All the operating systems contain keyboard shortcut keys that help the to get the work done instantly with a couple of touches rather than doing it manually.
If you are not habitual of using these shortcuts key, then you are really missing the most convenient part which is the reason that most Mac s love their device.
Thanks to the compatibility of Apple’s hardware and applications, as you know all the functions of shortcut keys, you would never need to reach for the mouse or touchpad.
macOS has a lot of shortcuts, we have mentioned below a few of many shortcut keys that you must know.
I’ve been trying to stop (still useful) shortcuts that require similar Windows partners that include ⌘+A to select all or ⌘+F to open the Find prompt and focussing on shortcuts that you’ve not known if you’re new to MAC.
If you are wondering what this “⌘” symbol means then this is the symbol for the Command Key.
And this is the primary key to all the shortcuts we have mentioned for you in this article.
If you are a windows , then you may relate it to the CTRL key, it has a similar function to that key.
Moreover, you would be glad to know this fact that if you become habitual of using shortcut keys, you can even be able to make your own.
How? Simply navigate to the System Preferences, click on Keyboard and select Shortcuts and then on the left side, select one of the options.
Now, let’s directly jump to the shortcut keys.
Below we have mentioned shortcuts and in front of them are their functions.
We will follow the pattern till the end so don’t get lost.
Shortcuts For Startup:
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SHORTCUT
ACTION
[/th][/tr] [tr][td]T[/td] [td]Boot in Target Disk Mode[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Shift[/td] [td]Boot in Safe Mode[/td][/tr] [tr][td]N[/td] [td]Boot from a network server[/td][/tr] [tr][td]D[/td] [td]Boot to Apple Diagnostics[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + S[/td] [td]Boot in Single- Mode[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + V[/td] [td]Boot in Verbose Mode[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Option[/td] [td]Boot to Startup Manager, to pick other startup disks if available[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + Option + P + R[/td] [td]Reset NVRAM or PRAM[/td][/tr] [tr][td]12[/td] [td]Eject removable media[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + S[/td] [td]Boot in Single- Mode[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + V[/td] [td]Boot in Verbose Mode[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + R[/td] [td]Boot to macOS Recovery[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Option + Cmd + R[/td] [td]Boot to macOS Recovery over the internet[/td][/tr] [/table]Universal Shortcuts:
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SHORTCUT
ACTION
[/th][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + Option + Esc[/td] [td]Force quit[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + Option + Eject[/td] [td]Activate Sleep mode[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Shift + Control + Eject[/td] [td]Put display(s) to sleep[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + Control + Eject[/td] [td]Quit all apps and restart[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Control + Eject[/td] [td]Choose from Sleep, Restart, and Shutdown options[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + Space[/td] [td]Open Spotlight search[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + Tab[/td] [td]Switch to the next open app[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + ~ (Tilde)[/td] [td]Switch to the next window in the current app[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + Z[/td] [td]Undo[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + ?[/td] [td]Help[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + , (Comma)[/td] [td]Open Preferences for current app[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + Space[/td] [td]Open Spotlight search[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + Tab[/td] [td]Switch to the next open app[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + ~ (Tilde)[/td] [td]Switch to the next window in the current app[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Shift + Cmd + 3[/td] [td]Take screenshot of entire screen[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Shift + Cmd + 4[/td] [td]Take screenshot of selected area[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Shift + Cmd + 4, then Space[/td] [td]Take screenshot of selected window[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + A[/td] [td]Select all[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + F[/td] [td]Find[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + W[/td] [td]Close current window[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Option + Cmd + W[/td] [td]Close all windows[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Option + Cmd + V[/td] [td]Paste and match style[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Shift + Option + Cmd + V[/td] [td]Hide current window[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + H[/td] [td]Hide all other windows[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + M[/td] [td]Minimize current window[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Option + Cmd + M[/td] [td]Minimize all windows[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Option + Cmd + V[/td] [td]Paste (cut) i.e. move copied item to current location[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Shift + Option + Cmd + V[/td] [td]Paste and match style[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Control + Cmd + Q[/td] [td]Lock the screen[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Shift + Cmd + Q[/td] [td]Log out[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Option + Shift + Cmd + Q[/td] [td]Log out instantly[/td][/tr] [/table]Finder Shortcuts:
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SHORTCUT
ACTION
[/th][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + I[/td] [td]Get info[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + J[/td] [td]View options[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + Down[/td] [td]Move down one folder[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + Option + I[/td] [td]Show Attributes Inspector[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + Control + N[/td] [td]With files selected, create a new folder and immediately move selected files into that folder[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + N[/td] [td]Open new Finder window[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + T[/td] [td]Open new Finder tab[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + Delete[/td] [td]Move selected item(s) to Trash[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + Up[/td] [td]Move up one folder[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + 1[/td] [td]Icon View[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + 2[/td] [td]List View[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + 3[/td] [td]Column View[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + D[/td] [td]Duplicate selected file or folder[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + [[/td] [td]Back[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Cmd + ][/td] [td]Forward[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Shift + Cmd + N[/td] [td]Create new folder[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Shift + Cmd + Delete[/td] [td]Empty the Trash folder[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Option + Shift + Cmd + Delete[/td] [td]Empty the Trash folder immediately[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Shift + Cmd + G[/td] [td]Go to the folder…[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Enter[/td] [td]Rename selected file or folder[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Option + Space[/td] [td]instantly[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Option[/td] [td]Open preview of selected file in fullscreen mode[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Space[/td] [td]Open preview of selected file[/td][/tr] [/table]