OS X El Capitan Power User Keyboard Shortcuts

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FINDER COMMANDS MISSION CONTROL POWER SHORTCUTS

⌘ space Spotlight search ⌃ ↑ or F3 View Mission Control ⌥⌘ Sleep
⌥ ⌘ space Open new search window ⌃↓ Show app’s windows ⌃⌘ Restart
⌘⌫ Move to trash F11 Show Desktop ⌥⌃⌘ Shut down
⇧⌘⌫ Empty trash F12 Show Dashboard ⇧⌃ Sleep display
⌥⇧⌘⌫ Empty trash, no prompt ⌃ ← ⌃ → Move between spaces ⌃ Power options dialog
⌘N New Finder window ⇥ Go to next app after ⌃ ↓
ACCESSIBILITY
⌘T New Finder Window Tab space Enlarge under cursor after
⌃↑ ⌥⌘8 Toggle zoom on/off
⇧⌘N Create new folder
⌥⌘=⌥⌘- Zoom in / out
⌘I Get file info
APP SWITCHING ⌥ ⌘ F5 Show accessibility controls
⌥⌘I Show file inspector ⌘⇥ Go to next app ⌥⌘\ Toggle image smoothing
⌘Y or space Quick Look ⇧⌘⇥ Go to previous app
⌘J Show view options ⌘` Next window in app KEYBOARD ACCESS
⌘K Connect to server ⌥⌘D Hide/Show Dock ⌃ F1 Toggle on/off
⇧⌘A Go to Applications folder ⌃ F2 Focus on menu bar
⇧⌘C Go to the top level TEXT EDITING ⌃ F3 Focus on Dock
⌘↑ Open enclosing folder ⌘ ← ⌘ → Start/end of line
⌃ F4 Focus on next window
⌘↑ ⌘↓ Start/end of doc ⌃ F5 Focus on current toolbar
APP COMMANDS ⌥ ← ⌥ → Previous/next word
Then, use ← → ↑↓ to navigate, space to
⌘N New window select, ⎋ to exit
⌥↑ ⌥↓ Previous/next paragraph
⌘O Open file ⌘X ⌘C ⌘V Cut/Copy/Paste
⌘W Close window STARTUP KEYS
⌥⌘⇧V Paste and Match Style
⌘S Save ⌥ Choose boot disk
⌘A Select All
⌥ ⇧ ⌘ S Save As ⌥⌘PR Reset PRAM
⌘T Show Fonts
⌘P Print ⌘S Single user mode
⇧⌘C Show Colors
⌘Q Quit T Target disk mode
⌥ ⌘ space Insert symbol or emoji
⌥⌘Q Quit and keep windows ⇧ Safe mode
⌘, App preferences SCREEN CAPTURE D Run diagnostics
⌘H Hide app ⇧⌘3 Screen to file ⌥D Run diagnostics via net
⌥⌘H Hide others ⌃ ⇧ ⌘ 3 Screen to clipboard ⌘R Recovery mode
⇧⌘/ Help ⇧⌘4 Area to file (space to get ⌘⌥R Recovery mode via net
window)
⌃⌘F Toggle full screen mode ⌃ ⇧ ⌘ 4 Area to clipboard (space to ⌘ command ⌥ option ⌃ control ⇧ shift
⌘M Minimize get window)
⌫ delete ⇥ tab ⎋ esc powerO
Note: Keyboard shortcuts can be disabled or customized in the System Preferences. v6.0
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