Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac OS X
(initial list from RixStep)
A repository for just about keyboard secret in OS X. Some of these are well known, some are pretty secret.
Startup |
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| C | start from CD |
| D | start from 1st partition |
| N | start from network server |
| T | put computer in FireWire Target Disk mode |
| X | start in OS X |
| ⇧ | prevent load of startup items |
| ⌥ | show all startup disks |
| ⌥⇧⌘⌫ | start from external drive or CD |
| ⌥⌘OF | open firmware |
| ⌥⌘PR | zap PRAM (hold until 2nd chime) |
| ⌘S | single user mode |
| ⌘V | verbose |
| mouse button | eject CD |
| ⇧ | after power-up: turn off kernel extensions after login: prevent startup items from opening |
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| ⌃⌘-power | restart |
| ⌃⌥⌘-power | shut down |
| ⌥⌘-power | sleep |
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| ⌘-tab | cycle forward through applications |
| ⇧⌘-tab | cycle back through applications |
| ⌘~ | cycle forward through application windows |
| ⇧⌘~ | cycle back through application windows |
| ⌥⌘-esc | Force Quit dialog |
| ⌘-toolbar lozenge |
cycle forward through toolbar displays |
| ⇧⌘-toolbar lozenge |
cycle backward through toolbar displays |
| ⇧⌘3 | screen dump (entire screen) |
| ⇧⌘4 | screen dump (drag a rectangle) |
| ⇧⌘4,space, click | screen dump (highlighted window) |
| ⌘-space | cycle forward through keyboard layouts |
| ⇧⌘-space | cycle back through keyboard layouts |
| ⌘-click on window | adjust window in background |
| ⌥-click on Dock icon or window |
switch to new program, hide previous one |
| ⌥⌘-click on Dock icon |
switch to new program, hide all others |
| ⌘-drag | rearrange or remove menulets or toolbar icons |
| ⌘-click window title |
expose path in popup |
| ⌥-zoom button | maximise window |
| ⇧-minimise button | minimise window slowly |
| ⇧-click minimised window in Dock |
open window slowly |
| ⇧-close button | close window slowly |
| ⌥⌘D | toggle appearance of Dock |
| ⌘-drag onto Dock icon |
prevent Dock icons from moving |
| ⌥⌘-drag onto Dock |
force program to open dragged item |
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| ⌃A | move to beginning of paragraph |
| ⌃B | move one character back |
| ⌃D | delete character to right |
| ⌃E | move to end of paragraph |
| ⌃F | move one character forward |
| ⌃K | delete text to end of paragraph |
| ⌃N | move to next line |
| ⌃O | insert newline |
| ⌃P | move to previous line |
| ⌃T | transpose characters |
| ⌥⌫ | delete word to left |
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| ⌃A | move to beginning of line |
| ⌃E | move to end of line |
| ⌃T | transpose characters |
| ⌃U | erase line |
| esc,B | move one word back |
| esc,C | capitalise next word |
| esc,D | erase next word |
| esc,F | move one word forward |
| esc,L | make next word lowercase |
| esc,U | make next word uppercase |
| esc,⌫ | erase previous word |
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| ⌘+ | Make Bigger |
| ⌘, | Preferences |
| ⌘- | Make Smaller |
| ⌘. | Stop |
| ⌘: | Spelling |
| ⌘; | Check Spelling |
| ⌘? | Application Help |
| ⌘A | Select All |
| ⌘B | Bold |
| ⌘C | Copy |
| ⇧⌘C | Show Colors |
| ⌘D | Add Bookmark |
| ⌘D | Don't Save |
| ⌘D | Find Previous |
| ⌘E | Eject |
| ⌘E | Use Selection for Find |
| ⇧⌘E | Export |
| ⌘F | Find |
| ⌘G | Find Next |
| ⇧⌘G | Go to Folder |
| ⌘H | Hide Application |
| ⌥⌘H | Hide Others |
| ⌘I | Get Info |
| ⌘I | Italic |
| ⇧⌘I | Import |
| ⌘J | Scroll to Selection |
| ⌘L | Link |
| ⇧⌘L | Lower Case |
| ⌘M | Minimize |
| ⌘N | New (Window) |
| ⌘O | Open |
| ⌘P | |
| ⇧⌘P | Page Setup |
| ⌘Q | Quit Application |
| ⇧⌘Q | Log Out |
| ⌥⇧⌘Q | Log Out Without Confirmation |
| ⌃⌥⇧⌘Q | Force Log Out Without Confirmation |
| ⌘R | Refresh |
| ⌘S | Save |
| ⇧⌘S | Save As |
| ⌘T | New Tab |
| ⌘T | Show Fonts |
| ⌘U | Underline |
| ⇧⌘U | Upper Case |
| ⌥⌘U | Capitals |
| ⌘V | Paste |
| ⌘W | Close Tab |
| ⌘W | Close Window |
| ⇧⌘W | Close Window |
| ⌘X | Cut |
| ⌘Z | Undo |
| ⇧⌘Z | Redo |
| ⌘[ | Back |
| ⌘] | Forward |