Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac Laptops

Clipboard

• Cmd-C = Copy
• Cmd-V = Paste
• Cmd-X = Cut
• Cmd-A = Select All

Menu Commands

• Shift-Cmd-Q = Log out
• Shift-Opt-Cmd-Q = Log out immediately
• Shift-Cmd-Delete = Empty Trash
• Opt-Shift-Cmd-Delete = Empty Trash without dialog
• Cmd-H = Hide window
• Opt-Cmd-H = Hide Others
• Cmd-N = File New window
• Shift-Cmd-N = New Folder
• Cmd-O = Open
• Cmd-S = Save
• Shift-Cmd-S = Save as
• Cmd-P = Print
• Cmd-W = Close Window
• Opt-Cmd-W = Close all Windows
• Cmd-I = Get Info
• Opt-Cmd-I = Show Attributes Inspector
• Cmd-D = Duplicate
• Cmd-L = Make Alias
• Cmd-R = Show original
• Cmd-T = Add to Favorites
• Cmd-Delete = Move to Trash
• Cmd-E = Eject
• Cmd-F = Find
• Cmd-Z = Undo
• Cmd-B = Hide Toolbar
• Cmd-J = Show View Opts
• Cmd = [ = Go Back
• Cmd = ] = Go Forward
• Shift-Cmd-C = Go to Computer
• Shift-Cmd-H = Go to your Home folder
• Shift-Cmd-I = Go to iDisk
• Shift-Cmd-A = Go to Applications folder
• Shift-Cmd-G = Go to Go-To Folder
• Cmd-K = Connect to Server
• Cmd-M = Minimize Window
• Cmd-? = Open Mac Help
• Cmd-Space = Open Spotlight (OS X 10.4)

Window Management

• Cmd-W = Close window
• Cmd-Opt-W = Close all windows
• Cmd-M = Minimise window
• Cmd-Opt-M = Minimise all windows
• Cmd-H = Hide Application
• Cmd-~ = Cycle through windows for current application
• Ctrl-F4 = Cycle through every open window
• Cmd-Tab = Bring up the Application Switcher
• Cmd-Tab = Cycle Forwards
• Cmd-~ = Cycle Backwards
• Cmd-Shift-Tab = Cycle Backwards
• Cmd-Q = Quit application

Finder Navigation

• Cmd-N = New Finder window
• Cmd-W = Close Window
• Opt-Cmd-W = Close all Windows
• Cmd-Down = Open File/Folder
• Cmd-Up = Navigate to parent
• Cmd-Right = Expand folder (in list view)
• Cmd-Left = Collapse Folder (in list view)
• Opt-Cmd-Right = Expand folder and its subfolders (in list view)
• Opt-Cmd-Up = Open parent folder and close current window
• Cmd-Shift-H = Jump to your Home folder
• Cmd-Shift-A = Jump to your Applications folder
• Cmd-Shift U = Jump to your Utilities folder
• Cmd-Shift K = Jump to the Network browser
• Cmd-Shift G = Goto Folder
• Cmd-1 = View as Icons
• Cmd-2 = View as List
• Cmd-3 = View as Columns
• Cmd-Space = Open Spotlight (OS X 10.4)
• Cmd-Delete = Move file/folder to trash
• Cmd-Click window title = Display the file path