Mac OS X Leopard: 200+ Keyboard Shortcuts

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Mac OS X Leopard: 200+ Keyboard Shortcuts

Mac OS X Leopard: 200+ Keyboard Shortcuts

Frontmatter
This list of Mac OS X Leopard: 200+ Keyboard Shortcuts first appeard on line at http://www.usingmac.com/2007/11/21/mac-os-x-leopard-200-productivitybooster-hotkeys in November 2007. It is reporduced here in table form.

Navigation note
Navigation of this book is at the first navigation level for main subject areas. Second navigation level for secondry subject. Phrase level for table contents. Each table has a caption. There are on page numbers.

Production note
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This digital talking book was produced by Greg Kearney for the National Federation of the Blind of Wyoming, October 2007 Computer-generated voices courtesy of Apple Inc.

General
Gobal command that work in most applications. Keys Pressed Command-C Command-V Option-Drag Command-Drag Command-Delete Command-Option-Drag Command-Shift-Delete Command-Shift-Option-Delete Tab Shift-Tab Return Escape Page Up Up Arrow Page Down Down Arrow Command-Shift-G Command-Period[.] Command Copy files Paste files Copy files to new location Move and auto-align icons Delete Make alias Empty trash Empty trash without warning Select next field Select previous field Perform default action Close dialog box Scroll up list Select item above Scroll down list Select item below Open 'Go to Folder' dialog Close dialog box

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Expos, Space, Dashboard and the System

Command that function with in the Expos, Space, Dashboard and the System. Keys Pressed F8 Shift-F8 F9 Shift-F9 F10 Shift-F10 F11 Shift-F11 F12 Shift-F12 Option-Mouse Hover Shift-Click Close Button Command-H Command-Option-H Command-Q Command-Shift-Q Command-Option-Shift-Q Command-Tab Command-Shift-Tab Option-Drag Toggle Space Toggle Space in slow motion Show all open windows Show all open windows in slow motion Show all open windows for an application Show all open windows for an application in slow motion Hide all windows Hide all windows in slow motion Open/close Dashboard Slowly open/close Dashboard Reveal the close button of widget Animate closing widget in slow motion Hide application Hide other applications Quit application Quit all applications and log out Log out without warning Switch to next application Switch to previous application Adjust volume (on sound volume slider) Command

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Command-Drag Option-Click Control-Click Command-Control-D

Arrange menu bar items Switch window and hide current window Open contextual menu See word definition (with mouse hover)

Issue: System Freeze and Power

Command that deal with system freezes and power issues. Keys Pressed Command-Period[.] Command-Option-Escape Power Key Command-Option-Shift-Power Key Command-Control-Power Key Command Stop process Open Force Quit Turn off Force shut down Force restart

Full Keyboard Access

Command that Full Keyboard Access turned on. Keys Pressed Control-F1 Control-F2 Control-F3 Control-F4 Control-F5 Control-F6 Command Turn on/off full keyboard access Focusing menu bar Focusing Dock Move to next window Move to toolbar Move to a floating window

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Control-F7 Control-F8 Command-Accent Command-Shift-Accent Command-Option-Accent Command-Option-T

Toggle keyboard access mode Focusing status menu in menu bar Switch to next window within application Switch to previous window within application Move to sidebar Toggle on/off character palette

Finder
Commands that function with in the Finder. Keys Pressed Command-Click on Title Command-Double-Click (on folder) Option-Double-Click (on folder) Command-1 Command-2 Command-Option-Right Arrow Left Arrow Command-Down Arrow Command-Option-Down Arrow Command-Shift-OptionDown Arrow Command-Up Arrow Command-Option-Up Arrow Command See the path enclosing folders Open folder in new window Open folder in new window and close current window Switch to icon view Switch to list view Expand folder Close folder Open selected folder or ducument or starts the selected application Open selected folder in new window and close current folder Open selected folder in new window and close current folder in slow motion Show enclosing folder Show enclosing folder and close current folder
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Command-3 Command-4 Command-Y Command-Option-Y Command-Shift-H Command-Option-Shift-Up Arrow Command-Shift-I Command-Shift-D Command-Shift-C Command-Shift-K Command-Shift-A Double-Click on Title Command-M Option-Click on button Hold-Scroll Bar

Switch to column view Switch to coverflow view Toggle Quick Look mode Toggle Slideshow mode Open home folder Move focus to Desktop Open iDisk Open Desktop Open Computer area Open Network Open Applications Minimize window Minimize window Apply action to all windows in active application Scroll quickly

QuickLook
Command related to the QuickLook functions. Keys Pressed Spacebar Command-Plus [+] Command-Minus [-] Command Open QuickLook on current selected item Zoom in (some items) Zoom out (some items)

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Search: Spotlight
Command that funtion while using Spotlight. Keys Pressed Command-Spacebar Command-Option-Spacebar Command-Return Command-Down Arrow Command-Up Arrow Command-Click Escape Command Activate/deactivate Spotlight Open Spotlight window Open the top hit Move to next category Move to previous category Open selected item in Finder Close Spotlight

Utility: Print Screen

Command that premit the printing of the screen or the saving of imaes of the screen. Keys Pressed Command-Shift-3 Command-Shift-4 Command-Shift-4-Spacebar Escape Hold Spacebar after Drawing the region Hold Option Hold Shift Command Take snapshot of the whole screen Take snapshot of the selected area Take picture of a window Cancel Move the selected area Resize selected area Resize selected area horizontally or vertically

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Application: Dock
Command that funtion with the applications dock. Keys Pressed Drag the separator Option-Drag Control-Click Control-Click on icon Command-Click Option-Click Command-Option-Click Command-Option-Drop Command-Option-D Resize Dock Resize Dock to fixed size Show Dock's contextual menu Show item's contextual menu Open the icon's enclosing folder Switch to another and hide current application Switch to another application and hide all other applications Force application to open files Hide/unhide Dock Command

Preference: Universal Access

Command that function with various Universal Access preferences. Keys Pressed Command-Option-8 Command-Option-Equal[=] Control-Scroll Up Command-Option-Hyphen[-] Control-Scroll Down Command-Option-Control-8 Turn zoom on/off Zoom in Zoom in Zoom out Zoom out Invert color (try this on those iMacs in Apple Store) Command

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Control-Option-Command-Comma[,] Control-Option-Command-Period[.] Command-F5 Shift-Shift-Shift-Shift-Shift (5 times) Option-Option-Option-Option-Option (5 times)

Reduce contrast Increase contrast Toggle VoiceOver Toggle Sticky Keys Toggle mouse keys

Boot: Start Up
These shortcuts only available during start up.
Command that control boot up functions of the Macintosh. Generally held down at startup. Keys Pressed Shift Shift Shift C N T Option Command-X Hold Mouse Button CommandOption-P-R Command-V Command-S Prevent automatic login Enter safe mode (hold down after startup tone and release after you see the progress indicator) Prevent opening Login Items (after login) Boot from CD Boot from default NetBook disk Start up in Target Disk Mode Select startup disk Start up using Mac OS X Eject removable discs Reset parameter RAM Verbose mode (detailed status message) Single user mode Command

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Browser: Safari
Command that function with in the Safari web browser. Keys Pressed Command-Option-F Option-Up Arrow Option-Down Arrow Command-Click Link Command-Shift-Click Link Command-Option-Click Link Option-Click Close Button Command-Shift-] Command-Shift-[ Command-Shift-H Command-Shift-K Command-Option-E Command-Option-R Command-F Command-M Shift-Click Button Command-Plus[+] Command-Hyphen[-] Command-0 Command Move to Google Search Box Scroll Up Scroll Down Open in new tab and stay in current tab Open and go to new tab Open in new window Close other tabs Select next tab Select previous tab Go to homepage Toggle Block Pop-up Windows Empty Cache Reload page without Caching Search term in webpage Minimize Safari Animate slow motion effect Increase font size Reduce font size Original font size

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Music: iTunes
Command that function with iTunes. Keys Pressed Return/Space Option-Right Arrow Option-Left Arrow Command-Right Arrow Command-Left Arrow Option-Click on Shuffle Button Command-Option-Down Arrow Command-E Command-T Command-F Command-1 Command-2 Play Select next album Select previous album Play next song Play previous song Reshuffle Mute Eject CD Turn on/off visualizer Turn on/off full screen mode View iTunes window View equalizer mode Command

Terminal
Command that function with the Teminal application. Keys Pressed Double-Click Triple-Click Drag item to Terminal Select word Select line Add the complete path to that item Command

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Command-N Command-Shift-N Command-Shift-K Command-Option-S Command-Option-Shift-S Command-I Command-T Control-C

Create new shell window Enter new command Connect to a server Save text Save selected text Show terminal inspector Create new tab Break

Mail: Hello from Cupertino

Command that function with the Mail application. Keys Pressed Command-N Command-Shift-N Command-Option-N Command-0 Command-Shift-D Command-Shift-Y Command-E Command-C while selecting message Command-Click on upper-right corner toolbar button Command-Single Quote['] Command-Option-Single Quote['] Command-Shift-E New message Get new mail Open new viewer window Open activity window Send mail Add senders to address book Use selected text to find Copy entire text of a message Switch different toolbar display Increase quote level Decrease quote level Redirect message Command

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Command-Shift-F Hold Option when deleting message Command-Shift-R Command-Shift-B Command-Shift-T Command-Left Brace[{] Command-Vertical Bar[|] Command-Right Brace[}] Command-Colon[:] Command-Semicolon[;]

Forward message Prevent next message from being automatically marked as read Reply to all Bounce to sender Convert message to rich text or plain text Align left Align center Align right Check spelling Flag misspelling of selected word

Front Row
Command that function with Front Row a media application similar to AppleTV. Keys Pressed Command-Esc Spacebar, Return Up Arrow, Down Arrow Right Arrow, Left Arrow Command Open/close Front Row or return to previous menu Select item in a menu Change volume Go to next or previous selection

Address Book
Command that function with the Address Book.
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Keys Pressed Command-1 Command-2 Command-3 Command-Right Bracket[']'] Command-Left Bracker['['] Command-Vertical Line[|] Command-Backslash[\]

Command View card and columns View only card View directories Next card Previous card Merge selected cards Set as company card

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