Mac Shortcut Keys
Information about Key combinations that perform tasks, shortcuts similar to Windows / Linux etc
Here are some basic Mac Shortcut Keys
General Shortcut Keys
Open Apple + Down | Opens the selected icon. |
Shift + Click | Select the icon and add it to the set of those selected. |
Tab | Highlight the next icon inside the folder, in alphabetical order. |
Shift + Tab | Highlight the previous icon inside the folder, in alphabetical order. |
Left arrow | Used when viewing by icon to select the icon to the left of the one highlighted. |
Right arrow | Used when viewing by icon to select icon to the right of the one highlighted. |
Up arrow | Used to select the icon above the one currently highlighted. |
Down arrow | Used to select the icon below the one currently highlighted. |
Open Apple + ? | Mac help |
Open Apple + E | Eject |
Open Apple + Shift + Up Arrow | Used to direct the input focus to the desktop level. |
Open Apple + M | Minimize window |
Open Apple + N | New finder window |
Open Apple + Shirt + N | New folder |
Open Apple + W | Close the current window. |
Open Apple + C | Copy the elected item to the clipboard. |
Open Apple + X | Cut the selected item. |
Open Apple + V | Paste item from the clipboard |
Open Apple + L | Make alias |
Open Apple + R | Show original item |
Open Apple + T | Add to favorites |
Open Apple + O | Open the selected icon. |
Open Apple + F | Display the find dialog box. |
Open Apple + G | Repeat the last find operation. |
Open Apple + Shift + G | Takes a snapshot of the screen and saves it to a PICT file. |
Bootup Shortcut Keys
mouse down | Eject |
option | Load the Open Firmware boot menu screen. |
cmd-opt-p-r | Zap PRAM. |
cmd-opt-n-v | Clear NV RAM. |
cmd-opt-o-f | Boot into open firmware. |
c | Boot from CD. |
d | Boot from hard disk. |
t | Put FireWire machine into FireWire Target Disk mode |
shift | Classic - Disable Extensions. 10.1.3 and later - Disables login items. |
cmd-v | Show console messages during boot under 10.x |
cmd-s | Boot into single user mode under 10.x |