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Keyboard shortcuts Flashcards

1
Q

Find ? Find Next?

A

Cmd-F & Cmd-G

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2
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New doc/window & Close doc/window?

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Cmd-N & Cmd-W

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3
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Minimize window / all windows

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Cmd-M / Cmd-Opt-M

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4
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Quit & Force quit

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Cmd-Q & Cmd-Opt-Esc

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5
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Search Spotlight

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Cmd-Space

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6
Q

Search menus

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Cmd-?

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7
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Screenshot & Region clipping

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Cmd-Shift-3 & Cmd-Shift-4

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8
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Screenshot of a window

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Cmd-Shift-4, then space, then click the window

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9
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Switch tabs & windows

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Ctrl-Tab & Cmd-~

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10
Q

Open preferences for the current app

A

Cmd-,

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11
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Force Mac restart

A

Cmd-Ctrl-Power

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12
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Display sleep

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Ctrl-Shift-Power

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13
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Quit all apps and shutdown

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Cmd-Opt-Ctrl-Power

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14
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Finder Go to Folder

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Cmd-Shift-G

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15
Q

In Finder, open Computer / Desktop / Documents / Home / Application

A

Cmd-Shift-C / D / O / H / A

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16
Q

Show/hide the Dock

A

Cmd-Opt-D

17
Q

Finder view as icons / list / columns / covers

A

Cmd-1 / 2 / 3 / 4

18
Q

Finder display options

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Cmd-J

19
Q

Finder new folder

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Cmd-Shift-N

20
Q

Finder prev / next history

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Cmd-[ / ]

21
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Finder open item / parent (icon / list view)

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Cmd-down / up

22
Q

Move item to trash

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Cmd-Delete

23
Q

Finder Move files

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Cmd-Opt-V (after Cmd-C)

24
Q

Dialog to sleep / restart / shutdown

A

Ctrl-Power

25
Q

Select a tab in Chrome / Safari

A

Cmd-1 to 9

26
Q

Chrome new tab / close tab

A

Cmd-T / Cmd-Shift-W

27
Q

Open / Save

A

Cmd-O / Cmd-S

28
Q

Chrome open JavaScript Console

A

Cmd-Opt-J

29
Q

Macbook Pro: Page up / page down

A

Fn-Ip / Fn-Down

30
Q

Move to start / end of line

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Cmd-Left / Cmd-Right

31
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Move to start / end of page

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Cmd-Up / Cmd-Down

32
Q

Terminal: Go to start / end of line

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Ctrl-A / Ctrl-E

33
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Terminal: Clear screen / clear to start of line / clear to end of line

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Ctrl-L / Ctrl-U / Ctrl-K

34
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Terminal: Forward / back by char / word

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Ctrl-B/F by char, Esc-B/F by word

35
Q

Terminal: Search history

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Ctrl-R, repeat for prior result

36
Q

Terminal: Prev / next in history

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Ctrl-P / N

37
Q

Terminal: Delete char under cursor & word before cursor

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Ctrl-D & Ctrl-W

38
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Terminal: Paste & Undo

A

Ctrl-Y & Ctrl-_

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