How can I use a keyboard in a finder to perform the following actions without touching either a mouse or a touchpad:
cut (option is greyed out in edit, shortcut cmd-X not working either)
copy (sometimes I get a ding sound when trying to perform this action)
open a file (when pressing Enter - I can only rename the file instead of opening it - for me it's very counterintuitive)
will appreciate some help.
thanks.
MacBook Air, iOS 11.3.1
My problems were:
Cmd-x does not work in finder as a cut option.
Enter does not open files in finder (after switching from Win it's a bit strange).
Cmd-c looks like working now in the finder, I cannot understand why it hadn't
after several trials and errors this is what I've discovered:
shortcuts for cutting: cmd-c BUT instead of cmd-v need to press cmd-alt-v to paste and delete the original... what is the role of greyed out cmd-x in the edit menu in this case?
open file from finder: cmd-down
Ergonomically speaking, in my view, these solutions are not the best. Instead of pressing 2 or 1 button need to press 2 or 3 buttons.
like for getting Delete function by pressing fn-backspace (I often confuse it with alt-backspace, which deletes the entire word instead 😕)
I think the problem is resolved for me now. Hope the post could help someone else.
thanks for the reply.
My problems were:
Cmd-x does not work in finder as a cut option.
Enter does not open files in finder (after switching from Win it's a bit strange).
Cmd-c looks like working now in the finder, I cannot understand why it hadn't
after several trials and errors this is what I've discovered:
shortcuts for cutting: cmd-c BUT instead of cmd-v need to press cmd-alt-v to paste and delete the original... what is the role of greyed out cmd-x in the edit menu in this case?
open file from finder: cmd-down
Ergonomically speaking, in my view, these solutions are not the best. Instead of pressing 2 or 1 button need to press 2 or 3 buttons.
like for getting Delete function by pressing fn-backspace (I often confuse it with alt-backspace, which deletes the entire word instead 😕)
I think the problem is resolved for me now. Hope the post could help someone else.
thanks for the reply.
Open Accessibility preferences, scroll down to the Mouse & Trackpad entry and select it. On the right, you can enable mouse keys so that you can move the mouse with the navigation keys on the keyboard.
Since Command-C and Command-X are both keyboard shortcuts please explain what your problem is exactly. I'm afraid I don't quite comprehend your original post. Keyboard shortcuts may be changed by the particular application you are using.
thanks for the quick response, I'm sure it could be helpful to someone. However, the question is rather how to use the shortcuts, not to move the mouse pointer.
cmd-c/x on High Sierra
