Macintosh OSX Keyboard Shortcuts

   Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts

This page contains a list of Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac OS X to help you work faster and better.

About Keyboard Shortcuts
Useful if you switched to the Mac or have forgotten certain shortcuts. It's a pretty long list but hopefully covers most of what’s possible. You can find a full list of Shortcuts for your version of Mac OS but typing Mac OS Keyboard Shortcuts into the Mac Help search box.

You can also find keyboard special characters by using the Apple Key Caps application which should be in your  folder.



Startup
Press these keys during startup to access various system functions.
 * Press X — Force Mac OS X startup
 * Press Option+Command+Shift+Delete — Bypass primary startup volume and seek a different startup volume (such as a CD or external disk)
 * Press C — Start up from a CD that has a system folder
 * Press N — Attempt to start up from a compatible network server (NetBoot)
 * Press T — Start up in FireWire Target Disk mode
 * Press Shift — start up in Safe Boot mode and temporarily disable login items and non-essential kernel extension files (Mac OS X 10.2 and later)
 * Press Command+V — Start up in Verbose mode
 * Press Command+S — Start up in Single-User mode
 * Press D — open Apple Diagnostic Tool (some models) — see Intel-based Macs: Using Apple Hardware Test
 * Press Opt+D — open Apple Diagnostic Tool (some models) — see OS X Lion: Use Apple Hardware Test
 * Press Command-Option-P-R — reset PRAM (Parameter RAM)
 * Press Option — select startup volume

Finder Window

 * Command-W — Close Window
 * Option-Command-W — Close all Windows
 * Command-Right Arrow — Expand folder (list view)
 * Option-Command-Right Arrow — Expand folder and nested subfolders (list view)
 * Command-Left Arrow — Collapse Folder (list view)
 * Option-Command-Up Arrow — Open parent folder and close current window

Finder Commands

 * Option-Command-D — Show/Hide Dock
 * Command-Tab — Switch application
 * Command-Up Arrow — Move up one directory
 * Command-Down Arrow — Move down one directory
 * Page Up or Control-Up Arrow — Move up one page
 * Page Down or Control-Down Arrow — Move down one page
 * Option-Drag — Copy to new location
 * Option-Command-Drag — Make alias in new location
 * Command-Drag — Move to new location without copying
 * Command-C — Show Colors palette in application
 * Command-T — Show Font palette in application
 * Command-Shift-3 — Take a picture of the screen
 * Command-Shift-4 — Take a picture of the selection
 * Command-Shift-4 — then press Control while selecting to take a picture of the screen, place in Clipboard
 * Command-Shift-4 — then press Spacebar to take a picture of the selected window
 * Option-Command-esc — Force Quit
 * Control-Eject — Restart, Sleep, Shutdown dialog box
 * Control-Command-Eject — Quit all applications and restart
 * Option-Command-Eject — Sleep
 * -or- Option-Command-Power — Sleep


 * Command-click window toolbar button — (upper right corner) to cycle through available views for the window's toolbar (dependant on the nature of the Finder or application window)
 * Command-` — Cycle through windows in application or Finder (if more than one window is open)
 * Function-Delete — Forward Delete (delete the character to the right of your cursor) (PowerBook and iBook only)

Menu Commands

 * F11 — Hide all open windows to View the Desktop (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)
 * F12 — Opens Dashboard (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)
 * Shift-Command-Q — Apple Menu Log out
 * Shift-Option-Command-Q — Apple Menu Log out immediately
 * Shift-Command-Delete — Finder Menu Empty Trash
 * Option-Shift-Command-Delete — Finder Menu Empty Trash without dialog
 * Command-H — Finder Menu Hide Finder
 * Option-Command-H — Finder Menu Hide Others
 * Command-N — File Menu New Finder window
 * Shift-Command-N — File Menu New Folder
 * Command-O — File Menu Open
 * Command-S — File Menu Save
 * Shift-Command-S — File Menu Save as
 * Command-P — File Menu Print
 * Command-W — File Menu Close Window
 * Option-Command-W — File Menu Close all Windows
 * Command-I — File Menu Get Info
 * Option-Command-I — File Menu Show Attributes Inspector
 * Command-D — File Menu Duplicate
 * Command-L — File Menu Make Alias
 * Command-R — File Menu Show original
 * Command-T — File Menu Add to Favourites
 * Command-Delete — File Menu Move to Trash
 * Command-E — File Menu Eject
 * Command-F — File Menu Find
 * Command-Z — Edit Menu Undo
 * Command-X — Edit Menu Cut
 * Command-C — Edit Menu Copy
 * Command-V — Edit Menu Paste
 * Command-A — Edit Menu Select All
 * Command-1 — View Menu View as Icons
 * Command-2 — View Menu View as List
 * Command-3 — View Menu View as Columns
 * Command-B — View Menu Hide Toolbar
 * Command-J — View Menu Show View Options
 * Command-[ — Go Menu Back (also works in Web Browsers)
 * Command-] — Go Menu Forward (also works in Web Browsers)
 * Shift-Command-C — Go Menu Computer
 * Shift-Command-H — Go Menu Home
 * Shift-Command-I — Go Menu iDisk
 * Shift-Command-A — Go Menu Applications
 * Shift-Command-F — Go Menu Favorites
 * Shift-Command-G — Go Menu Goto Folder
 * Command-K — Go Menu Connect to Server
 * Command-M — Window Menu Minimize Window
 * Command-? — Help Menu Open Mac Help
 * Command-Space — Open Spotlight (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)
 * Command-Alt-Space — Open Spotlight Guide (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)

Mouse Keys

 * 8 — Move Up
 * 2 — Move Down
 * 4 — Move Left
 * 6 — Move Right
 * 1, 3, 7, 9 — Move Diagonally
 * 5 — Press Mouse Button
 * 0 — Hold Mouse Button
 * . (period on keypad) — Release Mouse Button (use after pressing 0)

Universal Access and VoiceOver (Disability Settings)

 * Option-Command-* (asterisk)''' — Turn on Zoom
 * Option-Command-+ (plus) — Zoom in
 * Option-Command-- (minus) — Zoom out
 * '''Control-Option-Command-* (asterisk) — Switch to White on Black
 * Control-F1 — Turn on Full Keyboard Access when Full Keyboard Access is turned on, you can use the key combinations listed in the table below from the Finder.
 * Control-F2 — Full Keyboard Access Highlight Menu
 * Control-F3 — Full Keyboard Access Highlight Dock
 * Control-F4 — Full Keyboard Access Highlight Window (active) or next window behind it
 * Control-F5 — Full Keyboard Access Highlight Toolbar
 * Control-F6 — Full Keyboard Access Highlight Utility window (palette)
 * Command-F5 or fn-Command-F5 — Turn VoiceOver on or off (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)
 * Control-Option-F8 — Open VoiceOver Utility (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)
 * -or- fn-Control-Option-F8 — Open VoiceOver Utility (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)


 * Control-Option-F7 — Display VoiceOver menu (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)
 * -or- fn-Control-option-F7 — Display VoiceOver menu (MacOS X 10.4 or later)


 * Control-Option — Enable/disable VoiceOver
 * -or- fn-Control-option — Enable/disable VoiceOver


 * Control-Option — lock (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)