The Option key performs the same function as the Alt key on PC
The Command key performs the same function as the Windows key on PC
The most common shortcuts on Mac
- Command + C : Copy
- Command + X : Cut
- Command + V : Paste
- Command + Z : Cancel the command
- Command + Shift + Z : Restore command just canceled
- Command + A : Select All
- Command + F : Search
- Command + G : Find next occurrence
- Command + N : Open a new window or a new document
- Command + S : Save a document
- Command + P : Print a document
- Command + Shift + 3 : Full Screen Shot
- Command + Shift + 4 : Screen Shot with Selection Slider
- Command + W : Close the active window
- Command + Option + W : Close all windows
- Command + Shift + Tilde (~) : Switch to the next most recently used window in the active application.
- Command + H : Hide open application windows in the foreground
- Command + Option + H : Hide windows of all open applications, except those of the application in the foreground
- Command + Q : Exit an application
- Command + Option + Esc : Force an application to close
- Command + Tab : Return to the most recently used open application.
- Spacebar : Previewing the selected item (at a glance)
- Control the computer with Mac shortcuts
- Command + Control + Power button : Force reboot
- Shift + Control + Power Button or Eject Button : Standby
- Command + Control + eject key : Closing and restarting the Mac
- Command + Option + Control + power button or eject button : Closing applications and shutting down the Mac
- Command + B : Bold or disable the bold text of the selected text
- Command + I : Italicize or disable italic writing of selected text
- Command + U : Underline or underline the underlining of the selected text
- Command + T : Show or hide the Font window
- Command + Option + F : Access the search field
- Command + Option + T : Show or hide the toolbar of an application
- Command + Shift + Colon (:) : Show Spelling and Grammar Window
- Command + Semicolon (;) : Find misspelled words in the document
- Command + Delete : Select the Delete or Do Not Save button in a dialog box with these options
- Command + Shift + S : Show Save As dialog box or Duplicate Current Document
- Check + A : Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph
- Control + E : Move to the end of the line or paragraph
- Control + P : Move up a line
- Control + N : Get off a line
- Control + O : Insert a new line after the insertion point
- Command + Shift + Up Arrow : Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the document
- Command + Shift + Down Arrow : Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the document
- Command + Shift + Left Arrow : Select the text between the insertion point and the start of the current line
- Command + Shift + Minus (-) : Reduce the size of the selected element
- Command + Shift + More (+) : Increase the size of the selected item
- Order + Equal (=) : Same
- Command + { : Align Left
- Command +} : Align Right
- Command + Shift + | (vertical bar) : Center
- Fn + Arrow to the left : Go to the beginning of a document
- Fn + Arrow to the right : Go to the end of a document
- Command + Option + C : Copy style and save formatting settings for the selected item
- Command + Option + V : Paste the previously copied style to the selected item
- Command + Shift +? : Open the Help menu
- Command + D : Duplicate selected files
- Command + F : Start a Spotlight Search in the Finder Window
- Command + Shift + D : Open Office Folder
- Command + Shift + F : Show All Files window
- Command + Shift + G : Open a Go To Folder window
- Command + Shift + I : Open iCloud Drive
- Command + Shift + K : Open Network Window
- Command + Option + L : Open the Downloads folder
- Command + Shift + O : Open the Documents folder
- Command + Option + D : Show or hide the Dock
- Command + Mission Control : Show Desktop
- Command + Shift + N : Create a folder
- Command + Shift + Delete : Empty Trash
- Option key when dragging an item : Copy moved item (the cursor icon changes during this process)
- Option + Click on an expansion triangle : Open all folders in the selected folder
- Option+Apple+ * (asterisk)Turn on Zoom
- Option+Apple+ =Zoom in
- Option+Apple+ -Zoom out
- Control+Option+Apple+ *Switch to White on Black
- Apple+Shift+3Take a picture of the screen will leave a .png file on desktop
- Apple+Shift+4Take a picture of the selection will leave a .png file on desktop
- Apple+Shift+4, ControlTake a picture of the selection, place in clipboard
- Apple+Shift+4, SpacebarTake a picture of the selected window
- Apple+T New Tab If the Application supports Tabs
- Command + T to open a new tab on an Internet browser]kk