Mac Shortcut Keys

Document shortcuts

Command-B    Boldface the selected text, or turn boldfacing on or off.

Command-I    Italicize the selected text, or turn italics on or off.

Command-U    Underline the selected text, or turn underlining on or off.

Command-T    Show or hide the Fonts window.

Command-D    Select the Desktop folder from within an Open dialog or Save dialog.

Control-Command-D    Show or hide the definition of the selected word.

Option-Delete    Delete the word to the left of the insertion point.

Control-H    Delete the character to the left of the insertion point. Or use Delete.

Control-D    Delete the character to the right of the insertion point. Or use Fn-Delete.

Control-K    Delete the text between the insertion point and the end of the line or paragraph.

Command-Delete    Select Delete or Don't Save in a dialog that contains a Delete or Don't Save button.

Command–Up Arrow    Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document.

Command–Down Arrow    Move the insertion point to the end of the document.

Command–Left Arrow    Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current line.

Command–Right Arrow    Move the insertion point to the end of the current line.

Option–Left Arrow    Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.

Option–Right Arrow    Move the insertion point to the end of the next word.

Shift–Command–Up Arrow    Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the document.

Fn-Delete    Forward delete on keyboards that don't have a Forward Delete   key. Or use     Control-D.

Fn–Up Arrow    Page Up: Scroll up one page.

Fn–Down Arrow    Page Down: Scroll down one page.

Fn–Left Arrow    Home: Scroll to the beginning of a document.

Fn–Right Arrow    End: Scroll to the end of a document

Option–Shift–Up Arrow    Extend text selection to the beginning of the current paragraph, then to the beginning of the following paragraph if pressed again.

Option–Shift–Down Arrow    Extend text selection to the end of the current paragraph, then to the end of the following paragraph if pressed again.

Option–Shift–Left Arrow    Extend text selection to the beginning of the current word, then to the beginning of the following word if pressed again.

Option–Shift–Right Arrow    Extend text selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of the following word if pressed again.

Shift–Command–Down Arrow    Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the document.

Shift–Command–Left Arrow    Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the current line.

Shift–Command–Right Arrow    Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the current line.

Shift–Up Arrow    Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line above.

Shift–Down Arrow    Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line below.

Shift–Left Arrow    Extend text selection one character to the left.

Shift–Right Arrow    Extend text selection one character to the right.

Finder shortcuts

Shift-Command-C    Open the Computer window.

Shift-Command-D    Open the desktop folder.

Shift-Command-F    Open the All My Files window.

Shift-Command-G    Open a Go to Folder window.

Shift-Command-H    Open the Home folder of the current macOS user account.

Shift-Command-I    Open iCloud Drive.

Shift-Command-K    Open the Network window.

Option-Command-L    Open the Downloads folder.

Shift-Command-O    Open the Documents folder.

Shift-Command-R    Open the AirDrop window.

Shift-Command-T    Add Selected Finder item to the Dock (OS X Mountain Lion or earlier)

Command-D    Duplicate the selected files.

Command-E    Eject the selected disk or volume.

Command-F    Start a Spotlight search in the Finder window.

Command-I    Show the Get Info window for a selected file.

Command-Y    Use Quick Look to preview the selected files.

Command-1    View the items in the Finder window as icons.

Command-2    View the items in a Finder window as a list.

Command-3    View the items in a Finder window in columns.

Command-4    View the items in a Finder window with Cover Flow.

Command–Left Bracket ([)    Go to the previous folder.

Right Arrow     Open the selected folder. This works only when in list view.

Left Arrow    Close the selected folder. This works only when in list view.

Option–double-click    Open a folder in a separate window and close the current window.

Command–double-click    Open a folder in a separate tab or window.

Command-Delete    Move the selected item to the Trash.

Shift-Command-Delete    Empty the Trash.

Option-Shift-Command-Delete    Empty the Trash without confirmation dialog.