Are you getting tired of using a mouse, misclicking the close tab instead of “restore”, etc? The shortcuts below will help with this issue and improve your workflow like never before.
Shortcut
Description
Option-Command-Esc
Force quit mac shortcut
Control–Command–Space bar
Mac emoji shortcut
Shift-Command-5
Screenshot mac shortcut
Control-Command-Q
Lock screen shortcut mac / shortcut to lock mac
Shift + Option + 8
Degree symbol mac
Command-Z
Redo shortcut mac
Option–Command–Power button* or Option–Command–Media Eject
Mac sleep shortcut
Option-Command-Esc
Mac task manager shortcut aka force quit. Or Open activity monitor to choose applications to force quit
Option-Command-V
General paste shortcut mac
Option-Shift-Command-V
Paste shortcut and match style
Command-Space bar
Mac spotlight shortcut
Control–Power button* or Control–Media Eject
Mac restart shortcut
Command-A
Select all shortcut mac
Shift-Command-5 / 4 / 3
Mac screenshot keyboard shortcut In macOS Mojave or later, take a screenshot or make a screen recording. Or use Shift-Command-3 or Shift-Command-4 for screenshots. Learn more about screenshots.
Command-R
Mac refresh shortcut
Command-C
Copy paste shortcut mac
Command-W
Cose window shortcut mac To close all windows of the app, press Option-Command-W.
Command-N
Mac finder shortcut for new finder window
Command-M
Minimize shortcut mac. To minimize all windows of the front app, press Option-Command-M.
Command-P
Print shortcut on mac
F3 / The symbol looks like three rectangles
Mac mission control shortcut
CTRL or Command & Mouse Scroll Wheel
Zoom shortcuts mac
Command-S
Mac save as shortcut
Option-8
Bullet point shortcut mac
Command-W or Command-Shift-W
Close tab shortcut mac (depends on the browser, i.e. Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Edge etc)
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