System Shortcuts for Mac

This section provides system shortcuts for MacOS. These shortcuts will help you in text document, managing files, taking screenshots and some other system tasks.

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Finder

• CMD + SHIFT + T
  • Hide or Show the Tab Name
  • Only works when there is single finder tab
• CMD + T
  • Open new Finder Tab
• CMD + OPT + T
  • Hide or Show the Toolbar
• To copy a file from one location to another
  • CMD + C
  • CMD + V
• To move a file from one location to another
  • CMD + C
  • CMD + OPT + V
• CMD + OPT + DELETE
  • To permanently delete an item

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Screenshots

• CMD + SHIFT + 3
  • Screenshot of the entire screen
  • Screenshot will be saved on the location you set (by default on Desktop)
  • The screenshot will not be copied to clipboard
• CMD + CTRL + SHIFT + 3
  • Screenshot of the entire screen
  • The screenshot will be copied to clipboard
  • The screenshot will not be saved into the memory
• CMD + SHIFT + 4
  • Screenshot of a portion of the screen
  • Screenshot will be saved on the location you set (by default on Desktop)
  • The screenshot will not be copied to clipboard
• CMD + CTRL + SHIFT + 4
  • Screenshot of a portion of the screen
  • The screenshot will be copied to clipboard
  • The screenshot will not be saved into the memory
• CMD + SHIFT + 5
  • This command will give you all the options i.e., screenshot of the entire screen, a portion of the screen and the selected window
  • You can also change the location where you want to store the screenshot
  • The screenshot will not be copied to clipboard

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System Shortcuts

• F11
  • To hide or show all the windows opened on Desktop
• CMD + SPACE
  • To open Search bar
• CMD + ,
  • To open Preferences / Settings of any application
  • This command will work for most of the applications
• CMD + CTRL + SPACE
  • To open Emojis window

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Text Shortcuts

• CMD + V
  • To paste a text without matching the destination style
• CMD + OPT + SHIFT + V
  • To paste a text along with matching the destination style
• To move the cursor to beginning or end of the line
  • CMD + ←
  • CMD + →
• To move the cursor left or right word by word
  • OPT + ←
  • OPT + →
• To delete a word at once
  • OPT + DELETE
• Undo
  • CMD + Z
• Redo
  • CMD + SHIFT + Z