Tech Tips from Apple Including an Explanation of Symbols used in Keyboard Shortcuts

Apple produces their own technical tips for the Mac and iPhone. They are short how-to videos. Check them out. I’m sure you’ll find one or two that will teach you a new trick.

Over the years, I’ve  chided Apple for never providing a legend or explanation for the symbols they list next to a menu command which indicate the keyboard shortcut for that command. Well, at long last, Apple has a video tech tip which explains the meaning of those hieroglyphic symbols which tell you the keyboard shortcut for a command. Check it out. They also have a written technical note that explains the most commonly used hierglypic symbols.

If you aren’t satisfied with this brief visual explanation of the keyboard symbols then you might like Dan Rodney’s chart which is a more thorough list of the keyboard symbols. This BYU web page also lists a great number of Mac keyboard shortcuts if you just want to learn some more.