Hotkeys and shortcuts for Mac OS Sierra 10.12 (MacOS)

(Total 164)

`Command` + `X`	Common Shortcuts Cut the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard.
`Command` + `C`	Common Shortcuts Copy the selected item to the Clipboard. This also works for files in the Finder.
`Command` + `V`	Common Shortcuts Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current document or app. This also works for files in the Finder.
`Command` + `Z`	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.
`Command` + `A`	Common Shortcuts Select All items.
`Command` + `F`	Common Shortcuts Find items in a document or open a Find window.
`Command` + `G`	Common Shortcuts Find Again: Find the next occurrence of the item previously found. To find the previous occurrence, press Command+Shift+G.
`Command` + `H`	Common Shortcuts Hide the windows of the front app. To view the front app but hide all other apps, press Command+Option+H.
`Command` + `M`	Common Shortcuts Minimize the front window to the Dock. To minimize all windows of the front app, press Command+Option+M.
`Command` + `N`	Common Shortcuts New: Open an new document or window.
`Command` + `O`	Common Shortcuts Open the selected item, or open a dialog to select a file to open.
`Command` + `P`	Common Shortcuts Print the current document.
`Command` + `S`	Common Shortcuts Save the current document.
`Command` + `W`	Common Shortcuts Close the front window. To close all windows of the app, press Command+Option+W.
`Command` + `Q`	Common Shortcuts Quit the app.
`Option` + `Command` + `Esc`	Common Shortcuts Force Quit: 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.
`Command` + `Spacebar`	Common Shortcuts Spotlight: Show or hide the Spotlight search field. To perform a Spotlight search from a Finder window, press Command+Option+Spacebar. If you use multiple input sources to type in different languages, these shortcuts change input sources instead of showing Spotlight.
`Spacebar`	Common Shortcuts Quick Look: Use Quick Look to preview the selected item.
`Command` + `Tab`	Common Shortcuts Switch apps: Switch to the next most recently used app among your open apps.
`Shift` + `Command` + `~`	Common Shortcuts Switch windows: Switch to the next most recently used window of the front app.
`Shift` + `Command` + `3`	Common Shortcuts Screenshot: Take a screenshot of the entire screen. Learn more screenshot shortcuts.
`Command` + `,`	Common Shortcuts Preferences: Open preferences for the front app.
`Power button`	Sleep,Logout and Shutdown Press to turn on your Mac or wake your Mac from sleep.Press and hold for 1.5 seconds while your Mac is awake to display a dialog asking if you want to sleep, restart, or shut down. If you don't want to wait 1.5 seconds, press Ctrl+Power button or Ctrl+Media Eject
`Ctrl` + `Command` + `Power button`	Sleep,Logout and Shutdown Force your Mac to restart.*
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Power button`	Sleep,Logout and Shutdown Put your displays to sleep
`Ctrl` + `Command` + `Media Eject`	Sleep,Logout and Shutdown Quit all apps, then restart your Mac. If any open documents have unsaved changes, you'll be asked whether you want to save them.*
`Ctrl` + `Option` + `Command` + `Power button`	Sleep,Logout and Shutdown 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.*
`Shift` + `Command` + `Q`	Sleep,Logout and Shutdown Log out of your macOS user account. You'll be asked to confirm.
`Option` + `Shift` + `Command` + `Q`	Sleep,Logout and Shutdown Log out of your macOS user account immediately, without being asked to confirm.
`Command` + `B`	Document Shortcuts Boldface the selected text, or turn boldfacing on or off.
`Command` + `I`	Document Shortcuts Italicize the selected text, or turn italics on or off.
`Command` + `U`	Document Shortcuts Underline the selected text, or turn underlining on or off.
`Command` + `T`	Document Shortcuts Show or hide the Fonts window.
`Command` + `D`	Document Shortcuts Select the Desktop folder from within an Open dialog or Save dialog.
`Ctrl` + `Command` + `D`	Document Shortcuts Show or hide the definition of the selected word.
`Shift` + `Command` + `:`	Document Shortcuts Display the Spelling and Grammar window.
`Command` + `;`	Document Shortcuts Find misspelled words in the document.
`Option` + `Delete`	Document Shortcuts Delete the word to the left of the insertion point.
`Ctrl` + `H`	Document Shortcuts Delete the character to the left of the insertion point. Or use Delete.
`Ctrl` + `D`	Document Shortcuts Delete the character to the right of the insertion point. Or use Fn+Delete.
`Fn` + `Delete`	Document Shortcuts Forward delete on keyboards that don't have a Forward Delete key. Or use Ctrl+D.
`Ctrl` + `K`	Document Shortcuts Delete the text between the insertion point and the end of the line or paragraph.
`Command` + `Delete`	Document Shortcuts Select Delete or Don't Save in a dialog that contains a Delete or Don't Save button.
`Fn` + `Up Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Page Up: Scroll up one page.
`Fn` + `Down Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Page Down: Scroll down one page.
`Fn` + `Left Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Home: Scroll to the beginning of a document.
`Fn` + `Right Arrow`	Document Shortcuts End: Scroll to the end of a document.
`Command` + `Up Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document.
`Command` + `Down Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Move the insertion point to the end of the document.
`Command` + `Left Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current line.
`Command` + `Right Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Move the insertion point to the end of the current line.
`Option` + `Left Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.
`Option` + `Right Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Move the insertion point to the end of the next word.
`Shift` + `Command` + `Up Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the document.
`Shift` + `Command` + `Down Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the document.
`Shift` + `Command` + `Left Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the current line.
`Shift` + `Command` + `Right Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the current line.
`Shift` + `Up Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line above.
`Shift` + `Down Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line below.
`Shift` + `Left Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Extend text selection one character to the left.
`Shift` + `Right Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Extend text selection one character to the right.
`Option` + `Shift` + `Up Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Extend text selection to the beginning of the current paragraph, then to the beginning of the following paragraph if pressed again.
`Option` + `Shift` + `Down Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Extend text selection to the end of the current paragraph, then to the end of the following paragraph if pressed again.
`Option` + `Shift` + `Left Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Extend text selection to the beginning of the current word, then to the beginning of the following word if pressed again.
`Option` + `Shift` + `Right Arrow`	Document Shortcuts Extend text selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of the following word if pressed again.
`Ctrl` + `A`	Document Shortcuts Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
`Ctrl` + `E`	Document Shortcuts Move to the end of a line or paragraph.
`Ctrl` + `F`	Document Shortcuts Move one character forward.
`Ctrl` + `B`	Document Shortcuts Move one character backward.
`Ctrl` + `L`	Document Shortcuts Center the cursor or selection in the visible area.
`Ctrl` + `P`	Document Shortcuts Move up one line.
`Ctrl` + `N`	Document Shortcuts Move down one line
`Ctrl` + `O`	Document Shortcuts Insert a new line after the insertion point.
`Ctrl` + `T`	Document Shortcuts Swap the character behind the insertion point with the character in front of the insertion point.
`Command` + `{`	Document Shortcuts Left align.
`Command` + `}`	Document Shortcuts Right align.
`Shift` + `Command` + `\|`	Document Shortcuts Center align.
`Option` + `Command` + `F`	Document Shortcuts Go to the search field.
`Option` + `Command` + `T`	Document Shortcuts Show or hide a toolbar in the app.
`Option` + `Command` + `C`	Document Shortcuts Copy Style: Copy the formatting settings of the selected item to the Clipboard.
`Option` + `Command` + `V`	Document Shortcuts Paste Style: Apply the copied style to the selected item.
`Option` + `Shift` + `Command` + `V`	Document Shortcuts Paste and Match Style: Apply the style of the surrounding content to the item pasted within that content.
`Option` + `Command` + `I`	Document Shortcuts Show or hide the inspector window.
`Shift` + `Command` + `P`	Document Shortcuts Page setup: Display a window for selecting document settings.
`Shift` + `Command` + `S`	Document Shortcuts Display the Save As dialog, or duplicate the current document.
`Shift` + `Command` + `-`	Document Shortcuts Decrease the size of the selected item.
`Shift` + `Command` + `+`	Document Shortcuts Increase the size of the selected item. Command+= performs the same function.
`Shift` + `Command` + `?`	Document Shortcuts Open the Help menu.
`Command` + `D`	Finder Shortcuts Duplicate the selected files.
`Command` + `E`	Finder Shortcuts Eject the selected disk or volume.
`Command` + `F`	Finder Shortcuts Start a Spotlight search in the Finder window.
`Command` + `I`	Finder Shortcuts Show the Get Info window for a selected file.
`Shift` + `Command` + `C`	Finder Shortcuts Open the Computer window.
`Shift` + `Command` + `D`	Finder Shortcuts Open the desktop folder.
`Shift` + `Command` + `F`	Finder Shortcuts Open the All My Files window.
`Shift` + `Command` + `G`	Finder Shortcuts Open a Go to Folder window.
`Shift` + `Command` + `H`	Finder Shortcuts Open the Home folder of the current macOS user account.
`Shift` + `Command` + `I`	Finder Shortcuts Open iCloud Drive.
`Shift` + `Command` + `K`	Finder Shortcuts Open the Network window.
`Option` + `Command` + `L`	Finder Shortcuts Open the Downloads folder.
`Shift` + `Command` + `O`	Finder Shortcuts Open the Documents folder.
`Shift` + `Command` + `R`	Finder Shortcuts Open the AirDrop window.
`Shift` + `Command` + `T`	Finder Shortcuts Add selected Finder item to the Dock (OS X Mountain Lion or earlier)
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Command` + `T`	Finder Shortcuts Add selected Finder item to the Dock (OS X Mavericks or later)
`Shift` + `Command` + `U`	Finder Shortcuts Open the Utilities folder.
`Option` + `Command` + `D`	Finder Shortcuts Show or hide the Dock. This often works even when you're not in the Finder.
`Ctrl` + `Command` + `T`	Finder Shortcuts Add the selected item to the sidebar (OS X Mavericks or later).
`Option` + `Command` + `P`	Finder Shortcuts Hide or show the path bar in Finder windows.
`Option` + `Command` + `S`	Finder Shortcuts Hide or show the Sidebar in Finder windows.
`Command` + `/`	Finder Shortcuts Hide or show the status bar in Finder windows.
`Command` + `J`	Finder Shortcuts Show View Options.
`Command` + `K`	Finder Shortcuts Open the Connect to Server window.
`Command` + `L`	Finder Shortcuts Make an alias of the selected item.
`Command` + `N`	Finder Shortcuts Open a new Finder window.
`Shift` + `Command` + `N`	Finder Shortcuts Create a new folder.
`Option` + `Command` + `N`	Finder Shortcuts Create a new Smart Folder.
`Command` + `R`	Finder Shortcuts Show the original file for the selected alias.
`Command` + `T`	Finder Shortcuts Show or hide the Tab bar when a single Tab is open in the current Finder window.
`Shift` + `Command` + `T`	Finder Shortcuts Show or hide a Finder Tab.
`Option` + `Command` + `T`	Finder Shortcuts Show or hide the toolbar when a single Tab is open in the current Finder window.
`Option` + `Command` + `V`	Finder Shortcuts Move: Move the files in the Clipboard from their original location to the current location.
`Option` + `Command` + `Y`	Finder Shortcuts View a Quick Look slideshow of the selected files.
`Command` + `Y`	Finder Shortcuts Use Quick Look to preview the selected files.
`Command` + `1`	Finder Shortcuts View the items in the Finder window as icons.
`Command` + `2`	Finder Shortcuts View the items in a Finder window as a list.
`Command` + `3`	Finder Shortcuts View the items in a Finder window in columns.
`Command` + `4`	Finder Shortcuts View the items in a Finder window with Cover Flow.
`Command` + `{`	Finder Shortcuts Go to the previous folder.
`Command` + `}`	Finder Shortcuts Go to the next folder.
`Command` + `Up Arrow`	Finder Shortcuts Open the folder that contains the current folder.
`Command` + `Ctrl` + `Up Arrow`	Finder Shortcuts Open the folder that contains the current folder in a new window.
`Command` + `Down Arrow`	Finder Shortcuts Open the selected item.
`Command` + `Brightness Up`	Finder Shortcuts Turn Target Display Mode on or off.
`Command` + `Brightness Down`	Finder Shortcuts Turn display mirroring on or off when your Mac is connected to more than one display.
`Right Arrow`	Finder Shortcuts Open the selected folder. This works only when in list view.
`Left Arrow`	Finder Shortcuts Close the selected folder. This works only when in list view.
`Command` + `Delete`	Finder Shortcuts Move the selected item to the Trash.
`Shift` + `Command` + `Delete`	Finder Shortcuts Empty the Trash.
`Option` + `Shift` + `Command` + `Delete`	Finder Shortcuts Empty the Trash without confirmation dialog.
`Command` + `Y`	Finder Shortcuts Use Quick Look to preview the files.
`Option` + `Brightness Up`	Finder Shortcuts Open Displays preferences. This works with either Brightness key.
`Option` + `Volume Up`	Finder Shortcuts Open Sound preferences. This works with any of the volume keys.
`Command` and `Drag`	Finder Shortcuts Move the dragged item to another volume or location. The pointer changes while you drag the item.
`Option` and `Drag`	Finder Shortcuts Copy the dragged item. The pointer changes while you drag the item.
`Option` + `Command` and `Drag`	Finder Shortcuts Make an alias of the dragged item. The pointer changes while you drag the item.
`Option` + `Click a disclosure triangle`	Finder Shortcuts Open all folders within the selected folder. This works only when in list view.
`Command` + `Click a window title`	Finder Shortcuts See the folders that contain the current folder.
`Shift`	Start Up and Boot Options Start up in Safe Mode.
`Option`	Start Up and Boot Options Start up to Startup Manager.
`C`	Start Up and Boot Options Start up from a bootable CD, DVD, or USB thumb drive (such as macOS install media).
`D`	Start Up and Boot Options Start up to either Apple Hardware Test or Apple Diagnostics, depending on which Mac you're using.
`Option` + `D`	Start Up and Boot Options Start up to either Apple Hardware Test or Apple Diagnostics over the Internet.
`N`	Start Up and Boot Options Start up from a compatible NetBoot server.
`Option` + `N`	Start Up and Boot Options Start up from a NetBoot server using the default boot image.
`Command` + `R`	Start Up and Boot Options Start up from macOS Recovery.
`Option` + `Command` + `R`	Start Up and Boot Options Start up from macOS Recovery over the Internet.
`Option` + `Command` + `P` + `R`	Start Up and Boot Options Reset NVRAM.
`Command` + `S`	Start Up and Boot Options Start up in single+user mode.
`T`	Start Up and Boot Options Start up in target disk mode.
`X`	Start Up and Boot Options Start up from an macOS startup disk when the Mac would otherwise start up from a non+macOS startup disk.
`Command` + `V`	Start Up and Boot Options Start up in verbose mode.
`F12` / `Eject`	Start Up and Boot Options Eject removable media, such as an optical disc.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` +Power Button	Lock Screen Lock Screen
	Lock Screen

Hotkeys and shortcuts for Mac OS Sierra 10.12 (MacOS)

(Total 164)

Command + X

Common Shortcuts

Cut the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard.

Command + C

Common Shortcuts

Copy the selected item to the Clipboard. This also works for files in the Finder.

Command + V

Common Shortcuts

Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current document or app. This also works for files in the Finder.

Command + Z

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.

Command + A

Common Shortcuts

Select All items.

Command + F

Common Shortcuts

Find items in a document or open a Find window.

Command + G

Common Shortcuts

Find Again: Find the next occurrence of the item previously found. To find the previous occurrence, press Command+Shift+G.

Command + H

Common Shortcuts

Hide the windows of the front app. To view the front app but hide all other apps, press Command+Option+H.

Command + M

Common Shortcuts

Minimize the front window to the Dock. To minimize all windows of the front app, press Command+Option+M.

Command + N

Common Shortcuts

New: Open an new document or window.

Command + O

Common Shortcuts

Open the selected item, or open a dialog to select a file to open.

Command + P

Common Shortcuts

Print the current document.

Command + S

Common Shortcuts

Save the current document.

Command + W

Common Shortcuts

Close the front window. To close all windows of the app, press Command+Option+W.

Command + Q

Common Shortcuts

Quit the app.

Option + Command + Esc

Common Shortcuts

Force Quit: 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.

Command + Spacebar

Common Shortcuts

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

Spacebar

Common Shortcuts

Quick Look: Use Quick Look to preview the selected item.

Command + Tab

Common Shortcuts

Switch apps: Switch to the next most recently used app among your open apps.

Shift + Command + ~

Common Shortcuts

Switch windows: Switch to the next most recently used window of the front app.

Shift + Command + 3

Common Shortcuts

Screenshot: Take a screenshot of the entire screen. Learn more screenshot shortcuts.

Command + ,

Common Shortcuts

Preferences: Open preferences for the front app.

Power button

Sleep,Logout and Shutdown

Press to turn on your Mac or wake your Mac from sleep.Press and hold for 1.5 seconds while your Mac is awake to display a dialog asking if you want to sleep, restart, or shut down. If you don't want to wait 1.5 seconds, press Ctrl+Power button or Ctrl+Media Eject

Ctrl + Command + Power button

Sleep,Logout and Shutdown

Force your Mac to restart.*

Ctrl + Shift + Power button

Sleep,Logout and Shutdown

Put your displays to sleep

Ctrl + Command + Media Eject

Sleep,Logout and Shutdown

Quit all apps, then restart your Mac. If any open documents have unsaved changes, you'll be asked whether you want to save them.*

`Command` + `X`

`Command` + `C`

`Command` + `V`

`Command` + `Z`

`Command` + `A`

`Command` + `F`

`Command` + `G`

`Command` + `H`

`Command` + `M`

`Command` + `N`

`Command` + `O`

`Command` + `P`

`Command` + `S`

`Command` + `W`

`Command` + `Q`

`Option` + `Command` + `Esc`

`Command` + `Spacebar`

`Spacebar`

`Command` + `Tab`

`Shift` + `Command` + `~`

`Shift` + `Command` + `3`

`Command` + `,`

`Power button`

`Ctrl` + `Command` + `Power button`

`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Power button`

`Ctrl` + `Command` + `Media Eject`

`Ctrl` + `Option` + `Command` + `Power button`

`Shift` + `Command` + `Q`

`Option` + `Shift` + `Command` + `Q`

`Command` + `B`

`Command` + `I`

`Command` + `U`

`Command` + `T`

`Command` + `D`

`Ctrl` + `Command` + `D`

`Shift` + `Command` + `:`

`Command` + `;`

`Option` + `Delete`

`Ctrl` + `H`

`Ctrl` + `D`

`Fn` + `Delete`

`Ctrl` + `K`

`Command` + `Delete`

`Fn` + `Up Arrow`

`Fn` + `Down Arrow`

`Fn` + `Left Arrow`

`Fn` + `Right Arrow`

`Command` + `Up Arrow`

`Command` + `Down Arrow`

`Command` + `Left Arrow`