Key combinations |
Function |
command-Space Key |
Show or hide the Spotlight search bar (if multiple languages are installed, it is possible to cycle between enabled scripting systems) |
Control-a |
Move to the beginning of a line/paragraph |
Control-b |
Move backward one character |
Control-d |
Delete the character before the cursor |
Control-e |
Move to the end of a line/paragraph |
Control-f |
Move one character forward |
Control-h |
Delete the character after the cursor |
Control-k |
Delete all content from the character before the cursor to the end of the line/paragraph |
Control-l |
Places the cursor/selection in the center of the visible area |
Control-n |
Move down one line |
Control-o |
Insert a row after the cursor |
Control-p |
Move up one line |
Control-t |
Move the characters before and after the cursor |
Control-v |
Move down one page |
Option-delete |
Delete the word to the left of the cursor, and any spaces or punctuation after the word |
option-command-Space Key |
Display the Spotlight Search Results window (if you have multiple languages installed, you may be looping between keyboard layouts and input methods under a script) |
Command-tab |
In the list of open applications, move down to the next most recently used application |
Shift-command-tab |
Move up in the list of open apps (sort by most recent time) |
Shift-tab |
Navigate the controls in the opposite direction |
Control-tab |
Focus on the next set of controls in the dialog box or focus on the next table (when Tab moves to the next cell) |
Shift-control-tab |
Focus on a group of controls |
Command-esc |
Open Front Row (if installed) |
option-Launch key |
Eject from the alternate optical drive (if installed) |
control-Launch key |
Show shutdown dialog box |
option-command-Launch key |
Put your computer into sleep mode |
control-command-Launch key |
Quit all apps (you'll have to save the changes you made to the open document first), and then restart your computer |
Control option-command-Eject Key |
Quit all apps (you'll have to save the changes you made to the open document first), and then turn off your computer |
Fn-delete |
Delete Forward (built-in keyboard for portable MAC) |
Control-f1 |
Toggle full keyboard control on or off |
Control-f2 |
Focus Menu Bar |
Control-f3 |
Focus Dock |
Control-f4 |
Focus on the active window or the next window |
Shift-control-f4 |
Focus on an active window |
Control-f5 |
Focus on the toolbar. |
Control-f6 |
Focus on the first (or next) panel |
Shift-control-f6 |
Focus on the previous panel |
Control-f7 |
The current keyboard control mode in the Temporary Overlay window and dialog box |
F9 |
Collage or un-collage all open windows |
F10 |
Collage or un-collage all open windows in the current active application |
F11 |
Hide or Show all open windows |
F12 |
Hide or show Dashboard |
Command-' |
Activates the next open window in the front-most application |
Shift-command-' |
Activates the previous open window in the front-most application |
Option-command-' |
Focus Window Drawer |
Command--(minus) |
Reduce Selected items |
command-{ |
Aligns the selection to the left |
command-} |
Make the selection right-aligned |
command-| |
Align the selection to the center |
command-: |
Show the spelling window |
command-; |
Find misspelled words in a document |
command-, |
Open the Preferences window for the front-most application (provided the application supports this keyboard shortcut) |
option-control-command-, |
Reduce screen Contrast |
option-control-command-. |
Enhanced screen Contrast |
Command-? |
To open the app's help in the Help display program |
option-command-/ |
Turn font smoothing on or off |
shift-command-= |
Enlarge the selected item |
Shift-command-3 |
To capture a screen to a file |
Shift-control-command-3 |
Capture the screen to the Clipboard |
Shift-command-4 |
Snaps the selection to a file |
Shift-control-command-4 |
Snaps the selection to the Clipboard |
Command-a |
Highlight all items in a document or window, or highlight all characters in a text field |
Command-b |
Display selected text in bold or toggle text bold display on/off |
Command-c |
Copy the selected data to the Clipboard |
Shift-command-c |
Display the Colors window |
Option-command-c |
Copy the style of the selected text |
Control-command-c |
Copy the formatting of the selected item and store it in the Clipboard |
Option-command-d |
Show or hide the Dock |
Command-control-d |
Display the definition of the selected word in the dictionary application |
Command-d |
Select the Desktop folder in the Open and Save dialog box In Mac OS X v10.6.8 and earlier, select Do not store in the dialog box that contains the Do not store button |
Command-delete |
In OS X Lion, select Do not store in the dialog box that contains the Do not store button |
Command-e |
Use the selection to find |
Command-f |
Open the Find window |
Option-command-f |
Move to the Search bar control |
Command-g |
Find the next location where the selection appears |
Shift-command-g |
Find the previous location where the selection appears |
Command-h |
Hide the currently running application window |
Option-command-h |
Hide all other running application windows |
Command-i |
Display selected text in italics or toggle text italic display on/off |
Option-command-i |
Show Inspector Window |
Command-j |
Scroll to the selected section |
Command-m |
Minimize the active window to the Dock |
Option-command-m |
Minimize all windows of an active application to the Dock |
Command-n |
Create a new document in the front-most application |
Command-o |
Display dialog box to select the document to open in the top-most application |
Command-p |
Display the Print dialog box |
Shift-command-p |
Displays a dialog box for specifying Print parameters (Page Setup) |
Command-q |
Exit the front-most application |
Command-s |
Storing Active Documents |
Shift-command-s |
Display the Save As dialog box |
Command-t |
Display the Fonts window |
Option-command-t |
Show or hide a toolbar |
Command-u |
Underline selected text or turn on/off underline function |
Command-v |
Paste the Clipboard contents at the insertion point location |
Option-command-v |
Apply the style of an object to the selected object (Paste style) |
Option-shift-command-v |
Apply the style of the surrounding text to the inserted object (paste and match style) |
Control-command-v |
Apply formatting to the selected object (paste Ruler command) |
Command-w |
Close the front window |
Shift-command-w |
Close the file and its associated window |
Option-command-w |
Close all its windows without exiting the application directly |
Command-x |
Remove the selection and save it to the Clipboard |
Command-z |
Restore previous command (some applications allow multiple restores) |
Shift-command-z |
Redo the previous command (some applications allow multiple redo) |
control-RIGHT Arrow |
Another value or cell in a focused view (such as a table) |
Control-LEFT Arrow |
Another value or cell in a focused view (such as a table) |
Control-DOWN ARROW |
Another value or cell in a focused view (such as a table) |
control-Up ARROW |
Another value or cell in a focused view (such as a table) |
Command-RIGHT Arrow |
Move the text insertion point to the end of the current line |
Command-LEFT Arrow |
Move the text insertion point to the beginning of the current line |
Command-DOWN ARROW |
Move the text insertion point to the end of the document |
Command-Up ARROW |
Move the text insertion point to the beginning of the document |
Shift-command-RIGHT Arrow |
Select the text (*) between the insertion point and the end of the current line. |
Shift-command-LEFT Arrow |
Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the current line (*) |
shift-RIGHT Arrow |
Extend text selection to the right by one character (*) |
Shift-LEFT Arrow |
Extend text selection to the left by one character (*) |
Shift-command-Up ARROW |
Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the document (*) |
Shift-command-DOWN ARROW |
Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the document (*) |
Shift-Up ARROW |
Extend the text selection to the nearest character Edge (*) at the same horizontal position as the previous line |
Shift-DOWN ARROW |
Extend the text selection to the nearest character Edge (*) at the same horizontal position as the next line |
shift-option-RIGHT Arrow |
Extend the text selection to the ending of the current word, then press once to expand to the last word (*) |
Shift-option-LEFT Arrow |
Extend the text selection to the beginning of the current word, then press once to expand to the first word (*) |
shift-option-DOWN ARROW |
Extend the text selection to the end of the current paragraph, and then press once to extend the ending of the next paragraph (*) |
shift-option-Up ARROW |
Extend the text selection to the beginning of the current paragraph, then press once to expand to the Zhou (*) of the next paragraph |
control-Space Key |
Toggle between the current input source and the previous input source |
option-control-Space Key |
Switch between all enabled input sources |
Option-command-esc |
Force exit |