Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac Laptops
Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of simultaneous key presses that perform certain actions as an alternative to using the mouse. Keyboard shortcuts usually require a combination of modifier keys (command, option, control and shift) and other keys.Here are the modifier key symbols you may see in OS X menus:
⌘ Command key ⌃ Control key ⌥ Option key ⇧ Shift Key ⇪ Caps Lock Fn Function Key
Clipboard
- Command-C = Copy
- Command-V = Paste
- Command-X = Cut
- Command-A = Select All
Menu Commands
- Shift-Command-Q = Log out
- Shift-Opt-Command-Q = Log out immediately
- Shift-Command-Delete = Empty Trash
- Opt-Shift-Command-Delete = Empty Trash without dialog
- Command-H = Hide window
- Opt-Command-H = Hide Others
- Command-N = File New window
- Shift-Cmd-N = New Folder
- Command-O = Open
- Command-S = Save
- Shift-Command-S = Save as
- Command-P = Print
- Command-W = Close Window
- Opt-Command-W = Close all Windows
- Command-I = Get Info
- Opt-Command-I = Show Attributes Inspector
- Command-D = Duplicate
- Command-L = Make Alias
- Command-R = Show original
- Command-T = Add to Favorites
- Command-Delete = Move to Trash
- Command-E = Eject
- Command-F = Find
- Command-Z = Undo
- Command-B = Hide Toolbar
- Command-J = Show View Opts
- Command = [ = Go Back
- Command = ] = Go Forward
- Shift-Command-C = Go to Computer
- Shift-Command-H = Go to your Home folder
- Shift-Command-I = Go to iDisk
- Shift-Command-A = Go to Applications folder
- Shift-Command-G = Go to Go-To Folder
- Command-K = Connect to Server
- Command-M = Minimize Window
- Command-? = Open Mac Help
- Command-Space = Open Spotlight (OS X 10.4)
Window Management
- Command-W = Close window
- Command-Opt-W = Close all windows
- Command-M = Minimise window
- Command-Opt-M = Minimise all windows
- Command-H = Hide Application
- Command-~ = Cycle through windows for current application
- Ctrl-F4 = Cycle through every open window
- Command-Tab = Bring up the Application Switcher
- Command-Tab = Cycle Forwards
- Command-~ = Cycle Backwards
- Command-Shift-Tab = Cycle Backwards
- Command-Q = Quit application
Finder Navigation
- Command-N = New Finder window
- Command-W = Close Window
- Opt-Command-W = Close all Windows
- Command-Down = Open File/Folder
- Command-Up = Navigate to parent
- Command-Right = Expand folder (in list view)
- Command-Left = Collapse Folder (in list view)
- Opt-Command-Right = Expand folder and its subfolders (in list view)
- Opt-Command-Up = Open parent folder and close current window
- Command-Shift-H = Jump to your Home folder
- Command-Shift-A = Jump to your Applications folder
- Command-Shift U = Jump to your Utilities folder
- Command-Shift K = Jump to the Network browser
- Command-Shift G = Goto Folder
- Command-1 = View as Icons
- Command-2 = View as List
- Command-3 = View as Columns
- Command-Space = Open Spotlight (OS X 10.4)
- Command-Delete = Move file/folder to trash
- Command-Click window title = Display the file path
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