| Action |
Reserved Mac Shortcuts |
| Show or hide the Spotlight search field |
Command + Spacebar |
| Varies Apple Reserved |
Shift + Command + Spacebar |
| Show the Spotlight search results window |
Option + Command + Spacebar |
| Show the Special Characters window |
Control + Command + Spacebar |
| Navigate through controls in a reverse direction |
Shift + Tab |
| Move forward to the next most recently used app in a list of open apps |
Command + Tab |
| Move backward through a list of open apps (sorted by recent use) |
Shift + Command + Spacebar |
| Move focus to the next group of controls in a dialog or the next table |
Control + Tab |
| Move focus to the previous group of controls |
Control + Shift + Tab |
| Open the Force Quit dialog |
Option + Command + Esc |
| Quit all apps and restart the computer |
Control + Command + Eject |
| Quit all apps and shut the computer down |
Control + Option + Command + Eject |
| Toggle full keyboard access on or off |
Control + F1 |
| Move focus to the menu bar |
Control + F2 |
| Move focus to the Dock |
Control + F3 |
| Move focus to the active (or next) window |
Control + F4 |
| Move focus to the previously active window |
Control + Shift + F4 |
| Move focus to the toolbar |
Control + F5 |
| Turn VoiceOver on or off |
Command + F5 |
| Move focus to the first (or next) panel |
Control + F6 |
| Move focus to the previous panel |
Control + Shift + F6 |
| Temporarily override the current keyboard access mode in Windows and dialogs |
Control + F7 |
| Varies Apple Reserved |
F8 |
| Show desktop |
F11 |
| Hide or display Dashboard |
F12 |
| Activate the next open window in the frontmost app |
Command + ‘ |
| Activate the previous open window in the frontmost app |
Shift + Command + ‘ |
| Move focus to the window drawer |
Option + Command + ‘ |
| Decrease the size of the selection |
Command + – |
| Zoom out when screen zooming is on |
Option + Command + – |
| Decrease screen contrast |
Control + Option + Command + , |
| Increase screen contrast |
Control + Option + Command + . |
| Open the app’s Help menu |
Command + ? |
| Turn font smoothing on or off |
Option + Command + / |
| Increase the size of the selection |
Shift + Command + = |
| Zoom in when screen zooming is on |
Option + Command + = |
| Capture the screen to a file |
Shift + Command + 3 |
| Capture the screen to the Clipboard |
Control + Shift + Command + 3 |
| Capture a selection to a file |
Shift + Command + 4 |
| Capture a selection to the Clipboard |
Control + Shift + Command + 4 |
| Turn the screen zooming on or off |
Option + Command + 8 |
| Invert the screen colors |
Control + Option + Command + 8 |
| Show or hide the Dock |
Option + Command + D |
| Log out the current user |
Shift + Command + Q |
| Log out the current user without confirmation |
Option + Shift + Command + Q |
| Change the keyboard layout to the current layout of the Roman script |
Command + Right Arrow Key |
| Extend selection to the next semantic unit, typically the end of the current line |
Shift + Command + Right Arrow Key |
| Extend the selection of one character to the right |
Shift + Right Arrow Key |
| Extend selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of the next word |
Option + Shift + Right Arrow Key |
| Move focus to another value or cell within a view, such as a table |
Control + Right Arrow Key |
| Change the keyboard layout to the current layout of the system script |
Command + Left Arrow Key |
| Extend selection to the previous semantic unit, typically the beginning of the current line |
Shift + Command + Left Arrow Key |
| Extend the selection of one character to the left |
Shift + Left Arrow Key |
| Extend selection to the beginning of the current word, then to the beginning of the previous word |
Option + Shift + Left Arrow Key |
| Move focus to another value or cell within a view, such as a table |
Control + Left Arrow Key |
| Extend selection upward in the next semantic unit, typically at the beginning of the document |
Shift + Command + Up Arrow Key |
| Extend selection to the line above, to the nearest character boundary at the same horizontal location |
Shift + Up Arrow Key |
| Extend selection to the beginning of the current paragraph, then to the beginning of the next paragraph |
Option + Shift + Up Arrow Key |
| Move focus to another value or cell within a view, such as a table |
Control + Up Arrow Key |
| Extend selection downward in the next semantic unit, typically at the end of the document |
Shift + Command + Down Arrow Key |
| Extend selection to the line below, to the nearest character boundary at the same horizontal location |
Shift + Down Arrow Key |
| Extend the selection to the end of the current paragraph, then to the end of the next paragraph |
Option + Shift + Down Arrow Key |
| Move focus to another value or cell within a view, such as a table |
Control + Down Arrow Key |
