Mac keyboard shortcuts

Hide all app windows except Finder

Click Desktop while holding Option + Command

See Desktop

Click Desktop while holding Option + Command

Mission Control: quickly enlarge thumbnail

Hover mouse pointer over thumbnail and tap spacebar (Quicklook): enlarges window to full screen [Didn't work]

Definition

Just type the word into spotlight.

Delete a Chrome bookmark

Via Bookmark Manager: right click bookmark

Close spotlight

Tap escape twice

Keyboard shortcut:magnify/minify

Command + Command -

Minimize screen

Command + M

open new Chrome tab

Command + T

Close a Chrome tab

Command + W

UNDO

Command + Z

App switcher

Command + tab

Zoom window to fit content

Double-click title bar (toggles)

Clear Spotlight for another Search

Escape

Dictation

Fn + Fn

Forward delete

Fn + delete

Unwanted crosshairs

Me: If cursor becomes crosshairs when I don't want that, try Shift + Command + 4. Or, try Esc key.

Put a URL on Dock

Open Safari (not work with chrome) open website and drag icon on the far left of web address onto dock

Bullet

Option + 8

Change doc or screenshot name

Select item and click Enter

To re-open closed apps

Select them in dock Click Desktop while holding Option + Command

Mission control

Swipe up with four fingers or, if laptop, tap Fn

Control Aspect Ratio As You Resize a Window

The option key isn't the only key that holds some magic for window resizing; the shift key does, too. If you hold down the shift key while you expand or contract a window, the window will maintain its original aspect ratio. For example, if the window originally had a 16:9 aspect ratio, and you wish to maintain that same ratio of width to height, simply hold down the shift key before you drag any of the window's edges. The edge opposite the one you are dragging from will remain stationary, while the other edges will expand or contract to retain the current aspect ratio.

Re-size all sides of window

hold down the option key and then click and drag any of the corners of a window.

Resize Opposite Sides of a Window

option key trick also works when you click and drag a window by either side or the top/bottom. Hold down the option key, and then click and drag the window by either side. The window will stay centered while opposite sides expand or contract in relation to your mouse movements.

Speech

Option + Escape

N-dash

Option + minus

To open a location from Spotlight or Finder

"Another great tip, if you want to open locations, you type "~/[location]". For example, if you wanted to open the Desktop, you would type "~/desktop" and the Finder will open to the Desktop."

Special characters

Control Command Space

To place in Dock

Open finder, and single click Item then drag it to dock

Mac speaks text

Option + escape

Any applications Help menu

Shift + Command +/

Paste text and match style

Shift + Option + Command + V

How copy a Spotlight search result item to desktop or a folder

"Click and hold a result and then drag it to the Desktop or another folder to copy it."

Learn spelling

Add words to the spelling dictionary: Control-click a word, then choose Learn Spelling. The word won't be flagged as misspelled in any document." —Yosemite, Sept 2015

Preferences

Command+comma

M-dash

Shift + option + minus

See the path of a Spotlight search result item

"Select a result, which has a local, accessible path (stuff like mail won't work), and hold down the "Command" key. Spotlight will display the path in the preview pane (highlighted in red). Hold down the "Option" key and the you can zoom the preview (click and hold to pan around."

After a Spotlight and/or a Finder search, to have a Quick look

"highlight a result, and then press "Command + Enter" to show it in Finder, then you can simply hit "Space" to have a quick look.

App Exposé

"show windows by application. Exposé highlights one application's open window(s) while dimming everything behind it. To toggle through other application windows, press the Tab key. Click a window to select it, or press To view all your open windows, press F9.Mar 22, 2016"

Command-left/right arrows

Command and the left arrow to go back a page in the browser window. Hit Command right to go forward again.

Move to beginning of line or paragraph

Control-A

Exit full screen

Shift + Command + F

Move one character backward

Control-B

Move to end of line or paragraph

Control-E

Move one character forward

Control-F

Move up or down one line

Control-P Control-N

Ignore misspellings

Control-click a word, then choose Ignore Spelling. The word is ignored if it occurs again in the document (it will be highlighted in other documents)."

Jump to top or bottom of webpage

Fn-left arrow (or right arrow) Jump directly to the top or bottom of a Web page using the Function key and the right (to the bottom of the page) or left (to the top of the page) arrows on the keyboard. You can achieve a similar result using Command-up or Command-Down. A third way is to use Control-Tab and Control-Shift-Tab. [didn't work in Chrome or Safari]

Force close a program

Option + Command + ESC

Hide open apps except active app

Option + Command + H

Finder search

Option + Command + Spacebar After doing a Spotlight search: "You don't have to use the Spotlight search box. In fact, you can jump right to the point using the keyboard combo "Option + Command + Space" to open a Finder search. Of course, using the other method is a lot more fun and nice looking, but if you really need to conduct a tight, focused search, the tools to do so are already there for you to click and build your queries.

Close all windows of current active program

Option + command + W (Didn't work on Scrivener)

Go to search field

Option-Command-F

Save screenshot as file

Shift + Command + 3

Selection screenshot saved as file

Shift + Command + 4

The easiest way to see all your open tabs in one Safari window.

Shift + Command + \

Save entire screen to clipboard

Shift + Control + Command + 3

Show Home folder

Shift Command H

In Chrome (Mac or PC) to paste as plain text

Shift Control V

Expand/contract proportionally all sides of a window

Shift drag any side

Show desktop

Spread with thumb & three fingers

Combining Both Shift and Option Keys to re-size window

Using the option+shift keys simultaneously produces a subtle difference in how the resizing is performed. Just as when using the shift key alone, the aspect ratio will be maintained as you drag an edge or corner. In addition, instead of one edge remaining stationary, the window will remain centered at its current location, while all window edges change to maintain the aspect ratio.

Selecting text

You can select text by positioning the mouse cursor over a sentence in a paragraph, putting three fingers on the trackpad and dragging (double-click the first word, then drag with three fingers to highlight only whole words).