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IT Homepage > Desktop Software Support > Macintosh Operating System > Keyboard Shortcuts MacOS Keyboard ShortcutsThe mouse makes a computer easy to use by providing a point and click interface that enables you to execute commands by selecting from menu options. If you prefer to type, there are other options for you - ways of making menu selections without using the mouse to highlight the menu! The Macintosh keyboard has a special key, located on either side of the space bar, which displays an outline of an apple and/or the command symbol (z). Shortcuts keys are shown to the right of the corresponding menu option. For example, highlighting the File menu will show command key options for file operations such as Open or Close. File
Menu Shortcuts
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| File Menu Command | Keyboard Shortcut |
| New Folder | z-N |
| Open Window | z-O |
| Print Document * | z-P |
| Move to Trash * | z-delete |
| Close Window | z-W |
| Get Info * | z-I |
| Duplicate * | z-D |
| Make Alias * | z-M |
| Put Away * (returns an item to its original folder) |
z-Y |
| Find | z-F |
| Find Again | z-G |
| * An item must be selected before this command can be executed. | |
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Edit menu shortcuts can be used at the desktop level (in the Finder) as well as desktop applications. If you can see the menu command (that is the menu option is not grayed out) you can execute the corresponding keyboard shortcut.
| Edit Menu Command | Keyboard Shortcut |
| Undo | z-Z |
| Copy | z-C |
| Cut | z-X |
| Paste | z-V |
| Select All | z-A |
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The commands in the table below describe how you can use the keyboard to select and open documents displayed in a window on the computer desktop.
| Icon and List View Selection/Action | Keyboard Shortcut |
| Select all items in a window | z-A |
| Select next icon | Tab or up, down, left or right arrow keys |
| Select a specific document | |
| Move up or down a full window at a time | (when gray scroll bars are visible) |
| Opens selected folder | z- |
| Switches to parent window | z- |
| Expands selected folder (in list view only) |
z- |
| Collapses active folder (in list view only) |
z- |
Application dialog box shortcuts refers to the Open and Save dialog boxes while working in (virtually) any Macintosh desktop application.
| Application
Dialog Boxes (Open or Save dialog box must be displayed) |
Keyboard Shortcut |
| Switch between directory and name text box (Save dialog box only) or to next text box | Tab |
| Select next or previous item in a directory scroll list | Up or down arrow |
| Select a specific file or folder in a directory | Type the first letter(s) of the document or folder |
| Opens selected folder * | z- |
| Moves up one directory level | z- |
| Switches to next mounted volume (removable media or network drive) |
z- |
| Move to Desktop | z- |
| Cancel | z- |
| Open file * | z- |
| Save file * | z- |
| * An item must be selected before this command can be executed. | |
System control refers to commands that will effect the computer as a whole, such as restarting the computer or disconnecting from a network drive.
| Application or System Command | Keyboard Shortcut |
| Force quit from an application | z- |
| Reboot the system‡ | z- |
| Display a dialog box to Restart, Sleep or Shutdown the computer | Reset* |
| Eject a floppy disk or disconnect from a network drive | z- (The disk or drive icon must be selected) |
| Create a picture file (PICT) of the Desktop | z- |
| Create a picture file (PICT) of a window | z- |
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‡ Only reboot the system when the computer cannot be restarted or shutdown in the proper manner (by selecting Special, Shutdown from the menu). * The reset key refers to the "power on" key located on the upper right of all standard keyboards. |
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Startup controls refer to keys pressed while the sytem is booting. Start up commands can inhibit the loading of system files or select a boot drive.
| Startup Controls | Keyboard Shortcut |
| Disable system extensions | Press and hold the shift key |
| Rebuild the Desktop | z- |
| Boot with Virtual Memory off | Press and hold the command (z) key |
| Display the Extension Manager at start up | Press and hold the space bar |
| Boot from an internal CD-ROM drive | Press and hold the "C" key |
| Boot from an external drive or CD-ROM | z- |
| Zap Parameter RAM (PRAM) | z- |
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