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Essential MacOS Keyboard Shortucts
This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Modifier Keys
Command |
⌘ |
Shift |
⇧ |
Option |
⌥ |
Control |
⌃ |
Delete |
⌫ |
Caps Lock |
⇪ |
Esc |
⎋ |
Function |
fn |
Text Formatting
Make highlighted text larger or smaller |
⌘ + ⇧ + > or ⌘ + ⇧ + < |
Add superscript |
Ctrl + ⇧ + ⌘ + + |
Add subscript |
Ctrl + ⌘ + - |
Delete text in front of cursor |
fn + Delete or Control + D |
Delete the entire word behind the cursor |
Control + Delete or Option + Delete |
Delete the entire line of text or paragraph behind the cursor |
⌘ + Delete |
Redo |
⌘ + ⇧ + Z |
Undo |
⌘ + Z |
Select text to end of current word |
⇧ + Option + Right Arrow |
Select text to beginning of all text |
⇧ + ⌘ + Up Arrow |
Jump to beginning of all text |
⌘ + Up Arrow |
Highlight text |
Ctrl + ⇧ + H and ⌘ + ⇧ + H |
Small Caps |
⌘ + ⇧ + K |
Change between lowercase, UPPERCASE and Capitalize Each Word |
fn + ⇧ + F3 |
Paste text without any formatting |
Option + ⇧ + ⌘ + V |
Microsoft Word
Toggle the mic |
Option + F1 |
Increase indent |
Ctrl + M |
Decrease indent |
Ctrl + Shift + M |
Apply bullets |
Ctrl + Shift + L |
Copy formatting |
Ctrl + Shift + C |
Paste formatting |
Ctrl + Shift + V |
Align left |
Ctrl + L |
Align right |
Ctrl + R |
Align centre |
Ctrl + E |
Increase font size by point |
Ctrl + ] |
Decrease font size by point |
Ctrl + [ |
Hyperlink |
⌘ + K |
iTunes
Get Info |
⌘ + I |
Show in Finder |
Shift + Cmd + R |
New Folder with Selection |
Control + Cmd + N |
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Finder
New folder |
⌘ + ⇧ + N |
Delete file |
⌘ + ⌫ |
Get info |
⌘ + I |
Open the Downloads folder |
⌥ + ⌘ + L |
Open |
⌘ + O |
Rename |
Select file and press Return |
General
Select All |
⌘ + A |
Quit |
⌘ + Q |
Delete file |
⌘ + Delete |
Minimize all windows |
⌘ + Option + Click anywhere on Desktop |
Close active window |
⌘ + Option + H + M |
Minimize all windows except currently active window |
⌘ + Option + H |
Close active tab |
⌘ + W |
Reopen closed tab |
Shift + ⌘ + T |
Speak selection |
Option + Esc |
Force quit |
⌥ + ⌘ + esc |
Enter/exit full screen |
⌘ + Control + F |
Searching
Spotlight Search |
Command + Space |
Media
Take a screenshot |
Shift + ⌘ + 3 |
Capture a portion of the screen |
Shift + ⌘ + 4 |
Capture a window or menu |
Shift + ⌘ + 4 + Space bar |
Symbols
° |
Shift + Option + 8 |
÷ |
Option + / |
× |
Option + 00D7 |
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