Mac shortcut on keyboard button

Every now and then i read of a keyboard trick or shortcut that i didn't know exist,



i have decided to open this post/thread to contain all my findings in this area,



it will be periodically updated instead of opening small posts regarding such shortcuts.

Show in Finder



Command+Click on an icon,shortcut or dock icon and it will open the Finder and locate the original location for that icon.



Make Alias



select an icon (folder, application, document whatever), and just click:

Command+L



iPhoto/iTunes choose library



Option+Click on the icon and it will display a "Choose Library..." dialog, in case you would like to split your libraries and save disk/partition space.











Switch between tabs in safari



Command+Shift+LeftArrow or Command+Shift+RightArrow



Open new tab in safari



Command+T









Open new window in safari

Command+N



Go To in Finder



Command+Shift+G



it will open a text-field dialog allowing any path to be clicked, and you can use tab to autocomplete just like in terminal, and if you won't press tab and just wait for a second or two it will suggest the correct word as you type.







SpotLight search from keyboard



Ctrl+Space



"Show icons as" in Finder from keyboard



Command+1 up to Command+4











Delete without drag to trash



select the files/folders you want to delete and press:



Command+Backspace





"Empty trash" from keyboard (when Finder in focus)



Command+Shift+Backspace













Open Special folders



when finder is the focused application:



Command+Shift+H Home

Command+Shift+D Desktop



Command+Shift+K Network



Command+Shift+U Utilities



Command+Shift+C Computer



Open FrontRow



Command+Esc



Help Menu



Command+Shift+? Help



Block select in Terminal



Option+Click+Drag it will select block in the terminal







Back and Forward

Command+[ Back



Command+] Forward



it will work in Safari and Finder (not sure where else)



Menu with keyboard



Ctrl+F2



Dock with keyboard



Ctrl+F3



Rearange MenuBar



Command+Click+Drag



you can rearrange and also remove by dragging out of the menubar



Eject all removable media



in order to eject all removable media (CD, DVD, etc.) Simply:



Press and Hold F12



Hide current window and focus the next



if you hold down Option and click on a window the current window will hide,



if you reach to a point where all windows are hidden (or one is still visible),



then you can move between windows (even by clicking on the dock icon) and only one window will be visible at any given moment.



Option+Click on next window



Ctrl+Alt+Del on Mac



the combination is Command+Option+Esc



in hackintosh its: WinKey+Alt+Esc



it will display the open applications and you can choose to quite or force quit



Minimize Window



Command+M



Hidden menu commands



some menu will change their strings and keyboard shortcuts,



or even display hidden menu item if you hold down the Command or Option key while the menu display.



for instance right click Finder Dock icon and press Option (if already displayed will show "Hide Others" instead of "Hide") if pressed during right click will show hidden "Relaunch" menu item.



another example is to press the apple menu and hold down the Option key, it will change "About this mac" to "System Profiler" the shutdown,restart and logout to immediately do the action without a dialog and time wait period.



another example: in Finder hold down Option key and the Quick look icon will turn to slideShow icon.



QuickLook Full Screen



Command+Option+Y



Auto Hide the Dock



Command+Option+D



Search in dictionary (for Cocoa Application)



Zoom In: Command+Option++



Zoom Out: Command+Option+-



the complete list of OS X keyboard shortcuts found here.