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Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of simultaneous key presses that perform certain actions as an alternative to using the mouse. Keyboard shortcuts usually require a combination of
modifier keys (command, option, control and shift) and other keys.

Contents
1 Mac OS X Shortcuts
1.1 Shortcuts With Global Scope
1.2 Command-Tab Box
1.3 Dock
1.4 Keyboard Navigation in Mac OS X Core Apps
2 Taking Screenshots
3 Dialog Boxes
4 Shortcuts Common to Most Applications
5 Other Application Shortcuts
6 Text Shortcuts
7 System startup
8 Customizing shortcuts
9 Shortcuts on laptops
10 Application specific shortcuts
10.1 iPhoto
10.2 iTunes
10.3 MS Office 2004
10.3.1 Word 2004
10.3.2 Powerpoint 2004
10.3.3 Powerpoint 2008
11 Universal Access
12 Links

The command key

(cmd), also known
as 'Apple'

Mac OS X Shortcuts
Many of these shortcuts can be customized (eg the Expos shortcuts), as explained in Customizing shortcuts below.

Shortcuts With Global Scope

More shortcuts with global scope can be found on the Universal Access page.
command-option-esc
hold command-shift-option-escape for 4 sec
control-eject
command-option-eject
command-shift-Q
command-shift-option-Q
command-control-eject
control-shift-eject
command-option-control-eject
command-tab
command-`
command-shift-tab
command-`
command-shift-`
control-F4
control-shift-F4

force quit
Force quit front-most application (without confirmation)
show shutdown dialog
sleep now
log out
log out without confirmation
restart
sleep displays
shut down
cycle between open applications
*after* having pressed command-tab, it will cycle between open applications in reverse
cycle between open applications in reverse direction
cycle between open windows in the selected application
cycle between open windows in the selected application in reverse direction
cycle between open windows in all applications

F8
F9

Spaces (Leopard only)

Expos for all windows (Panther and newer)

cycle between open windows in all applications in reverse direction

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Symbols seen on Mac

menus and non-US
Apple keyboards, with
their common names

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Expos for all windows in selected application

F11
Expos to reveal desktop
F12
Dashboard (Tiger and newer)
control-#
Jump to a space (10.5+)
control-arrow
Cycle through spaces (10.5+)
command-space
activate Spotlight (Tiger) or switch between keyboard layouts (pre-Tiger systems)
command-option-space
open a Spotlight search in a finder "Find" window
shift-volume
Change volume without sound effect
option-shift-volume
Fine-grained volume control (10.5+ ?)
option-volume
Sound Preference Pane
option-brightness
Display Preference Pane
command-decrease-brightness
Change display mode (only on revised fn keyboard layout on Alu. keyboards, newer MBP/MBs?)
opt-"Empty Trash"
Empty trash, including locked items, without any alerts
command-escape
open front row (Press any F key (except F2) or Escape to exit)
hold shift while performing action
slow down any animation (expos, time machine, minimize, etc)
option-drag scrollbar
smooth scrolling
option-eject
Eject secondary optical media drive (if one exists)
option-click dock icon or window
Switch to application and hide previous application
command-option-click dock icon or window Switch to application and hide all others
command-drag menulet
re-order icon
command-drag menulet off the menu bar
remove icon from menu bar

Command-Tab Box
Press command-tab and hold the command key to keep the box open. Release the command key to switch to the selected application.
escape
exit command-tab box (equivalent to pressing the period key (.))
H
hide application
Q
quit application
left/right arrow keys or home/end or `(grave accent)/tab select an application (you can also aim with the mouse)
up/down arrow keys
view windows of selected application (use arrow keys to navigate, then press enter to select window)

Dock
hold option while in Dock menu
change the Quit to Force Quit
option-command-drag onto Dock icon force application to open dropped item
option-drag Dock separator
force the Dock to only resize to non-interpolated icon sizes
command-drag Dock icon to destination copy a Dock item to somewhere else on the hard drive
shift-drag Dock divider
move Dock to left, bottom, or right side of screen
command-drag onto Dock icon
prevent Dock icons from moving
command-click Dock icon
show dock item in Finder

Keyboard Navigation in Mac OS X Core Apps

shift-command-T
command-T
escape
option-click zoom button
option-click close box or command-option-W
shift-option-command-W
command-K

Expose, Spaces
cycle through Expose'd windows
cycle through Spaces
focus specific space
collect all windows in space 1
Dashboard
go to next page of widgets in widget dock
go to previous page of widgets in widget dock
show/hide widget dock
reload widget
show close button for widget
Spotlight
clear search field (press again to close menu)
select current search term (equivalent to command-a)
show selected file in Finder (equivalent to command-R or command-clicking an item)
move to the first result in the previous category
move to the first result in the next category
Finder
Add to Favorites
Add to Sidebar
Cancel a drag-and-drop action while dragging
Cascade all Finder windows
Close all open finder windows (except popup windows)
Close all open finder windows (including popup windows)
Connect to Server

option-drag file

Copy file to location

tab (Expose)
tab (Spaces)
number (Spaces)
c (Spaces)
command-right arrow
command-left arrow
command-+
command-R
option-hover pointer over widget
escape
tab
command-enter
command-up arrow
command-down arrow

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Deselect all items

command-E
Eject
shift-command-delete
Empty the Trash (with warning)
shift-option-command-delete
Empty the Trash (without warning)
command-F
Find any matching Spotlight attribute
shift-command-F
Find Spotlight file name matches
shift-option-command-escape
Force Quit Finder
control-command-I
Get Summary Info
command-[
Go Back
command-]
Go Forward
shift-command-G
Go to Folder dialog (with Tab Autocomplete)
shift-command-H
Go to home folder of current user
shift-command-?
Mac Help
option-command-drag file
Make alias of file
command-L
Make alias of the selected item
shift-option-command-up arrow
Make desktop the active window, select parent volume
Page Down or control-down arrow
Move down one page
command-drag file
Move file
command-delete
Move to Trash
Page Up or control-up arrow
Move up one page
command-N
New Finder window
shift-command-N
New folder
option-command-N
New Smart Folder
shift-command-D
Open desktop folder
control-command-up arrow
Open enclosed folder in a new window
Space while dragging
When dragging file onto folder it will spring open without the usual delay
shift-command-I
Open iDisk
shift-command-K
Open Network window
command-up arrow
Open parent folder (if there is no selection or open windows, open Home)
option-command-up arrow
Open parent folder, closing current folder
command-O
Open selected item
command-down arrow
Open selected item (if there is no selection or open windows, open Desktop)
option-command-down arrow
Open selected item, closing current folder
command-click sidebar icon
Open Sidebar item in a new window
shift-command-A
Open the Applications folder
shift-command-C
Open the Computer window
shift-command-U
Open Utilities folder
Space or command-Y
Quick Look selected item
option-spacebar
Fullscreen quicklook selected item
Return or Enter
Rename the selected file/folder (escape cancels, enter accepts the changes)
double-click resize widget
Resize current column to fit the longest file name
tab (shift-tab reverses direction)
Select the next icon in Icon and List views
option-hover pointer over filenames
Show full name if condensed with an ellipsis
option-command-I
Show Inspector (a single window that updates based on selected item or items)
command-R
Show original (of alias)
command-J
Show View Options
option-command-Y
Slideshow of selection
command-1, command-2, command-3, command-4 Switch Finder views (Icon, List, Column, Cover Flow)
command-Z
Undo
shift-command-Z
Redo
Finder - Icon View
command-1
switch to icon view
tab/shift-tab
move between icons
Finder - Column View
command-3
Switch to Column View
tab/shift-tab
switch between panes
option-double-click resize widget
resize all columns to fit their longest file names
type anything
Find As You Type within the focused pane (FAYT)
right
Focus contents of selected directory in a new pane
left
go one pane back
Finder - List View
command-2
switch to list view
type anything
Find As You Type (FAYT)
tab
cycle through contents of folder, wrapping around
shift tab
command-up
change working directory to parent
right
open selected folder
left (on a file)
left (on folder)
option-right
option-left
option-click disclosure triangle

jump to parent folder, if that folder is visible

close that folder, if open
open all children of all selected folders
close all selected folders and children
expand/collapse folder and children, recursively
Cover Flow

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command-4

switch to cover flow view

open..., save..., browse...
go to... dialogue, allowing one to specify full pathnames from root file. w/ Tab Autocomplete
Go to folder... dialogs. w/ Tab Autocomplete
activate disclosure triangle

/
command-shift-g
tab space
Column View Note:

A hollow arrow indicates that the pane with the selected folder is active.
A solid white arrow indicates that contents of the selected folder are active in the pane to the right .
The behavior of FAYT/Tab in Column View is functionally equivalent to tab-autocomplete on a standard *nix shell.

Taking Screenshots
The Taking Screenshots in Mac OS X article includes keyboard shortcuts related to taking screenshots.

Dialog Boxes
enter
click the default button in dialog box (the button that is entirely blue) (The return key also works if there are no text fields that use return)
space
click the focused button (the button that has a blue halo around it)
option with Enter, Return, or Tab applies that key to a text box without leaving the box
command-.
cancel (equivalent to pressing the escape key)
command-D
dont save (in save/cancel/dont save dialog)
command-R
replace (in Do you want to replace this file dialog)
type first letter in button label
press Button
tab (shift-tab reverses direction) tab between buttons (Full Keyboard Access must be turned on in System Preferences)

Shortcuts Common to Most Applications

hold option key with menu
open
spacebar
command-shift-?
command-shift-+
command-command-,
command-?
command-shift-:
command-;
command-A
command-C
command-D
command-shift-C
command-E
command-F
command-G
command-shift-G
command-H
command-option-H
command-J
command-M
command-option-M
command-N
command-O
command-P
command-Q
command-S
command-S
command-shift-S
command-option-S
command-T
command-V
command-W
command-option-W
command-shift-W
command-X
command-Z
command-shift-Z

show additional menu options

simulate a mouse click on focused object (i.e., the button or control that has a blue halo around it)
Search application help. As of 10.5, this also FAYT searches available menu items. It also activates the menu bar as keyboard navigable if the search
string is empty.
increase font size
decrease font size
preferences
help
show spelling window
check spelling
select all
copy
duplicate
show colors
use selection for find
find
find next
find previous
hide application windows
hide windows of other applications
scroll to selection
minimize (equivalent to double-clicking the title bar)
minimize all application windows (equivalent to option-double-clicking the title bar or option-clicking the minimize button)
new
open
print
quit
save
save
save as
save all
show fonts
paste
close window
close all application windows (equivalent to option-clicking the close button)
close a file and its associated windows
cut
undo
redo

Other Application Shortcuts

command-option-T
command-click toolbar lozenge

show/hide a toolbar
cycle forward through toolbar displays

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cycle backward through toolbar displays

command-drag toolbar icon

re-order icon
command-drag toolbar icon off the toolbar remove icon from toolbar
command-drag title bar
move window without bringing it to front
command-click file name in title bar
show file path in popup

Text Shortcuts
These shortcuts can be used within all text areas in Cocoa applications.
option-left arrow
move left one word
option-right arrow
move right one word
control-delete
delete accent to left
option-delete
back delete one word
shift-option-delete
foward delete one word (equivalent to option-del)
option-up arrow
move up one paragraph
option-down arrow
move down one paragraph
command-up arrow
move to beginning of all text
command-down arrow
move to end of all text
control-left arrow
move to start of current line
command-left arrow
control-right arrow
move to end of current line
command-right arrow
shift + any of the above
extend selection by appropriate amount
click then drag
select text
double-click then drag
select text, wrapping to word ends
triple-click then drag
select text, wrapping to paragraph ends
shift-select text with mouse
add to selection (contiguous)
command-select text with mouse add to selection (non-contiguous)
option-drag
select rectangular area (non-contiguous)
command-option-drag
add rectangular area to selection
drag selection
move text
option-drag selection
copy text
command-control-D
use the dictionary to look up the word under the mouse pointer
escape
show auto-complete list for word (equivalent to F5 or option-escape)
control-A
move to start of current paragraph
control-B
move left one character
control-D
forwards delete
control-E
move to end of current paragraph
control-F
move right one character
control-H
delete
control-K
delete remainder of current paragraph
control-N
move down one line
control-O
insert new line after cursor
control-P
move up one line
control-T
control-V
control-Y

transpose (swap) two surrounding character

move to end, then left one character
paste text previously deleted with control-K

System startup
Hold down these keys to cause a Mac to perform special actions at startup time.
C
boot from CD or DVD
D
force the boot device to be the internal hard drive
T
start up in FireWire/Thunderbolt target mode (the Mac temporarily becomes a very expensive external FireWire/Thunderbolt drive)
X
force boot into Mac OS X (older Macs that dual-boot into OS 9 and X)
N
boot from Network drive
shift
hold after power-up to boot into safe mode, hold after login to prevent startup items from opening
mouse button
eject CD before booting normally
command-S
boot into single user mode; type exit when done
command-option-O-F
boot into the Open Firmware prompt
command-option-P-R
reset PRAM
command-option-V
verbose boot; show the Unixy text goodness at boot time
command-option-shift-delete bypass internal hard drive and boot from external drive or CD
option
choose startup disk at boot time
command-.
when startup disk chooser is active, open the CD tray

Customizing shortcuts
Many system-wide shortcuts can be customized. This is described in detail in the Changing Keyboard Shortcuts article.

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Shortcuts on laptops
On most Mac laptops, some of the function keys (F1 - F12) are used to control hardware features:
F1 decrease brightness
F2 increase brightness
F3 mute on G4s, decrease volume on G3s
F4 decrease volume on G4s, increase volume on G3s
F5 increase volume on G4s, numlock on G3s
F6 Num lock on G4s, mute on G3s
F7 Display mode (mirror or extend external display)
F8 disable backlit keyboards (Aluminum PowerBooks)
F9 decrease keyboard brightness for backlit keyboards
F10 increase keyboard brightness for backlit keyboards
F12 eject (some Macs, namely all MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and newer PowerBooks, place a dedicated eject key next to the F12 key)
Newer Mac laptops (MacBook Pros made after February 2008, MacBooks after November(?) 2007, MacBook Airs), and the Aluminum keyboard, have a different layout for fn keys.
Some keys have been added, while the numlock key has been removed and the display mode key has been integrated into the brightness key (see combinations in parenthesis)
F1 decrease brightness (command+F1 changes display mode, option+F1 brings up display prefs)
F2 increase brightness (option+F2 brings up display prefs)
F3 expos (F3 shows all windows, control+F3 shows app windows, option+F3 brings up expos prefs, command+F3 shows desktop)
F4 dashboard (option+F4 brings up expos prefs)
F5 decrease keyboard brightness for backlit keyboards (option+F5 brings up keyboard prefs)
F6 increase keyboard brightness for backlit keyboards (option+F6 brings up keyboard prefs)
F7 media navigation backwards (like hitting back on Apple Remote)
F8 media play/pause (like hitting play/pause on Apple Remote)
F9 media navigation forwards (like hitting next on Apple Remote)
F10 mute volume (option+F10 brings up sound prefs)
F11 decrease volume (option+shift+F11 for incremental decrease, option+F11 brings up sound prefs)
F12 increase volume (option+shift+F12 for incremental increase, option+F12 brings up sound prefs)
If you want to use these function keys for standard keyboard shortcuts, you must use the fn key, located in the lower-left corner of the keyboard. For example, to use Spaces on these
keyboards, you must press fn-F8; to shift between all open windows in all applications, you must press ctrl-fn-F4; etc.
This behaviour can be altered in the Keyboard tab of the Keyboard & Mouse preference pane, so that hardware functions (like screen brightness) require pressing fn, and standard
keyboard shortcuts (like Spaces) work without the fn key.

Application specific shortcuts

iPhoto
command-option-backspace delete pictures from the library from within an album
command-1,2,3,4,5
rate picture

iTunes
command-option-backspace delete songs from the library from within a playlist
command-B
show browser
command-L
highlight currently playing track
command-shift-R

reveal currently playing track in Finder (was command-R until iTunes 10)

MS Office 2004
Word 2004
Insert Bullet
Clear Formatting Cntrl + Spacebar
Powerpoint 2004
page down while in normal view, cursor in the slide window (not notes or outline) next slide
F6/fn-F6
toggle between Slide, Outline, and notes windows
control-shift-S
start slide show from first slide
control-shift-B
start slide show from current slide
Powerpoint 2008
F6/fn-F6 toggle has a bug where it occasionally jumps to the first slide instead of toggling cursor.

Universal Access
See the Universal Access article for keyboard shortcuts.

Links
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Apple Shortcuts Document (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75459)

Keyboard Shortcuts Quick Reference in the Apple Human Interface Guidelines
(http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/XHIGKeyboardShortcuts/chapter_20_section_1.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40002725CHDIGFBH)
Extensive List of Mac Keyboard Shortcuts by Dan Rodney (http://www.danrodney.com/mac)
OS X Keyboard Shortcuts (http://www.osxkeyboardshortcuts.com/index.html)
An exhaustive list of Finder shortcuts (http://davespicks.com/writing/programming/mackeys.html#boot)
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