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The OS X KeyboardCheat Sheet
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Shortcuts to menu items are always onthe right side of that on
the menu.
Key Combo Action
Cmd-` Flip throughwindows ofapplication
Cmd-Tab Flip throughapplications
Cmd-q Quit anapplication
Cmd-w Close window of an application
F9 Expose Show allwindows
Key Combo Action
F10 Expose Show allcurent
applicationwindows
F11 Expose Desktop
Cmd-o Open
Cmd-a Select All
Cmd-x Cut
Cmd-c Copy
Cmd-v Paste
Cmd-h Hide currentapps windows
Cmd-m Minimize window
Cursor Movements In A Text Box
Key Combo Action
Home Top of box (no
cursormovement)
End Bottom of box (nocursor
movement)
Cmd-Left Arrow Start of line
Cmd-Right Arrow End of line
Key Combo Action
Cmd-Up Arrow Top of box withcursor movement
Cmd-Down Arrow Bottom of boxwith cursormovement
Remember you can actually set theshortcuts to your own key
combinations both for a given app andglobally! See Apple Help
for how!
Full Keyboard Access
Key Combo Action
CTRL-F1 Turn keyboardaccess on/off
CTRL-F2 Access Menu Bar
CTRL-F3 Highlight theDock
CTRL-F4 Highlight activewindow or next
window behind itCTRL-F5 Hightlight the
toolbar
CTRL-F6 Highlight ToolPalette
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Key Combo Action
CTRL-F7 Access allcontrols in thecurrent dialog
Space Selecthighlighted item
Return Default button oraction
Esc Cancel button
Esc Close menuwithout choosing
an item
SHFT-Tab Reverse order of moving thehighlight
Tab Highlight thenext control
CTRL-Tab Highlight nextcontrol when text
box is selected
Arrow Keys Move highlight inlist tab group ormenu
Arrow Keys Move sliders orspin buttons
CTRL-Arrow Highlight controladjacent to text
box
Universal Access
Key Combo Action
Cmd-Option-8 Turn ZoomOn/Off
Cmd-Option-= Zoom In
Cmd-Option-- Zoom Out
Cmd-Option-CTRL-8
Greyscale(s)
Mouse keys to control the pointer
(Apple Menu > System Preferences >Universal Access >
Mouse > Mouse
Keys on)
Key Action
5 Click
0 Click and hold
Coolest of all, you can create spokenwords for keyboard
shortcuts see
your Help off your Apple Menu
X-11
X-11 Keys are often dependent on theX-11 Window Manager used
Key Combo Action
Cmd-Option-A Toggle FullScreen (When
Preference Set)
Screen ShotsUse Grab found in your Applications
area or these shortcut keys
Snapz Pro from Ambrosia is more tomy liking though (keyboard
strokes
below are different for SnapzPro)
Key Combo Action
Cmd-SHIFT-3 Picture of wholescreen
Cmd-SHIFT-4 Part of the screen, drag and click
Esc Abort
CTRL- previousstrokes
Store shot on clipboard instead of
PDF file ondesktop
Start UpsFrom the computer in off
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Key Action
Power
Listen for beepPress SHIFT andrelease when yousee progress
bar
Safe Mode
T Firewire TargetMode
Option Select otherstart-up disk
C Startup from CD
N Start up fromdefault Netboot
Cmd-S Single User Mode
Cmd-V Consolemessages
Cmd-. Open CD traywhen selectingstart up disk
Hold MouseButton
Eject RemoveableDisks
Cmd-Option-P-R Reset ParameterRAM
SHIFT Close open finderwindows
Key Action
SHIFT duringprogress bar
Prevent StartupItems fromopenning
Hold Left SHIFTand MouseButton at
progress bar
PreventAutomatic Login
(if set so Automatic Login
is a BIGSECURITY NO
NO!)
