OS X Yosemite Power User Keyboard Shortcuts

v5.0

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shift

control

option

command

tab

delete

Finder Commands

/ powerO

Mission Control

space

Spotlight search

View Mission Control

space

Open new search window

Show apps windows

Move to trash

F11

Show desktop

Empty trash

F12

Show Dashboard

Empty trash, no prompt

New Finder window

Show windows for next app after

Create new folder

spacebar

Enlarge window under cursor after

Get file info

Show file inspector

Y or space

Quick Look

F1

Eject selected volume

F2

F3

Focus on menu bar/Dock

Show view options

F4

F5

Focus on window/window toolbar

Connect to server

Then, use to navigate, space to select, to exit

Go to Applications folder

Go to the top level Computer folder

Open enclosing folder

Search for files and folders

Move between spaces

Keyboard Control Focus

Turn keyboard control on/off

Switching Applications and Windows

Advance to next app

Next window in current app

Hide/Show Dock

Text Editing

Go to the start/end of the line

Go to the start/end of the document

Go to the previous/next word

Go to the previous/next paragraph

esc

Accessibility Controls
8

Toggle zoom feature (turn on to use zoom)

= -

Zoom in / out (also and mouse scroll)

F5

Show accessibility controls

(Add with any of the above to select)

Application Commands

X C V

Cut / Copy / Paste

New window

App preferences

Select all

Open file

Hide app

With selection: web search / sticky note

Close window

Hide others

Power Shortcuts

Save

Show fonts panel

Sleep

Save As

Show colors panel

Restart

Print

Help

Shut down

Quit

Full screen mode

Sleep display

Close and quit

Minimize

Power options dialog

Screen Capture

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.

See http://macmost.com/j-keyshort for more shortcuts and to learn how to create your own.

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