Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Mac: keyboard shortcuts


Taking Screenshot
  • Capture the whole screen to clipboard:
    control + shift + command + 3

  • Capture the whole screen and save it to desktop:
    shift + command + 3

  • Capture part of the screen to clipboard:
    control + shift + command + 4

  • Capture part of the screen and save it to desktop:
    shift + command + 4

OS
  • Lock computer
    shift + control + power

  • Sleep
    command + option + power

Finder
  • Delete a file
    command + delete

  • Open a file or directory
    command + O

  • Rename a file
    enter

  • Go to folder
    shift + command + G

Navigation
  • Home
    fn + left arrow

  • End
    fn + right arrow

  • Page Up
    fn + up arrow

  • Page Down
    fn + down arrow

  • Switch between different applications
    command + tab

  • Switch between application windows
    command + `

  • Application windows
    control + down arrow

  • Mission Control
    control + up arrow

Text editing
  • Delete text after the cursor (in-place delete)
    fn + delete

Firefox
  • Focus to address bar
    F6 -or- command + L

  • Go to home page
    alt + home = fn + option + left arrow

For more keyboard shortcuts, see:
Mac keyboard shortcuts - Apple Support

If you are switching from Windows, also see:
Switch Basics: On Windows, I used to... - Apple Support

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