30 Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

Here are 30 of the most useful Mac shortcuts.
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30 Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

There are plenty of keyboard shortcuts that can help you speed up your workflow on a Mac. Here are 30 of the most useful Mac shortcuts.

1) Find Files, Apps & More

Cmd + Spacebar: This shortcut will open up Spotlight, which allows you to quickly search for files, apps, and more on your Mac.

2) Switch It Up

Cmd + Tab: This shortcut allows you to quickly switch between open apps.

3) Force Quit

Cmd + Option + Esc: This shortcut force-quit an app that is not responding.

4) Close The Window

Cmd + W: This shortcut closes the current window you are working in.

5) Quit The App

Cmd + Q: This shortcut quits the current app.

6) Hide App

Cmd + H: This shortcut hides the current app.

7) Minimize One Window

Cmd + M: This shortcut minimizes the current window you are working in.

8) Minimize All Windows

Cmd + Option + M: This shortcut minimizes all windows of the current app.

9) Find Window

Cmd + F: This shortcut opens up the Find window.

10) Find Next Occurrence

Cmd + G: This shortcut allows you to quickly find the next occurrence of what you are searching for in the Find window.

11) Find Previous Occurrence

Cmd + Shift + G: This shortcut allows you to quickly find the previous occurrence of what you are searching for in the Find window.

12) Select All

Cmd + A: This shortcut allows you to select all items in the current window.

13) Duplicate

Cmd + D: This shortcut allows you to duplicate the selected item.

14) Rename

Cmd + F2: This shortcut changes the name of the selected item.

15) Copy

Cmd + C: This shortcut copies the selected item.

16) Paste

Cmd + V: This shortcut pastes the item that is currently in your clipboard.

17) Undo

Cmd + Z: This shortcut undoes the last action you performed.

18) Redo

Cmd + Shift + Z: This shortcut redoes the last action you performed.

19) Undo Multiple

Cmd + Option + Z: This shortcut allows you to undo multiple actions at once.

20) Redo The Undo

Cmd + Y: This shortcut redoes the last action you performed if you have undone it using Cmd + Z.

21) New Document Or Window

Cmd + N: This shortcut creates a new document or window.

22) Open Document Or Window

Cmd + O: This shortcut opens an existing document or window.

23) Print

Cmd + P: This shortcut prints the current document or window.

24) Save

Cmd + S: This shortcut saves the current document or window.

25) Save As Copy

Cmd + Shift + S: This shortcut saves the current document or window as a copy.

26) Save As Dialog Box

Cmd + Option + S: This shortcut opens up the Save As dialog box.

27) Open Select Folder

Cmd + Shift + O: This shortcut opens up the Select Folder dialog box.

28) Page Setup

Cmd + Shift + P: This shortcut opens up the Page Setup dialog box.

29) Find & Replace

Cmd + Shift + F: This shortcut opens up the Find & Replace dialog box.

30) Make A Comment

Cmd + /: This shortcut allows you to quickly comment out selected lines of code.

By using keyboard shortcuts, you can save a lot of time that would otherwise be spent performing mundane tasks. Give some of these keyboard shortcuts a try and see how they can help you speed up your workflow!

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