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Basic application and other Mac OS X keyboard commands
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Note:
Some applications may not support all of the below application key combinations.
Key combination
What it does
Command-Space
Show or hide the Spotlight search field (if multiple languages are installed, may
rotate through enabled script systems)
Control-A
Move to beginning of line/paragraph
Control-B
Move one character backward
Control-D
Delete the character in front of the cursor
Control-E
Move to end of line/paragraph
Control-F
Move one character forward
Control-H
Delete the character behind the cursor
Control-K
Delete from the character in front of the cursor to the end of the line/paragraph
Control-L
Center the cursor/selection in the visible area
Control-N
Move down one line
Control-O
Insert a new line after the cursor
Control-P
Move up one line
Control-T
Transpose the character behind the cursor and the character in front of the
cursor
Control-V
Move down one page
Option-Delete
Delete the word that is left of the cursor, as well as any spaces or punctuation
after the word
fn-Delete
Forward Delete (on portable Macs' built-in keyboard)
Command-?
Open the application's help in Help Viewer
Shift-Command-3
Capture the screen to a file
Shift-Control-Command-3
Capture the screen to the Clipboard
Shift-Command-4
Capture a selection to a file
Shift-Control-Command-4
Capture a selection to the Clipboard
Command-A
Highlight every item in a document or window, or all characters in a text field
Command-B
Boldface the selected text or toggle boldfaced text on and off
Command-C
Copy the selected data to the Clipboard
Command-F
Open a Find window
Command-I
Italicize the selected text or toggle italic text on or off
Command-P
Display the Print dialog
Command-S
Save the active document
Shift-Command-S
Display the Save As dialog
Command-U
Underline the selected text or turn underlining on or off
Command-V
Paste the Clipboard contents at the insertion point
Command-X
Remove the selection and store in the Clipboard
Command-Z
Undo previous command (some applications allow for multiple Undos)
Shift-Command-Z
Redo previous command (some applications allow for multiple Redos)
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Note:
more detailed information about shortcut keys for Mac can be found in the Internet under:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1343
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