start up
keyboard shortcuts
press
the key or key combination until the expected function occurs/appears.
if
a start up function doesn't work and you use a third-party keyboard, connect an
apple keyboard and try again.
key
|
what happen
|
option
|
display all bootable
volumes (startup manager)
|
shift
|
perform safe
boot (start up in safe mode)
|
c
|
start from a
bootable disc (dvd, cd)
|
t
|
start in
firewire target disk mode
|
n
|
start from
netboot server
|
x
|
force mac os
x startup
(if non-mac
os x startup volumes are present)
|
command + v
|
start in
verbose mode
|
command + s
|
start in
single user mode
|
finder
keyboard shortcuts
key
|
what happen
|
command + a
|
select all items in the
front finder window (or desktop if no window is open)
|
option + command + a
|
deselect all items
|
shift + command + a
|
open the applications
folder
|
command + c
|
copy selected item/text
to the clipboard
|
shift + command + c
|
open the computer window
|
command + d
|
duplicate selected item
|
shift + command + d
|
open desktop folder
|
command + e
|
eject
|
command + f
|
find any matching
spotlight attribute
|
shift + command + f
|
find spotlight file name
matches
|
option + command + f
|
navigate to the search
field in an already-open spotlight window
|
shift + command + g
|
go to folder
|
shift + command + h
|
open the home folder of
the currently logged-in user account
|
command + i
|
get info
|
option + command + i
|
show inspector
|
control + command + i
|
get summary info
|
shift + command + i
|
open idisk
|
command + j
|
show view options
|
command + k
|
connect to server
|
shift + command + k
|
open network window
|
command + l
|
make alias of the
selected item
|
command + m
|
minimize window
|
option + command + m
|
minimize all windows
|
command + n
|
new finder window
|
shift + command + n
|
new folder
|
option + command + n
|
new smart folder
|
command + o
|
open selected item
|
shift + command + q
|
log out
|
option + shift + command
+ q
|
log out immediately
|
command + r
|
show original (of alias)
|
command + t
|
add to sidebar
|
shift + command + t
|
add to favorites
|
option + command + t
|
hide toolbar / show
toolbar in finder windows
|
shift + command + u
|
open utilities folder
|
command + v
|
paste
|
command + w
|
close window
|
option + command + w
|
close all windows
|
command + x
|
cut
|
option + command + y
|
slideshow (mac os x 10.5
or later)
|
command + z
|
undo / redo
|
command + 1
|
view as icon
|
command + 2
|
view as list
|
command + 3
|
view as columns
|
command + 4
|
view as cover flow (mac
os x 10.5 or later)
|
command +, (command and
the comma key)
|
open finder preferences
|
command + ` (the grave
accent key + -above tab key on a us english keyboard layout)
|
cycle through open
finder windows
|
command + shift + ?
|
open mac help
|
option + shift + command
+ esc (hold for three seconds) + mac
os x v10.5, v10.6 or later only
|
force quit front-most
application
|
command + [
|
back
|
command + ]
|
forward
|
command + up arrow
|
open enclosed folder
|
control + command + up
arrow
|
open enclosed folder in
a new window
|
command + down arrow
|
open highlighted item
|
command + tab
|
switch
application--cycle forward
|
shift + command + tab
|
switch
application--cycle backward
|
command + delete
|
move to trash
|
shift + command + delete
|
empty trash
|
option + shift + command
+ delete
|
empty trash without
confirmation dialog
|
spacebar
(or command + y)
|
quick look (mac os x
10.5 or later)
|
command key while
dragging
|
move dragged item to
other volume/location (pointer icon changes while key is held--see this
article)
|
option key while
dragging
|
copy dragged item
(pointer icon changes while key is held--see this article)
|
option + command key
combination while dragging
|
make alias of dragged
item (pointer icon changes while key is held--see this article)
|
application and other mac os x keyboard commands
some
applications may not support all of the below application key combinations.
key
|
what happen
|
command + space
|
show or hide the
spotlight search field (if multiple languages are installed, may rotate
through enabled script systems)
|
control + a
|
move to beginning of
line/paragraph
|
control + b
|
move one character
backward
|
control + d
|
delete the character in
front of the cursor
|
control + e
|
move to end of
line/paragraph
|
control + f
|
move one character
forward
|
control + h
|
delete the character
behind the cursor
|
control + k
|
delete from the
character in front of the cursor to the end of the line/paragraph
|
control + l
|
center the
cursor/selection in the visible area
|
control + n
|
move down one line
|
control + o
|
insert a new line after
the cursor
|
control + p
|
move up one line
|
control + t
|
transpose the character
behind the cursor and the character in front of the cursor
|
control + v
|
move down one page
|
option + delete
|
delete the word that is
left of the cursor, as well as any spaces or punctuation after the word
|
option + command + space
|
show the spotlight
search results window (if multiple languages are installed, may rotate
through keyboard layouts and input methods within a script)
|
command + tab
|
move forward to the next
most recently used application in a list of open applications
|
shift + command + tab
|
move backward through a
list of open applications (sorted by recent use)
|
shift + tab
|
navigate through
controls in a reverse direction
|
control + tab
|
move focus to the next
grouping of controls in a dialog or the next table (when tab moves to the
next cell)
|
shift + control + tab
|
move focus to the
previous grouping of controls
|
command + esc
|
open front row (if
installed)
|
option + eject
|
eject from secondary
optical media drive (if one is installed)
|
control + eject
|
show shutdown dialog
|
option + command + eject
|
put the computer to
sleep
|
control + command + eject
|
quit all applications
(after giving you a chance to save changes to open documents), then restart
the computer
|
control option + command
+ eject
|
quit all applications
(after giving you a chance to save changes to open documents), then shut down
the computer
|
fn + delete
|
forward delete (on
portable macs' built-in keyboard)
|
control + f1
|
toggle full keyboard
access on or off
|
control + f2
|
move focus to the menu
bar
|
control + f3
|
move focus to the dock
|
control + f4
|
move focus to the active
(or next) window
|
shift + control + f4
|
move focus to the
previously active window
|
control + f5
|
move focus to the
toolbar
|
control + f6
|
move focus to the first
(or next) panel
|
shift + control + f6
|
move focus to the
previous panel
|
control + f7
|
temporarily override the
current keyboard access mode in windows and dialogs
|
f9
|
tile or untile all open
windows
|
f10
|
tile or untile all open
windows in the currently active application
|
f11
|
hide or show all open
windows
|
f12
|
hide or display
dashboard
|
command + `
|
activate the next open
window in the front most application
|
shift + command + `
|
activate the previous
open window in the front most application
|
option + command + `
|
move focus to the window
drawer
|
command + - (minus)
|
decrease the size of the
selected item
|
command + {
|
left-align a selection
|
command + }
|
right-align a selection
|
command + |
|
center-align a selection
|
command + :
|
display the spelling
window
|
command + ;
|
find misspelled words in
the document
|
command + ,
|
open the front
application's preferences window
(if it supports this
keyboard shortcut)
|
option + control + command
+ ,
|
decrease screen contrast
|
option + control + command
+ .
|
increase screen contrast
|
command + ?
|
open the application's
help in help viewer
|
option + command + /
|
turn font smoothing on
or off
|
shift + command + =
|
increase the size of the
selected item
|
shift + command + 3
|
capture the screen to a
file
|
shift + control + command
+ 3
|
capture the screen to
the clipboard
|
shift + command + 4
|
capture a selection to a
file
|
shift + control + command
+ 4
|
capture a selection to
the clipboard
|
command + a
|
highlight every item in
a document or window, or all characters in a text field
|
command + b
|
boldface the selected
text or toggle boldfaced text on and off
|
command + c
|
copy the selected data
to the clipboard
|
shift + command + c
|
display the colors
window
|
option + command + c
|
copy the style of the
selected text
|
control + command + c
|
copy the formatting
settings of the selected item and store on the clipboard
|
option + command + d
|
show or hide the dock
|
command + control + d
|
display the definition
of the selected word in the dictionary application
|
command + d
|
selects the desktop
folder in open and save dialogs
selects "don't
save" in dialogs that contain a don't save button, in mac os x v10.6.8
and earlier
|
command + delete
|
selects "don't
save" in dialogs that contain a don't save button, in os x lion
|
command + e
|
use the selection for a
find
|
command + f
|
open a find window
|
option + command + f
|
move to the search field
control
|
command + g
|
find the next occurrence
of the selection
|
shift + command + g
|
find the previous
occurrence of the selection
|
command + h
|
hide the windows of the
currently running application
|
option + command + h
|
hide the windows of all
other running applications
|
command + i
|
italicize the selected
text or toggle italic text on or off
|
option + command + i
|
display an inspector
window
|
command + j
|
scroll to a selection
|
command + m
|
minimize the active
window to the dock
|
option + command + m
|
minimize all windows of
the active application to the dock
|
command + n
|
create a new document in
the front most application
|
command + o
|
display a dialog for
choosing a document to open in the front most application
|
command + p
|
display the print dialog
|
shift + command + p
|
display a dialog for
specifying printing parameters (page setup)
|
command + q
|
quit the front most
application
|
command + s
|
save the active document
|
shift + command + s
|
display the save as
dialog
|
command + t
|
display the fonts window
|
option + command + t
|
show or hide a toolbar
|
command + u
|
underline the selected
text or turn underlining on or off
|
command + v
|
paste the clipboard
contents at the insertion point
|
option + command + v
|
apply the style of one
object to the selected object (paste style)
|
option + shift + command
+ v
|
apply the style of the
surrounding text to the inserted object (paste and match style)
|
control + command + v
|
apply formatting
settings to the selected object (paste ruler command)
|
command + w
|
close the front most
window
|
shift + command + w
|
close a file and its
associated windows
|
option + command + w
|
close all windows in the
application without quitting it
|
command + x
|
remove the selection and
store in the clipboard
|
command + z
|
undo previous command
(some applications allow for multiple undos)
|
shift + command + z
|
redo previous command
(some applications allow for multiple redos)
|
control + right arrow
|
move focus to another
value or cell within a view, such as a table
|
control + left arrow
|
move focus to another
value or cell within a view, such as a table
|
control + down arrow
|
move focus to another
value or cell within a view, such as a table
|
control + up arrow
|
move focus to another
value or cell within a view, such as a table
|
command + right arrow
|
move the text insertion
point to the end of the current line
|
command + left arrow
|
move the text insertion
point to the beginning of the current line
|
command + down arrow
|
move the text insertion
point to the end of the document
|
command + up arrow
|
move the text insertion
point to the beginning of the document
|
shift
+ command + right arrow
|
select text between the
insertion point and the end of the current line (*)
|
shift + command + left
arrow
|
select text between the
insertion point and the beginning of the current line (*)
|
shift + right arrow
|
extend text selection
one character to the right (*)
|
shift + left arrow
|
extend text selection
one character to the left (*)
|
shift + command + up
arrow
|
select text between the
insertion point and the beginning of the document (*)
|
shift + command + down
arrow
|
select text between the
insertion point and the end of the document (*)
|
shift + up arrow
|
extend text selection to
the line above, to the nearest character boundary at the same horizontal
location (*)
|
shift + down arrow
|
extend text selection to
the line below, to the nearest character boundary at the same horizontal
location (*)
|
shift + option + right
arrow
|
extend text selection to
the end of the current word, then to the end of the following word if pressed
again (*)
|
shift + option + left
arrow
|
extend text selection to
the beginning of the current word, then to the beginning of the following
word if pressed again (*)
|
shift + option + down
arrow
|
extend text selection to
the end of the current paragraph, then to the end of the following paragraph
if pressed again (*)
|
shift + option + up
arrow
|
extend text selection to
the beginning of the current paragraph, then to the beginning of the
following paragraph if pressed again (*)
|
control + space
|
toggle between the
current and previous input sources
|
option + control + space
|
toggle through all
enabled input sources
|
option + command + esc
|
force quit
|
(*)
note: if no text is selected, the
extension begins at the insertion point. if text is selected by dragging, then
the extension begins at the selection boundary. reversing the direction of the
selection deselects the appropriate unit.
universal access -
voice over keyboard commands
key
|
what happen
|
command + f5 or
fn command + f5 |
turn voice over on or
off
|
control option + f8 or
fn control option + f8 |
open voice over utility
|
control option + f7 or
fn control option + f7 |
display voice over menu
|
control option + ;
or fn control option + ; |
enable/disable voice
over control option-lock
|
option + command + 8 or
fn command + f11 |
turn on zoom
|
option + command + +
(plus)
|
zoom in
|
option + command + -
(minus)
|
zoom out
|
option + control + command
+ 8
|
invert/revert the screen
colors
|
control + option + command
+ ,
|
reduce contrast
|
control + option + command
+ .
|
increase contrast
|
note: you may need to enable "use all f1, f2, etc.
keys as standard keys" in keyboard preferences for the voice over menu and
utility to work.
universal
access - mouse keys
when mouse keys is turned
on in universal access preferences, you can use the keyboard or numeric keypad
keys to move the mouse pointer. if your computer doesn't have a numeric keypad,
use the fn (function) key.
key
|
what happen
|
8
|
move up
|
2
|
move down
|
4
|
move left
|
6
|
move right
|
1
|
move diagonally bottom
left
|
3
|
move diagonally bottom
right
|
7
|
move diagonally top left
|
9
|
move diagonally top
right
|
5
|
press mouse button
|
0
|
hold mouse button
|
. (period on number pad)
|
release hold mouse
button
|
this
article refers to the default modifier key assignments. modifier key
assignments can be changed in the keyboard & mouse preferences pane of
system preferences. for example, you can change the command key to act as an
option key, and vice-versa. you can also restore default modifier key settings.
modifier
key symbols you can see in mac os x menus:
command key- on
some apple keyboards, this key also has an
apple logo
control key
option
key- "alt" may also appear on this key
shift key
caps lock- toggles
caps lock on or off
fn (function key)
products affected
mac os x 10.0, mac os x
10.3, mac os x 10.2, mac os x 10.1, mac os x 10.4, mac os x 10.6, mac os x
10.5, os x lion
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