Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts
| SPECIAL KEYS | |
 | command (Apple) |
 | option |
 | escape (Esc) |
 | control (ctrl) |
 | shift |
 | delete |
 | forward delete |
 | Right Arrow |
 | Left Arrow |
 | Page Up |
 | Page Down |
 | Home (Top) |
 | End |
 | Enter |
 | Return |
| FULL KEYBOARD ACCESS | |
| Control+F1 | Turn Full Keyboard Access On/Off |
| Control+F2 | Highlight the Menu Bar |
| Control+F3 | Highlight the Dock |
| Control+F4 | Highlight the active window or the next window behind it |
| Control+F5 | Highlight the Toolbar |
| Control+F6 | Highlight a Tool Palette then each pallet in order |
| Control+F7 | Access all controls in the current dialog |
| MENU COMMANDS | |
| Shift+Apple+Q |
Log out |
| Shift+Option Apple+Q |
Log out immediately |
| Shift+Apple+Delete | Empty Trash |
| Apple+H | Hide Active Application (Doesn't Work With Adobe Applications) |
| Option+Apple+H | Hide All But The Active Application |
| Control+Eject | Shut Down, Sleep, or Restart Options |
| Apple+Control+Eject | Quit all applications and Restart |
| Apple+ . (period) | Stop a process |
| Apple+ , (comma) | Open Preferences for Active Application |
| Option+Apple+D | Show/Hide Dock |
| Control+Up Arrow | Move up one page |
| Control+Down Arrow | Move down one page |
| Option+Apple+Esc | Force Quit |
| FILE MANAGEMENT | |
| Command+N | New Finder window (or New Blank Page in Some Applications) |
| Shift+Apple+N | New Folder (Must Be In Finder Window For It to Work) |
| Apple+O | Open Another Existing Document |
| Apple+S | Save |
| Shift+Apple+S | Save as |
| Apple+P | |
| Apple+W | Close Window |
| Apple+Command+W | Close all Windows |
| Apple+I | Get Info |
| Option+Apple+I | Show Attributes Inspector (Limited use – varies by application.) |
| Apple+D | Duplicate |
| Apple+Q | Close Application |
| Apple+L | Make Alias |
| Apple+R | Show Original |
| Apple+T | Add to Favorites |
| Apple+Delete | Move Highlighted Items to Trash |
| Apple+E | Eject |
| Apple+F | Find |
| EDITING | |
| Apple+Z | Undo |
| Apple+X | Cut |
| Apple+C | Copy |
| Apple+V | Paste |
| Apple+A | Select All |
| Apple+ { | Align Left - Only Works in Some Applications |
| Apple+ } | Align Right - Only Works in Some Applications |
| Apple+ | (pipe) | Align Center - Only Works in Some Applications |
| Apple+ ; (semicolon) | Check Spelling - Only Works in Some Applications |
| Shift+Apple+C | Show Colors palette in application - Only Works in Some Applications |
| Apple+T | Show Font palette in application - Only Works in Some Applications |
| VIEW MENU | |
| Apple+1 | View as Icons |
| Apple+2 | View as List |
| Apple+3 | View as Columns |
| Option+Apple+T | Hide Toolbar |
| Apple+J | Show View Options |
| MOVING AROUND IN FINDER WINDOWS | |
| Apple+ [ | Back |
| Apple+ ] | Forward |
| Shift+Apple+A | Applications |
| Shift+Apple+F | Favorites |
| Shift+Apple+G | Goto Folder |
| Apple+K | Connect to Server |
| CONTROLLING WINDOWS | |
| Apple+M | Minimize Window |
| Option+Apple+M | Minimize All Windows |
| GETTING HELP | |
| Apple+ ? | Open Mac Help |
| UNIVERSAL ACCESS | |
| Option+Apple+8 (asterisk) | Turn on Zoom |
| Option+Apple+ = (equal) | Zoom in |
| Option+Apple+ - (minus) | Zoom out |
| Control+Option+Apple+8 | Switch to White on Black |
| COMBINE KEYBOARD WITH MOUSE | |
| Option+Drag | Copy to new location |
| Option+Apple+Drag | Make alias in new location |
| Apple+Drag | Move to new location without copying |
| SCREEN SHOTS | |
| Apple+Shift+3 | Take a picture of the screen |
| Apple+Shift+4 | Take a picture of the selection |
| Apple+Shift+4, then Control + select |
Take a picture of the screen, place in clipboard |
| Apple+Shift+4 then Spacebar |
Take a picture of the selected window |