macOS Keyboard Shortcuts

Before we embrace bodily keyboard shortcuts, in case you didn't know, in OS X there's a master list of shortcuts that can exist found in the Organization Preferences. To find it:

  • Go to the Organization Preferences and choose "Keyboard."
  • In the "Shortcuts" tab, go through the sections on the left to plow on or off the shortcuts you desire to employ.
  • Optional: While we don't recommend information technology, should yous prefer it, hither yous tin can also ready F keys to work as function keys primarily (instead of the default for brightness, Mission Control, music playback, etc). Within the Keyboard settings, in the "Keyboard" tab, check the box "Employ F keys equally standard function keys."

Edit/Add a Shortcut

  • For editing: From the "Shortcuts" tab (see higher up), double click on a shortcut primal combination, and you will be able to edit information technology.
  • For adding an app specific shortcut: Select App Shortcuts. And then click the plus sign under the shortcuts window, cull the application from the drop downward carte and follow other options.

Top Shortcuts for Daily Apply

  • Spotlight: Command + Spacebar
  • Open up Preferences: Command + Comma
  • Switch apps: Command + Tab
  • Minimize/Hibernate the front window to the Dock: Command + M / H
  • Hide all background windows except the current one: Control + Shift + H
  • Close the agile window: Command + W
  • Quit an app: Command + Q
  • Log out of your Bone Ten user business relationship: Command + Shift + Q

Take a Screenshot

  • Screenshot of your whole screen: Command + Shift + iii
  • Select function of the screen and save it every bit image: Command + Shift + four
  • Optional: Add Shift to the above combinations and the screenshot will be saved to the clipboard instead as a file on the desktop

Text Stuff

  • Forward delete: Fn + Delete
  • Delete unabridged words: Control + Delete
  • Paste without formatting: Command + Shift + V

One-time but Skillful Mac Shortcuts

  • Force Quit an app: Control + Choice + Escape
  • Switch same app windows: Command + Shift + Tilde (~)
  • Preview the selected Finder item: Space Bar
  • Show/hide the inspector window: Command + I
  • Zoom in/out: Command + Shift + Plus sign (+) / Minus sign (-)
  • Open/Search an app'south assistance menu: Control + Shift + Question mark (?)

  • Show/hide the Dock: Command + Option + D
  • Open up the Desktop binder: Command + Shift + D
  • Open the Downloads folder: Control + Shift + L
  • Open the Documents folder: Control + Shift + O
  • Open the AirDrop window: Control + Shift + R
  • Open up the Connect to Server window: Command + Shift + K
  • Eject the selected deejay or volume: Command + Eastward
  • Empty the trash: Command + Shift + Delete
  • Empty the trash with confirmation: Command + Shift + Option + Delete
  • Plough off display mirroring when using more than one display: Control + Brightness Downwards
  • Put all displays to sleep: Shift + Control + Ability Button
  • Shut downwardly your system: Control + Option + Command + Eject

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OS Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows macOS Chromebook

Browser Shortcuts

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Mobile Shortcuts

Android iPhone / iOS