New to Mac, few questions

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  1. jmaverick101, Sep 18, 2011

    jmaverick101 macrumors newbie

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    New to Mac, just bough Mac Pro 17". First I installed Firefox. In PC I hit control + T and I open up a new tab or I right click on a link and I can choose to open it in a new tab or window. How do I do this with Mac.

    Also the Mac came with a two prong plug and a three prong. Whats the difference.
     
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  2. zeemeerman2, Sep 18, 2011

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    Most shortcuts you use at Windows with Control, you use Command on a Mac instead.
    Examples:
    Control-T --> Command-T -- Open new tab.
    Control-C --> Command-C -- Copy.
    Control-V --> Command-V -- Paste.
    etc...

    Command key is this at your keyboard, just right between the ALT/Option and spacebar: ⌘

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    Also, Google says this about your plugs:

    http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/everyday-tech/question110.htm

    I can't relate to it since I have an European charger. It's different.
     
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  3. snaky69, Sep 18, 2011

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    Use cmd, not ctrl. Remember that clicking the red X doesn't close the application, only the window. To properly quit, hit cmd-q.

    The two prong isn't grounded and is shorter. The 3 prong is grounded and longer. That's it.
     
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  4. BLOCKMONSTER, Sep 18, 2011

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    I came from Windows so I was overjoyed when I discovered command+tab was like alt+tab. Took me 6weeks of owning a MBP to discover it.
     
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