Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts Last Modified on: October 17, 2007 Article: 75459 Learn about common Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts. Startup Keystroke Press X during startup Force Mac OS X startup Press Option-Command-Shift-Delete during startup Press C during startup Press N during startup Press T during startup Bypass primary startup volume and seek a different startup volume (such as a CD or external disk) Start up from a CD that has a system folder Attempt to start up from a compatible network server (NetBoot) Start up in FireWire Target Disk mode Press Shift during startup Press Command-V during startup Press Command-S during startup start up in Safe Boot mode and temporarily disable login items and non-essential kernel extension files (Mac OS X 10.2 and later) Start up in Verbose mode. Start up in Single-User mode Finder window Keyboard shortcut Command-W Option-Command-W Command-Right Arrow Close Window Close all Windows Expand folder (list view) Option-Command-Right Arrow Command-Left Arrow Option-Command-Up Arrow (Assigned in Keyboard & Mouse preferences) Expand folder and nested subfolders (list view) Collapse Folder (list view) Open parent folder and close current window Show Package Contents (of selected file in Mac OS X 10.5 or later only). To create this contextual menu shortcut, open Keyboard & Mouse preferences in Mac OS X 10.5, click Keyboard Shortcuts, click the "+" button, choose Finder.app as the Application, and type "Show Package Contents" (exactly), and set whichever shortcut you want, such as Command-Control-S. 1 of 7
Menu commands Keyboard shortcut Shift-Command-Q Apple Menu Log out Shift-Option-Command-Q Apple Menu Log out immediately Shift-Command-Delete Empty Trash Option-Shift-Command-Delete Empty Trash without dialog Command-H Hide Finder Option-Command-H Hide Others Command-N New Finder window Shift-Command-N New Folder Command-O Open Command-S Save Shift-Command-S Save as Command-P Print Command-W Close Window Option-Command-W Close all Windows Command-I Get Info Option-Command-I Show Attributes Inspector Command-D Duplicate 2 of 7
Command-L Command-R Make Alias Show original Command-T Command-Delete Command-E Command-F Command-Z Command-X Command-C Command-V Command-A Command-1 Command-2 Command-3 Command-B Command-J Command - [ Command - ] Shift-Command-C Add to Favorites (Mac OS X 10.2.8 or earlier), Add to Sidebar (Mac OS X 10.3 or later use Shift-Command-T for Add to Favorites) Move to Trash Eject Find Undo Cut Copy Paste Select All View as Icons View as List View as Columns Hide Toolbar Show View Options Back Forward Computer 3 of 7
Shift-Command-H Shift-Command-I Shift-Command-A Shift-Command-F Shift-Command-G Command-K Command-M Option-Command-M Command-? Command-Space Command-esc Home idisk Applications Favorites Goto Folder Connect to Server Window Menu Minimize Window Window Menu Minimize All Windows Help Menu Open Mac Help Open Spotlight (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) Front Row Activates Front Row for certain Apple computers Universal Access and VoiceOver Keyboard shortcut Option-Command-8 Option-Command-+ (plus) Option-Command-- (minus) Control-Option-Command-8 Turn on Zoom Zoom in Zoom out Switch to White on Black Control-F1 Control-F2 Turn on When is turned on, you can use the key combinations listed in the table below from the Finder. Highlight Menu Control-F3 Highlight Dock 4 of 7
Control-F4 Control-F5 Control-F6 Command-F5 or fn-command-f5 Highlight Window (active) or next window behind it Highlight Toolbar Highlight Utility window (palette) Turn VoiceOver on or off (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) Control-Option-F8 or fn-control-option-f8 Open VoiceOver Utility (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) Control-Option-F7 or fn-control-option-f7 Display VoiceOver menu (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) Control-Option-; or fn-control-option-; Enable/disable VoiceOver Control-Option lock (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) The Universal Access preference pane allows you to turn on Mouse Keys. When Mouse Keys is on, you can use the numeric keypad to move the mouse. If your computer doesn't have a numeric keypad, use the Fn (function) key. Mouse Keys Keystroke 8 Move Up 2 Move Down 4 Move Left 6 Move Right 1, 3, 7, and 9 Move Diagonally 5 Press Mouse Button 0 Hold Mouse Button. (period on keypad) Release Mouse Button (use after pressing 0) Other Commands Keystroke Option-Command-D Command-Tab tab Command-Up Arrow Show/Hide Dock Switch application Highlight next item Move up one directory 5 of 7
Command-Down Arrow Page Up or Control-Up Arrow Page Down or Control-Down Arrow Option-Drag Option-Command-Drag Command-Drag Shift-Command-C Command-T Command-Shift-3 Command-Shift-4 Command-Shift-4, then press Control while selecting Command-Shift-4, then Spacebar Option-Command-esc Control-Eject Control-Command-Eject Move down one directory Move up one page Move down one page Copy to new location Make alias in new location Move to new location without copying Show Colors palette in application Show Font palette in application Take a picture of the screen Take a picture of the selection Take a picture of the screen, place in Clipboard Take a picture of the selected window Force Quit Restart, Sleep, Shutdown dialog box Quit all applications and restart Option-Command-Eject or Option-Command-Power Command-click window toolbar button (upper right corner) Command-` Sleep Cycle through available views for the window's toolbar (dependant on the nature of the Finder or application window) Cycle through windows in application or Finder (if more than one window is open) Function-Delete (portables only--powerbook, ibook, MacBook, MacBook Pro) Forward Delete (delete the character to the right of your cursor) Related documents 61466 Mac OS X: Shortcuts for Activating 61529 Mac OS X: How to Use the Keyboard to Perform Actions 106178 Startup Manager: How to Select a Startup Volume 61530 Mac OS X: Alternative Ways to Control Your Computer 61544 Mac OS X: Shortcuts for Taking Pictures of the Screen 106567 Mac OS: Apple Pro Keyboard Shortcuts for Shut Down and Restart 107081 Mac OS X 10.2: Kotoeri Keyboard Shortcuts Have Changed 61474 Mac OS X: Shortcuts for Windows 106743 Mac OS X 10.1: Additional Features of the Dock 61494 Mac OS X: Speech - How to Add a Spoken Command for Keyboard Shortcut Keywords: kmosx3 kmosx kmosx2 ktech kmosx4 kmosx5 6 of 7
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