Startup
Press X during startup
Force Mac OS X startup

Press OPTION+COMMAND
+SHIFT+DELETE
during startup

Bypasses primary startup volume for CD or external disc

Press C during startup

Startup from a CD that has a system folder
Press T during startup

Startup in FireWire Target Disk mode
Press SHIFT during startup

Startup in safe mode
Press COMMAND+V in startup

Start up in Verbose mode
Press COMMAND+S during startup

Startup up in Single-user mode
Finder Window
COMMAND+W

Close window
OPTION+COMMAND+W

Close all windows
COMMAND+RIGHT ARROW

Expand folder (list view)
OPTION+COMMAND+RIGHT ARROW

Expanded 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
SHIFT+COMMAND+Q

Log Out
SHIFT+OPTION+COMMAND+Q

Log out immediately
SHIFT+COMMAND+DELETE

Empty trash
OPTION+SHIFT+COMMAND+DELETE

Empty trash without dialog
COMMAND+H

Hide Finder
OPTION+COMMAND+H

Hide others
COMMAND+N

New Finder window
SHIFT+COMMAND+N

New folder
COMMAND+O

Open folder
COMMAND+S

Save
SHIFT+COMMAND+S

Save as
COMMAND+P

Print
COMMAND+W

Close window
OPTION+COMMAND+W

Close all windows
COMMAND+I

Get info
OPTION+COMMAND+I

Show attributes inspector
COMMAND+D

Duplicate
COMMAND+L

Make alias
COMMAND+R

Show original
COMMAND+T

Add to favorites
COMMAND+DELETE

Move to trash
COMMAND+E

Eject

COMMAND+F

Find
COMMAND+Z

Undo
COMMAND+X

Cut
COMMAND+C

Copy

COMMAND+V

Paste
COMMAND+A

Select all
COMMAND+1

View as icons
COMMAND+2

View as list
COMMAND+3

View as columns
COMMAND+B

Hide toolbar

COMMAND+J

Show view options
COMMAND+ [

Back
COMMAND+ ]

Forward
SHIFT+COMMAND+C

Computer
SHIFT+COMMAND+H

Home
SHIFT+COMMAND+I

iDisk
SHIFT+COMMAND+A

Applications
SHIFT+COMMAND+F

Favorites
SHIFT+COMMAND+G

Goto folder
COMMAND+K

Connect to server
COMMAND+M

Minimize all windows
COMMAND+ ?

Open Mac Help
COMMAND + (space)

Open Spotlight
Universal Access
OPTION+COMMAND+* (asterisk)

Turn on zoom
OPTION+COMMAND+ + (plus)

Zoom in
OPTION+COMMAND+ - (minus)

Zoom out
CONTROL+OPTION
+COMMAND+* (asterisk)

Switch to white on black
CONTROL+F1
Turn on Full Keyboard Access
(must be turned on to use the key combinations below)
CONTROL+F2

Highlight menu
CONTROL+F3

Highlight dock
CONTROL+F4

Highlight window (active) or the window behind it
CONTROL+F5

Highlight toolbar
CONTROL+F6

Highlight utility window (palette)
Universal Access allows you to turn on Mouse Keys, which allows you to use the numeric keypad to move the mouse.
Mouse Keys
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 number pad)
Release mouse button (after pressing 0)
Other commands
OPTION+COMMAND+D

Show/hide dock
COMMAND+TAB

Switch application
COMMAND+ ~ (tilde)

Switch windows in an 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 and press CONTROL while selecting

Take a picture of the screen and place it on the clipboard
COMMAND+SHIFT+4 and press the SPACEBAR

Take a picture 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

 

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