Shortcuts
Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
⌘X |
Cut |
⌘C |
Copy |
⌘V |
Paste |
⌘Z |
Undo |
⇧⌘Z |
Redo |
⌘A |
Select All |
⌘F |
Find items |
⌘G |
Find next |
⌘H |
Hide the windows of front app |
⌥⌘H |
Hide all other apps, execpt the front app |
⌘M |
Minimize the front window |
⌥⌘M |
Minimize all |
⌘O |
Open the selected item |
⌘P |
Print the current document |
⌘S |
Save the current document |
⌘T |
Open a new tab |
⌘W |
Close the front window |
⌥⌘Esc |
Force quit an app |
⌘Space |
Show/hide the Spotlight search field |
⌃⌘Space |
Show the Character Viewer |
⌃⌘F |
Use the app in full screen |
Space |
Use Quick Look to preview |
⌘⭾ |
Switch between apps |
⇧⌘5 |
Take a screenshot or make a screen recording |
⇧⌘N |
Create a new folder in the Finder |
⌘, |
Open preferences for the front app |
Sleep, log out, and shut down
⌥⌘Power |
Sleep |
^⇧Power |
Put the display to sleep |
⌃Power |
Shutdown menu |
⌃⌘Power |
Force restart |
⌃⌘Eject |
Quit all apps, then restart |
⌃⌥⌘Power |
Quit all apps, then shut down |
⇧⌘Q |
Log out with confirmation |
⌥⇧⌘Q |
Log out no confirmation |
^⌘Q |
Screen lock |
Finder and system
⌘D |
Duplicate the selected files |
⌘E |
Eject the selected disk or volume |
⌘F |
Start a Spotlight search |
⌘I |
Show the Get Info window |
⇧⌘C |
Open the Computer window |
⇧⌘D |
Open the desktop folder |
⇧⌘F |
Open the All My Files window |
⇧⌘G |
Open a Go to Folder window |
⇧⌘H |
Open Home |
⇧⌘I |
Open iCloud |
⇧⌘K |
Open the Network |
⌥⌘L |
Open the Downloads |
⇧⌘N |
Create a new folder |
⇧⌘O |
Open the Documents |
⇧⌘P |
Show/hide the Preview pane |
⇧⌘R |
Open the AirDrop |
⇧⌘T |
Show/hide the tab bar in Finder |
⌃⇧⌘T |
Add selected item to the Dock |
⇧⌘U |
Open the Utilities |
⌥⌘D |
Show/hide the Dock |
⌃⌘T |
Add the selected item to sidebar |
⌥⌘P |
Hide/show the path bar |
⌥⌘S |
Hide/show the Sidebar |
⌘/ |
Hide/show the status bar |
⌘J |
Show View ⌥ s |
⌘K |
Open the Connect to Server |
⌘L |
Make an alias of the selected item |
⌘N |
Open a new Finder |
⌥⌘N |
Create a new Smart Folder |
⌘T |
Show/hide the tab bar |
⌥⌘T |
Show or hide the toolbar |
⌥⌘V |
Move |
⌘Y |
Use Quick Look to preview |
⌥⌘Y |
View a Quick Look slideshow |
⌘1 |
View items in Finder as icons |
⌘2 |
View items in Finder as a list |
⌘3 |
View items in Finder in columns |
⌘4 |
View items in Finder with Cover Flow |
⌘[ |
Go to the previous folder |
⌘] |
Go to the next folder |
⌘↑ |
Open the folder |
⌘⌃↑ |
Open the folder in a new window |
⌘↓ |
Open the selected item |
→ |
Open the selected folder |
← |
Close the selected folder |
⌘Delete |
Delete |
⇧⌘Delete |
Empty the Trash |
⌥⇧⌘Delete |
Empty the Trash no confirmation |
⌥⌃ |
Open Mission ⌃ preferences |
⌘⌃ |
Show the desktop |
⌃↓ |
Show all windows of the front app |
Document
⌘B |
Boldface |
⌘I |
Italicize |
⌘K |
Add a link |
⌘U |
Underline |
⌘T |
Show/hide the Fonts window |
⌘D |
Select the Desktop folder |
⌃⌘D |
Show/hide the definition of the word |
⇧⌘: |
Display the Spelling and Grammar window |
⌘; |
Find misspelled words |
⌥Delete |
Delete the word |
⌃H |
Delete the character, left |
⌃D |
Delete the character, right |
FnDelete |
Forward delete |
⌃K |
Delete the text between |
Fn↑ |
Page Up |
Fn↓ |
Page Down |
Fn← |
Home |
Fn→ |
End |
⌘↑ |
Move to the beginning |
⌘↓ |
Move to the end |
⌘← |
Move to the beginning of the current line |
⌘→ |
Move to the end of the current line |
⌥← |
Move to the beginning of the previous word |
⌥→ |
Move to the end of the next word |
⇧⌘↑ |
Select between cursor and the beginning of doc |
⇧⌘↓ |
Select between cursor and the end of doc |
⇧⌘← |
Select between cursor and the beginning of the current line |
⇧⌘→ |
Select between curso and the end of the current line |
⌃A |
Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph |
⌃E |
Move to the end of a line or paragraph |
⌃F |
Move one character forward |
⌃B |
Move one character backward |
⌃L |
Center the cursor |
⌃P |
Move up one line |
⌃N |
Move down one line |
⌃O |
Insert a new line after cursor |
⌘{ |
Left align |
⌘} |
Right align |
⇧⌘| |
Center align |
⌥⌘F |
Go to the search field |
⌥⌘T |
Show/hide a toolbar |
⌥⌘C |
Copy Style |
⌥⌘V |
Paste Style |
⌥⇧⌘V |
Paste and Match Style |
⌥⌘I |
Show/hide the inspector |
⇧⌘P |
Page setup |
⇧⌘S |
Save As |
⇧⌘- |
Decrease the size |
⇧⌘ |
Increase the size |
⌘= |
Reset the size |
⇧⌘? |
Open the Help |
Safari
⌘/ |
Show links on mouseover |
⌘D |
Add bookmark |
⌥⌘B |
Edit bookmark |
Finder copy/cut/paste
⌘c |
Copy |
⌘v |
Paste |
⌘⌥v |
Cut |