Favorite Mac Keyboard Short Cuts

[JasonGough]

I was just wondering what keyboard shortcuts you guys use, which ones you like and what helps save time and stuff.

I know and use a few but i'm sure there will be more of them out there that we can all find useful!

So far, i realy like the shutdown shortcut (Ctrl + Optoin + Comand + Eject)

[TheMasin9]

why shut down? i like the spotlight shortcut and command h in safari cuz im constantly goning back to my hoempage cuz i have to authenticate for internet service at my college. anyone know a app that can pull a series of keystrokes and save me from the hassle of this?

[dolphin842]

Probably the one I use most often is Cmd-shift-4: screenshot of a user-defined part of the screen. Press space to take a shot of the whole window. This way you avoid using Grab altogether.

Cmd-opt-D toggles Dock hiding. And Cmd-ctrl-D is the contextual Dictionary lookup. That's really all the system-wide shortcuts I use on a regular basis

[johnnybluejeans]

Command-Space for Spotlight.

[JasonGough]

well, i shut down primarily cos i'm a student and any attempt to save money on the elecy bill is worth doing. Having said that, does anyone know how much power a PowerMac will use in sleep mode?

any more good shortcuts out there?

[JasonGough]

no-one else use any sweet keyboard shortcuts on a day to day basis?

[ekenny]

Having said that, does anyone know how much power a PowerMac will use in sleep mode?

any more good shortcuts out there?

My iMac G5 uses 5 Watts (about as much as a broadband router) in sleep mode and about 60-75 Watts while on (yes, I have a Watt meter). I would assume your PM would be about the same in sleep mode. What you should really be concerned about are the small things that add up. I've seen TV's use 30-40 Watts while off, but still plugged in. Printers use about 5 Watts while appearing to be off. As you can see, it all adds up. Not sure what your electric cost is, but here its pretty high at about $0.15/kWh.

Back on topic, I use command-t in safari for new tabs, and command-w to close them ;-)

[kretzy]

I always use shift+apple+delete to empty my trash.

[GimmeSlack12]

I'm gonna have to go with Command-Option-P-R when zapping the PRAM. The Mac OS succeeds in making yet another difficult task easy. It's like twister for your fingers!

[samanthas]

I'm liking command-space for spotlight. That's awesome.

[grapes911]

You can find most of them here:
http://guides.macrumors.com/Keyboard_shortcuts

[Melkor]

I'm liking command-space for spotlight. That's awesome.

Wow that is awesome. :)

[iBlue]

i like Control + Option + Command + 8 :D try it, repeat shortcut to return to normal.

[whocares]

⌘+⇥
⌘+>
⌘+h

[Aarow]

I like shift+option+k=?, But every time I post it, it turns into a question mark when it's supposed to be the apple logo. Does anybody have a solution to this problem:confused:

[DerChef]

Click on a Widget and select

Command + R

;)

I presume the point of this is to refresh the said Widget:rolleyes:

[VanNess]

Any shortcut less than 4 keys :)

[whocares]

I like shift+option+k=?, But every time I post it, it turns into a question mark. Does anybody have a solution to this problem:confused:

:confused: ⇧+⌥+k gives me this:

Ë

[calebjohnston]

what button is ? ?

[iEdd]

what button is ? ?
Damn, it appeared as a ? mark instead of the symbol he posted. It's the option key. It's on the UK keyboard, but whenever we see a shortcut with option, it's the logo apple uses.

[whocares]

Damn, it appeared as a ? mark instead of the symbol he posted. It's the option key. It's on the UK keyboard, but whenever we see a shortcut with option, it's the logo apple uses.

Yeah, it's just me being a smart a$$.
You need to use unicode to display them:

⌥ is displayed by typing ⌥ ;)

[12ibookg4]

not really a keyboard shortcut, but still a short cut. If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, put the arrow over the volume slider in itunes and scroll up or down with the wheel.

[whocares]

not really a keyboard shortcut, but still a short cut. If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, put the arrow over the volume slider in itunes and scroll up or down with the wheel.

Not the most useful shortcut but definetly the coolest so far! Great find :D :D


Another useful shortcut all MR members should use is:

⌘+: :)

[iBlue]

I like shift+option+k=?, But every time I post it, it turns into a question mark when it's supposed to be the apple logo. Does anybody have a solution to this problem:confused:

it's the font. that apple doesn't show up with all fonts. ⌘ is a pretty universal one but the apple  seems to prefer Lucida sans unicode, chicago and a couple others i can't remember.

choose the lucida sans unicode font and then use the option shift k thing, it will show. :)

[ITASOR]

Click on a Widget and select

Command + R

;)

I presume the point of this is to refresh the said Widget:rolleyes:

Hold it down and see what happens.

NVM, it used to crash the heck of out the widget and unexpectedly quit dashboard but it looks like the fixed it (tried in 10.4.4). Darn, was always fun to tell someone to do and watch them freak out when they think they broke dashboard. :p

[Aarow]

it's the font. that apple doesn't show up with all fonts. ? is a pretty universal one but the apple ? seems to prefer Lucida sans unicode, chicago and a couple others i can't remember.

choose the lucida sans unicode font and then use the option shift k thing, it will show. :)

Whaddya know, it works! Thanks, iBlue:).
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?
?
?

e: Arrghh! It doesn't work.
This makes me sad :(.

[iBlue]

Whaddya know, it works! Thanks, iBlue:).
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?
?
?

e: Arrghh! It doesn't work.
This makes me sad :(.

it's because you previewed it i bet. not sure why but occasionally that throws the whole thing off.

just do an Option Shift K and when you see the little box thing in the text, highlight it and select the lucida font and it should be fine from there. if you need to preview your post then just re-highlight the place you want that apple to go and hit the keyboard shortcut again. make sense?
hope this eases your sad. :p



[Coolnat2004]

⇧⌘} - next tab (safari)
⇧⌘{ - previous tab (safari)
⌘T - new tab (safari)
⌘L - Location bar (safari)
⌘: - Search bar (safari - custom)
⌘W - close window
⌥⌘W - close all windows (most apple apps incl. finder)
⌘Q - quit
⌘⇥ - switch apps
⌘~ - switch windows within app
⌥⌘⎋ - Force Quit :-/
fn+fn - (me only) open QuickSilver :D
⌘⌦ - Delete file (finder/preview, etc.)
⌘F - Find / Find&Replace
⌘G - Find next
⌘, - Preferences

[EricNau]

I like the German Letter shortcuts:

⌥ s = ß

⌥ u + a, e, or u will give you either; ä, ë, or ü.

[Glen Quagmire]

Press Apple-Tab to get the task switcher thing up. Whilst still holding down the Apple key, press Q to quit the currently highlighted program.

[macOSX-tastic]

i use the following every day:

command + Q
command + N
command + W
command + T (safari).
command + ,
command + alt + space (spotlight window)

is there a keystoke to put the computer to sleep?

S

[Jay42]

is there a keystoke to put the computer to sleep?

Power button then press S ?

By the way, CMD-Shift-D has become one of my favorites.

[whocares]

Press Apple-Tab to get the task switcher thing up. Whilst still holding down the Apple key, press Q to quit the currently highlighted program.

Or h to hide them. ;) :D <-- another favorite of mine.

[motherduce]

is there a keystoke to put the computer to sleep?

S

command-option-eject = sleep now

[macbaseball]

Press Apple-Tab to get the task switcher thing up. Whilst still holding down the Apple key, press Q to quit the currently highlighted program.

I'm surprised it took someone this long to mention this shortcut. Although it may not be the most useful, I use it probably 50 times a day. Every time I switch apps, that what I use.

[Coolnat2004]

I'm surprised it took someone this long to mention this shortcut. Although it may not be the most useful, I use it probably 50 times a day. Every time I switch apps, that what I use.
Pshh.. I was first. :mad:

[EricNau]

I'm not sure if anyones mentioned it yet;

While Command+Tab will cycle through applications, Command+` will cycle through windows in one application.

[Scarlet Fever]

i change the command+option+space shortcut from Spotlight (which i dont need because of my folder management system) and change it to play/pause iTunes via SizzlingKeys. Works through any app, which makes it perfect for music while gaming.

Other than that, i find cmd+` very useful.

[Caitlyn]

SHIFT-ALT-K produces ? so that's my favorite. :D

[JackSYi]

Command+Option+delete.

[zero2dash]

Press Apple-Tab to get the task switcher thing up. Whilst still holding down the Apple key, press Q to quit the currently highlighted program.

Or h to hide them. ;):D <-- another favorite of mine.

Holy crap that's useful. :eek:
Nice one...everyone who mentioned those. :)
You can also use Shift-Tab to move backwards in the program list (while still holding Apple of course)...Tab moves forward, Shift-Tab moves backwards.

[Butler Trumpet]

Apple + delete for move to trash, then followed by apple shift delete to empty.
In safari apple T to open tab, then apple and number 1-9 to open a bookmark on the bookmark menu and then apple shift arrow to move between tabs.

Apple H a lot, to hide current app. or apple tab to switch between apps. Thats probably my favorite.
In finder, Apple Shift H to take you to your home folder, or apple shift A for applications folder.

If you're really good... you never really need a mouse. I try to use my mouse as little as possible... its much more efficient for me.

[Butler Trumpet]

Oh and, my least favorite is apple - space bar. I hate that I accidently hit it when Im trying to switch apps and it just opens up spotlight. Thats kinda annoying

[Hajaman]

Holy crap that's useful. :eek:
Nice one...everyone who mentioned those. :)
You can also use Shift-Tab to move backwards in the program list (while still holding Apple of course)...Tab moves forward, Shift-Tab moves backwards.

did you know that instead of doing Shift-Tab to move backwards, you can just do ` ?

If that's not clear, I'm saying while you're within the Apple-Tab menu, holding down the Apple key, pressing ` will let you cycle in reverse through the choices.

[DarkNetworks]

the best "shortcut" is to hold the power button for 5 seconds...that way i don't have to wait for the laggy shutdowns...