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    •    Standard Apps:  What Can You Really Do With A Mac
    •    Mac OS X Right-Click

Windows users will find comfort in knowing that the Command button on a Mac functions similar to the Control button on a Windows PC.

Finder Window

 

 

Keyboard shortcut

 Description

 Command-W
 Close Window
Option-Command-W 
Close all Windows 
Command-Right Arrow  
Expand folder (list view)
 Option-Command-Right Arrow  
Expand folder and nested subfolders (list view)
 Command-Left Arrow
Collapse Folder (list view) 
Option-Command-Up Arrow 
Open parent folder and close current window 
Alt – Tab 
Cycle through open program windows 

 

Apple Menu Shortcuts

Image
 Keyboard Shortcut
Description 
Shift-Command-Q
Log out 
 Shift-Option-Command-Q
Log out immediately 

Finder Menu Shortcuts

 Image

 

 Shift-Command-Delete
 Empty Trash
Option-Shift-Command-Delete
Empty Trash without dialog 
Command-H 
Hide Finder 
 Option-Command-H
Hide Others 

 File Menu Shortcuts

 Image
 Command-N
 New Finder window
Shift-Command-N  
New Folder 
 Command-O
Open 
Command-S
Save 
 Shift-Command-S
Save as 
 Command-P
Print 
 Command-W
Close Window 
 Option-Command-W
Close all Windows 
 Command-I
Get Info 
 Option-Command-I
Show Attributes Inspector 
 Command-D
Duplicate
 Command-L
 Make Alias
 Command-R
 Show original
 Command-T
 Add to Favorites (Mac OS X 10.2.8 or earlier),
Add to Sidebar (Mac OS X 10.3 or later
Use Shift-Command-T for Add to Favorites)
 Command-Delete
Move to Trash 
Command-E 
Eject 
 Command-F
 Find

 Edit Menu Shortcuts

Image
 Command-Z
Undo 
Command-X 
 Cut
 Command-C
 Copy
 Command-V
 Paste
 Command-A
 Select All

 View Menu Shortcuts

 Image
 Command-1
View as Icons 
 Command-2
 View as List
 Command-3
 View as Columns
 Command-B
 Hide Toolbar
 Command-J
 Show View Options

 Go Menu Shortcuts

 Image
 Comand-[
Back 
 Command-] 
Forward 
 Shift-Command-C
 Computer
 Shift-Command-H
 Home
 Shift-Command-I
 iDisk
 Shift-Command-A
 Applications
 Shift-Command-F
 Favorites
 Shift-Command-G
 Go to Folder
 Command-K
 Connect to Server

 Window Menu Shortcuts

 Image
 Command-M
Minimize Window 
 Option-Command-M
Minimiza All Windows 
 Command-?
 Open Mac Help
 Command-Space
 Open Spotlight (Mac OS X
10.4 or later )
 Command-esc
 Front Row (Activates Front Row
for certain Apple computers)

 

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    •    Main Article
    •    Standard Apps:  What Can You Really Do With A Mac
    •    Mac OS X Right-Click

 

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