There are plenty of keyboard shortcuts that can help you speed up your workflow on a Mac. Here are 30 of the most useful Mac shortcuts.
1) Find Files, Apps & More
Cmd + Spacebar: This shortcut will open up Spotlight, which allows you to quickly search for files, apps, and more on your Mac.
2) Switch It Up
Cmd + Tab: This shortcut allows you to quickly switch between open apps.
3) Force Quit
Cmd + Option + Esc: This shortcut force-quit an app that is not responding.
4) Close The Window
Cmd + W: This shortcut closes the current window you are working in.
5) Quit The App
Cmd + Q: This shortcut quits the current app.
6) Hide App
Cmd + H: This shortcut hides the current app.
7) Minimize One Window
Cmd + M: This shortcut minimizes the current window you are working in.
8) Minimize All Windows
Cmd + Option + M: This shortcut minimizes all windows of the current app.
9) Find Window
Cmd + F: This shortcut opens up the Find window.
10) Find Next Occurrence
Cmd + G: This shortcut allows you to quickly find the next occurrence of what you are searching for in the Find window.
11) Find Previous Occurrence
Cmd + Shift + G: This shortcut allows you to quickly find the previous occurrence of what you are searching for in the Find window.
12) Select All
Cmd + A: This shortcut allows you to select all items in the current window.
13) Duplicate
Cmd + D: This shortcut allows you to duplicate the selected item.
14) Rename
Cmd + F2: This shortcut changes the name of the selected item.
15) Copy
Cmd + C: This shortcut copies the selected item.
16) Paste
Cmd + V: This shortcut pastes the item that is currently in your clipboard.
17) Undo
Cmd + Z: This shortcut undoes the last action you performed.
18) Redo
Cmd + Shift + Z: This shortcut redoes the last action you performed.
19) Undo Multiple
Cmd + Option + Z: This shortcut allows you to undo multiple actions at once.
20) Redo The Undo
Cmd + Y: This shortcut redoes the last action you performed if you have undone it using Cmd + Z.
21) New Document Or Window
Cmd + N: This shortcut creates a new document or window.
22) Open Document Or Window
Cmd + O: This shortcut opens an existing document or window.
23) Print
Cmd + P: This shortcut prints the current document or window.
24) Save
Cmd + S: This shortcut saves the current document or window.
25) Save As Copy
Cmd + Shift + S: This shortcut saves the current document or window as a copy.
26) Save As Dialog Box
Cmd + Option + S: This shortcut opens up the Save As dialog box.
27) Open Select Folder
Cmd + Shift + O: This shortcut opens up the Select Folder dialog box.
28) Page Setup
Cmd + Shift + P: This shortcut opens up the Page Setup dialog box.
29) Find & Replace
Cmd + Shift + F: This shortcut opens up the Find & Replace dialog box.
30) Make A Comment
Cmd + /: This shortcut allows you to quickly comment out selected lines of code.
By using keyboard shortcuts, you can save a lot of time that would otherwise be spent performing mundane tasks. Give some of these keyboard shortcuts a try and see how they can help you speed up your workflow!
