Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts

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
Open the Spotlight window	⌘-⌥-Space
Show a spotlight result item in the Finder	⌘-click it
Force Quit an application	⌘-⌥-Escape
Force Reboot of OS X	Ctrl-⌘-Power
Force Shutdown of computer	⌘-⌥-Shift-Power