MAC OS X Shortcuts « Avyaya

MAC OS X Shortcuts

An extensive list of common Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts.

Startup
Keystroke	Description
Press X during startup	Force Mac OS X startup
Press Option-Command-Shift-Delete during startup	Bypass primary startup volume and seek a different startup volume (such as a CD or external disk)
Press C during startup	Start up from a CD that has a system folder
Press N during startup	Attempt to start up from a compatible network server (NetBoot)
Press T during startup	Start up in FireWire Target Disk mode
Press Shift during startup	start up in Safe Boot mode and temporarily disable login items and non-essential kernel extension files (Mac OS X 10.2 and later)
Press Command-V during startup	Start up in Verbose mode.
Press Command-S during startup	Start up in Single-User mode

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
(Assigned in Keyboard & Mouse preferences)	Show Package Contents (of selected file in Mac OS X 10.5 or later only). To create this contextual menu shortcut, open Keyboard & Mouse preferences in Mac OS X 10.5, click Keyboard Shortcuts, click the “+” button, choose Finder.app as the Application, and type “Show Package Contents” (exactly), and set whichever shortcut you want, such as Command-Control-S.

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
Option-Command-H	Finder Menu Hide Others
Command-N	File Menu New Finder window
Shift-Command-N	File Menu New Folder
Command-O	File Menu Open
Command-S	File Menu Save
Shift-Command-S	File Menu Save as
Command-P	File Menu Print
Command-W	File Menu Close Window
Option-Command-W	File Menu Close all Windows
Command-I	File Menu Get Info
Option-Command-I	File Menu Show Attributes Inspector
Command-D	File Menu Duplicate
Command-L	File Menu Make Alias
Command-R	File Menu Show original
Command-T	File Menu Add to Favorites (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 Favorites)
Command-Delete	File Menu Move to Trash
Command-E	File Menu Eject
Command-F	File Menu Find
Command-Z	Edit Menu Undo
Command-X	Edit Menu Cut
Command-C	Edit Menu Copy
Command-V	Edit Menu Paste
Command-A	Edit Menu Select All
Command-1	View Menu View as Icons
Command-2	View Menu View as List
Command-3	View Menu View as Columns
Command-B	View Menu Hide Toolbar
Command-J	View Menu Show View Options
Command - [	Go Menu Back
Command - ]	Go Menu Forward
Shift-Command-C	Go Menu Computer
Shift-Command-H	Go Menu Home
Shift-Command-I	Go Menu iDisk
Shift-Command-A	Go Menu Applications
Shift-Command-F	Go Menu Favorites
Shift-Command-G	Go Menu Goto Folder
Command-K	Go Menu Connect to Server
Command-M	Window Menu Minimize Window
Option-Command-M	Window Menu Minimize All Windows
Command-?	Help Menu Open Mac Help
Command-Space	Open Spotlight (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)
Command-esc	Front Row Activates Front Row for certain Apple computers