mac os x lion power user keyboard shortcuts

key commands-1 (finder command)

cmd + space ===== highlight menu
cmd + opt + space ===== highlight window
cmd + delete ===== move/go to trash
shfit + cmd + delete ===== empty/clean trash
shfit + opt + cmd + delete ===== force/immediate empty trash
cmd + n ===== new finder window
shift + cmd + n ===== new folder
cmd + tab ===== get/view info
opt + cmd + tab ===== show/display inspector
cmd + y/space bar ===== quick look
cmd + e ===== eject volume
cmd + j ===== view options show/display
cmd + k ===== server connect
shift + cmd + a ===== applications folder open
shift + cmd + c ===== computer folder open
cmd + up arrow ===== enclosing folder open
cmd + f ===== find/search

key commands-2 (text editing)

cmd + left arrow ===== go/move to start/end line
cmd + up arrow ===== go/move to start/end document
opt + left arrow ===== go/move to previous/next word
opt + up arrow ===== go/move to previous/next paragraph
cmd + x ===== cut
cmd + c ===== copy
cmd + v ===== paste
cmd + a ===== select all
cmd + l ===== with selection web search
cmd + y ===== with selection sticky note

key commands-3 (power shortcuts)

opt + cmd + eject ===== sleep
ctrl + cmd + eject ===== restart
ctrl + opt + cmd + eject ===== shut down
shift + ctrl + eject ===== sleep appear/display
ctrl + eject ===== power options dialog

key commands-4 (screen capture)

shift + cmd + 3 ===== screen/appear to file
shift + ctrl + cmd + 3 ===== screen/appear to clipboard
shift + cmd + 4 ===== area to file space to get window
shift + ctrl + cmd + 4 ===== area to clipboard space to get window

key commands-5 (mission control)

ctrl + up arrow ===== mission control view/display

ctrl + down arrow ===== appʼs windows show/display
f11 ===== desktop show/display
f12 ===== dashboard show/display
ctrl + left/right arrow ===== between spaces move
tab ===== windows show/display for next app   then press ctrl + down arrow
spacebar ===== window enlarge under cursor   then press ctrl + up arrow

key commands-6 (keyboard control focus)

ctrl + f2 ===== menu bar focus
ctrl + f3 ===== dock focus
ctrl + f5 ===== window toolbar focus
ctrl + f8 ===== menu bar status icons focus
left, right, up & down arrow ===== navigate ↩ (return)
esc ===== exit

key commands-7 (switching applications & windows)

cmd + tab ===== advance/go next app
cmd + ` ===== current app's next window
opt + cmd + d ===== dock hide/show

key commands-8 (universal access display controls)

opt + cmd + 8 ===== zoom feature toggle
opt + cmd + =  ===== zoom in
opt + cmd + - (minus) ===== zoom out
ctrl + opt + cmd + 8 ===== screen reverse

key commands-9 (application commands)

cmd + n ===== new window
cmd + , ===== app preferences
cmd + o ===== open
cmd + h ===== app hide
cmd + w ===== close
opt + cmd + h ===== others hide
cmd + s ===== save
cmd + t ===== fonts panel show/display
shift + cmd + s ===== save as
shift + cmd + c ===== colors panel show/display
cmd + p ===== print
shift + cmd + / ===== help
cmd + q ===== quit/exit
ctrl + cmd + f ===== full screen mode

key commands-10 (startup keys)

opt ===== boot volume choose
opt + cmd + p + r ===== reset pram
cmd + s ===== boot single user mode
cmd + r ===== internet & disk utility recovery
cmd + t ===== go into target disk mode