Apple Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
There are many Keyboard shortcuts for Apple Mac, below are some of the more useful ones, all using the Command key (cmd) and various letters which when used in combination can speed up and simplify your macOS experience. Press and hold the Command key, then other key as required – see below, then release both keys:
Command-A Select all
Command-B Make text Bold
Command-C Copy
Command-D Duplicate selected item or Bookmark page in Safari
Command-E Eject
Command-F Open Find window
Command-G Find Next or Go To
Command-H Hide current Application
Command-I Get Info
Command-J Show View Options
Command-K Connect to Server
Command-L Make Alias of File or Folder
Command-M Minimize Window
Command-N New Finder Window or New Document
Command-O Open
Command-P Print
Command-Q Quit
Command-R Rotate Image or Reload page in Web Browser
Command-S Save
Command-T New Tab
Command-U Underline Text
Command-V Paste
Command-W Close window
Command-X Cut
Command-Y Quick Look
Command-Z Undo
Tips & Tricks:
If you hold down both the Option (alt) + Shift keys while increasing or decreasing the volume or brightness on your Apple Mac it will move it in small incremental steps instead of a full block each time giving you much more control.
If you are having issues with brightness and volume keys not working on a newly purchased Apple Magic Keyboard it may be that your System needs updating to latest version of macOS Sequoia, we had this problem recently with a 2019 iMac and updating to macOS Sequoia 15.5 solved problem.
We provide Support for the following Apple Mac Computers: iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac Pro, Mac mini including Vintage Apple Mac Repairs. We provide Technical Support for all versions of the Apple Mac Operating System from Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard to macOS High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma and Sequoia.
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