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Mac keyboard shortcuts and commands
Mac keyboard shortcuts and commands
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Updated over 2 years ago

These shortcuts for your Mac were taken directly from Apple's support page. To see more, you can go directly to the site at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts

  • Command-X: Cut the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard.

  • Command-C: Copy the selected item to the Clipboard. This also works for files in the Finder.

  • Command-V: Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current document or app. This also works for files in the Finder.

  • Command-Z: Undo the previous command. You can then press Shift-Command-Z to Redo, reversing the undo command. In some apps, you can undo and redo multiple commands.

  • Command-A: Select All items.

  • Command-F: Find items in a document or open a Find window.

  • Command-G: Find Again: Find the next occurrence of the item previously found. To find the previous occurrence, press Shift-Command-G.

  • Command-H: Hide the windows of the front app. To view the front app but hide all other apps, press Option-Command-H.

  • Command-M: Minimize the front window to the Dock. To minimize all windows of the front app, press Option-Command-M.

  • Command-O: Open the selected item, or open a dialog to select a file to open.

  • Command-P: Print the current document.

  • Command-S: Save the current document.

  • Command-T: Open a new tab.

  • Command-W: Close the front window. To close all windows of the app, press Option-Command-W.

  • Option-Command-Esc: Force quit an app.

  • Command–Space bar: Show or hide the Spotlight search field. To perform a Spotlight search from a Finder window, press Command–Option–Space bar. (If you use multiple input sources to type in different languages, these shortcuts change input sources instead of showing Spotlight. Learn how to change a conflicting keyboard shortcut.)

  • Control–Command–Space bar: Show the Character Viewer, from which you can choose emoji and other symbols.

  • Control-Command-F: Use the app in full screen, if supported by the app.

  • Space bar: Use Quick Look to preview the selected item.

  • Command-Tab: Switch to the next most recently used app among your open apps.

  • Shift-Command-5: In macOS Mojave or later, take a screenshot or make a screen recording. Or use Shift-Command-3 or Shift-Command-4 for screenshots. Learn more about screenshots.

  • Shift-Command-N: Create a new folder in the Finder.

  • Command-Comma (,): Open preferences for the front app.

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