Keystroke |
Press X during startup |
Press Option-Command-Shift-Delete during startup |
Press C during startup |
Press N during startup |
Press T during startup |
Press Shift during startup |
Press Command-V during startup |
Press Command-S during startup |
Command-W |
Option-Command-W |
Command-Right Arrow |
Option-Command-Right Arrow |
Command-Left Arrow |
Option-Command-Up Arrow |
Shift-Command-Q |
Shift-Option-Command-Q |
Shift-Command-Delete |
Option-Shift-Command-Delete |
Command-H |
Option-Command-H |
Command-N |
Shift-Command-N |
Command-O |
Command-S |
Shift-Command-S |
Command-P |
Command-W |
Option-Command-W |
Command-I |
Option-Command-I |
Command-D |
Command-L |
Command-R |
Command-T |
Command-Delete |
Command-E |
Command-F |
Command-Z |
Command-X |
Command-C |
Command-V |
Command-A |
Command-1 |
Command-2 |
Command-3 |
Command-B |
Command-J |
Command-[ |
Command-] |
Shift-Command-C |
Shift-Command-H |
Shift-Command-I |
Shift-Command-A |
Shift-Command-F |
Shift-Command-G |
Command-K |
Command-M |
Option-Command-M |
Command-? |
Command-Space |
Command-esc |
Option-Command-8 |
Option-Command-+(plus) |
Option-Command--(minus) |
Control-Option-Command-8 |
Control-F1 |
Control-F2 |
Control-F3 |
Control-F4 |
Control-F5 |
Control-F6 |
Control-F5 or fn-Command-F5 |
Control-Option-F8 or fn-Control-Option-F8 |
Control-Option-F7 or fn-Control-Option-F7 |
Control-Option-; or fn-Control-Option-; |
8 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
1, 3, 7, and 9 |
5 |
0 |
. (period on keypad) |
Option-Command-D |
Command-Tab |
Tab |
Command-Up Arow |
Command-Down Arrow |
Page Up or Control-Up Arrow |
Page Down or Control-Down Arrow |
Option-Drag |
Option-Command-Drag |
Command-Drag |
Shift-Command-C |
Command-T |
Command-Shift-3 |
Command-Shift-4 |
Command-Shift-4, then press Control while selecting |
Command-Shift-4, then Spacebar |
Option-Command-esc |
Control-Eject |
Control-Command-Eject |
Option-Command-Eject or Option-Command-Power |
Command-click window toolbar button (upper right corner) |
Command-` |
Function-Delete (portables only e.g. PowerBook, iBook, MacBook, MacBook Pro) |
Description |
Force Mac OS X startup |
Bypass primary startup volume and seek a different startup volume (such as a CD or external disk) |
Start up from a CD that has a system folder |
Attempt to start up from a compatible network server (NetBoot) |
Start up in FireWire Target Disk mode |
Start up in Safe Boot mode and temporarily disable login items and non-essential kernel extension files (Mac OS X 10.2 and later) |
Start up in Verbose mode |
Start up in Single-User mode |
Close Window |
Close All Windows |
Expand Folder (list view) |
Expand Folder and Nested Subfolders (list view) |
Collapse Folder (list view) |
Open parent folder and close current window |
Apple Menu > Log out |
Apple Menu > Log out immediately |
Finder Menu > Empty Trash |
Finder Menu > Empty Trash without dialog |
Finder Menu > Hide Finder |
Finder Menu > Hide Others |
File Menu > New Finder Window |
File Menu > New Folder |
File Menu > Open |
File Menu > Save |
File Menu > Save As |
File Menu > Print |
File Menu > Close Window |
File Menu > Close ALl Windows |
File Menu > Get Info |
File Menu > Show Attributes Inspector |
File Menu > Duplicate |
File Menu > Make Alias |
File Menu > Show Original |
File Menu > Add to Favourites (Mac OS X 10.2.8 or earlier), Add to Sidebar (Mac OS X 10.3 or later - use Shift-Command-T for Add to Favourites) |
File Menu > Move to Trash |
File Menu > Eject |
File Menu > Find |
Edit Menu > Undo |
Edit Menu > Cut |
Edit Menu > Copy |
Edit Menu > Paste |
Edit Menu > Select All |
View Menu > View as Icons |
View Menu > View as List |
View Menu > View as Columns |
View Menu > Hide Toolbar |
View Menu > Show View Options |
Go Menu > Back |
Go Menu > Forward |
Go Menu > Computer |
Go Menu > Home |
Go Menu > iDisk |
Go Menu > Applications |
Go Menu > Favorites |
Go Menu > Go to Folder |
Go Menu > Connect to Server |
Window Menu > Minimize Window |
Window Menu > Minimize All Windows |
Help Menu > Open Mac Help |
Open Spotlight (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) |
Front Row - Activates Front Row for certain Apple computers |
Turn on Zoom |
Zoom In |
Zoom Out |
Switch to White on Black |
Trun on Full Keyboard Access. When Full Keyboard Access is turned on you can use the key combinations listed below from the Finder. |
Full Keyboard Access > Highlight Menu |
Full Keyboard Access > Highlight Dock |
Full Keyboard Access > Highlight Window (active) or next window behind it |
Full Keyboard Access > Highlight Toolbar |
Full Keyboard Access > Highlight Utility window (palette |
Turn VoiceOver on or off (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) |
Open VoiceOver Utility (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) |
Display VoiceOver menu (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) |
Enable / Disable VoiceOver (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) |
Move Up |
Move Down |
Move Left |
Move Right |
Move Diagonally |
Press Mouse Button |
Hold Mouse Button |
Release Mouse Button (use after pressing 0) |
Show/Hide Dock |
Switch Application |
Highlight next item |
Move up one directory |
Move down one directory |
Move up one page |
Move down one page |
Copy to new location |
Make alias in new location |
Move to new location without copying |
Show Colors Palette in application |
Show Font Palette in application |
Take a picture of the screen |
Take a picture of the selection |
Take a picture of the screen, place in Clipboard |
Take a picture of the selected window |
Force Quit |
Restart, Sleep, Shutdown dialog box |
Quit all applications and restart |
Sleep |
Cycle through available views for the window's toolbar (dependent on the nature of the Finder or applciation window) |
Cycle through windows in application of Finer (if more than one window is open) |
Forward Delete (delete the character to the right of your cur |