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Is there a way to select icons (using the keyboard) that aren't directly touching? In Windows, I'd press Ctrl+Down, but it doesn't work in the Finder view. I've tried all the usual keyboard shortcuts, but it doesn't seem to work. I can multi-select other icons just fine, but I can't multi-select these two.
The picture explains it better than I could. The icons in this folder are aligned to the grid.
You can use Control + Shift + Eject to put your display to sleep but also to lock your screen. If you don't have an Eject key, you need to use an Automator based workaround to assign your own shortcut. Alternatively, you can set a Hot Corner for the screensaver to start in System Preferences.
For the locking to work, you have to tell OS X to require a password immediately after sleep in System Preferences > Security & Privacy:
When this is set, the above key combo will lock your screen and a password is required to unlock it.
An ideal solution would be a single key press that is relatively intuitive and consistent with other keyboard interface rules. Nonetheless, I have found a couple of hacks that seems to work.
Best Answer
You could use cmd ⌘ + 2 to change to the list view and then just use Shift + Down.