40 Mac Keyboard Short cuts

These days I think it’s pretty safe to say Macbooks and iMacs are becoming more popular. With a new Macbook rumored at hitting stores for less than 1000 dollars, it seems like Apple are trying to make a model suitable for everyone’s budget.

Anyone who has bought a high-end laptop in the recent years has surely though about switching to a Mac, especially professional audio and visual users. However the unfamiliar environment of the Mac OS X and the talk of software compatibility issues still has many of us in fear of change.

After passing up the opportunity to buy a second hand Macbook Pro for a very inviting price, I started to wonder how long it would have taken me to get my head round the Mac.

A quick Google search led me to some really useful info on switching from Windows to Mac. There are several forums and blogs that can help guide you through the different Mac processes and applications. One article which I thought would apply to both professional and novice Mac users is “Keyboard Shortcuts.”

Bearing in mind “command” on the Mac has the same function as “control” in Windows, some of you PC users will notice that several of the shortcuts are exactly the same, if not very similar to those found in Windows – a sure sign it shouldn’t take too long to re-remember your way around the keyboard.

40 Mac Keyboard Shortcuts

1. Command-A Select All Items
2. Command-C Copy Selected Items
3. Command-D Duplicate Selected Items
4. Command-F Search with Spotlight
5. Command-G Find Next Matched Search
6. Command-H Hide Window
7. Command-I Open Get Info (Property) Pane
8. Command-J Show View Options
9. Command-K Connect to Server
10. Command-L Make Alias of Selected Items
11. Command-M Minimize Window
12. Command-N Open New Window
13. Command-O Open Selected Items
14. Command-T Copy Items to Sidebar
15. Command-V Paste Items
16. Command-W Close Finder Window
17. Command-Z Undo Action
18. Command-1 View as Icons
19. Command-2 View as Lists
20. Command-3 View as Columns
21. Command-4 View as Coverflow
22. Command-Shift-A Go to Application Folder
23. Command-Shift-B Open Bluetooth
24. Command-Shift-C Go to My Computer
25. Command-Shift-G Open Address Bar
26. Command-Shift-H Go to Home Folder
27. Command-Shift-I Connect to iDisk
28. Command-Shift-J Open Journler (If Any)
29. Command-Shift-K Go to Network Folder
30. Command-Shift-L Go to Safari
31. Command-Shift-N Create New Folder
32. Command-Shift-Q Log Out
33. Command-Shift-U Go to Utility Folder
34. Command-Shift-Y Attach to Stickies
35. Command-Option-D Hide the Dock
36. Command-Option-M Minimize All Windows
37. Command-Option-O Open File and Close Finder
38. Command-Option-T Hide Toolbar
39. Command-Option-W Close All Windows
40. Command-R Show Original (From Alias)

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