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