Finder window

Keyboard shortcut

Description

Command-W

Close Window

Option-Command-W

Close all Windows

Command-Right Arrow

Expand folder (list view)

Option-Command-Right Arrow

Expand folder and nested subfolders (list view)

Command-Left Arrow

Collapse Folder (list view)

Option-Command-Up Arrow

Open parent folder and close current window

Menu commands

Keyboard shortcut

Description

Shift-Command-Q

Apple Menu

     Log out

Shift-Option-Command-Q

Apple Menu

     Log out immediately

Shift-Command-Delete

Finder Menu

     Empty Trash

Option-Shift-Command-Delete

Finder Menu

     Empty Trash without dialog

Command-H

Finder Menu

     Hide Finder

*Hides open program for all.

Option-Command-H

Finder Menu

     Hide Others

*Hides other windows for all.

Command-N

File Menu

     New Finder window

*New window for all.

Shift-Command-N

File Menu

     New Folder

*Does not work in other programs.

Command-O

File Menu

     Open

*Opens File from any program.

Command-S

File Menu

     Save

*Saves hyperlink in browsers and saves in any other programs.

Shift-Command-S

File Menu

     Save as

*Does not work in browsers but same function for all else.

Command-P

File Menu

     Print

*Works for all programs.

Command-W

File Menu

     Close Window

*Works for all programs.

Option-Command-W

File Menu

     Close all Windows

*Works for all programs.

Command-I

File Menu

     Get Info

*Works for all programs.

Option-Command-I

File Menu

     Show Attributes Inspector

*Works only in finder.

Command-D

File Menu

     Duplicate

*Creates Bookmark in browsers.

Command-L

File Menu

     Make Alias

*Does not work in browsers.

Command-R

File Menu

     Show original

*Works in all programs.

Command-T

File Menu

     Add to Favorites (Mac OS X 10.2.8 or earlier), Add to Sidebar (Mac OS X 10.3 or laterÑuse Shift-Command-T for Add to Favorites)

*Opens new tab in Firefox. Changes margin in Word.

Command-Delete

File Menu

     Move to Trash

*No function otherwise.

Command-E

File Menu

     Eject

*Centers text in Word.

Command-F

File Menu

     Find

*Same function in all programs.

Command-Z

Edit Menu

     Undo

*Same function in all programs.

Command-X

Edit Menu

     Cut

*Same function in all programs.

Command-C

Edit Menu

     Copy

*Same function in all programs.

Command-V

Edit Menu

     Paste

*Same function in all programs.

Command-A

Edit Menu

     Select All

*Same function in all programs.

Command-1

View Menu

     View as Icons

*No Function in other programs.

Command-2

View Menu

     View as List

*No Function in other programs.

Command-3

View Menu

     View as Columns

*No Function in other programs.

Command-B

View Menu

     Hide Toolbar

*Shows bookmarks in Firefox. Turns bold on and off for word programs.

Command-J

View Menu

     Show View Options

*Shows downloads for Firefox.

No function in word programs.

Command - [

Go Menu

     Back

Command - ]

Go Menu

     Forward

Shift-Command-C

Go Menu

     Computer

*No function in other programs.

Shift-Command-H

Go Menu

     Home

Shift-Command-I

Go Menu

     iDisk

*Shows inspector in Firefox.

Turns italics on and off in Word.

Shift-Command-A

Go Menu

     Applications

*No function in other programs.

Shift-Command-F

Go Menu

     Favorites

*No function in other programs

Shift-Command-G

Go Menu

     Goto Folder

*Same function as find in Firefox.

No function in word.

Command-K

Go Menu

     Connect to Server

*No function in other programs.

Command-M

Window Menu

     Minimize Window

*Same function for all programs.

Option-Command-M

Window Menu

     Minimize All Windows

*Same function for all programs.

Command-?

Help Menu

     Open Mac Help

*Opens all program's help.

Command-Space

Open Spotlight (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)

*Same for all programs.

Command-esc

Front Row

     Activates Front Row for certain Apple computers

Universal Access and VoiceOver

Keyboard shortcut

Description

Option-Command-8

Turn on Zoom

Option-Command-+ (plus)

Zoom in

Option-Command-- (minus)

Zoom out

Control-Option-Command-8

Switch to White on Black

Control-F1

Turn on Full Keyboard Access

When Full Keyboard Access is turned on, you can use the key combinations listed in the table below from the Finder.

Control-F2

Full Keyboard Access

     Highlight Menu

Control-F3

Full Keyboard Access

     Highlight Dock

Control-F4

Full Keyboard Access

     Highlight Window (active) or next window behind it

Control-F5

Full Keyboard Access

     Highlight Toolbar

Control-F6

Full Keyboard Access

     Highlight Utility window (palette)

Command-F5 or fn-Command-F5

Turn VoiceOver on or off (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)

Control-Option-F8 or fn-Control-Option-F8

Open VoiceOver Utility (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)

Control-Option-F7 or fn-Control-option-F7

Display VoiceOver menu (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)

Control-Option-; 

or fn-Control-option-;

Enable/disable VoiceOver Control-Option lock (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)

Mouse Keys

Keystroke

Description

8

Move Up

2

Move Down

4

Move Left

6

Move Right

1, 3, 7, and 9

Move Diagonally

5

Press Mouse Button

0

Hold Mouse Button

. (period on keypad)

Release Mouse Button (use after pressing 0)

Other Commands

Keystroke

Description

Option-Command-D

Show/Hide Dock

Command-Tab

Switch application

tab

Highlight next item

Command-Up Arrow

Move up one directory

Command-Down Arrow

Move down one directory

Page Up or Control-Up Arrow

Move up one page

Page Down or Control-Down Arrow

Move down one page

Option-Drag

Copy to new location

Option-Command-Drag

Make alias in new location

Command-Drag

Move to new location without copying

Shift-Command-C

Show Colors palette in application

Command-T

Show Font palette in application

Command-Shift-3

Take a picture of the screen

Command-Shift-4

Take a picture of the selection

Command-Shift-4, then press Control while selecting

Take a picture of the screen, place in Clipboard

Command-Shift-4, then Spacebar

Take a picture of the selected window

Option-Command-esc

Force Quit

Control-Eject

Restart, Sleep, Shutdown dialog box

Control-Command-Eject

Quit all applications and restart

Option-Command-Eject or

Option-Command-Power

Sleep

Command-click window toolbar button (upper right corner)

Cycle through available views for the window's toolbar (dependant on the nature of the Finder or application window)

Command-`

Cycle through windows in application or Finder (if more than one window is open)

Function-Delete (portables only--PowerBook, iBook, MacBook, MacBook Pro)

Forward Delete (delete the character to the right of your cursor)