Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Cut the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard
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⌘ Cmd + X
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Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Copy the selected item to the Clipboard. This also works for files in the Finder
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⌘ Cmd + C
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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
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⌘ Cmd + V
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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
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⌘ Cmd + Z
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Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Select All items
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⌘ Cmd + A
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Finder
Start a Spotlight search in the Finder window
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⌘ Cmd + F
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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
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⌘ Cmd + G
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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
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⌘ Cmd + H
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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
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⌘ Cmd + M
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Finder
Open a new Finder window
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⌘ Cmd + N
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Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Open the selected item, or open a dialog to select a file to open
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⌘ Cmd + O
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Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Print the current document
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⌘ Cmd + P
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Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Save the current document
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⌘ Cmd + S
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Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Close the front window. To close all windows of the app, press Command + Option + W.
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⌘ Cmd + W
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Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Quit the app
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⌘ Cmd + Q
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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
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Esc
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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
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⌘ Cmd + Space
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Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Use Quick Look to preview the selected item
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Space
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Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Switch to the next most recently used app among your open apps
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⌘ Cmd + ⭾ Tab
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Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Switch to the next most recently used window of the front app
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ~
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Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Take a screenshot of the entire screen
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 3
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Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Open preferences for the front app
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⌘ Cmd + ,
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Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Press and hold for 5 seconds to force your Mac to turn off
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Power
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Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Force your Mac to restart
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Control + ⌘ Cmd + Power
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Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Put your displays to sleep
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Control + ↑ Shift + Power
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Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Put your displays to sleep
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Control + ↑ Shift + Media
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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
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Control + ⌘ Cmd + Eject
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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
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Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Power
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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
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Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Media
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Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Log out of your macOS user account. You'll be asked to confirm
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Q
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Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Log out of your macOS user account immediately, without being asked to confirm
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Q
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Document shortcuts
Boldface the selected text, or turn boldfacing on or off
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⌘ Cmd + B
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Finder
Show the Get Info window for a selected file
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⌘ Cmd + I
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Document shortcuts
Underline the selected text, or turn underlining on or off
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⌘ Cmd + U
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Finder
Show or hide the tab bar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window
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⌘ Cmd + T
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Finder
Duplicate the selected files
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⌘ Cmd + D
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Document shortcuts
Show or hide the definition of the selected word
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Control + ⌘ Cmd + D
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Document shortcuts
Display the Spelling and Grammar window
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + :
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Document shortcuts
Find misspelled words in the document
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⌘ Cmd + ;
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Document shortcuts
Delete the word to the left of the insertion point
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⌥ Option + Del
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Document shortcuts
Delete the character to the left of the insertion point. Or use Delete
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Control + H
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Document shortcuts
Delete the character to the right of the insertion point. Or use Fn + Delete
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Control + D
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Document shortcuts
Forward delete on keyboards that don't have a Forward Delete key. Or use Control + D
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Fn + Del
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Document shortcuts
Delete the text between the insertion point and the end of the line or paragraph
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Control + K
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Finder
Move the selected item to the Trash
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⌘ Cmd + Del
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Document shortcuts
Scroll up one page
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Fn + ↑
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Document shortcuts
Scroll down one page
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Fn + ↓
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Document shortcuts
Scroll to the beginning of a document
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Fn + ←
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Document shortcuts
Arrow Scroll to the end of a document
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Fn + →
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Document shortcuts
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document
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⌘ Cmd + ↑
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Finder
Open the selected item
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⌘ Cmd + ↓
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Document shortcuts
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current line
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⌘ Cmd + ←
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Document shortcuts
Move the insertion point to the end of the current line
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⌘ Cmd + →
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Document shortcuts
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
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⌥ Option + ←
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Document shortcuts
Move the insertion point to the end of the next word
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⌥ Option + →
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Document shortcuts
Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the document
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ↑
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Document shortcuts
Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the document
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ↓
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Document shortcuts
Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the current line
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ←
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Document shortcuts
Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the current line
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + →
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Document shortcuts
Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line above
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↑ Shift + ↑
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Document shortcuts
Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line below
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↑ Shift + ↓
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Document shortcuts
Extend text selection one character to the left
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↑ Shift + ←
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Document shortcuts
Extend text selection one character to the right
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↑ Shift + →
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Document shortcuts
Extend text selection to the beginning of the current paragraph, then to the beginning of the following paragraph if pressed again
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ↑
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Document shortcuts
Arrow Extend text selection to the end of the current paragraph, then to the end of the following paragraph if pressed again
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ↓
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Document shortcuts
Arrow Extend text selection to the beginning of the current word, then to the beginning of the following word if pressed again
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ←
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Document shortcuts
Extend text selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of the following word if pressed again
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + →
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Document shortcuts
Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph
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Control + A
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Document shortcuts
Move to the end of a line or paragraph
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Control + E
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Document shortcuts
Move one character forward
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Control + F
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Document shortcuts
Move one character backward
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Control + B
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Document shortcuts
Center the cursor or selection in the visible area
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Control + L
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Document shortcuts
Move up one line
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Control + P
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Document shortcuts
Move down one line
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Control + N
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Document shortcuts
Insert a new line after the insertion point
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Control + O
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Document shortcuts
Swap the character behind the insertion point with the character in front of the insertion point
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Control + T
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Document shortcuts
Left align
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⌘ Cmd + {
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Document shortcuts
Right align
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⌘ Cmd + }
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Document shortcuts
Center align
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + |
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Document shortcuts
Go to the search field
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + F
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Finder
Show or hide the toolbar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + T
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Document shortcuts
Copy the formatting settings of the selected item to the Clipboard
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + C
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Finder
Move the files in the Clipboard from their original location to the current location
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + V
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Document shortcuts
Apply the style of the surrounding content to the item pasted within that content
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + V
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Document shortcuts
Show or hide the inspector window
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + I
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Document shortcuts
Display a window for selecting document settings
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + P
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Document shortcuts
Display the Save As dialog, or duplicate the current document
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + S
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Document shortcuts
Decrease the size of the selected item
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + -
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Document shortcuts
Increase the size of the selected item. Command–Equal sign (=) performs the same function.
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + +
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Document shortcuts
Open the Help menu
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ?
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Finder
Eject the selected disk or volume
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⌘ Cmd + E
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Finder
Open the Computer window
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + C
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Finder
Open the desktop folder
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + D
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Finder
Open the All My Files window
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F
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Finder
Open a Go to Folder window
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + G
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Finder
Open the Home folder of the current macOS user account
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + H
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Finder
Open iCloud Drive
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + I
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Finder
Open the Network window
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + K
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Finder
Open the Downloads folder
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + L
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Finder
Open the Documents folder
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + O
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Finder
Open the AirDrop window
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + R
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Finder
Show or hide a Finder tab
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T
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Finder
Add selected Finder item to the Dock (OS X Mavericks or later)
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Control + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T
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Finder
Open the Utilities folder
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + U
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Finder
Show or hide the Dock. This often works even when you're not in the Finder
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + D
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Finder
Add the selected item to the sidebar (OS X Mavericks or later)
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Control + ⌘ Cmd + T
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Finder
Hide or show the path bar in Finder windows
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + P
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Finder
Hide or show the Sidebar in Finder windows
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + S
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Finder
Hide or show the status bar in Finder windows
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⌘ Cmd + /
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Finder
Show View Options
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⌘ Cmd + J
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Finder
Open the Connect to Server window
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⌘ Cmd + K
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Finder
Make an alias of the selected item
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⌘ Cmd + L
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Finder
Create a new folder
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + N
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Finder
Create a new Smart Folder
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + N
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Finder
Show the original file for the selected alias
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⌘ Cmd + R
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Finder
View a Quick Look slideshow of the selected files
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Y
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Finder
Use Quick Look to preview the files
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⌘ Cmd + Y
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Finder
View the items in the Finder window as icons
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⌘ Cmd + 1
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Finder
View the items in a Finder window as a list
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⌘ Cmd + 2
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Finder
View the items in a Finder window in columns
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⌘ Cmd + 3
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Finder
View the items in a Finder window with Cover Flow
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⌘ Cmd + 4
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Finder
Go to the previous folder
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⌘ Cmd + [
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Finder
Go to the next folder
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⌘ Cmd + ]
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Finder
Open the folder that contains the current folder.
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⌘ Cmd–↑
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Finder
Arrow Open the folder that contains the current folder in a new window
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⌘ Cmd + Control + ↑
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Finder
Control Show the desktop. This works even when you're not in the Finder
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⌘ Cmd + Mission
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Finder
Turn Target Display Mode on or off
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⌘ Cmd + BrightnessUp
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Finder
Turn display mirroring on or off when your Mac is connected to more than one display
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⌘ Cmd + BrightnessDown
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Finder
Open the selected folder. This works only when in list view
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→
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Finder
Close the selected folder. This works only when in list view
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←
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Finder
Open a folder in a separate window and close the current window
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⌥ Option + Mouse double click
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Finder
Open a folder in a separate tab or window
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⌘ Cmd + Mouse double click
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Finder
Empty the Trash
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Del
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Finder
Empty the Trash without confirmation dialog
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Del
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Finder
Open Displays preferences. This works with either Brightness key
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⌥ Option + BrightnessUp
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Finder
Open Mission Control preferences
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⌥ Option + MissionControl
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Finder
Open Sound preferences. This works with any of the volume keys
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⌥ Option + VolumeUp
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Finder
Move the dragged item to another volume or location. The pointer changes while you drag the item.
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⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement
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Finder
Copy the dragged item. The pointer changes while you drag the item.
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⌥ Option + Mouse movement
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Finder
Make an alias of the dragged item. The pointer changes while you drag the item
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement
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Finder
(on a disclosure triangle) Open all folders within the selected folder. This works only when in list view
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⌥ Option + Mouse left click
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Finder
(on a window title) See the folders that contain the current folder
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⌘ Cmd + Mouse left click
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