Thank you for being a valued part of the CNET community. As of December 1, 2020, the forums are in read-only format. In early 2021, CNET Forums will no longer be available. We are grateful for the participation and advice you have provided to one another over the years.

Thanks,

CNET Support

General discussion

Macbook minimize help!!! Really this is MAC OSX help...

by kanderman Oct 13, 2007 9:46AM PDT

I'm new here and didn't see a MAC OSX help thing so I posed here. My question is if there is a shortcut to minimize ALL open things on the mac so that you can view the desktop?

Discussion is locked

7 Posts
- Collapse + Expand Details
- Collapse -
(NT) Try F9 thru F11 and see what happens.
by grimgraphix Oct 13, 2007 12:07PM PDT
- Collapse -
ooh..
by kanderman Oct 13, 2007 1:06PM PDT

thanks I feel stupid lol

- Collapse -
Not a problem, we all started out new and...
by grimgraphix Oct 13, 2007 1:33PM PDT

... picked it up as time went by.

BTW... look to the left of this window and you will see that cnet offers three specific mac forums for Hardware, Operating System, and Software plus a link to an alternative forum for mac users called MacFixIt forums.

Good luck and welcome.

grim

- Collapse -
You feel stupid???
by boya84 Oct 13, 2007 2:14PM PDT

I've been using Macs since 1986 and didn't know about this.

THANKS GRIM!

- Collapse -
(NT) The technical name for this is Expos
by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Oct 13, 2007 11:33PM PDT
- Collapse -
Get out ! Really ?
by grimgraphix Oct 14, 2007 1:14AM PDT

Glad to have been of service !

I'm sure you have lots to teach me as well.

Wink

grim

- Collapse -
Congratulations on your MacBook
by Kathleen Lawrence Oct 15, 2007 9:22AM PDT

To enjoy it even more, here are some links which you may find useful.

Also, take advantage of the built-in Help menu at top of screen. Answers to questions, and this works w/in each application , as well.

-Apple offers One to One training,for new users:
http://www.apple.com/retail/onetoone/

See too:
- http://www.apple.com/getamac/movetomac/
- http://www.apple.com/support/mac101
- http://www.apple.com/tiger
- http://www.apple.com/business/
- http://www.apple.com/pro/

*Switch from PCs? - http://www.apple.com/support/switch101 -
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/cdb_whatcalled.html

*Check out: http://www.myfirstmac.com and http://www.macinstruct.com/node/124>

*Keep Your Mac Happy:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/iMacChat/files/ and go to Tips
folder with lots of valuable info or eMail me & I will send it to you

-MUGs: http://MacOSG.com, and http://www.apple.com/usergroups

*David Pogue's, The Missing Manual Edition just for Switchers, too!

- Tutorial for ilife & iWork: http://www.apple.com/support/
More tutorials and help via Apple & Seminars online & in stores: http://www.seminars.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ASPRegistration.woa/wa/home?locs=us_en

Back to Mac Hardware forum

CNET Forums

Operating Systems
Software
Electronics & Gadgets
Hardware
Tablets & Mobile Devices
General Help
Brand Forums
Roadshow Autos
Off Topic

Other Forums

Forum Info