Fred Stluka's Mac keyboard cheat sheet: Mac Key Windows Key Function of Key ------------------- ------------------- ---------------------------------------- Delete Backspace Delete from the left fn-Delete Delete Delete from the right Ctrl-D Delete Delete from the right Fn-Up/Down PageUp/PageDn Page up/down Cmd-Up/Down Ctrl-Home/End Move to beginning/end of file Opt-Left/Right Ctrl-Left/Right Move one word left/right Cmd-Left/Right Ctrl-Left/Right Move one word left/right Cmd-Left/Right Home/End Move to beginning/end of line (Cmd-Left/Right differs per app) Fn-Left/Right Home/End Move to beginning/end of line Fn-Left/Right Ctrl-Home/End Move to beginning/end of file (Fn-Left/Right differs per app) Cmd-Tab Next non-minimized app Cmd-Tab Next window, minimized or not Cmd-Shift-Tab Cmd-Shift-Tab Previous, instead of next Cmd-Backtick Next non-minimized window of app (Backtick is the key above the Tab key, the shift of Tilde (~)) Ctrl-F4 Next non-minimized window of any app F8 Spaces (show up to 16 virtual desktops) F9 Expose (show all windows shrunk to fit) - Mavericks: F3 - Mavericks: Ctrl-Up F10 Expose for windows of single app - Tab = Next app - Mavericks: Ctrl-Down F11 Show Desktop icon Clear desktop F12 Show calender/clock/weather/calculator (May have to turn it on in System Preferences | Mission Control) Shift-F8 Same as F8, but more slowly Shift-F9 Same as F9, but more slowly Shift-F10 Same as F10, but more slowly Shift-F11 Same as F11, but more slowly Shift-F12 Same as F12, but more slowly Ctrl-Arrow Next virtual desktop in arrow direction - Mavericks: F3, click ("+" to add) Cmd-Opt-Plus/Minus/8 Zoom entire screen in/out/toggle Ctrl-Scroll Zoom entire screen (May have to turn it on in System Preferences | Accessibility) Cmd-Opt-Eject Sleep until power button hit Cmd-Ctrl-Q Invoke screensaver Power Invoke screensaver Ctrl-F2 Alt-Space Go to Mac menu Esc Esc Return from Mac menu Ctrl-F3 Go to Dock Esc Return from Dock Cmd-Ctrl-Shift-T Add selected item in Finder to Dock Drag Drag Move file Cmd-Drag Drag Move file Opt-Drag Ctrl-Drag Copy file Cmd-Opt-Drag Ctrl-Drag Create alias/shortcut Esc Esc Cancel Drag Cmd-Space Spotlight entry field Cmd-Opt-Space Spotlight window Cmd-M Alt-Space,M Minimize window Cmd-H Hide window Cmd-Ctrl-F Toggle window to/from fullscreen fn-F Toggle window to/from fullscreen Cmd-Shift-5 Copy screen/window/selected region w/lots of options for screen captures or movies (screen recordings) Cmd-Ctrl-Shift-3 PrintScreen Copy screen to clipboard Cmd-Shift-3 Copy screen to PNG file on desktop Cmd-Ctrl-Shift-4, Space, Click Alt-PrintScreen Copy window to clipboard Cmd-Ctrl-Shift-4, Drag Copy rectangular region to clipboard Cmd-Shift-4, Drag Copy rectangular region to PNG file on the desktop Cmd-Ctrl-Shift-6 Copy image of Touch Bar to clipboard Cmd-Shift-6 Copy image of Touch Bar to PNG file on the desktop Cmd-Opt-Left/Right Ctrl-PageDn/PageUp Move left/right one notebook tab Cmd-Shift-[/] Ctrl-PageDn/PageUp Move left/right one notebook tab Cmd-{/} Ctrl-PageDn/PageUp Move left/right one notebook tab Cmd-Comma Preferences Cmd-W Ctrl-F4 Close window Cmd-Q Alt-F4 Close entire app Cmd-A Ctrl-A Select All Shift-Arrow Shift-Arrow Extend selection Cmd-C Ctrl-C Copy Cmd-V Ctrl-V Paste Cmd-X Ctrl-X Cut Cmd-Opt-Shift-V Paste w/o formatting Cmd-F Ctrl-F Find Cmd-G F3 (or Ctrl-G) Find Next Cmd-Shift-G Shift-F3 Find Previous (or Shift-Ctrl-G) Cmd-E Copy selected text to "Find Next" Cmd-Shift-E Copy selected text to replacement text (requires Snow Leopard?) Cmd-Z Ctrl-Z Undo Cmd-Shift-Z Ctrl-Y Redo Cmd-S Ctrl-S Save Cmd-P Ctrl-P Print Cmd-N Ctrl-N New Cmd-Opt-T Char map for inserting special chars Cmd-Opt-Volume Fine-tune volume up/down (64 levels) Finder keys ----------- Cmd-Up Move up to enclosing folder - Can navigate to Network shares Cmd-Down Open selected file/folder Cmd-Delete Delete file/folder Cmd-L Make Alias Cmd-D Make Duplicate Cmd-Shift-D Move to desktop directory Cmd-Shift-H Move to home directory Cmd-Shift-G Goto folder (type in the name) Terminal keys ------------- Tab Command or file name completion Ctrl-C Cancel Ctrl-D EOF Ctrl-Z Stop job (fg to resume job in foreground) (bg to resume job in background) Cmd-Up/Down Scroll up/down (Snow Leopard) Cmd-Up/Down Prev/next command (El Capitan) Opt-Click Move to clicked position in line Opt-Left/Right Move by word (like Opt-B/F) Opt-B Move one word back (left) Opt-F Move one word forward (right) Ctrl-A Move to start of line Ctrl-E Move to end of line Ctrl-V Escape (quote) next typed char Ctrl-W Delete to start of line Opt-D Delete word to right Opt-Delete Delete word to left Ctrl-U Delete to start of line Ctrl-K Delete to end of line Cmd-F Find Cmd-G Find Next Cmd-Shift-G Find Prev Cmd-E Find Selected Cmd-I Show inspector (set window size, title) Fn-Up/Down Page up/down Cmd-Up/Down Prev/next prompt line Opt-Left/Right Move one word left/right Cmd-Left/Right Prev/Next Terminal window Fn-Left/Right Top/Bottom Cmd-Opt-Up/Down Top/Bottom Fn-Cmd-Opt-Up/Down Scroll up/down Ctrl-T Swap chars left and right of cursor Drag Select Shift-Cick/Drag Extend selection Cmd-Click/Drag Multiple selection Opt-Drag Rectangular select DblCick Select word Cmd-Shift-DblCick Select entire file pathname or URL Cmd-DblClick Open URL Firefox keys ------------ Cmd-L Go to address bar Cmd-Left/Right Alt-Left/Right Previous/Next Web Page Fred's keys ----------- Cmd-Space Maximize/Restore To toggle whether you have to hold down "fn" key to use F1-F12 -------------------------------------------------------------- - System Preferences | Keyboard and Mouse | Keyboard: - Use F1, F2, etc w/o hitting Fn key See also: - System Preferences | Keyboard | Keyboard Shortcuts - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343 - http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8564.html - https://support.apple.com/guide/terminal/keyboard-shortcuts-trmlshtcts/mac