Key shortcuts involving Shift

[macbook123]

I feel that this might be a stupid question, but I have to ask anyway: I seem to have problems using key shortcuts. E.g. in Preview I'd like to annotate using a rectangle and don't want to go through "Tools" and "Annotate" each time. Now next to the "Add Rectangle" tool there's the key combination "hat" Command R, which I interpret as Shift-Command-R. However pressing those three keys doesn't lead to the desired effect, i.e. me being able to draw that rectangle. What am I doing wrong? I seem to be having the same problem with other applications. Perhaps I'm interpreting the "hat" wrongly as Shift?

Thanks in advance for your help...

 

[iToaster]

I think you might be confusing the control symbol (looks like ^) with the shift, which is an upward facing arrow.

 

[Ashka]

⌘ = Apple/Command key
⌥ = Option key
⇧ = Shift Key
⇪ = Caps Lock Key
⌃ = Control Key
↩ = Return/Enter Key
⇥ = Tab Key

Have fun.

 

[macbook123]

Thanks guys!