Mac OS X Lion Power User Keyboard Shortcuts

v2.0.1

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shift

control

option

command

tab

return

delete

Finder Commands

eject

esc

Mission Control

space

Spotlight menu

View Mission Control

space

Spotlight window

Show apps windows

Move to trash

F11

Show desktop

Empty Trash

F12

Force Empty Trash

New Finder window

Show windows for next app after

New Folder

spacebar

Enlarge window under cursor after

Get Info

Show Inspector

Y or space

Quick Look

F2

Focus on menu bar

Eject selected volume

F3

Focus on Dock

Show view options

F5

Focus on window toolbar

Connect to server

F8

Focus on menu bar status icons

Open Applications folder

Then, use to navigate, to select, and esc to exit

Open Computer folder

Open enclosing folder

Find
Text Editing

Show Dashboard

Move between spaces

Keyboard Control Focus

Switching Applications and Windows

Advance to next app

Next window in current app

Hide/Show Dock

Go to the start/end of the line

Go to the start/end of the document

Go to the previous/next word

Toggle zoom feature (turn on to use zoom)

Go to the previous/next paragraph

= -

Zoom in / out (also and mouse scroll)

Reverse screen

(Add with any of the above to select)

X C V

Cut / Copy / Paste

Select All

L Y With selection: web search / sticky note

Power Shortcuts

Universal Access Display Controls

Application Commands
N

New window

App preferences

Open file

Hide app

Close window

H Hide others

Save

Sleep

Restart

S Save As

C Show colors panel

Shut down

Print

/ Help

Sleep display

Quit

F Full Screen Mode

Power options dialog

Screen Capture

Show fonts panel

Startup Keys

Choose boot volume

Screen to file

PR

Reset PRAM

Screen to clipboard

Single user mode boot

Area to file (then space to get window)

Disk Utility and Internet recovery

Area to clipboard (then space to get window)

Go into Target disk mode

Note: Keyboard shortcuts can be disabled or customized in the System Preferences.

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