macOS Catalina Power User Keyboard Shortcuts

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FINDER COMMANDS MISSION CONTROL SPOTLIGHT, ETC

⌘1 - ⌘4 Switch Finder view type ⌃↑ View Mission Control ⌘ space Spotlight search
⌥ ⌘ space Open new search window ⌃↓ Show app’s windows ↑↓ Select a result
⌘⌫ Move file to trash F11 Show Desktop return Open selected result
⌘R Go to result location
⇧⌘⌫ Empty trash ⌃← ⌃→ Move between spaces
⌘ space (hold) Siri
⌘N New Finder window ⇥ Go to next app after ⌃ ↓
⌘ ⌥ esc Force quit apps
⌘T New Finder window Tab space Enlarge under cursor after ⌃⌘Q Lock screen
⇧⌘N Create new folder ⌃↑
⇧⌘Q Instant log out
⌘I Get file info ⇧⌘? Open Help menu
APP SWITCHING
⌥⌘I Show file inspector ⌘⇥ Go to next app
⌘Y or space Quick Look SAFARI
⇧⌘⇥ Go to previous app
⌘J Show view options ⌘N ⌘T New window / tab
⌘` Next window in app
⇧⌘N New private window
⌘⌃0 Use Groups/Stacks ⌥⌘D Hide/Show Dock
⌘R Reload page
⇧⌘P Show/hide Preview
⇧⌘H Home
⇧⌘C Go to the top level TEXT EDITING
⌘[ ⌘] Back / Forward
⌘↑ Go to parent folder ⌘← ⌘→ Start/end of line
⌘ D ⇧ ⌘ D Bookmark / Reading List
⇧⌘R Go to AirDrop ⌘↑ ⌘↓ Start/end of doc ⌘+ ⌘- Zoom in / Zoom out
⌘F Find ⌥← ⌥→ Previous/next word ⇧⌘ \ Show all tabs
⌥↑ ⌥↓ Previous/next paragraph ⇧⌘B Show / Hide Favorites bar
APP COMMANDS ⌃⌘1 ⌃⌘2 Show / Hide Sidebars
⌘X ⌘C ⌘V Cut/Copy/Paste
⌘N New window/document
⌘⌥⇧V Paste and Match Style
⌘O Open file STARTUP KEYS
⌘A Select All
⌘W Close window/document ⌥ Boot to Startup Manager
⌘T Show Fonts
⌘S Save document ⌥⌘PR Reset NVRAM
⇧⌘C Show Colors
⌥ ⇧ ⌘ S Save As ⌘S Single user mode
(hold letter) Choose accent mark
⌘Q Quit T Target disk mode
⌃ ⌘ space Insert symbol or emoji ⇧ Safe mode
⌥⌘Q Quit, close/keep windows
fn fn Start Dictation D Run diagnostics
⌘, App preferences
⌥D Run diagnostics via net
⌘H Hide app SCREEN CAPTURE ⌘R Recovery, installed OS
⌥⌘H Hide others ⇧ ⌘ 5 Capture and recording controls ⌘⌥R Recovery, compatible OS
⇧⌘/ Help ⇧ ⌘ 3 Screen ⇧ ⌘ 4 Area ⇧⌘ ⌥ R Recovery, original OS
⌃⌘F Toggle full screen mode Add ⌃ to save to clipboard instead of file
⌘ command ⌥ option ⌃ control ⇧ shift
fn ↑↓ Page scrolling Space to select window instead of area ⌫ delete ⇥ tab power/eject
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