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Mac Keyboard Shortcuts and Their Windows

Equivalents
By Jennifer Kyrnin | July 31, 2014 11:33 pm

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If you are new to Mac OS X, it can be frustrating to learn some of the hot-keys that you were used
to on Windows. While there isn't always an exact equivalent, there are a few shortcuts that are
similar and will get you started.

Control-Alt-Delete
In Windows Control-Alt-Delete will bring up the security window allowing you to change users and
lock the computer, among other things. There are a few hot-keys on the Mac that can perform the
same functions.
Control-Command-Eject restarts the Mac
Control-Option-Command-Eject shuts down the Mac immediately
Shift-Command-Q logs you out so you can login as another account

Control-Shift-Escape
Control-Shift-Escape pulls up the task manage on Windows and the equivalent on the Mac is the
Force Quit menu. You access that with Command-Option-Escape.
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Print Screen
You can put a snapshot of screen into your clipboard on Windows with the Print Screen button. Mac
offers several hot-keys for screen shots:
Shift-Command-3 takes a screen shot of the entire screen
Shift-Command-4 takes a screen shot of an area
Shift-Command-4-Space takes a screen shot of a specific window

The cursor changes to show you which screen shot type you'll be taking, and the shot it saved to
your desktop.

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File and Document Shortcuts

There are many shortcuts you can use to open, edit, manage and close documents and files in
Windows and Macintosh.
To open a file in Windows, you type Control-O, and on the Mac you hit Command-O.

To open a new document hit Control-N or Command-N on a Mac.

To select all the text on a page or document, you hit Control-A or Command-A on a Mac.

Copy highlighted text with Control-C or Command-C on a Mac.

Cut the highlighted text with Control-X or Command-X on a Mac.

Paste the copied or cut text with Control-V or Command-V on a Mac.

Paste special text with Control-Alt-V or Control-Command-V

Print the current document with Control-P or Command-P on a Mac.

Save the file or document with Control-S or Command-S on a Mac.

Closing a window is slightly different on a Mac from Windows. On Windows, you close a file
window with Alt-F4 and the equivalent on a Mac is Command-W. But that only closes the open
window, not the entire app. If you need to close the entire app, you hit Command-Q.

Other Macintosh Shortcuts

You can learn other Mac shortcuts by going to the System Preferences, then Keyboard in the
Shortcuts tab. My favorite hot-keys are Command-Q to quit apps and Command-W to close
windows.

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Jennifer Kyrnin,
Jennifer Kyrnin has been building websites since 1995, and teaching others how to do it since 1997. She's written
several books on the topic, and is probably working on another one right now. And she does it all on her beloved
iMac and sometimes her MacBook Air.

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michael rakabopa Says:
February 1st, 2016 at 3:24 am

Better thanks for posting only that mac is not widely available .is it not possible to use the OS in in
windows or taking some apps of mac into windows

LInda Dochter Says:

November 28th, 2015 at 11:50 pm

I am accessing a Web site that is directing me to Right-Click on something. What is the Mac
equivalent pls?

Kriek Girish Says:

August 2nd, 2014 at 6:47 am

I really love the website design and your article on providing Mac shortcuts for windows is great. Is
it possible on the reverse.. Like windows shortcuts on Mac. I added you on my social network. :)
Thanks for such a nice post.

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