OPT + CMD to create alias not working in Sierra

As per this article : macOS Sierra: Create and use aliases

Create an alias

• Select the item, then choose File > Make Alias, or press Command-L.You can create as many aliases for an item as you want, then drag them to other folders or to the desktop.
• Press Option-Command while you drag the original item to another folder or to the desktop to create an alias and move it in one step.

Here is a list of all keyboard shortcut commands:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236

And here are Apple's instructions on how to create an alias in Yosemite:

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH19065?locale=en_US

Both include Command + L. It's been that way for some time.

Cmd+Opt-Drag still works in Sierra. You may have something installed that is incompatible with Sierra and is interfering. Some the the tablet software was initially incompatible and cause weird keyboard issues.

Try logging into another account, even Guest, and see if it works in that account.

Make Alias is cmd - l (L)

How about a tablet or some other software that affects the keyboard?

Or, perhaps it is the keyboard itself.

FWIW, you can use command + option before or after dragging in Column, Cover Flow or List views. In Icon view you have to start to drag first. No idea why.

I'm having the same problem too.

THANK YOU. An hour of searching and I finally found your reply.

Thanks, that solved the problem for me.

Odd that they changed it, I don't see why pressing cmd+opt before dragging would interfere with any other new features in Sierra.

As noted above... "In Sierra you need to start dragging the item first, then press Command-Option."

I made a video showing it her: http://thedobberfiles.blogspot.com/2017/07/macos-1012-sierra-keyboard-commands.h tml