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MacOS Shortcuts & Tips Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Quick and helpful Shortcuts & Tips for Apple's MacOS.

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

LEGEND

Command (cmd)
Either side of the Spacebar
Option
Next to either ⌘ key
^
Control
Left of the ⌥ key on the left-hand side of the keyboard
Fn
Function
Left side of the ^ key
Shift
Above the 'Fn' key
Backspace
Directly above the 'Enter­/Re­turn' key
Note: Location of each key can vary depending on the keyboard you are using.

General

Cut
⌘X
Copy
⌘C
Paste
⌘V
Select All
⌘A
Find item(s)
⌘F
Print
⌘P
Switch between Applic­ations
⌘Tab

Desktop

Show Desktop
Fn + F11
Spotlight Search
⌘ + Spacebar
Close Window
⌘W
Close All Windows
⌥⌘W
Lock device
^⌘Q
Enter Fullscreen
Fn + F
Maximise window (non-f­ull­screen)
Select the 'Green' maximise button on a window while holding the ⌥ key
 

Finder

Open new Tab
⌘T
Close Tab
⌘W
Changing default App, files
Right-­click on file, select 'Get Info', select 'Open with'
Delete item(s)
⌘⌫

Safari

Add Bookmark
⌘D
Add to Reading List
⇧⌘D
Reload Page
⌘R
Zoom In
⌘+
Zoom Out
⌘-
New Tab
⌘T
Close Tab
⌘W

Miscel­laneous

Resize all columns in Apple Music
Right-­click a column title and select the option at the top.