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  Ram Preview On A Mac Laptop

  Posted by Sirwildbill on May 23, 2006 at 11:10 am

  Is there a key command for Ram Preview on a Mac laptop? I feel like I used to know what it was, but I can’t for life of me remember!

  Sirwildbill replied 19 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Nathan Troester

  May 24, 2006 at 12:32 pm

  On a full-size keyboard the shortcut is the “0” key on the numeric keypad. On my PowerBook, it is the same, but I have to use the “fn” key to get to the numeric keypad. So, in my case, fn + M (M being the 0 on the numeric keypad) does the trick.

  I guess, depending on how many short-cut keys you used, you could leave the Number Lock on and eliminate having to hold down the “fn” key.

  Enjoy,

  Nathan Troester
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  Sirwildbill

  May 24, 2006 at 1:58 pm

  Thanks, I figured it out yesterday. I found that “fn” key on the keyboard and looked closely and saw a little 7 on the same key as the 6, and then it all fell into place. I’m teaching an AE class and I have a student who uses a laptop, and I’ve never worked on AE on a laptop, or ever really used a Powerbook before, so when he asked me “where is the numeric 0 on my keyboard” I got stuck.

  The worst part was that I had a student before who had the same problem like two years ago, and I went through the same laborious task of figuring this out.

  I guess I gotta buy a Macbook. There are worse excuses.

  wb

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