| KEYBOARD SHORTCUT |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| MENU COMMANDS |
|
| Shift+Apple+Q |
Log out |
| Shift+Option Apple+Q |
Log out immediately |
| Shift+Apple+Delete |
Empty Trash |
| Apple+H |
Hide Active Application (Doesn't Work With Adobe Applications) |
| Option+Apple+H |
Hide All But The Active Application |
| Control+Eject |
Shut Down, Sleep, or Restart Options |
| Apple+Control+Eject |
Quit all applications and Restart |
| Apple+ . (period) |
Stop a process |
| Apple+ , (comma) |
Open Preferences for Active Application |
| Option+Apple+D |
Show/Hide Dock |
| Control+Up Arrow |
Move up one page |
| Control+Down Arrow |
Move down one page |
| Option+Apple+Esc |
Force Quit |
| FILE MANAGEMENT |
|
| Command+N |
New Finder window (or New Blank Page in Some Applications) |
| Shift+Apple+N |
New Folder (Must Be In Finder Window For It to Work) |
| Apple+O |
Open Another Existing Document |
| Apple+S |
Save |
| Shift+Apple+S |
Save as |
| Apple+P |
|
| Apple+W |
Close Window |
| Apple+Command+W |
Close all Windows |
| Apple+I |
Get Info |
| Option+Apple+I |
Show Attributes Inspector (Limited use – varies by application.) |
| Apple+D |
Duplicate |
| Apple+Q |
Close Application |
| Apple+L |
Make Alias |
| Apple+R |
Show Original |
| Apple+T |
Add to Favorites |
| Apple+Delete |
Move Highlighted Items to Trash |
| Apple+E |
Eject |
| Apple+F |
Find |
| EDITING |
|
| Apple+Z |
Undo |
| Apple+X |
Cut |
| Apple+C |
Copy |
| Apple+V |
Paste |
| Apple+A |
Select All |
| Apple+ { |
Align Left - Only Works in Some Applications |
| Apple+ } |
Align Right - Only Works in Some Applications |
| Apple+ | (pipe) |
Align Center - Only Works in Some Applications |
| Apple+ ; (semicolon) |
Check Spelling - Only Works in Some Applications |
| Shift+Apple+C |
Show Colors palette in application - Only Works in Some Applications |
| Apple+T |
Show Font palette in application - Only Works in Some Applications |
| VIEW MENU |
|
| Apple+1 |
View as Icons |
| Apple+2 |
View as List |
| Apple+3 |
View as Columns |
| Option+Apple+T |
Hide Toolbar |
| Apple+J |
Show View Options |
| MOVING AROUND |
|
| Apple+ [ |
Back - Must be in Finder Window |
| Apple+ ] |
Forward - Must be in Finder Window |
| Shift+Apple+A |
Applications - Must be in Finder Window |
| Shift+Apple+F |
Favorites - Must be in Finder Window |
| Shift+Apple+G |
Goto Folder - Must be in Finder Window |
| Apple+K |
Connect to Server - Must be in Finder Window |
| CONTROLLING WINDOWS |
|
| Apple+M |
Minimize Window |
| Option+Apple+M |
Minimize All Windows |
| GETTING HELP |
|
| Apple+ ? |
Open Mac Help |
UNIVERSAL ACCESS |
|
| Option+Apple+* (asterisk) |
Turn on Zoom |
| Option+Apple+ = (equal) |
Zoom in |
| Option+Apple+ - (minus) |
Zoom out |
| Control+Option+Apple+* (asterisk) |
Switch to White on Black |
| COMBINE KEYBOARD WITH MOUSE | |
| Option+Drag |
Copy to new location |
| Option+Apple+Drag |
Make alias in new location |
| Apple+Drag |
Move to new location without copying |
| SCREEN SHOTS will leave a .pdf file on desktop to convert to a graphic |
|
| Apple+Shift+3 |
Take a picture of the screen |
| Apple+Shift+4 |
Take a picture of the selection |
| Apple+Shift+4, then press Control while selecting |
Take a picture of the screen, place in clipboard |
| Apple+Shift+4, then Spacebar |
Take a picture of the selected window |
List taken from http://www.themacobserver.com/columns/firstmac/2005/20050422.shtml