Mac Shortcuts

There's always more than one way to do something. Let's focus on the quickest and easiest.

Use your ⌘ command key to access all of your keyboard shortcuts.

⌘ command + space = Spotlight Search

- The single most useful Mac keyboard shortcut.

- If you forget where to go to find something on your Mac, you can search for it here.

- Search for any applications, files, system settings, websites, and more.

- Can also do a web search.

- Whether you're a computer wizard or a complete novice, there are countless every day uses for this one. Learn it, live it, love it.

Editing

⌘ command + A = Select All

⌘ command + C = Copy

⌘ command + X = Cut

⌘ command + V = Paste

⌘ command + S = Save

⌘ command + Z = Undo

⌘ command + Y = Redo

Screen Recording

⌘ command + shift + 3 = Capture entire screen

- This will take a quick snapshot of your entire screen and save it to your desktop.

⌘ command + shift + 4 = Capture selected area

- This turns your cursor into crosshairs.

- Click, hold, and drag the crosshairs to create a rectange.

- Let go, and your Mac will save that rectangle portion as an image to your desktop.

⌘ command + shift + 5 = Capture or record

- This will open a control panel at the bottom of your screen.

- Click options to switch between screen capture and screen recording.

Navigation

⌘ command + F = Find

- This opens a search bar at the top of your window.

- Type any text in the search bar and it will find that text on the current page.

⌘ command + M = Minimize

⌘ command + N = New window

⌘ command + T = New Tab

⌘ command + O = Open selected item(s)

⌘ command + Q = Quit

⌘ command + R = Reload page

⌘ command + +/- = Zoom in/Zoom out

Other

⌘ command + D = Duplicate/Bookmark

- In finder, this will make a copy of a file.

- In Safari, this will make a bookmark of the current page you are on.

⌘ command + P = Print

⌘ command + control + F = Full screen

⌘ command + control + Q = Lock Screen

⌘ command + control + space = Emojis & symbols