Why go the long way?
Save time while working on your
Mac with keyboard shortcuts.
Here are a few
to get you started.
If you're running
macOS Mojave or later,
you can press
Shift + Command + 5
to open the Screenshot app.
From there,
take a screenshot,
record your screen,
and more,
all of which will be saved
to your Desktop by default.
Want to switch between apps?
Hold down Command and press Tab
to see all of the apps
you have open.
Then, tap the Tab key
until you land on the app
you want to switch to,
and release Command
to change it.
When you're in the Finder,
you can change
the file layout view
by holding Command
and keys 1 through 4.
Press Command + 2
to switch to list view,
Command + 3
for column view,
Command + 4
for gallery view,
and Command + 1
for icon view.
You can also
select multiple files
by pressing the Command key
while clicking
the documents you want.
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And use Quick Look to view
a scrollable preview of a file.
Just select a file
and press the Space bar.
No more funky formatting
when you're pasting something
from your clip board.
Just hold down
Option + Shift + Command + V
to paste and match style.
To look up
the definition of something
while you're in an app
or on the web,
highlight the text and press
Control + Command + D.
Quickly find the right
emoji or special character
by bringing up
the character viewer.
All you have to do is hold
Control + Command + Space bar.
Now you can find the right emoji
or special character.
To find apps and documents
on your computer,
or information
from the web,
you can use Spotlight.
Bring it up by pressing
Command + Space.
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Instead of having multiple
Safari windows open,
open a new tab
by pressing Command + T.
Then close it by pressing
Command + W.
And press Control + Tab
to switch active tabs.
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To hide the active app,
press Command + H.
This won't quit the app,
but it will minimize the window.
You can reopen it
from the Dock.
When you're in an app,
find out what shortcuts
you can use
by clicking anywhere
on the menu.
Shortcuts will appear
next to menu items.
For everything else,
there's also the Help menu,
which is just a
Shift + Command + ? away.
Now you can try Mac
keyboard shortcuts out
for yourself.
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to make the most of your Mac,
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