Startup |
| 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. |
| Start up in Single-User mode |
Start 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
Other Commands |
| 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) |
This list was created based on Apple document