During startup

Press X during startup Option-CommandShift-Delete Force Mac OS X startup

In the Finder
Command-W Option-Command-W Command-Right Arrow Option-CommandRight Arrow Command-Left Arrow Close Window Close all Windows Expand folder (list view)

Menu Commands
Shift-Command-Q Shift-Option-Command-Q Shift-CommandDelete Option-Shift-Command-Delete Command-H Apple Menu - Log out Log out immediately Finder Menu Empty Trash

Menu Commands (cont)

Option-Command-W Command-I Option-Command-I Command-D Command-L Command-R Command-T Command-Delete Command-E Command-F Command-Z Command-X Command-C Command-V Command-A File Menu Close all Windows File Menu - Get Info File Menu - Show Attributes Inspector File Menu - Duplicate File Menu - Make Alias File Menu Show original Add to Sidebar File Menu Move to Trash File Menu - Eject File Menu - Find Edit Menu - Undo Edit Menu - Cut Edit Menu - Copy Edit Menu - Paste Edit Menu - Select All

Bypass primary startup volume and seek a different startup volume (such as a CD or external disk) Start up from a CD that has a system folder Attempt to start up from a compatible network server (NetBoot) Start up in FireWire Target Disk mode

Press C during startup Press N during startup

Expand folder and nested subfolders (list view) Collapse Folder (list view) Open parent folder and close current window

Finder Menu Empty Trash without dialog Finder Menu Hide Finder Finder Menu Hide Others File Menu New Finder window File Menu - New Folder File Menu - Open File Menu - Save File Menu - Save as File Menu - Print File Menu - Close

Press T during startup Press Shift during startup

Option-Command-Up Arrow

Option-Command-H Command-N Shift-Command-N Command-O Command-S Shift-Command-S Command-P Command-W

start up in Safe Boot mode and temporarily disable login items and non-essential kernel extension files Start up in Verbose mode. Start up in Single-User mode

Command-V Command-S

Menu Commands (cont)

Command-Space Option-Command-M Command-M Command-K Shift-Command-G Shift-Command-F Shift-Command-A Shift-Command-I Shift-Command-H Shift-Command-C Command - ] Command - [ Command-J Command-B Command-3 Command-2 Command-1

Open Spotlight Minimize All Windows Window Menu Minimize Window Go Menu Back View Menu View as Icons View as Columns View as List Connect to Server Goto Folder Favorites Applications iDisk Home Computer Forward Show View Options Hide Toolbar Mouse keys Control-Option-; Control-Option-F7 Control-Option-F8 Command-F5 Control-F6 Control-F5 Control-F4 Control-F3 Control-F2 Control-F1 Control-Option-Command-* Option-Command-Option-Command-+ Option-Command-*

Universal Access & VoiceOver

5 to click - any number away from 5 on the keyboard moves mouse Enable/disable VoiceOver Cntl-Opt Lock Display VoiceOver menu Open VoiceOver Utility Turn VoiceOver on or off Highlight Utility window (palette) Highlight Toolbar Highlight Window Highlight Dock Highlight Menu Turn on Full Keyboard Access Switch to White on Black Zoom out Zoom in Turn on Zoom

Other shortcuts

Function-Delete Control-CommandEject Control-Eject

Option-Command-esc Command-Shift-4 Command-Shift-3 Command-T Shift-Command-C Command-Drag Option-Command-Drag Option-Drag Page Down Page Up Command-Down Arrow Command-Up Arrow Command-Tab Option-Command-D

Forward Delete Quit all applications and restart Restart, Sleep, Shutdown dialog box
Force Quit Take a picture of the selection Take a picture of the screen Show Font palette Show Colors palette Move to new location without copying Make alias in new location Copy to new location Move down one page Move up one page Move down one directory Move up one directory Switch application Show/Hide Dock

mac os x shortcuts
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