Useful Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
Here are several keyboard shortcuts that may come in handy when using your Mac.
| command-option-esc | force quit |
| command-option-eject | sleep now |
| command-shift-Q | log out |
| command-shift-option-Q | log out without confirmation |
| command-control-eject | restart |
| control-shift-eject | sleep displays |
| command-option-control-eject | shut down |
| command-tab | cycle between open applications |
| command-` | *after* having pressed command-tab, it will cycle between open applications in reverse |
| command-shift-tab | cycle between open applications in reverse direction |
| command-` | cycle between open windows in the selected application |
| command-shift-` | cycle between open windows in the selected application in reverse direction |
| control-F4 | cycle between open windows in all applications |
| control-shift-F4 | cycle between open windows in all applications in reverse direction |
| F8 | Spaces (Leopard only) |
| F9 | Exposé for all windows (Panther and newer) |
| F10 | Exposé for all windows in selected application |
| F11 | Exposé to reveal desktop |
| F12 | Dashboard (Tiger and newer) |
| control-# | Jump to a space (10.5+) |
| control-arrow | Cycle through spaces (10.5+) |
| control-F2 | activate keyboard control of the menu bar |
| control-F3 | activate keyboard control of the Dock |
| control-F8 | activate keyboard control of the Menu Extras (right side of menu bar) |
| command-space | activate Spotlight (Tiger) or switch between keyboard layouts (pre-Tiger systems) |
| command-option-control-, | decrease the screen contrast |
| command-option-control-. | increase the screen contrast |
| command-option-8 | turn screen zooming on or off |
| command-option-= | zoom in (if screen zooming is on) |
| command-option– | zoom out |
| command-option-control-8 | invert the screen colors |
| command-delete | send file to trash |
| command-space | open a Spotlight search |
| command-option-space | open a Spotlight search in a finder “Find” window |
| spacebar | when dragging file onto folder it will spring open without the usual delay |
| shift-volume | Change volume without sound effect |
| option-shift-volume | Fine-grained volume control (10.5+ ?) |
| option-volume | Sound Preference Pane |
| option-brightness | Display Preference Pane |
| command-decrease-brightness | Change display mode (only on revised fn keyboard layout on Alu. keyboards, newer MBP/MBs?) |
