What are some good shortcut keys in Mac OS X?
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Here are some shortcut keys for Mac OS X 10.8, Mountain Lion. For more shortcuts, visit the Apple website.
Cmd + N | New Document or Finder Window |
Cmd + A | Select All Items |
Cmd + B | Bold |
Cmd + I | Italicize, (In Finder) Get Info |
Cmd + U | Underline |
Cmd + C | Copy |
Cmd + X | Cut |
Cmd + V | Paste |
Cmd + F | Find |
Cmd + P | |
Cmd + S | Save |
Cmd + Shift + S | Save As |
Cmd + Z | Undo |
Cmd + H | Hide Current Window |
Cmd + W | Close Current Window |
Cmd + Q | Quit Application |
Cmd + Option + W | Close all window in app, but doesn't quit |
Cmd + T | New Tab in Safari/Firefox |
Cmd + Shift + ] | Switch to the next Tab in Safari/Firefox |
Cmd + Shift + [ | Switch to the previous Tab in Safari/Firefox |
Cmd + ` (accent) | Cycle through open windows on current application |
Cmd + Tab | Switch Application |
Cmd + Shift + 3 | Screenshot (whole screen), saves file to Desktop |
Cmd + Shift + 4 | Screenshot (selected area), saves file to Desktop |
Cmd + Shift + A | (In Finder) Open the Applications folder |
Cmd + Shift + H | (In Finder) Open your Home folder |
Cmd + 1 | (In Finder) Icon View |
Cmd + 2 | (In Finder) List View |
Cmd + 3 | (In Finder) Column View |
Cmd + downarrow | (In Finder) Open highlighted item |
Cmd + Y | (In Finder) Quick Look |
Cmd + Option + Esc | Force Quit |
Cmd + Ctrl + eject | Sleep |
Cmd + Shift + Q | Quit all applications and log out |
Ctrl + eject | Shutdown prompt |