<![CDATA[How to find and use key commands in MM. For absolute beginners.]]>How to find and use key commands in MM. For absolute beginners.
  • Some very useful key commands that often go unnoticed in MM.

It is common enough that a new user will successfully install and run MM,
only to be left wondering how to stop the MM process. Y’all know who you are. :^)

The Alt key! And sometimes the Control key

There are so many different platforms and OS’s being used for MM, but in MOST cases
the Alt key will drop a Menu Bar at the top of MM while it is running. From there
you can execute a host of commands by clicking through the menus. Here I have
provided the key commands that have been most useful to me. They don’t even require that
you to press the Alt key. Simply execute the key command while MM is running.

Simultaneously means at the same time ;^)

  • Minimize MM = Control and M

  • Reload MM = Control and R

  • Open Dev Tools = Control and Shift and I (That’s an i)

  • Default Display Size = Control and 0 (That’s a zero)

  • Zoom In = Control and Shift and = (That’s an equals sign)

  • Zoom Out = Control and - (That’s a dash/minus sign)

  • Toggle Full Screen = F11

Other “Absolute Beginner” tutorials

How to MANUALLY install MM on your Pi. For absolute beginners.

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/5274/how-to-manually-install-mm-on-your-pi-for-absolute-beginners

How to create a working config. For absolute beginners.

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4528/how-to-create-a-working-config-for-absolute-beginners

How to check your config for errors. For absolute beginners.

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/5399/how-to-check-your-config-for-errors-for-absolute-beginners

How to add modules. For absolute beginners.

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4231/how-to-add-modules-for-absolute-beginners

How to post code on the forum. For absolute beginners.

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4247/how-to-post-code-on-the-forum-for-absolute-beginners

Install MagicMirror on a PC Windows 7/10 - Complete walkthrough

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4089/complete-walkthrough-install-magicmirror-on-a-pc-windows-7

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/5619/how-to-find-and-use-key-commands-in-mm-for-absolute-beginnersRSS for NodeMon, 20 Jul 2026 00:46:38 GMTSat, 02 Dec 2017 21:22:48 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How to find and use key commands in MM. For absolute beginners. on Wed, 19 Jun 2019 00:36:01 GMT]]>@sdetweil said in How to find and use key commands in MM. For absolute beginners.:

never had to push shift too

That is odd. My Pi mirror, running MM 2.1.0, requires the Shift key to Zoom In, but not out, as does my dev machine running MM 2.5.0 and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. I just tested both. Go figure.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/58068https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/58068Wed, 19 Jun 2019 00:36:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to find and use key commands in MM. For absolute beginners. on Wed, 19 Jun 2019 00:01:57 GMT]]>@Mykle1 never had to push shift too

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/58067https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/58067Wed, 19 Jun 2019 00:01:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to find and use key commands in MM. For absolute beginners. on Tue, 18 Jun 2019 21:20:04 GMT]]>@sdetweil said in How to find and use key commands in MM. For absolute beginners.:

ctrl + will also zoom in steps, ctrl - reverses that

Yes, Ctrl and - zooms out. However, I believe it’s Ctrl Shift + to zoom in. I have that listed above as Control and Shift and =. ( = and +, same key)

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/58065https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/58065Tue, 18 Jun 2019 21:20:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to find and use key commands in MM. For absolute beginners. on Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:29:57 GMT]]>@Mykle1 ctrl + will also zoom in steps, ctrl - reverses that

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/58046https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/58046Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:29:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to find and use key commands in MM. For absolute beginners. on Tue, 18 Jun 2019 00:27:40 GMT]]>@brandonbrown asked about toggling fullscreen today so I thought I would bring this topic to the attention of those that may not know about it. Someone will find it useful, hopefully.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/58045https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/58045Tue, 18 Jun 2019 00:27:40 GMT