Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts

August 8th, 2007 by Staff writers Tagged with: keyboard shortcuts, os x

Need to find a keyboard shortcut for Mac OS X? This list provides more than 70 keyboard shortcuts to help you work faster.

Download and print this time-saving article and post it near your keyboard for at-a-glance help when you need to navigate applications, create a new folder, empty the Trash, duplicate items, shut down, and more.

**Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts**
Keystrokes	Function
Command + '	Move through the current application's windows
Command + ,	Open current application's Preferences dialog box (won't work or all applications)
Command + [	Back
Command + ]	Forward
Command + ?	Open Mac Help
Command + 1	View the active window as Icons
Command + 2	View the active window as List
Command + 3	View the active window as Columns
Command + A	Select All
Command + B	Hide Toolbar
Command + C	Copy
Command + D	Duplicate Open the Desktop folder
Command + E	Eject
Command + F	Find
Command + H	Hide the current application
Command + I	Get Info on the selected items
Command + J	Open the View Option dialog box
Command + K	Open the Connect to Server dialog box
Command + L	Make alias(es) for the selected item(s)
Command + M	Minimize the active window to the Dock
Command + N	Open a new Finder window
Command + O	Open
Command + P	Print
Command + R	Show Original of the selected alias
C (pressed during startup)	Start from a CD that has a system folder
N (pressed during startup)	Start from a compatible network server
T (pressed during startup)	Start in FireWire Target Disk mode
X (pressed during startup)	Force Mac OS X startup
Option (pressed during startup)	Open the Startup Manager
Shift (pressed during startup)	Start in Safe Boot mode (Mac OC X 10.2 or later)
Command + S	Save Start in Single-User mode (when pressed during startup)
Command + T	Add to Favorites Open the active application's Font palette
Command + V	Paste Start in Verbose mode (when pressed during startup)
Command + W	Close the active window
Command + X	Cut
Command + Z	Undo
Command + Delete	Move the selected item(s) to Trash
Command + Space	Open the Spotlight (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)
Command + Tab	Move forward through the running applications
Command + Control + Eject	Close all applications and restart (prompts to save open documents)
Command + Option + D	Show/Hide the Dock
Command + Option + H	Hide all but the active application
Command + Option + I	Open Attributes Inspector
Command + Option + M	Minimize all windows to the Dock
Command + Option + W	Close all windows
Command + Option + Esc	Open the Force Quit window
Command + Option + Eject	Sleep
Command + Shift + 3	Take a screenshot of the current screen
Command + Shift + 4	Take a screenshot of the selection
Command + Shift + A	Open the Applications folder
Command + Shift + C	Open the Computer folder Open the active application's Colors palette
Command + Shift + F	Open the Favorites folder
Command + Shift + G	Open the GoTo Folder dialog box
Command + Shift + H	Open the Home folder
Command + Shift + I	Open the iDisk
Command + Shift + N	Open a new Folder on the Desktop or active Finder window
Command + Shift + S	Save As
Command + Shift + Q	Log out (displays confirmation dialog box)
Command + Shift + Delete	Empty Trash (display confirmation dialog box)