Keyboard Shortcuts under Mac OS X 10.2

By Chris Dawe

Copyright (c) 2002, Westwind Computing inc.

Many keyboard shortcuts changed significantly (especially the Go menu) between Mac
OS X versions 10.1.5 and 10.2.0; the 10.0 list covers the original version.

Learn more more tips from Dave here: http://davespicks.com/writing/programming/mackeys.html

Index:

• Apple Menu
• Finder Menu
• File Menu
• Edit Menu
• View Menu
• Go Menu
• Window Menu
• Help Menu
• Mouse clicks and key combinations for the Dock
  

• Apple Menu

  Command-Option-D   - Toggle Dock Hiding On/Off
  Command-Shift-Q   - Logout
  

  Finder Menu

  Command-Shift-Delete   - Empty Trash
  Command-H   - Hide Finder
  

  File Menu

  Command-N   - New Finder Window
  Command-Shift-N   - New Folder
  Command-O   - Open
  Command-W   - Close Window
  Command-I   - Show Info
  Command-D   - Duplicate
  Command-L   - Make Alias
  Command-R   - Show Original Item
  Command-T   - Add to Favorites
  Command-Delete   - Move Highlighted Item to Trash
  Command-E   - Eject
  Command-F   - Find (Invokes Sherlock)
  

  Edit Menu

  Command-Z   - Undo
  Command-X   - Cut
  Command-C   - Copy
  Command-V   - Paste
  Command-A   - Select All
  

  View Menu

  Command-1   - as Icons
  Command-2   - as List
  Command-3   - as Columns
  Command-B   - Minimize Finder Toolbar
  Command-J   - View Options
  

  Go Menu

  Command-[   - Back
  Command-]   - Forward
  Command-Shift-C   - Go to Computer Directory
  Command-Shift-H   - Go to Home Directory
  Command-Shift-I   - Go to your iDisk
  Command-Shift-F   - Go to your Favorites Directory
  Command-Shift-A   - Go to Applications Directory
  Command-Shift-G   - Go to Folder
  Command-K   - Connect to Server
  

  Window

  Command-M   - Minimize Window
  

  Help

  Command-?   - Mac Help
  Mouse clicks and key combinations for the Dock
  

  Mouse clicks and key combinations for the Dock

  • Click
    Brings the item forward, or opens it if not already open. Brings minimized
    windows out of the Dock.
  • Control-click
    Reveals contextual menu for item. Menu choices vary per application or file. When used on Dock separator, it reveals Dock preferences. There you can turn magnification and hiding on or off, change the position of the Dock on screen, and change the minimization effect. Choose Dock Preferences to see more options.

  • Command-click
    Reveals the original item in the Finder.

  • Control-Option-click
    Force Quit replaces Quit in contextual menu. Menu choices vary per application or file.

  • Command-Option-click
    Hides other open items, in addition to click action.

  • Press
    Reveals contextual menu for item. Menu choices vary per application or file.

  • Option-press
    Force Quit replaces Quit in menu, in addition to press action.

  • Shift-click
    This applies to minimized windows only. The item is de-minimized in slow motion. You can see the item minimized in slow motion by pressing Shift while minimizing it.

  • Shift-drag
    When used on Dock separator, changes Dock position on screen (left, bottom, right).

  • Option-drag
    When used on Dock separator, resizes Dock to common icon sizes (128 by 128, 64 by 64, 32 by 32, 16 by 16).

  • Command-Tab
    Cycle forward through open applications (Application Switcher). Keep the Command key pressed continuously, while pressing and releasing the Tab key as desired.

  • Command-Shift-Tab
    Cyble backward through open applications (Application Switcher). Keep the Command key pressed continuously, while pressing and releasing the Tab and Shift keys as desired.

  • Command-H
    Hides an application that you have selected via Application Switcher. The Command key must be held continuously from the time your selection is made until you press H. After hiding an application, you must select another via Application Switcher, or it will return to the foreground when you release Command.

  • Command-Q
    Quit an application. This is a common key combination independent of the Dock, but it may be useful with Application Switcher.

  • Command-Option-D
    Hide or Show the Dock. This is equivalent of choosing Dock from the Apple menu and then Turn Hiding
    On or Turn Hiding Off from the submenu.
    
    
  
  Notes
  1. Open or "running" items appear in the Dock with a black triangle.
  
  2. With a compatible multi-button mouse, the default behavior of the right button is equivalent to a Control-click.
  
  3. Once a contextual menu opens in the Dock (whether by Control-click or by pressing), you can use the up and down cursor keys to make a selection. After making the selection, press Return, Enter, or the mouse button to execute it.

  
  

  last updated 8/5/03
  

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