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MAC KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS UPDATE
MAC KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS WINDOWS

Show Desktop : cmd + F3 = Show the Desktop by moving all open application windows to the sides of the screen.

(Refer to my previous blog Handy OS X Dock keyboard shortcuts for more details). You can then use the arrow keys to navigate.

Summon the Dock : ctrl + fn + F3 = Call upon the Dock to access it without having to use your mouse/trackpad.

Summon the Menu bar : ctrl + fn + F2 = Call upon the Main Menu bar to access it without having to use your mouse/trackpad.

Perhaps the quickest way to switch from one open App to another.

App Switcher : cmd + tab = Cycle through all of the Apps currently open on your Mac.

MAC KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS UPDATE

Installed an update that needs a restart? Have an issue and think a reboot will help? Want to restart your Mac to another system volume? This shortcut is a very quick way to restart your Mac without having to navigate to the Apple menu and select and confirm a Restart.

Restart : ctrl + cmd + Power Button/Media Eject = Quit all apps, then force your Mac to restart.

If any open documents have unsaved changes, you’ll be asked whether you want to save them, otherwise this is a very quick way to completely power down your Mac.

Shutdown : ctrl + option/alt + cmd + Power Button/Media Eject = Quit all apps, then shutdown your Mac.

(You can log out immediately without being asked for confirmation by additionally holding down the option\alt key along with the other three keys for a really quick way to log out a user).

Log Out : shift + cmd + Q = Log out the current OS X user.

For example, entering the letters ‘saf’ and pressing return will find everything on your Mac starting with those letters, but Spotlight favours Apps, so ‘Safari’ should launch. Great to quickly launch an app or a document.You can usually just enter the first 3 or 4 letters of the item and you’re there.

Spotlight : cmd + space bar = Show or hide the Spotlight search field.

So, let’s get to it and look at my top ten, (the actual keys to hold down are displayed in Italic) : These keys are often represented by special symbols on the keyboard and also in menus and other parts of OS X as follows:

I have blogged various shortcuts before, as have some of my colleagues, but since it is one of the most common questions I get asked by Students in training courses, I thought I would list my top ten.įirst of all, it is worth mentioning that all of these keyboard shortcuts rely on what we call ‘modifier keys’.Ī modifier key changes the way keystrokes or mouse/trackpad clicks are interpreted by OS X. The problem with a some of these shortcuts is that they are not so easy to find. Most OS X keyboard shortcuts are therefore the same as they are in Windows, just substituting the ‘ctrl’ key used in Windows for the ‘cmd’ key on the Mac. You can see here that using the ‘cmd’ key along with the ‘C’ key will perform a copy, whilst ‘cmd’ + ‘V’ will perform a paste. Most of the more common keyboard shortcuts in OS X are displayed in the menu bar at the left top of the screen.Īll Apps including the Finder itself, will show the shortcut keys just to the right-hand side of all of the pull-down menus.įor example, the ‘Edit’ menu of an Application will provide you with the shortcuts for actions such as ‘copy’ and ‘paste’ : So here’s a list of our Top Ten Mac Keyboard Shortcuts Therefore, keyboard shortcuts are something that you can spend ages trying to discover which ones do what and then having to memorise them! Over the years of using a Mac, I have managed to find quite a few shortcuts to save me having to revert to using my trackpad or mouse for just a couple of clicks here and there. Whether you are a technician, power user or end user, most of us prefer to use the keyboard more than our trackpad or mouse.