Every keyboard secret in OS X
Shortcuts
A repository for every keyboard secret in OS X. Some of these are well known, some are not. Shortcuts in the Menu category are common rather than universal. This list should continue to grow exponentially over time.
Startup |
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| C |   | start from CD |
| D | start from 1st partition | |
| N | start from network server | |
| T | put computer in FireWire Target Disk mode | |
| X | start in OS X | |
| ⌥ | show all startup disks | |
| ⌥⇧⌘⌫ | start from external drive or CD | |
| ⌥⌘OF | open firmware | |
| ⌥⌘PR | zap PRAM (hold until 2nd chime) | |
| ⌘S | single user mode | |
| ⌘V | verbose | |
| mouse button | eject CD | |
| ⇧ | after power-up: turn off kernel extensions after login: prevent startup items from opening |
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| ⌃⌘-power |   | restart |
| ⌃⌥⌘-power | shut down | |
| ⌥⌘-power | sleep | |
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| ⌘-tab |   | cycle forward through applications |
| ⇧⌘-tab | cycle back through applications | |
| ⌘~ | cycle forward through application windows | |
| ⇧⌘~ | cycle back through application windows | |
| ⌥⌘-esc | Force Quit dialog | |
| ⌘-toolbar lozenge |
cycle forward through toolbar displays | |
| ⇧⌘-toolbar lozenge |
cycle backward through toolbar displays | |
| ⇧⌘3 | screen dump (entire screen) | |
| ⇧⌘4 | screen dump (drag a rectangle) | |
| ⇧⌘4,space,click | screen dump (highlighted window) | |
| ⌘-space | cycle forward through keyboard layouts | |
| ⇧⌘-space | cycle back through keyboard layouts | |
| ⌘-click on window | adjust window in background | |
| ⌥-click on Dock icon or window |
switch to new program, hide previous one | |
| ⌥⌘-click on Dock icon |
switch to new program, hide all others | |
| ⌘-drag | rearrange or remove menulets or toolbar icons | |
| ⌘-click window title |
expose path in popup | |
| ⌥-zoom button | maximise window | |
| ⇧-minimise button | minimise window slowly | |
| ⇧-click minimised window in Dock |
open window slowly | |
| ⇧-close button | close window slowly | |
| ⌥⌘D | toggle appearance of Dock | |
| ⌘-drag onto Dock icon |
prevent Dock icons from moving | |
| ⌥⌘-drag onto Dock |
force program to open dragged item | |
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| ⌘← | Collapse | |
| ⌥⌘← | Collapse All | |
| ⌥-click on disclosure triangle |
Collapse All | |
| ⌘→ | Expand | |
| ⌥⌘→ | Expand All | |
| ⌥-click on disclosure triangle |
Expand All | |
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| ⌫ | Back | |
| ⇧⌫ | Forward | |
| ⌘/ | Status Bar | |
| ⌘[ | Back | |
| ⌘\ | Show Page Load Test Window | |
| ⌘] | Forward | |
| ⌘| | Address Bar | |
| ⇧⌘A | Autofill Form | |
| ⌥⌘A | Activity | |
| ⌥⌘B | Bookmarks Bar | |
| ⌥⌘E | Empty Cache | |
| ⌥⌘F | Google Search | |
| ⇧⌘G | Find Previous | |
| ⇧⌘H | Home | |
| ⌘K | Block Popups | |
| ⌘L | Open Location | |
| ⌥⌘L | Downloads | |
| ⇧⌘N | Add Bookmark Folder | |
| ⌥⌘P | Snapback | |
| ⌥⌘S | Search Results Snapback | |
| ⌥⌘U | View Source | |
| ⇧⌘→ | Next Tab | |
| ⇧⌘← | Previous Tab | |
| ⌘↑ | Page Upper Left | |
| ⌘↓ | Page Bottom Left | |
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| ⌃A | move to beginning of paragraph | |
| ⌃B | move one character back | |
| ⌃D | delete character to right | |
| ⌃E | move to end of paragraph | |
| ⌃F | move one character forward | |
| ⌃K | delete text to end of paragraph | |
| ⌃N | move to next line | |
| ⌃O | insert newline | |
| ⌃P | move to previous line | |
| ⌃T | transpose characters | |
| ⌥⌫ | delete word to left | |
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| ⌘← | move to beginning of line | |
| ⌘→ | move to end of line | |
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| ⌥↑ | move up one page | |
| ⌥↓ | move down one page | |
| ⌘← | move to beginning of line | |
| ⌘→ | move to end of line | |
| ⌘↑ | move to beginning of view | |
| ⌘↓ | move to end of view | |
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| ⌃A | move to beginning of line | |
| ⌃E | move to end of line | |
| ⌃T | transpose characters | |
| ⌃U | erase line | |
| esc,B | move one word back | |
| esc,C | capitalise next word | |
| esc,D | erase next word | |
| esc,F | move one word forward | |
| esc,L | make next word lowercase | |
| esc,U | make next word uppercase | |
| esc,⌫ | erase previous word | |
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| ⌘+ | Make Bigger | |
| ⌘, | Preferences | |
| ⌘- | Make Smaller | |
| ⌘. | Stop | |
| ⌘: | Spelling | |
| ⌘; | Check Spelling | |
| ⌘? | Application Help | |
| ⌘A | Select All | |
| ⌘B | Bold | |
| ⌘B | Toggle Toolbar | |
| ⌘C | Copy | |
| ⇧⌘C | Show Colors | |
| ⌘D | Add Bookmark | |
| ⌘D | Don't Save | |
| ⌘D | Find Previous | |
| ⌘E | Eject | |
| ⌘E | Use Selection for Find | |
| ⇧⌘E | Export | |
| ⌘F | Find | |
| ⌘G | Find Next | |
| ⇧⌘G | Go to Folder | |
| ⌘H | Hide Application | |
| ⌥⌘H | Hide Others | |
| ⌘I | Get Info | |
| ⌘I | Italic | |
| ⇧⌘I | Import | |
| ⌘J | Scroll to Selection | |
| ⌘K | Connect to Server | |
| ⌘K | Erase Deleted Messages | |
| ⌘L | Link | |
| ⇧⌘L | Lower Case | |
| ⌘M | Minimize | |
| ⌥⌘M | Minimize All | |
| ⌘N | New (Window) | |
| ⌘O | Open | |
| ⌘P | ||
| ⇧⌘P | Page Setup | |
| ⌘Q | Quit Application | |
| ⇧⌘Q | Log Out | |
| ⌥⇧⌘Q | Log Out Without Confirmation | |
| ⌃⌥⇧⌘Q | Force Log Out Without Confirmation | |
| ⌘R | Refresh | |
| ⌘S | Save | |
| ⇧⌘S | Save As | |
| ⌘T | New Tab | |
| ⌘T | Show Fonts | |
| ⌘U | Underline | |
| ⇧⌘U | Upper Case | |
| ⌥⌘U | Capitals | |
| ⌘V | Paste | |
| ⌘W | Close Tab | |
| ⌘W | Close Window | |
| ⇧⌘W | Close Window | |
| ⌥⌘W | Close All Windows | |
| ⌘X | Cut | |
| ⌘Z | Undo | |
| ⇧⌘Z | Redo | |
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| fn0 | Button Hold | |
| fn1 | Mouse NW | |
| fn2 | Mouse NN | |
| fn3 | Mouse NE | |
| fn4 | Mouse WW | |
| fn5 | Button Click | |
| fn6 | Mouse EE | |
| fn7 | Mouse SW | |
| fn8 | Mouse WW | |
| fn9 | Mouse SE | |
| fn. | Button Release | |
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| ⌥⌘* | Toggle Zoom | |
| ⌥⌘+ | Zoom In | |
| ⌥⌘- | Zoom Out | |
| ⌃⌥⌘* | Toggle Monochrome | |
| ⌃F1 | Toggle Full Keyboard Access | |
| ⌃F2 | Highlight Menu | |
| ⌃F3 | Highlight Dock | |
| ⌃F4 | Highlight Active Window | |
| ⌃F5 | Highlight Toolbar | |
| ⌃F6 | Highlight Utility Window | |
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| ⌘F5 | Toggle VoiceOver | |
| ⌃F7 | Toggle '⌃⌥' Lock | |
| ⌃⌥F7 | Show VoiceOver Menu | |
| ⌃⌥F8 | Open VoiceOver Utility |
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