Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac OS X
Most used shortcuts and also my own preferences that I custom using my favourite a built-in keyboard mapper (now with modern keyboards) or Mac OS Tool.
Function | Shortcut | Customize |
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EVERYDAY |
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Copy and Paste | ⌘-C and ⌘-V |
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Paste as Plain Text | ⌘-OPTION-SHIFT-V |
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Skip word and Highlight word, left and right | OPTION-→ or OPTION-← You can use with shift to highlight |
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End of Sentence | ⌘-→ |
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Beginning of Sentence | ⌘-← |
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Special Character | CTRL+⌘+SPACE |
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BROWSER |
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Go to Address Bar/Search | ⌘-L |
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FILES |
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Move a file | ⌘-C to copy as normal. ⌘-Option-V to paste and move. |
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Delete a file | ⌘-Delete |
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Empty Trash | ⌘-Option-Delete |
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Move into Folder | Cmd-Down Arrow |
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Move out of Folder | Cmd-Up Arrow |
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Select Multiple Files | Cmd Click Files |
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Select Group of Adjacent Files | Does not work in Image Preview View |
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CAPTURE |
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Capture a specific window. |
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Capture some of your screen. | Command (⌘)-Shift-4 |
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MISC |
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Use iMac as Monitor | ⌘-F2 |
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Photos - Delete from Album and Library | ⌘-Del (not ⌘-Backspace) |
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I always also configure in keyboard preferences to,
right CTRL = Mission Control
Disable,
Mission Control - Move left a space = Use for BetterSnapTool
Mission Control - Move right a space = Use for BetterSnapTool
References
List looks very complete (still to fully review) - http://www.danrodney.com/mac/