A printable cheat sheet containing the most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts you'll ever need. Cmd + R, Boot to macOS Recovery. Cmd + S, Boot in Single-User.
Using keyboard shortcuts instead of reaching for your mouse or trackpad and hunting through menus is a great way to save time. Even though for complex task you could use a keyboard assistant like (which will semantically understand any operation you need to perform) for complex tasks, knowing essential shortcuts will speed up every repetitive action related to the basic Mac functionality. Learning shortcuts takes time and practice; it’s only by using them repeatedly that you develop a habit. But then you start really saving time and boosting productivity to the point where you won’t know how you’ve lived without them. Top time-saving Mac keyboard shortcuts everyone should know To help you, we’ve collected the best keyboard shortcuts for the Mac — those that will save you the most time every day. Remember: learn them and practice them. We’ve avoided the obvious shortcuts, the ones that all casual Mac users will know, like copy, paste, and cut.
Before we start with a list, let’s take a look at all the modifier keys: Cmd = Command key (the one either side of the spacebar and looks like this: ⌘) Ctrl = Control key, usually labelled “ctrl” Alt = old-time Mac users would call this “option” and looks like this: ⌥ Shift = ⇧ Tab = ⇥ Now, let’s dive right in. Navigate quickly to a folder in Finder When you’re in Finder, there are a number of shortcuts you can use to go directly to a folder. Cmd-Shift-D goes to Desktop. Cmd-Shift-H to your user folder. Cmd-Shift-A to Applications.
Cmd-Shift-I to iCloud Drive. Cmd-Shift-U to Utilities Change the Finder view In a Finder window, use the following shortcuts to change the view for all the items in a folder:. Cmd-1 to display Icons. Cmd-2 for List. Cmd-3 for Columns. Cmd-4 for Cover Flow Navigate folders in the Finder Going through folders in the Finder is especially easy with:. Cmd- to move left.
Cmd- to move right Add a selected item to a Finder window sidebar. Select the item you’d like to add and press Cmd-Option-S. View a Quick Look slideshow of selected files First Shift- or Cmd-click the files you want to preview and then press Cmd-Option-Y to see the slideshow.
Find anything Use Cmd-F to search for something. In most applications, including word processors and web browsers, it’s used to search for bits of text on the page you’re on.
Cmd-F in Finder opens a new Finder search window, with the cursor already in the search box. Invoke Spotlight from anywhere Press Cmd-Space from anywhere to pull up the Spotlight search bar. Quickly open Accessibility options Your Mac has a number of features, such as the ability to invert colors on the screen, to help those who have additional needs when it comes to using a computer. To access them quickly, press Cmd-Option-F5.
Switch applications quickly Press Cmd-Tab and keep holding Cmd to pull up the macOS application switcher. Press Tab again to highlight the next app and let go when you reach the app you want to switch to. Pressing Cmd-Tab and letting go of both immediately switches to the next app without further interaction. Open any application’s Preferences Press Cmd-comma to open any application’s Preferences window. Open the Get Info window Get Info is available for every file and folder on your Mac and provides information such as the size of the file and the application that will be used by default. To open this window, click on the file or folder and press Cmd-I.
Show or hide the Dock Press Cmd-Alt-D to show or hide the Dock in any application. Note: this doesn’t work when applications are in full-screen mode. Add a Finder item to the Dock Select the item then press Ctrl-Shift-Cmd-T. Invoke AirDrop AirDrop is a great tool for transferring files quickly between Macs or between a Mac and an iOS device. To get to it right away, press Cmd-Shift-R in the Finder. Undo This one is a huge timesaver and can get you out of trouble, depending on the app you use it in.
Press Cmd-Z to undo your most recent action. In apps that allow multiple undos, press it again to move back another step and so on. To redo something you’ve undone, it’s either Cmd-Shift-Z or Cmd-Y, depending on the app. Navigate text Press Alt-Right Arrow to jump a word or Cmd-Right Arrow to jump to the end of a line. Alt-Left Arrow and Cmd-Left Arrow jump backwards a word and a line, respectively. To select text as you jump, hold down the Shift key. Find misspelled words in a document Press Cmd-semicolon to have misspelled words highlighted.
Select all To select everything in a document or folder, press Cmd-A. Paste in the correct style While Cmd-V will paste whatever is in the clipboard, it does so in the style of the document you copied from. To paste text in the style of the document you’re pasting into, press Cmd-Option-Shift-V. Take a screenshot Press Cmd-Shift-3 to screenshot the whole screen. To grab a selection, press Cmd-Shift-4 and drag over the part of the screen you want to grab. To take a shot of a single window, press Cmd-Shift-4 then press Space and place the camera icon over the window you want to grab and click on it.
You can also copy and paste a screenshot in one move. If you add the Ctrl key to the shortcuts above, it will paste the screenshot to the clipboard rather than saving it. For example, Ctrl-Cmd-Shift-3 will take a screenshot of the whole screen and paste it to the clipboard. To paste it into your document, just press Cmd-V. Open a new tab in Safari (or any other web browser) Press Cmd-T to open a new tab.
If you close a tab by accident, Cmd-Shift-T will re-open it. Zoom into a web page In Safari, Firefox, or Chrome, you can make the contents of a web page larger or smaller using Cmd and either the + or - keys, depending on whether you want to zoom in or out.
This also works in some other apps. Zoom in anywhere To make the universal zoom work, you’ll need to go to System Preferences, then click the Accessibility pane and choose the Zoom option, checking all the boxes. After that, you can press Cmd-Option-Plus to zoom in anywhere. Cmd-Option-Minus will zoom out in stages. To return to 100%, press Cmd-Option-8. Open Display Preferences Press Option-F2 to show the Display Preferences window.
Open Sound Preferences Press Option-F12 to show Sound Preferences. Adjust the volume in small increments Press Option-Shift-Volume Key to move the volume of your Mac’s audio up or down by smaller increments than just using the volume key alone. Put your Mac to sleep Hit Option-Cmd-Power (or Ctrl-Option-Cmd-Eject) and your Mac will go to sleep, gently and effortlessly. Shut down your Mac To quit open programs and shut down your Mac without needing to hit a confirmation button, press Ctrl-Option-Cmd-Power (or Ctrl-Option-Cmd-Eject).
This will simply shut down your Mac, safely and securely. Restart your Mac If you want to restart your Mac, hit Ctrl-Cmd-Power (or Ctrl-Cmd/Eject). This will reboot your Mac. Keep on learning Presented above are introductory shortcuts, just one level above the ones everyone is used to. Once you learn them and use them daily, you’ll notice how your workflow suddenly starts to speed up.
Soon enough, it would be time to step up you game with a collection of intermediate time-savers. But more on this later.
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For users with mobility or vision disabilities, keyboard shortcuts can be easier than using the touchscreen and are an essential alternative to using a mouse. This article itemizes the keyboard shortcuts for Excel for Mac.
Many of the shortcuts that use the Ctrl key on a Windows keyboard also work with the Control key in Excel for Mac. However, not all do. Note: Changing system function key preferences affects how the function keys work for your Mac, not just Excel. After changing this setting, you can still perform the special features printed on a function key.
Just press the FN key. For example, to use the F12 key to change your volume, you would press FN+F12. If a function key doesn't work as you expect it to, press the FN key in addition to the function key. If you don't want to press the FN key each time, you can change your Apple system preferences: Change function key preferences with the mouse. On the Apple menu, press System Preferences.
Select Keyboard. On the Keyboard tab, select the check box for Use all F1, F2, etc. Keys as standard function keys.