Apple macOS keyboard shortcuts 

Apple macOS    

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7 years ago
- Shortcuts

When it comes to using operating systems, it's essential to at least know some of the keyboard shortcuts. On this page, we share most of the general shortcuts you can use with macOS. Note: If you have a Windows keyboard, use Alt instead of Option and Windows key instead of Command.

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Control + ⌘ Cmd + Eject

Quit all apps, then restart your Mac. If any open documents have unsaved changes, you'll be asked whether you want to save them

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⌘ Cmd + Del

Move the selected item to the Trash

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 4

Capture a portion of the screen

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + K

Type an Apple icon

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 5

Open Screenshot app

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 3

Take a screenshot of the entire screen

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Q

Log out of your macOS user account. You'll be asked to confirm

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⌘ Cmd + Z

Undo the previous command. You can then press Command + Shift + Z to Redo, reversing the undo command. In some apps, you can undo and redo multiple commands

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⌘ Cmd + H

Hide the windows of the front app. To view the front app but hide all other apps, press Command + Option + H

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Del

Empty the Trash without confirmation dialog

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Power

Press and hold for 1.5 seconds while your Mac is awake to display a dialog asking if you want to sleep, restart, or shut down. If you don't want to wait 1.5 seconds, press Control (Plus) Power button or Control (Plus) Media Eject

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Control + ↑  Shift + Media

Put your displays to sleep

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Control + D

Delete the character to the right of the insertion point. Or use Fn + Delete

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Fn + Del

Forward delete on keyboards that don't have a Forward Delete  key. Or use Control + D

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⌥ Opt + Del

Delete the word to the left of the insertion point

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Control + T

Swap the character behind the insertion point with the character in front of the insertion point

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⌘ Cmd + BrightnessDown

Turn display mirroring on or off when your Mac is connected to more than one display

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + G

Open a Go to Folder window

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + C

Open the Computer window

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + I

Show or hide the inspector window

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + C

Copy the formatting settings of the selected item to the Clipboard

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + K

Open the Network window

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + V

Apply the style of the surrounding content to the item pasted within that content

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⌘ Cmd + K

Open the Connect to Server window

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F

Open the All My Files window

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + V

Move the files in the Clipboard from their original location to the current location

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + V

Apply the copied style to the selected item

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + P

Display a window for selecting document settings

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + S

Display the Save As dialog, or duplicate the current document

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + D

Open the desktop folder

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⌘ Cmd + Space

Show or hide the Spotlight search field. To perform a Spotlight search from a Finder window, press Command + Option + Space. If you use multiple input sources to type in different languages, these shortcuts change input sources instead of showing Spotlight

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⌘ Cmd + X

Cut the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Q

Log out of your macOS user account immediately, without being asked to confirm

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⌥ Opt +

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + F

Go to the search field

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⌘ Cmd +

(on a window title) See the folders that contain the current folder

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⌥ Opt +

Open a folder in a separate window and close the current window

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Del

Empty the Trash

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⌥ Opt + MissionControl

Open Mission Control preferences

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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + 2

(legacy) Eject external floppy disk

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + L

Open the Downloads folder

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⌘ Cmd + D

Duplicate the selected files

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + S

Hide or show the Sidebar in Finder windows

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T

Add selected Finder item to the Dock (OS X Mountain Lion or earlier)

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⌘ Cmd + J

Show View Options

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Control + ⌘ Cmd + Power

Force your Mac to restart

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⌘ Cmd + Tab

Switch to the next most recently used app among your open apps

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Control + ↑  Shift + Power

Put your displays to sleep

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⌘ Cmd + S

Save the current document

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⌘ Cmd + Q

Quit the app

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + Esc

Choose an app to force quit. Or press Command + Shift + Option + Esc and hold for 3 seconds to force just the front app to quit

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⌘ Cmd + M

Minimize the front window to the Dock. To minimize all windows of the front app, press Command + Option + M

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift +

Arrow Extend text selection to the beginning of the current word, then to the beginning of the following word if pressed again

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Fn +

Scroll down one page

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Fn +

Scroll to the beginning of a document

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + :

Display the Spelling and Grammar window

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⌘ Cmd + ;

Find misspelled words in the document

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + P

Hide or show the path bar in Finder windows

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + N

Create a new folder

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⌘ Cmd–↑

Open the folder that contains the current folder.

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + T

Show or hide a toolbar in the app

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⌘ Cmd +

Open a folder in a separate tab or window

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 4 + Space

Capture a window or menu

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⌘ Cmd + Y

Use Quick Look to preview the files

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⌘ Cmd + }

Right align

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Control + F

Move one character forward

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Control + P

Move up one line

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Control + N

Move down one line

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⌘ Cmd + F

Start a Spotlight search in the Finder window

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⌘ Cmd + I

Show the Get Info window for a selected file

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift +

Arrow Extend text selection to the end of the current paragraph, then to the end of the following paragraph if pressed again

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + +

Increase the size of the selected item. Command–Equal sign (=) performs the same function.

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + O

Open the Documents folder

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⌘ Cmd + Mission

Control Show the desktop. This works even when you're not in the Finder

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + T

Show or hide the toolbar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window

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Close the selected folder. This works only when in list view

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⌘ Cmd + 4

View the items in a Finder window with Cover Flow

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⌘ Cmd + Y

Use Quick Look to preview the selected files

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⌘ Cmd + R

Show the original file for the selected alias

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + I

Open iCloud Drive

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⌘ Cmd + I

Italicize the selected text, or turn italics on or off

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⌘ Cmd + U

Underline the selected text, or turn underlining on or off

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the current line

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⌥ Opt +

Move the insertion point to the end of the next word

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⌘ Cmd +

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current line

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⌘ Cmd +

Move the insertion point to the end of the current line

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⌘ Cmd + W

Close the front window. To close all windows of the app, press Command + Option + W.

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 3

Take a screenshot

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + R

Open the AirDrop window

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + H

Open the Home folder of the current macOS user account

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Control + ⌘ Cmd + D

Show or hide the definition of the selected word

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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + 1

(legacy) Eject internal floppy disk

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Power

Press to turn on your Mac or wake your Mac from sleep

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + Y

View a Quick Look slideshow of the selected files

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⌘ Cmd + [

Go to the previous folder

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⌘ Cmd + ]

Go to the next folder

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⌘ Cmd + 1

View the items in the Finder window as icons

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⌘ Cmd + 2

View the items in a Finder window as a list

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⌘ Cmd + 3

View the items in a Finder window in columns

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Open the selected folder. This works only when in list view

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⌘ Cmd + BrightnessUp

Turn Target Display Mode on or off

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⌘ Cmd + Control +

Arrow  Open the folder that contains the current folder in a new window

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⌘ Cmd +

Open the selected item

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⌘ Cmd + /

Hide or show the status bar in Finder windows

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Control + ↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T

Add selected Finder item to the Dock (OS X Mavericks or later)

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + U

Open the Utilities folder

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + D

Show or hide the Dock. This often works even when you're not in the Finder

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Control + ⌘ Cmd + T

Add the selected item to the sidebar (OS X Mavericks or later)

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⌘ Cmd + T

Show or hide the tab bar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T

Show or hide a Finder tab

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + N

Create a new Smart Folder

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⌘ Cmd + L

Make an alias of the selected item

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⌘ Cmd + N

Open a new Finder window

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ?

Open the Help menu

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⌘ Cmd + E

Eject the selected disk or volume

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Control + O

Insert a new line after the insertion point

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Control + B

Move one character backward

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Control + L

Center the cursor or selection in the visible area

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + |

Center align

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⌘ Cmd + {

Left align

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + -

Decrease the size of the selected item

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Power

Press and hold for 5 seconds to force your Mac to turn off

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ~

Switch to the next most recently used window of the front app

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⌘ Cmd + ,

Open preferences for the front app

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Control + ⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + Power

Quit all apps, then shut down your Mac. If any open documents have unsaved changes, you'll be asked whether you want to save them

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or Control + ⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + Media
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⌘ Cmd + B

Boldface the selected text, or turn boldfacing on or off

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⌘ Cmd + C

Copy the selected item to the Clipboard. This also works for files in the Finder

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⌘ Cmd + V

Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current document or app. This also works for files in the Finder

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Space

Use Quick Look to preview the selected item

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⌘ Cmd + N

Open an new document or window

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⌘ Cmd + O

Open the selected item, or open a dialog to select a file to open

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⌘ Cmd + P

Print the current document

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⌘ Cmd + A

Select All items

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⌘ Cmd + F

Find items in a document or open a Find window

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⌘ Cmd + G

Find Again: Find the next occurrence of the item previously found. To find the previous occurrence, press Command + Shift + G

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⌘ Cmd + T

Show or hide the Fonts window

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⌘ Cmd + D

Select the Desktop folder from within an Open dialog or Save dialog

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Fn +

Arrow Scroll to the end of a document

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⌘ Cmd +

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document

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⌘ Cmd +

Move the insertion point to the end of the document

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Control + K

Delete the text between the insertion point and the end of the line or paragraph

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⌘ Cmd + Del

Select Delete or Don't Save in a dialog that contains a Delete or Don't Save button

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Fn +

Scroll up one page

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Control + H

Delete the character to the left of the insertion point. Or use Delete

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the document


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Program information

Program name: Apple macOS Apple macOS (General)

MacOS is an desktop operating system developed by Apple. It was named "Mac OS X" until 2012 and "OS X" until 2016. MacOS is basis of Apple's other device's operating systems like iOS, watchOS and tvOS.

Web page: apple.com/tr/macos

Last update: 12/16/2020 12:25 PM UTC

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