Apple macOS

Document shortcuts

Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line below

↑   Shift +

All hotkeys for Apple macOS

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Cut the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard

⌘ Cmd + X

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Copy the selected item to the Clipboard. This also works for files in the Finder

⌘ Cmd + C

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current document or app. This also works for files in the Finder

⌘ Cmd + V

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Undo the previous command. You can then press Command + Shift + Z to Redo, reversing the undo command. In some apps, you can undo and redo multiple commands

⌘ Cmd + Z

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Select All items

⌘ Cmd + A

Finder
Start a Spotlight search in the Finder window

⌘ Cmd + F

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Find Again: Find the next occurrence of the item previously found. To find the previous occurrence, press Command + Shift + G

⌘ Cmd + G

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Hide the windows of the front app. To view the front app but hide all other apps, press Command + Option + H

⌘ Cmd + H

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Minimize the front window to the Dock. To minimize all windows of the front app, press Command + Option + M

⌘ Cmd + M

Finder
Open a new Finder window

⌘ Cmd + N

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Open the selected item, or open a dialog to select a file to open

⌘ Cmd + O

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Print the current document

⌘ Cmd + P

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Save the current document

⌘ Cmd + S

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Close the front window. To close all windows of the app, press Command + Option + W.

⌘ Cmd + W

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Quit the app

⌘ Cmd + Q

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Choose an app to force quit. Or press Command + Shift + Option + Esc and hold for 3 seconds to force just the front app to quit

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Esc

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Show or hide the Spotlight search field. To perform a Spotlight search from a Finder window, press Command + Option + Space. If you use multiple input sources to type in different languages, these shortcuts change input sources instead of showing Spotlight

⌘ Cmd + Space

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Use Quick Look to preview the selected item

Space

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Switch to the next most recently used app among your open apps

⌘ Cmd + ⭾ Tab

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Switch to the next most recently used window of the front app

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ~

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Take a screenshot of the entire screen

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 3

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Open preferences for the front app

⌘ Cmd + ,

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Press and hold for 5 seconds to force your Mac to turn off

Power

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Force your Mac to restart

Control + ⌘ Cmd + Power

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Put your displays to sleep

Control + ↑   Shift + Power

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Put your displays to sleep

Control + ↑   Shift + Media

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Quit all apps, then restart your Mac. If any open documents have unsaved changes, you'll be asked whether you want to save them

Control + ⌘ Cmd + Eject

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Quit all apps, then shut down your Mac. If any open documents have unsaved changes, you'll be asked whether you want to save them

Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Power

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Quit all apps, then shut down your Mac. If any open documents have unsaved changes, you'll be asked whether you want to save them

Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Media

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Log out of your macOS user account. You'll be asked to confirm

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Q

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Log out of your macOS user account immediately, without being asked to confirm

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Q

Document shortcuts
Boldface the selected text, or turn boldfacing on or off

⌘ Cmd + B

Finder
Show the Get Info window for a selected file

⌘ Cmd + I

Document shortcuts
Underline the selected text, or turn underlining on or off

⌘ Cmd + U

Finder
Show or hide the tab bar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window

⌘ Cmd + T

Finder
Duplicate the selected files

⌘ Cmd + D

Document shortcuts
Show or hide the definition of the selected word

Control + ⌘ Cmd + D

Document shortcuts
Display the Spelling and Grammar window

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + :

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Find misspelled words in the document

⌘ Cmd + ;

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Delete the word to the left of the insertion point

⌥ Option + Del

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Delete the character to the left of the insertion point. Or use Delete

Control + H

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Delete the character to the right of the insertion point. Or use Fn + Delete

Control + D

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Forward delete on keyboards that don't have a Forward Delete  key. Or use Control + D

Fn + Del

Document shortcuts
Delete the text between the insertion point and the end of the line or paragraph

Control + K

Finder
Move the selected item to the Trash

⌘ Cmd + Del

Document shortcuts
Scroll up one page

Fn +

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Scroll down one page

Fn +

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Scroll to the beginning of a document

Fn +

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Arrow Scroll to the end of a document

Fn +

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Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document

⌘ Cmd +

Finder
Open the selected item

⌘ Cmd +

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Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current line

⌘ Cmd +

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Move the insertion point to the end of the current line

⌘ Cmd +

Document shortcuts
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word

⌥ Option +

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Move the insertion point to the end of the next word

⌥ Option +

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Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the document

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

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Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the document

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

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Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the current line

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

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Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the current line

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

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Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line above

↑   Shift +

Document shortcuts
Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line below

↑   Shift +

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Extend text selection one character to the left

↑   Shift +

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Extend text selection one character to the right

↑   Shift +

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Extend text selection to the beginning of the current paragraph, then to the beginning of the following paragraph if pressed again

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +

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Arrow Extend text selection to the end of the current paragraph, then to the end of the following paragraph if pressed again

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +

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Arrow Extend text selection to the beginning of the current word, then to the beginning of the following word if pressed again

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +

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Extend text selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of the following word if pressed again

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +

Document shortcuts
Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph

Control + A

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Move to the end of a line or paragraph

Control + E

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Move one character forward

Control + F

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Move one character backward

Control + B

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Center the cursor or selection in the visible area

Control + L

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Move up one line

Control + P

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Move down one line

Control + N

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Insert a new line after the insertion point

Control + O

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Swap the character behind the insertion point with the character in front of the insertion point

Control + T

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Left align

⌘ Cmd + {

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Right align

⌘ Cmd + }

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Center align

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + |

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Go to the search field

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + F

Finder
Show or hide the toolbar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + T

Document shortcuts
Copy the formatting settings of the selected item to the Clipboard

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + C

Finder
Move the files in the Clipboard from their original location to the current location

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + V

Document shortcuts
Apply the style of the surrounding content to the item pasted within that content

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + V

Document shortcuts
Show or hide the inspector window

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + I

Document shortcuts
Display a window for selecting document settings

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + P

Document shortcuts
Display the Save As dialog, or duplicate the current document

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + S

Document shortcuts
Decrease the size of the selected item

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + -

Document shortcuts
Increase the size of the selected item. Command–Equal sign (=) performs the same function.

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + +

Document shortcuts
Open the Help menu

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ?

Finder
Eject the selected disk or volume

⌘ Cmd + E

Finder
Open the Computer window

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + C

Finder
Open the desktop folder

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + D

Finder
Open the All My Files window

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F

Finder
Open a Go to Folder window

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + G

Finder
Open the Home folder of the current macOS user account

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + H

Finder
Open iCloud Drive

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + I

Finder
Open the Network window

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + K

Finder
Open the Downloads folder

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + L

Finder
Open the Documents folder

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + O

Finder
Open the AirDrop window

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + R

Finder
Show or hide a Finder tab

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T

Finder
Add selected Finder item to the Dock (OS X Mavericks or later)

Control + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T

Finder
Open the Utilities folder

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + U

Finder
Show or hide the Dock. This often works even when you're not in the Finder

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + D

Finder
Add the selected item to the sidebar (OS X Mavericks or later)

Control + ⌘ Cmd + T

Finder
Hide or show the path bar in Finder windows

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + P

Finder
Hide or show the Sidebar in Finder windows

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + S

Finder
Hide or show the status bar in Finder windows

⌘ Cmd + /

Finder
Show View Options

⌘ Cmd + J

Finder
Open the Connect to Server window

⌘ Cmd + K

Finder
Make an alias of the selected item

⌘ Cmd + L

Finder
Create a new folder

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + N

Finder
Create a new Smart Folder

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + N

Finder
Show the original file for the selected alias

⌘ Cmd + R

Finder
View a Quick Look slideshow of the selected files

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Y

Finder
Use Quick Look to preview the files

⌘ Cmd + Y

Finder
View the items in the Finder window as icons

⌘ Cmd + 1

Finder
View the items in a Finder window as a list

⌘ Cmd + 2

Finder
View the items in a Finder window in columns

⌘ Cmd + 3

Finder
View the items in a Finder window with Cover Flow

⌘ Cmd + 4

Finder
Go to the previous folder

⌘ Cmd + [

Finder
Go to the next folder

⌘ Cmd + ]

Finder
Open the folder that contains the current folder.

⌘ Cmd–↑

Finder
Arrow  Open the folder that contains the current folder in a new window

⌘ Cmd + Control +

Finder
Control Show the desktop. This works even when you're not in the Finder

⌘ Cmd + Mission

Finder
Turn Target Display Mode on or off

⌘ Cmd + BrightnessUp

Finder
Turn display mirroring on or off when your Mac is connected to more than one display

⌘ Cmd + BrightnessDown

Finder
Open the selected folder. This works only when in list view

Finder
Close the selected folder. This works only when in list view

Finder
Open a folder in a separate window and close the current window

⌥ Option + Mouse double click

Finder
Open a folder in a separate tab or window

⌘ Cmd + Mouse double click

Finder
Empty the Trash

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Del

Finder
Empty the Trash without confirmation dialog

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Del

Finder
Open Displays preferences. This works with either Brightness key

⌥ Option + BrightnessUp

Finder
Open Mission Control preferences

⌥ Option + MissionControl

Finder
Open Sound preferences. This works with any of the volume keys

⌥ Option + VolumeUp

Finder
Move the dragged item to another volume or location. The pointer changes while you drag the item.

⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement

Finder
Copy the dragged item. The pointer changes while you drag the item.

⌥ Option + Mouse movement

Finder
Make an alias of the dragged item. The pointer changes while you drag the item

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement

Finder
(on a disclosure triangle) Open all folders within the selected folder. This works only when in list view

⌥ Option + Mouse left click

Finder
(on a window title) See the folders that contain the current folder

⌘ Cmd + Mouse left click

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↑   Shift +


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Spatial navigation down
Page

↑   Shift +


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↑   Shift +


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x0.1 speed multiplier, or rescale y-axis if no objects selected
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Move selected layer down by ten pixels
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↑   Shift +


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Select down
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↑   Shift +


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Move the caret one line down selecting the text.
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↑   Shift +


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↑   Shift +


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Move subtitles down
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↑   Shift +


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Extend a selection one line down
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↑   Shift +


Microsoft FrontPage
When a menu is selected, display the list of commands.
Access and use menus and toolbars

↑   Shift +


Adobe Premiere Pro (Mac)
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↑   Shift +


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Nudge Selected Object Down by Five Pixels
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↑   Shift +


Atom (Windows)
core:select-down
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Select last item
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AWS Cloud9 IDE (Mac)
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↑   Shift +


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Selecting text

↑   Shift +


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Select Down
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↑   Shift +


GitHub
Scroll all the way down
Network Graph

↑   Shift +


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Transition to reverse
Transport and recording control

↑   Shift +


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Horizontally zooms out.
Sound window

↑   Shift +


Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts)
Arrow  Edit.LineUpExtend
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↑   Shift +


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Select one line down (with the cursor at the beginning of a line)
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↑   Shift +


LibreOffice Impress
Selecting lines in a downward direction
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↑   Shift +


Apple Pages
Select additional rows
Working with tables

↑   Shift +


LibreOffice Writer
Selecting lines in a downward direction
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↑   Shift +


Valentina Studio
Move Down Extending Selection
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↑   Shift +


REAPER
Edit: Move pitch cursor down one semitone
Section: MIDI Inline Editor

↑   Shift +


Midnight Commander
tag file and move the selection bar to the next entry
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↑   Shift +


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Next line
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↑   Shift +


Zimbra Web Client
Add next
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↑   Shift +


Delphi
Moves the cursor down one line and selects from the right of the starting cursor position.
General

↑   Shift +


SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Increases the height of the selected control in increments of 8
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↑   Shift +


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Select text to the end of current line
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↑   Shift +


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Increase the height of the selected control
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Select the next link or form input in that direction
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↑   Shift +


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Extend selection to the line below, to the nearest character boundary at the same horizontal location
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↑   Shift +


Microsoft OneNote
Select the whole line (when the cursor is at the beginning of the line)
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↑   Shift +


Outlook 2016 and Outlook 2013
Extend the selection to the next card and cancel selection of cards before the starting point
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↑   Shift +


Audacity
Move Focus to Next and Select
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↑   Shift +


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Orbit the currently selected object downwards
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↑   Shift +


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Extend current selection by one line down. The selection extends to the same position in the next line as the position of the insertion point in the current line
Text selection

↑   Shift +


Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Mac)
If in the body of the file list, extend the selection by adding the next row below the selected row
Working with PDF Portfolios

↑   Shift +


Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Windows and Unix)
If in the body of the file list, extend the selection by adding the next row below the selected row
Working with PDF Portfolios

↑   Shift +


Google Drive
Expand selection down
Item Selection

↑   Shift +