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Here is the official list from Microsoft
The strange things are they are different. For instance F4 is paste whereas in Windows Excel is it change relative to absolute. And F2 is edit cell whereas it is cut text. And again, there is this strangeness that you use the Option key where you use the Ctrl [...]

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OK, so I’ve completely wiped my MacBook Air, time to rebuild it. Here is a list of things that have to happen. Sure sounds Windows like doesn’t it

Remote install Mac OS X. Sigh. This is going to take 4 hours over the air apparently
Try the Time Capsule recovery which comes during the standard [...]

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Well, F2 on the Mac changes the screen brightness on MacBooks, but when you are in Excel, you want F2 to be brightness and F4 to be change cell references from absolute and so forth. With the F8-F12 this isn’t an issue, you can unmap those to get to F9 which is recalc by [...]

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It turns out that some of the commands in Mac Excel can’t actually be rebound. For instance, Allison, wants to have these work. Here is the list and how to get them Mac Excel. For Mac Excel 2001 we have a list.
Control + page up. This maps to Ctrl-Right which is find the next [...]

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Ricoh really pioneered the idea of a high end compact camera that could actually take good pictures. Photographyblog.com has a good review. Note there is also the Ricoh GR Digital II which is essentially the same but with a fixed 28mm lense. It’s pricey at $600, but it is a high end camera.

111mm x [...]

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