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