OSXFAQ Reader Tips 

More option key goodies in Jaguar.

OSXFAQ Reader Tip By Dan Gottesman

I thought I'd write in with a couple of option key tidbits I found recently (your recent article inspired me).

Checkit:

Hold down the option key while mousing over truncated filenames in the finder (works on the desktop and in finder windows), and the little 'tool tip' box with the complete filename appears instantly (overriding the 2-3 second delay)

With the System Preferences open, hold down option while clicking on the Software Update panel, and it'll automatically check for updates as soon as it opens (as opposed to you having to hit the 'check now' button)

And, for you folks still living in the land of MacOS 9.2.2 (actually 9.2 and up), try option-clicking on the menu bar clock. It's a shortcut for opening up the Date & Time control panel.

Hope this helps someone.

Enjoy :-)

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