12 Mar
2010
12 Mar
'10
4:04 a.m.
On Mar 11, 2010, at 7:54 PM, Jon Cruz wrote:
- Left Alt is called Option and is used for shortcuts
Yes left alt is also called Option.
No, for the US layout alt is not used for shortcuts. It's often used for other characters.
Well, to clarify a bit the alt key is not usually used for shortcuts by itself. It is often a *modifier* for shortcuts just like shift, control, fn and caps lock are.
For more details you can see this Apple support article http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343