Mac keyboard shortcuts

By pressing a combination of keys, you can do things that normally

need a mouse, trackpad, or other input device.
To use a keyboard shortcut, hold down one or more modifier keys while pressing the last
key of the shortcut. For example, to use the shortcut Command-C (copy), hold down
Command, press C, then release both keys. Mac menus and keyboards often use symbols
for certain keys, including the modifier keys:
Command

Shift
Option
Control
Caps Lock
Fn

If you're using a keyboard made for Windows PCs, use the Alt key instead of Option, and
the Windows logo key instead of Command. Some Mac keyboards and shortcuts
use special keys in the top row, which include icons for volume, display brightness, and
other functions. Press the icon key to perform that function, or combine it with the Fn key
to use it as an F1, F2, F3, or other standard function key.
To learn more shortcuts, check the menus of the app you're using. Every app can have its
own shortcuts, and shortcuts that work in one app might not work in another.

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts

 Shortcut Description

Command-X Cut the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard.

Command-C Copy the selected item to the Clipboard. This also works for files in
the Finder.

Command-V Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current document or app.
This also works for files in the Finder.

Command-Z Undo the previous command. You can then press Command-Shift-Z
to Redo, reversing the undo command. In some apps, you can undo
and redo multiple commands.

Command-A Select All items.

Command-F Find items in a document or open a Find window.

Command-G Find Again: Find the next occurrence of the item previously found.
To find the previous occurrence, press Command-Shift-G.

Command-H Hide the windows of the front app. To view the front app but hide all
other apps, press Command-Option-H.

Command-M Minimize the front window to the Dock. To minimize all windows
of the front app, press Command-Option-M.

Command-N New: Open an new document or window.

Command-O Open the selected item, or open a dialog to select a file to open.

Command-P Print the current document.

Command-S Save the current document.

Command-W Close the front window. To close all windows of the app, press
Command-Option-W.

Command-Q Quit the app.

Option-Command- Force Quit: Choose an app to force quit. Or press Command-Shift-

Esc Option-Esc and hold for 3 seconds to force just the front app to quit.

CommandSpace bar Spotlight: Show or hide the Spotlight search field. To perform a
Spotlight search from a Finder window, press CommandOption
Space bar. If you use multiple input sources to type in different
languages, these shortcuts change input sources instead of showing
Spotlight.

Space bar Quick Look: Use Quick Look to preview the selected item.

Command-Tab Switch apps: Switch to the next most recently used app among your
open apps.

Shift-Command- Switch windows: Switch to the next most recently used window of
Tilde (~) the front app.

Shift-Command-3 Screenshot: Take a screenshot of the entire screen. Learn more

screenshot shortcuts.

Command-Comma (,) Preferences: Open preferences for the front app.

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts

Shortcut Description
 Press to turn on your Mac or wake your Mac from sleep.
Power button Press and hold for 1.5 seconds while your Mac is awake to
display a dialog asking if you want to sleep, restart, or
shut down. If you don't want to wait 1.5 seconds, press
ControlPower button or ControlMedia Eject .*
Press and hold for 5 seconds to force your Mac to turn
off.

ControlCommand Force your Mac to restart.*

Power button

ControlShiftPower Put your displays to sleep.*

button or
ControlShiftMedia Eject

ControlCommandMedia Quit all apps, then restart your Mac. If any open documents
Eject have unsaved changes, you'll be asked whether you want to
save them.*

ControlOptionCommand Quit all apps, then shut down your Mac. If any open
Power button or documents have unsaved changes, you'll be asked whether
ControlOptionCommand you want to save them.*
Media Eject

Shift-Command-Q Log out of your macOS user account. You'll be asked to

confirm.

Option-Shift-Command-Q Log out of your macOS user account immediately, without

being asked to confirm.

*Doesn't apply to keyboards that have a Touch Bar.

Document shortcuts

Shortcut Description
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.

Shift-Command-Colon (:) Display the Spelling and Grammar window.

Command-Semicolon (;) Find misspelled words in the document.

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.

Fn-Delete Forward delete on keyboards that don't have a Forward

Delete key. Or use Control-D.

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.
FnUp Arrow Page Up: Scroll up one page.

FnDown Arrow Page Down: Scroll down one page.

FnLeft Arrow Home: Scroll to the beginning of a document.

FnRight Arrow End: Scroll to the end of a document.

CommandUp Arrow Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document.

CommandDown Arrow Move the insertion point to the end of the document.

CommandLeft Arrow Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current line.

CommandRight Arrow Move the insertion point to the end of the current line.

OptionLeft Arrow Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous
word.

OptionRight Arrow Move the insertion point to the end of the next word.

ShiftCommandUp Arrow Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning
of the document.

ShiftCommand Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the
Down Arrow document.

ShiftCommandLeft Arrow Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning
of the current line.

ShiftCommandRight Arrow Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the
current line.
ShiftUp Arrow Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same
horizontal location on the line above.

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

ShiftLeft Arrow Extend text selection one character to the left.

ShiftRight Arrow Extend text selection one character to the right.

OptionShiftUp Arrow Extend text selection to the beginning of the current

paragraph, then to the beginning of the following paragraph
if pressed again.

OptionShiftDown Arrow Extend text selection to the end of the current paragraph,
then to the end of the following paragraph if pressed again.

OptionShiftLeft Arrow Extend text selection to the beginning of the current word,
then to the beginning of the following word if pressed again.

OptionShiftRight Arrow Extend text selection to the end of the current word, then to
the end of the following word if pressed again.

Control-A Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph.

Control-E Move to the end of a line or paragraph.

Control-F Move one character forward.

Control-B Move one character backward.

Control-L Center the cursor or selection in the visible area.

Control-P Move up one line.

Control-N Move down one line.

Control-O Insert a new line after the insertion point.

Control-T Swap the character behind the insertion point with the
character in front of the insertion point.

Command Left align.

Left Curly Bracket ({)

Command Right align.

Right Curly Bracket (})

ShiftCommand Center align.

Vertical bar (|)

Option-Command-F Go to the search field.

Option-Command-T Show or hide a toolbar in the app.

Option-Command-C Copy Style: Copy the formatting settings of the selected item
to the Clipboard.

Option-Command-V Paste Style: Apply the copied style to the selected item.

Option-Shift-Command-V Paste and Match Style: Apply the style of the surrounding
content to the item pasted within that content.

Option-Command-I Show or hide the inspector window.

Shift-Command-P Page setup: Display a window for selecting document

settings.
Shift-Command-S Display the Save As dialog, or duplicate the current
document.

ShiftCommand Decrease the size of the selected item.

Minus sign (-)

ShiftCommand Increase the size of the selected item. CommandEqual sign

Plus sign (+) (=) performs the same function.

ShiftCommand Open the Help menu.

Question mark (?)

Finder shortcuts

Shortcut Description
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.

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)

Control-Shift-Command-T Add selected Finder item to the Dock (OS X Mavericks or

later)
Shift-Command-U Open the Utilities folder.

Option-Command-D Show or hide the Dock. This often works even when you're not
in the Finder.

Control-Command-T Add the selected item to the sidebar (OS X Mavericks or later).

Option-Command-P Hide or show the path bar in Finder windows.

Option-Command-S Hide or show the Sidebar in Finder windows.

CommandSlash (/) Hide or show the status bar in Finder windows.

Command-J Show View Options.

Command-K Open the Connect to Server window.

Command-L Make an alias of the selected item.

Command-N Open a new Finder window.

Shift-Command-N Create a new folder.

Option-Command-N Create a new Smart Folder.

Command-R Show the original file for the selected alias.

Command-T Show or hide the tab bar when a single tab is open in the
current Finder window.

Shift-Command-T Show or hide a Finder tab.

Option-Command-T Show or hide the toolbar when a single tab is open in the
current Finder window.

Option-Command-V Move: Move the files in the Clipboard from their original
location to the current location.

Option-Command-Y View a Quick Look slideshow of the selected files.

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.

CommandLeft Bracket ([) Go to the previous folder.

Command Go to the next folder.

Right Bracket (])

CommandUp Arrow Open the folder that contains the current folder.

CommandControl Open the folder that contains the current folder in a new
Up Arrow window.

CommandDown Arrow Open the selected item.

CommandMission Control Show the desktop. This works even when you're not in the
Finder.

CommandBrightness Up Turn Target Display Mode on or off.

Command Turn display mirroring on or off when your Mac is connected
Brightness Down to more than one display.

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.

Optiondouble-click Open a folder in a separate window and close the current

window.

Commanddouble-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- Empty the Trash without confirmation dialog.

Delete

Command-Y Use Quick Look to preview the files.

OptionBrightness Up Open Displays preferences. This works with either Brightness

key.

OptionMission Control Open Mission Control preferences.

OptionVolume Up Open Sound preferences. This works with any of the volume
keys.

Command key while Move the dragged item to another volume or location. The
dragging pointer changes while you drag the item.

Option key while dragging Copy the dragged item. The pointer changes while you drag
the item.
 Option-Command while Make an alias of the dragged item. The pointer changes while
dragging you drag the item.

Option-click a disclosure Open all folders within the selected folder. This works only
triangle when in list view.

Command-click a window See the folders that contain the current folder.
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Other shortcuts
Shortcuts you can use while your Mac is starting up
Shortcuts for accessibility features
Shortcuts for Safari 8 (Yosemite)
Shortcuts for Safari 9 (El Capitan)

Learn more
Create your own shortcuts and resolve conflicts between shortcuts
Type letters with accents
Type symbols, dingbats, and other special characters
Change the behavior of the function keys or the Caps Lock, Control, Option, and
Command keys
Use a spoken command for a keyboard shortcut
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