

In general, don't use in content for a general audience. If you use these terms, explain the difference. A shortcut key is a key or key combination that users select to perform a common action. An access key is a letter or number that users select to access UI controls that have text labels. In content for developers or content about customizing the UI, it's OK to distinguish between an access key and a shortcut key. Example Alt+Ctrl+S Don't use accelerator key, fast key, hot key, quick key, or speed key.ĭon't use in content for a general audience. In general, use keyboard shortcut to describe a combination of keystrokes used to perform a task. Keyboard shortcut, accelerator key, fast key, hot key, quick key, speed key Others, like resetting SMC and NVRAM, are no longer needed on the latest Macs.This term collection covers how to refer to keyboard shortcuts and the names of specific keys.įor information about describing customers' interactions with UI, see Procedures and instructions. Some of the more advanced options, like Verbose mode, are now hidden away. Target Disk Mode: go to the Recovery menu and select Share Disk.Set a Default Startup Disk: select your disk as above, then hold down the Option key and click Always Use.Startup Manager: all your bootable disks will be displayed in the startup options screen, so just pick the one you want.

Safe Mode: select a volume, hold the Shift key, and click Continue in Safe Mode.This will launch the macOS recovery mode, from where you can access some of the other boot modes, including: Power on your Mac and keep holding the power button until you see the startup options screen.Instead of starting your computer and holding down certain key combinations, you access the options in a different way: The startup options for M1 and M2-based Macs have changed. The Mac startup keys listed below refer mostly to Intel-based Macs.
