Useful Keyboard Shortcut for Mac OS X

March 6, 2009 · Posted in Mac OS X 

Option-Commnad-Esc = Force quit applicaiton(s)

Command-1 = View as Icon

Command-2 = View as List

Command-3 = View as Columns

Command-4 = View as Cover Flow (Mac OS X 10.5 or later)

Command-Tab = Switch windows

Command-N = New Finder window

Shift-Command-N = New folder

Command-Q = Quit application

Command-Shift-Q = Log out

Command-S = Save

Command-W = Close windows

Command-E = Eject

Command-A = Select all

Command-C = Copy

Command-X = Cut

Command-V = Paste

Command-Z = Undo

Command-P = Print

Command-M = Minimize windows

Command-F = Find

Command-I = Get Info

Command-K = Connect to Server

Option-Command-Y = Slideshow (Mac OS X 10.5 or later)

Option-Command-I = Show Inspector

Command-Delete = Move to Trash

Shift-Command-Delete = Empty Trash

Shift-Command-Q = Log Out

Option-Shift-Command-Q = Log Out immediately

Command-Space = Show or hide the Spotlight search field

Option-Shift-Command-Delete = Empty Trash without confirmation dialog

Command-Shift-3 = Take screen shot

Command-Shift-4 = Take screen shot of selected material

Ctrl – Shift – Eject = Will put the screen to sleep

Option – Command – Eject = Will put the computer to sleep

Ctrl – Command – Eject = Restart the Computer

Ctrl – Option – Command – Eject = Shutdown the computer completely

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