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Created August 26, 2020 14:55
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Cheat sheet for Mac

Special characters

Command Description
opt + N ~
opt + 5 [
opt + 6 ]
opt + 7 |
opt + 8 {
opt + 9 }
opt + shift + 7 \
opt + L @

Common shortcuts

Command Description
cmd + A Select all items
cmd + C Copy selected item to Clipboard
cmd + F Find item in selected window or open Find window
cmd + G Find item again
cmd + M Minimize selected window to Dock
cmd + N Open new document or window
cmd + P Print current document
cmd + Q Quit selected program
cmd + S Save current document
cmd + W Close selected window
cmd + V Paste from Clipboard
cmd + X Cut selected item
cmd + Z Undo previous command
cmd + plus sign Zoom in in selected window
cmd + minus sign Zoom out in selected window
ctrl + cmd + F Use app in full screen
opt + cmd + esc Force quit app
cmd + shift + G Find previous item

System shortcuts

Command Description
cmd + H Hide window of selected app
cmd + O Open selected items or open dialog to select a item to open
cmd + T Open folder with previously used documents
cmd + space Spotlight
cmd + tab Toggle between apps
cmd + shift + 3 Take screenshot
cmd + shift + 4 Take selected screenshot
cmd + , Open preferences
shift + cmd + N Create new folder in Finder
ctrl + cmd + space Show character viewer (emoji & symbols)
opt + cmd + H View front app
opt + cmd + M Minimize all windows of front app
opt + cmd + W Close all windows of the app
cmd + opt + space Search from Finder window

Accessibility shortcuts

Command Description
opt + cmd + plus sign Zoom in
opt + cmd + minus sign Zoom out
opt + cmd + 8 Turn zoom on or off
opt + cmd + F5 Display accessibility options
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