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Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts......!!




MAC OS has many usefull shortcut commands and some of them are listed here below category-wise which can be used more
frequently by the mac users. The list is bit long but usefull for mac users in general.


1) Startup 
   
  "Press X during startup" = Force Mac OS X startup 
  "Press Option-Command-Shift-Delete during startup" = Bypass primary startup volume and seek a different startup volume (such as a CD or external disk) 
  "Press C during startup" = Start up from a CD that has a system folder 
  "Press N during startup" = Attempt to start up from a compatible network server (netboot) 
  "Press T during startup" = Start up in FireWire Target Disk mode 
  "Press Shift during startup" = start up in Safe Boot mode and Temporarily disable login items and non-essential kernel extension files (Mac OS X February 10 and later) 
  "Press Command-V during startup" = Start up in verbose mode 
  "Press Command-S during startup" = Start up in Single-User mode




2) Finder window 


  "Command-W" = Close Window 
  "Option-Command-W" = Close all Windows 
  "Command-Right Arrow" = Expand folder (list view) 
  "Option-Command-Right Arrow" = Expand folder and nested subfolders (list view) 
  "Command-left Arrow" = Collapse Folder (list view) 






  "Option-Command-Up Arrow" = Open parent folder and close current window 
  
 3) Menu Commands 


  "Shift-Command-Q" = Apple Menu Log out 
  "Shift-Option-Command-Q" = Apple Menu Log out immediately 
  "Shift-Command-Delete" = Finder Menu Empty Trash 
  "Option-Shift-Command-Delete" = Finder Menu Empty Trash without dialog 
  "Command-H" = Finder Menu Hide Finder 
  "Option-Command-H" = Finder Menu Hide Others 
  "Command-N" = File Menu New Finder window 
  "Shift-Command-N" = File Menu New Folder 
  "Command-O" = File Menu Open 
  "Command-S" = File Menu Save 
  "Shift-Command-S" = File Menu Save as 
  "Command-P" = File Menu Print 
  "Command-W" = File Menu Close Window 
  "Option-Command-W" = File Menu Close all Windows 
  "Command-I" = File Menu Get Info 
  "Option-Command-I" = File Menu Show Attributes Inspector 
  "Command-D" = File Menu Duplicate 
  "Command-L" = File Menu Make Alias 
  "Command-R" = File Menu Show original 
  "Command-T" = File Menu Add to Favorites 
  "Command-Delete" = File Menu Move to Trash 
  "Command-E" = File Menu Eject 
  "Command-F" = File Menu Find 
  "Command-Z" = Edit Menu Undo 
  "Command-X" = Edit Menu Cut 
  "Command-C" = Edit Menu Copy 
  "Command-V" = Edit Menu Paste 
  "Command-A" = Edit Menu Select All 
  "Command-1" = View Menu View as Icons 
  "Command-2" = View Menu View as List 
  "Command-3" = View Menu View as Columns 
  "Command-B" = View Menu Hide Toolbar 
  "Command-J" = View Menu Show View Options 
  "Command - [" = Go Menu Back 
  "Command -]" = Go Menu Forward 
  "Shift-Command-C" = Go Menu Computer 
  "Shift-Command-H" = Go Menu Home 
  "Shift-Command-I" = Go Menu iDisk 
  "Shift-Command-A" = Go Menu Applications 
  "Shift-Command-F" = Go Menu Favorites 
  "Shift-Command-G" = Go Menu Goto Folder 
  "Command-K" = Go Menu Connect to Server 
  "Command-M" = Window Menu Minimize Window 
  "Command-?" = Help Menu Open Mac Help 
  "Command-Space" = Open Spotlight (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) 
  "Command-Alt-Space" = Open Spotlight Guide (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) 
  "F12" = Opens Dashboard (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) 
Universal Access and Voiceover 
  "Option-Command-* (asterisk)" = Turn on Zoom 
  "Option-Command-+ (plus)" = Zoom in 
  "Option-Command - (minus)" = Zoom out 
  "Control-Option-Command-* (asterisk)" = Switch to White on Black 
  "Control-F1" = Turn on Full Keyboard Access 


When Full Keyboard Access is turned on, you can use the key combinations listed in the table below from the Finder. 
  "Control-F2" = Full Keyboard Access Highlight Menu 
  "Control-F3" = Full Keyboard Access Highlight Dock 
  "Control-F4" = Full Keyboard Access Highlight Window (active) or next window behind it 
  "Control-F5" = Full Keyboard Access Highlight Toolbar 
  "Control-F6" = Full Keyboard Access Highlight Utility window (palette) 
  "Command-F5 or fn-Command-F5" = Turn on or off Voiceover (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) 
  "Control-Option-F8 or fn-Control-Option-F8" = Open Voiceover Utility (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) 
  "Control-Option-F7 or fn-Control-option-F7" = Display Voiceover menu (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) 
  "Control-Option-; or fn-Control-option-" = Enable / disable lock Voiceover Control-Option (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)


 4) Mouse Keys 


 "8" = Move Up 
 "2" = Move Down 
 "4" = Move left 
 "6" = Move Right 
 "1, 3, 7, 9" = Move diagonally 
 "5" = Press Mouse Button 
 "0" = Hold Mouse Button 
 ". (Period on keypad)" = Release Mouse Button (use after pressing 0)


 5) Other Commands 


  "Option-Command-D" = Show / Hide Dock 
  "Command-Tab" = Switch application 
  "Command-Up Arrow" = Move up one directory 
  "Command-Down Arrow" = Move down one directory 
  "Page Up or Control-Up Arrow" = Move up one page 
  "Page Down or Control-Down Arrow" = Move down one page 
  "Option-Drag" = Copy to new location 
  "Option-Command-Drag" = Make alias in new location 
  "Command-Drag" = Move to new location without copying 
  "Command-C" = Show Colors palette in application 
  "Command-T" = Show Font palette in application 
  "Command-Shift-3" = Take a picture of the screen 
  "Command-Shift-4" = Take a picture of the selection 
  "Command-Shift-4, then press Control while selecting" = Take a picture of the screen, place in Clipboard 
  "Command-Shift-4, then Spacebar" = Take a picture of the selected window 
  "Option-Command-esc" = Force Quit 
  "Control-Eject" = Restart, Sleep, Shutdown dialog box 
  "Control-Command-Eject" = Quit all applications and restart 
  "Option-Command-Eject or Option-Command-Power" = Sleep 
  "Command-click window toolbar button (upper right corner)" = Cycle through available views for the window's toolbar (dependent on the nature of the Finder or application window) 
  "Command-` " = Cycle through windows in application or Finder (if more than one window is open) 
  "Function-Delete (PowerBook, iBook only)" = Forward Delete (delete the character to the right of your cursor)

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