Mac Keyboard Shortcuts

I love keyboard shortcuts. In order to be as efficient as possible, I use them whenever possible. Take the time to learn them - trust me, you'll be happy that you did.

Basic ones you should already know

Shortcut	Description
Command-X	Cut
Command-C	Copy
Command-V	Paste
Command-Z	Undo
Command-A	Select All
Command-F	Find
Command-N	New - open a new document or a new window
Command-O	Open
Command-P	Print
Command-S	Save
Command-Q	Quit the app
Command-Space bar	Open Spotlight
Command-Tab	Switch Apps

A few you might not already know

Shortcut	Description
Command-Option-Esc	Force Quit an app
Command-Shift-Tilde (~)	Switch Windows in app

Navigating through text

Shortcut	Description
Fn-Up arrow	Page Up
Fn-Down arrow	Page Down
Fn-Left arrow	Home
Fn-Right arrow	End

Command-Up arrow
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document
Command-Down arrow
Move the insertion point to the end of the document
Command-Left arrow
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current line
Command-Right arrow
Move the insertion point to the end of the current line
Option-Left arrow
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
Option-Right arrow
Move the insertion point to the end of the next word
Command-Shift-Up arrow
Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the document
Command-Shift-Down arrow
Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the document
Command-Shift-Left arrow
Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the current line
Command-Shift-Right arrow
Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the current line
Shift-Up arrow
Extend text selection one line up
Shift-Down arrow
Extend text selection one line down
Shift-Left arrow
Extend text selection one character to the left
Shift-Right arrow
Extend text selection one character to the right
Shift-Option-Up arrow
Extend text selection to the beginning of the current paragraph
Shift-Option-Down arrow
Extend text selection to the end of the current paragraph
Shift-Option-Left arrow
Extend text selection to the beginning of the current word
Shift-Option-Right arrow
Extend text selection to the end of the current word

Browser

Shortcut	Description
Command-(1 through8)	Switch to the specified tab
Command-9	Switch to last tab
Command-Tab	Switch to the next tab
Command-Shift-Tab	Switch to the previous tab

Command-W
Close the current tab
Command-Shift-Tab
Reopen last closed tab
Command-T
Open a new tab
Command-N
Open a new browser window
Command-Shift-N
Open a new incognito window (Chrome)
Middle Click a tab
Close tab
Shift-Left click a link
Open a link in a new browser window
Command-Left click a link
Open a link in a new tab
Command-Left arrow
Back - navigate to previous page
Command-Right arrow
Forward
Command-R
Refresh page
Shift-Command-R
Clear cache and refresh
Command-Plus (+)
Zoom in
Command-Minus (-)
Zoom out
Command-0
Default zoom
Command-L
Focus on address bar
Command-W
Close current tab
Ctrl-Enter in address bar
Prefix www. and appends .com. Example -- turns \"google\" into \"www.google.com\"
F12
Open Developer Tools
Command-Tilde (~)
Switch through your open browser windows