Published 2020-10-10 by TechNet New England
Mac keyboard shortcuts use the Command key (the key with the clover/loop symbol) instead of Ctrl for most common actions. ## Essential Shortcuts | Shortcut | Action | |---|---| | Command + C | Copy | | Command + V | Paste | | Command + X | Cut | | Command + Z | Undo | | Command + Shift + Z | Redo | | Command + A | Select all | | Command + S | Save | | Command + P | Print | | Command + F | Find | ## Window and App Management | Shortcut | Action | |---|---| | Command + Tab | Switch between open apps | | Command + Q | Quit the current app (not just close the window) | | Command + W | Close the current window | | Command + N | New window (or new document) | | Command + M | Minimize current window | | Command + H | Hide current app | | Command + Option + H | Hide all other apps | | Control + Command + F | Toggle full screen | | Command + Space | Open Spotlight search | ## Browser Shortcuts (Chrome, Safari, Firefox) | Shortcut | Action | |---|---| | Command + T | New tab | | Command + W | Close current tab | | Command + Shift + T | Reopen last closed tab | | Command + L | Select the address bar | | Command + R | Refresh page | | Command + Shift + R | Hard refresh | | Command + Tab | Switch tabs (within browser) | ## Screenshots | Shortcut | Action | |---|---| | Command + Shift + 3 | Full screen screenshot (saves to Desktop) | | Command + Shift + 4 | Select area screenshot | | Command + Shift + 4, then Space | Window screenshot | | Command + Shift + 5 | Screenshot toolbar (all options) | | Add Control to any above | Copy to clipboard instead of file | ## Text Editing | Shortcut | Action | |---|---| | Command + B | Bold | | Command + I | Italic | | Command + U | Underline | | Command + Left Arrow | Go to beginning of line | | Command + Right Arrow | Go to end of line | | Command + Up Arrow | Go to top of document | | Command + Down Arrow | Go to bottom of document | | Option + Left/Right Arrow | Move word by word | | Option + Backspace | Delete entire word | ## System | Shortcut | Action | |---|---| | Command + Space | Spotlight search (find anything) | | Command + Option + Escape | Force Quit applications | | Command + Shift + 3 | Screenshot | | Control + Command + Q | Lock screen | | Command + , (comma) | Open Preferences for current app | ## Tip The most important shortcuts to learn first: Command + C, Command + V, Command + Tab, Command + Space, and Command + Shift + 4. These five shortcuts alone will save significant time every day.