be added to the shortcut menu. Unfortunately, I can't add them to the services menu or add a keyboard shortcut for them. Is this possible?
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How can I add a custom context menu item on a text selection in the Terminal?
When I am using the Terminal, I can select a URL in the text and open a context menu that lets me "Open URL". What I would like to do is customize the behavior of this "Open URL" action or add another ...
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How to implement shortcut commands to the “Share > Email” under contextual menu?
How to implement shortcut commands to the "Share > Email" under contextual menu in Mountain Lion?
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Automatically Inserting Text Globally
Let's say I want this action to happen on any program whenever I press F10 (or some other custom key combination):
Paste the text: "Hello World!"
There's a similar tool in Windows called AutoHotKey ...
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How can I get rid of this context menu option?
I deleted AppDelete from my computer because I used it once and it sat on my computer for like forever. Now every time I click on something in finder, it gives me the option to delete it with ...
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move to trash on ~/.Trash folder [closed]
Why finder application is showing move to trash on ~/.Trash folder? If you will click on move to trash it will show an indefinite progress indicator that will never ends.
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Removing Contextual Menu Caused by VM Fusion 5
I would like to clean up the massive amount of junk in my contextual menu. I have VM Fusion 5 installed and it is one of the main culprits, showing multiple entries of Windows Apps within my context ...
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Clear multiple entries form “Open With” context menu [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to fix lsregister failing associations after reboot?
How do I clear multiple entries of the same application from the "Open With" context menu?
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How can I assign different characters to different keyboard shortcuts on Mac?
I am using Macbook Air with OS 10.8.2. I bought my MAC from the US, and then moved to another country. Therefore, I had to change my keyboard language.
The problem is the keyboard layout is not the ...
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How do I remove the Finder context option after removing an app?
I got an app a long time ago (called SourceTree) that adds an option to Finder's context menu. The way I installed the app was by simply moving it to my Applications folder, and it didn't come with an ...
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“Contextual Menu Items” folder missing on my Mac.
I just can't find the folder "Contextual Menu Items" on my Mac.
I tried these paths :
/Library/Contextual Menu Items
/System/Library/Contextual Menu Items
/Users/nnnn/Library/Contextual Menu Items
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Can I bring up spelling suggestion menu with a keyboard shortcut?
As an example, when I spell "misstake", a white-blue contextual menu pops up with some suggestions.
When I move on, and want to return to it later, there seems to be no way to call up the menu again. ...
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Foreign language entries appearing in Safari context menu
I am getting some foreign language (Portuguese?) items appearing in my Safari 5.1.5 context menu, when I right-click on an element in a page (see below). My OSX 10.7.3 language is set to English. I ...
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Delete items on the contextual menu (right click) [duplicate]
In this case, I only need help with the contextual menu which appears when you right click on a folder in Finder.
I would like to delete this two items:
Burn "folder" to disc... and
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