Menu Commands

Menu Commands (cont)

Force Mac OS X startup

Command-W

Close Window

Shift-Command-Q

Apple Menu - Log out

Option-CommandShift-Delete

Bypass primary startup

volume and seek a different startup volume
(such as a CD or external
disk)

Option-Command-W

Close all Windows

Log out immediately

Command-Right
Arrow

Expand folder (list view)

Shift-Option-Command-Q

Option-CommandRight Arrow

Expand folder and

nested subfolders (list
view)

Shift-CommandDelete

Finder Menu
Empty Trash

Option-Shift-Command-Delete

Command-Left Arrow

Collapse Folder (list

view)

Finder Menu
Empty Trash without
dialog

Command-H

Option-Command-Up
Arrow

Open parent folder and

close current window

Option-Command-H

Command-L

File Menu - Make Alias

Command-R

File Menu
Show original

Finder Menu
Hide Others

Command-T

Add to Sidebar

Command-Delete

File Menu
Move to Trash

Command-E

File Menu - New Folder

Command-F

Command-O

File Menu - Open

Command-Z

Edit Menu - Undo

Command-S

File Menu - Save

Command-X

Edit Menu - Cut

Shift-Command-S

File Menu - Save as

Command-C

Edit Menu - Copy

Command-P

File Menu - Print

Command-V

Edit Menu - Paste

Command-W

File Menu - Close

Command-A

Edit Menu - Select All

File Menu - Eject

File Menu - Find

Connect to Server
Goto Folder

Shift-Command-G

Favorites

Shift-Command-F

Applications

Shift-Command-A

iDisk

Shift-Command-I

Home

Shift-Command-H

Computer

Shift-Command-C

Forward

Command - ]
Command - [

Go Menu
Back
Show View Options

Command-J

Hide Toolbar

Command-B

View as Columns

Command-3

View as List

Command-2

View Menu
View as Icons

Command-1

Menu Commands (cont)

Enable/disable
VoiceOver Cntl-Opt Lock

Control-Option-;

Display VoiceOver menu

Control-Option-F7

Open VoiceOver Utility

Control-Option-F8
Control-F5
Control-F4
Control-F3
Control-F2

Quit all applications and

restart
Restart, Sleep, Shutdown
dialog box

Control-Eject
Option-Command-esc

Highlight Utility window

(palette)

Control-F1

Highlight Toolbar

Command-T
Shift-Command-C

Highlight Window
Highlight Dock
Highlight Menu
Turn on Full Keyboard
Access
Switch to White on Black

Control-Option-Command-*

Zoom out

Option-Command--

Zoom in

Option-Command-+
Option-Command-*

Command-Shift-3

Turn on Zoom

Universal Access & VoiceOver

Force Quit
Take a picture of the selection

Command-Shift-4

Command-F5
Control-F6

Start up in Single-User
mode

File Menu - Duplicate

File Menu
New Finder window

Shift-Command-N

Start up in Verbose
mode.

Command-D

Command-K

Forward Delete
Take a picture of the screen

Show Font palette

Show Colors palette

Move to new location without copying

Command-Drag

Make alias in new location

Option-Command-Drag

Copy to new location

Option-Drag

Move down one page

Page Down

Move up one page

Page Up
Command-Down Arrow
Command-Up Arrow
Command-Tab
Option-Command-D

Move down one directory

Move up one directory
Switch application
Show/Hide Dock

Other shortcuts

Command-S

start up in Safe Boot

mode and temporarily
disable login items and
non-essential kernel

Control-CommandEject

Command-V

Function-Delete

Press Shift during

startup

Command-N

File Menu - Show

Attributes Inspector

Window Menu
Minimize Window

Start up in FireWire
Target Disk mode

Option-Command-I

Command-M

Press T during startup

File Menu - Get Info

Finder Menu
Hide Finder

Mouse keys

Attempt to start up from

a compatible network
server (NetBoot)

5 to click - any number

away from 5 on the keyboard moves mouse

Press N during startup

Command-I

Minimize All Windows

Start up from a CD that

has a system folder

File Menu
Close all Windows

Open Spotlight

Press C during startup

Option-Command-W

Option-Command-M

In the Finder

Press X during startup

Command-Space

During startup

mac os x shortcuts