Saturday, February 14, 2009

OSX Keyboard Shortcuts & Key Combinations

Keyboard Control






      Below is a more complete list, divided into sections based on where they are applicable.
      Letter keys are printed here in CAPS for clarity -- you do not need to press the shift key unless explicitly instructed.

    Startup and Login





















































      command+option+O+F


      Invoke Open Firmware


      command+option+P+R


      Reset PRAM


      T


      Startup in FireWire Target Disk Mode


      option


      Invoke Startup Manager


      command+S


      Invoke single-user mode


      command+V


      Invoke verbose mode


      C


      Boot from CD/DVD


      X


      Boot into OS X (if you previously booted from OS 9 on the same volume)


      shift (immediately at startup)


      Safe boot


      shift (after boot screen, until login screen)


      Override auto-login


      shift (after login screen)


      Safe login


      option+escape, then click on a user


      Present name/password login dialog instead of list of users





    System-wide

































































      option+volume up/down/mute


      Open Sound preferences


      option+brightness up/down


      Open Display preferences


      command+space


      Cycle through active keyboard layouts/scripts


      F12


      Eject CD/DVD drive (hold down for two seconds)


      return or enter


      Select default button in dialog (OK, Open, Save, etc.)


      escape or command+.


      Exit/cancel dialog


      command+shift+Q


      Log out


      command+option+shift+Q


      Log out without confirmation dialog


      power button (laptops) or control+eject (desktops)


      Bring up Restart/Sleep/Shut Down dialog


      command+option+eject (desktops)


      Sleep computer immediately


      command+option+escape


      Bring up Force Quit window


      command+control+eject (desktops)


      Restart immediately (chance to save changes in open documents)


      command+option+control+eject (desktops) or
      command+option+control+power (laptops)


      Shutdown immediately (chance to save changes in open documents)


      command+control+power button


      Force restart (no chance to save changes in open documents)


      hold power button



      Force shutdown (no chance to save changes in open documents)






    Universal Access (must be enabled in Universal Access preferences)





























      command+option+8


      Toggle zoom (screen magnification) on/off


      command+option+=


      Zoom in


      command+option+-


      Zoom out


      command+option+control+8


      Toggle display inversion (white-on-black) on/off


      shift (five times)


      Toggle Sticky Keys on/off


      option (five times)


      Toggle Mouse Keys on/off





    Full Keyboard Access

















































      control+F1


      Toggle Full Keyboard Access on/off


      control+F2 (or control+M)


      Focus keyboard control on menu bar


      control+F3 (or control+D)


      Focus keyboard control on Dock


      control+F4 (or control+W)


      Focus keyboard control on active Window or cycle to next window


      control+F5 (or control+T)


      Focus keyboard control on toolbar


      control+F6 (or control+U)


      Focus keyboard control on palette (utility window)


      control+F7


      In windows and dialogs, switch focus to text boxes/lists/controls


      arrow keys


      Navigate active item


      return, enter, or spacebar


      Select highlighted item


      return or enter


      Select default dialog control (OK, Yes, No, Save, Open, etc.)


      escape


      Cancel action, menu, or dialog





    Finder: General

























      command+J


      Open View Options


      command+shift+delete


      Empty Trash (with confirmation dialog)


      command+option+shift+delete


      Empty Trash (without confirmation dialog)


      command+F


      Bring up Find dialog


      command+K


      Bring up Connect to Server dialog





    Finder: Files and Folders









































































      command+shift+N


      New Folder in active Finder window (including the Desktop)


      arrow keys


      Navigate items in active Finder window


      tab/shift+tab


      Select next/previous file or folder (alphabetically)


      type name of file/folder


      Select that file/folder


      return


      Edit file/folder name


      command+O


      Open selected item(s)


      command+I


      Open Get Info window for selected item(s)


      command+option+I


      Open File Inspector window


      command+D


      Duplicate selected item(s)


      command+L


      Create alias(es) for selected item(s)


      command+R (for aliases)


      Show target of selected alias ("reveal original")


      command+T


      Add selected item(s) to Favorites (creates alias in Favorites folder)


      command+delete


      Move selected item(s) to Trash


      command+down arrow


      Open item(s); add option key to close current folder


      command+up arrow


      Switch to enclosing folder (if no windows are open, opens new window to Home); add option key to close current folder


      option+right arrow/left arrow (folders in list view)


      Toggle disclosure triangle for selected folder(s) open/closed


      command+option+right arrow/left arrow (folders in list
      view)


      Toggle disclosure triangle for all folder(s) open/closed





    Finder: Window Management









































      command+N


      New Finder window


      command+1/2/3


      View active window as Icons/List/Columns


      control+tab or control+I (in list view)


      Change column sorting; cycles columns left to right (add shift key to cycle right to left)


      command+B


      Show/hide window toolbar for active window


      command+shift+C/H/I/A/F


      Go to Computer / Home / iDisk / Applications / Favorites in active window (a new window will be opened if necessary)


      command+shift+G


      Bring up "Go to Folder" dialog in active window (a new window will be opened if necessary)


      command+[ or command+]


      Go back or forward in window view history


      command+W


      Close active Finder window


      command+option+W


      Close all Finder windows





    Finder: Volumes/Media (see Chapter 5)









      command+E


      Eject volume/disc





    Open/Save Dialog Shortcuts









































      tab


      Switch between browser and text fields


      arrow keys, page up/down


      Navigate in browser


      command+N


      Create new folder in the current directory


      command+D


      Change directory to Desktop


      command+shift+A


      Change directory to /Applications


      command+shift+C


      Change directory to Computer view (list of volumes)


      command+shift+F


      Change directory to Favorites folder


      command+shift+H


      Change directory to Home folder


      command+shift+I


      Change directory to iDisk (mounts iDisk if necessary)





    Dock













      command+option+D


      Toggle Dock auto-hide on/off


      command+tab


      Cycle through active applications; each tab press while holding command changes the application once. Add the shift key to cycle backwards. As long as you keep the command key pressed, you can also quit or hide applications as you cycle through them.





    Applications, including the Finder





























      command+H


      Hide current application


      command+option+H


      Hide all other applications


      command+M


      Minimize active window to the Dock


      command+option+M


      Minimize all windows in active application to the Dock


      command+`


      Cycle through current application's windows (add the shift to cycle backwards)


      command+,


      Open application preferences dialog (not universal yet, but becoming more common)





    Screenshot & Print Screen








    (By default, screenshots are saved to the Desktop in PDF format; add the control key to any of the combinations below to copy the screenshot to the clipboard instead; you can then paste it into any graphics application -- such as OS X's Preview -- and save it in any format you prefer.)

















      command+shift+3


      Full screenshot


      command+shift+4


      Crosshair to allow selection of screenshot area


      command+shift+4, then spacebar


      Camera to capture specific screen object






    Text-related shortcuts in Cocoa applications (see Chapter 7)








      Type
      bindkey <RETURN>
      in Terminal for complete list (in the list, ^ means the control key).


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