Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts

AndyM — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:43:29 +0000

Useful OS X keyboard shortcuts, particularly if you’re switching from Windows. It’s not exhaustive, but it’s got the ones I use regularly.

This page will be updated as I find new ones to include.

The ⌘ key is also known as Command
The ⌥ key is also known as Alt or Option
The ⇥ key is also known as Tab

Action	Shortcut
Open the Spotlight menu to start a search	⌘-Space (Command-Space)
Open the Spotlight window	⌘-⌥-Space (Command-Option-Space)
Show a spotlight result item in the Finder	⌘-click it (Command-click it)
Force Quit an application	⌘-⌥-Escape (Command-Option-Escape)
Force Reboot of OS X	Ctrl-⌘-Power (Ctrl-Command-Power)
Force Shutdown of computer	⌘-⌥-Shift-Power (Command-Option-Shift-Power)

Useful iTunes Keyboard Shortcuts

AndyM — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:33:30 +0000

Quick reference for keyboard shortcuts