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Series of one or several keys that invoke some software/os action when triggered by the user

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Shift+C no longer working

Have you taken that keyboard to another computer or tried another keyboard on the Mac Mini? The most elegant solution to your problem would be if it's a hardware issue on that specific keyboard.
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What is this right-arrow line symbol in the iOS simulator?

That looks like a tab character. See this meta answer for details: https://apple.meta.stackexchange.com/a/690/5472 The main list of keys is at Keyboard icons & terminology
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Run siri commands in a shortcut, connect to airplay

Today, on iOS 12.2 it’s not possible to select the output of music from the shortcuts app, so you’re not going to be able to automate that via tap or via Siri shortcut. … The good news is if you already are using AirPlay - the shortcut to play something leaves that alone, so you could automate playing something else to the current sound output destination for music. …
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How do I turn off the built in macOSD shortcut for Minimise ('Opt' + 'Cmd' + "M")

Setting a new custom shortcut frees the old one to pass through to the application. …
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macOS Music: Keyboard shortcuts: How to exit search? How to view library songs?

There is no shortcut to get back the functionality Apple changed. Unless the majority of people push back, I'd start looking for another player. …
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sleep shortcut on macos 12

The iOS app shortcut that came to macOS is for automation and workflows so that might cause some search collisions or confusion. …
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How can I view a list of system and application keyboard shortcuts?

You can’t practically. Each potential app can change keybindings on demand and based on time, content, whimsy. So what you ask is for every arbitrary app developer to all agree to pre-document what fu …
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iOS Shortcuts App: How can I convert my Workflow to a service app?

This isn’t possible. You would need to compile an app to import and run these “locked” scripts. Xcode lets you install your own apps without needing a paid developer account.
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Create hyperlink on Mail.app/Notes.app on iOS

I just type away in Notes and Mail on iOS and trust that the text processing / data detectors will automagically convert / link / mark down the URL when you press Done in notes or save the draft in Ma …
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Air plane mode schedule

Hey Siri, turn on airplane mode. That automates turning on airplane mode very well for me. I hope this meets your needs based on the requirements listed.
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Quick way to toggle between "Larger Text", "Default", and "More Space" on Macbook Retina

Once it's scripted, you can then assign a key shortcut to that script/action. Open automator and search for the "watch me do" action for scripting of the UI. …
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Typing too fast, strange hidden characters

Your option + space combination defaults to a non-breaking space and several options to remove that binding exist. https://superuser.com/questions/78245/how-to-disable-the-option-space-key-combinati …
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unable to indent / shift right multiple lines of text in textedit

I don’t think this feature or function is coming back to TextEdit on 10.14 so I’d look to another editor if you need this super useful feature. I’m a big fan of vi or more technically correct vim in …
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Keyboard shortcut to partition screen

Yes Apple allows split screen with a vertical slider or divider out of the box. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204948 There are many awesome window manager that automate many grid layout, are …
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Is it a good practice to create a desktop shortcut on mac?

I would say desktop alias creation at install time for an app is an anti-pattern and bad practice for developers to implement as default behavior. The desktop belongs to the end user and macOS is d …
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