Command Key Mac Os
Mac Keyboard Shortcuts

Finder Navigation

General

New Finder window: Command N
Up one folder level: Command Up Arrow
Open selected folder: Command Down Arrow
Back: Command left bracket
Forward: Command right bracket

If you're just looking for the Unicode versions of Mac OS X keys, you can use this site to copy and paste them from the text box. More generally, Mac OS X provides a pane to insert special characters. You'll find it under Edit - Emoji and Symbols in any program that takes text input.
30 keyboard shortcuts Mac users need to know This collection of keyboard shortcuts for macOS can help users get the most from their iMacs, MacBook Pro and MacBook laptops.
⇧⌘P, F1 Show Command Palette ⌘P Quick Open, Go to File ⇧⌘N New window/instance ⌘W ⌘Close window/instance ⌘, User Settings ⌘K Keyboard Shortcuts⌘S Basic Go to editing ⌘X Cut line (empty selection) ⌘C Copy line (empty selection) ⌥↓ / ⌥↑ Move line.

Direct Folder Access

30 keyboard shortcuts Mac users need to know This collection of keyboard shortcuts for macOS can help users get the most from their iMacs, MacBook Pro and MacBook laptops.

Open the Applications folder: Command Shift A
Open the Computer folder: Command Shift C
Open desktop folder: Command Shift D
Go to Folder: Command Shift G
Open the Home folder of the currently logged-in user account: Command Shift H

Editing Commands

Select all (e.g. all text, or all items in the front Finder window): Command A
Copy selected item/text: Command C
Paste: Command V
Cut: Command X
Undo: Command Z
Redo: Command Shift Z
Move to Trash: Command Delete (or Command Backspace)

Miscellaneous

Move focus to the menu bar: Control-F2, or Control-Function-2 if you're using a Mac with a Touch Bar
Move focus to the Dock: Control F 3, or Control Function 3 if you're using a Mac with a Touch Bar
Move forward to the next most recently used application in a list of open applications: Command Tab
Minimize window: Command M
View as List: Command 2
Open selected item: Command O
Open Mac Help or current application help: Command question mark
Spotlight: Command Spacebar
Find any matching Spotlight attribute: Command F

Closing and Quitting

Close window: Command W
Eject: Command E
Force Quit (Equivalent of Ctrl-Alt-Delete): Command Option Esc
Force Quit front-most application: Command Shift Option Esc

Application and other MacOS keyboard commands

Note: Some applications may not support all of the below application key combinations.

Command Key Mac Os

File Commands

New document: Command N
Open document: Command O
Save the active document: Command S
Duplicate the active document: Command Shift S
Print dialog: Command P
Display a dialog for specifying printing parameters (Page Setup): Command Shift P
Quit application: Command Q

Cursor Movement

End of the current line: Command Right Arrow
Beginning of the current line: Command Left Arrow
Beginning of the document: Command Up Arrow
End of the document: Command Down Arrow
End of the current word: Option right arrow
Beginning of the current word: Option Left Arrow
End of the current paragraph: Option Down Arrow
Beginning of the current paragraph: Option Up Arrow

Pressing Shift with these shortcuts selects the text between where the cursor starts and ends.

Font Formatting

Decrease the size of the selected item: Command dash
Increase the size of the selected item: Command Shift equals
Boldface the selected text or toggle boldfaced text on and off: Command B
Underline the selected text or turn underlining on or off: Command U
Italicize the selected text or toggle italic text on or off: Command I
Display the Fonts window: Command T

Alignment

Left-align a selection: Command left brace
Right-align a selection: Command right brace
Center-align a selection: Command Shift backslash

Miscellaneous

Display the Spelling window: Command Shift semicolon
Open a Find window: Command F
Open an application's preferences window (if it supports this keyboard shortcut): Command comma

Mac Keyboard Shortcuts

For a more comprehensive listing of shortcuts check out this Apple Support article.

Key Command For Mac Os