OSX-keyboard-shortcuts

Finder: Windows (see Chapter 5; Application shortcuts, listed below, also apply to the Finder)

command+N

New Finder window

command+1/2/3

View active window as Icons/List/Columns

control+tab or control+I (in list view)

Change column sorting; cycles columns left to right (add shift key to cycle right to left)

command+B

Show/hide window toolbar for active window

command+shift+C/H/I/A/F

Go to Computer / Home / iDisk / Applications / Favorites in active window (a new window will be opened if necessary)

command+shift+G

Bring up "Go to Folder" dialog in active window (a new window will be opened if necessary)

command+[ or command+]

Go back or forward in window view history

command+W

Close active Finder window

command+option+W

Close all Finder windows

Finder: Volumes/Media (see Chapter 5)

command+E

Eject volume/disc

Text-related shortcuts in Cocoa applications (see Chapter 7)

Type

bindkey

in Terminal for complete list (in the list, ^ means the control key).

Open/Save Dialog Shortcuts (see Chapter 5)

tab

Switch between browser and text fields

arrow keys, page up/down

Navigate in browser

command+N

Create new folder in the current directory

command+D

Change directory to Desktop

command+shift+A

Change directory to /Applications

command+shift+C

Change directory to Computer view (list of volumes)

command+shift+F

Change directory to Favorites folder

command+shift+H

Change directory to Home folder

command+shift+I

Change directory to iDisk (mounts iDisk if necessary)

Dock (see Chapter 6)

command+option+D

Toggle Dock auto-hide on/off

command+tab

Cycle through active applications; each tab press while holding command changes the application once. Add the shift key to cycle backwards. As long as you keep the command key pressed, you can also quit or hide applications as you cycle through them.

Applications, including the Finder (see Chapters 6 and 7)

command+H

Hide current application

command+option+H

Hide all other applications

command+M

Minimize active window to the Dock

command+option+M

Minimize all windows in active application to the Dock

command+`

Cycle through current application's windows (add the shift to cycle backwards)

command+,

Open application preferences dialog (not universal yet, but becoming more common)

T    Startup in FireWire Target Disk Mode option    Invoke Startup Manager

command+S    Invoke single-user mode

command+V    Invoke verbose mode

C    Boot from CD/DVD

X    Boot into OS X (if you previously booted from OS 9 on the same volume)

shift (immediately at startup)    Safe boot

shift (after boot screen, until login screen)    Override auto-login

shift (after login screen)    Safe login

option+escape, then click on a user    Present name/password login dialog instead of list of users

System-wide (various chapters)

option+volume up/down/mute    Open Sound preferences

option+brightness up/down    Open Display preferences

command+space    Cycle through active keyboard layouts/scripts

F12    Eject CD/DVD drive (hold down for two seconds)

return or enter    Select default button in dialog (OK, Open, Save, etc.)

escape or command+.    Exit/cancel dialog

command+shift+Q    Log out

command+option+shift+Q    Log out without confirmation dialog

power button (laptops) or control+eject (desktops)    Bring up Restart/Sleep/Shut Down dialog

command+option+eject (desktops)    Sleep computer immediately

command+option+escape    Bring up Force Quit window

command+control+eject (desktops)    Restart immediately (chance to save changes in open documents)

command+option+control+eject (desktops) or 

command+option+control+power (laptops)    Shutdown immediately (chance to save changes in open documents)

command+control+power button    Force restart (no chance to save changes in open documents)

hold power button    Force shutdown (no chance to save changes in open documents)

Universal Access (must be enabled in Universal Access preferences) (see Chapter 3)

command+option+8    Toggle zoom (screen magnification) on/off

command+option+=    Zoom in

command+option+-    Zoom out

command+option+control+8    Toggle display inversion (white-on-black) on/off

shift (five times)    Toggle Sticky Keys on/off

option (five times)    Toggle Mouse Keys on/off

Full Keyboard Access (see Chapter 3)

control+F1    Toggle Full Keyboard Access on/off

control+F2 (or control+M)    Focus keyboard control on menu bar

control+F3 (or control+D)    Focus keyboard control on Dock

control+F4 (or control+W)    Focus keyboard control on active Window or cycle to next window

control+F5 (or control+T)    Focus keyboard control on toolbar

control+F6 (or control+U)    Focus keyboard control on palette (utility window)

control+F7    In windows and dialogs, switch focus to text boxes/lists/controls

arrow keys    Navigate active item

return, enter, or spacebar    Select highlighted item

return or enter    Select default dialog control (OK, Yes, No, Save, Open, etc.)

escape    Cancel action, menu, or dialog

Finder: General (see Chapter 5)

command+J    Open View Options

command+shift+delete    Empty Trash (with confirmation dialog)

command+option+shift+delete    Empty Trash (without confirmation dialog)

command+F    Bring up Find dialog

command+K    Bring up Connect to Server dialog