Keystroke | Command |
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Mission Control (F3) | Displays Mission Control, which lets you switch between multiple desktops. |
Command+Tab | Displays icons of all running applications. |
Fn+Volume Down (F11) | Hides all windows to show the Desktop. |
Launchpad (F4) | Displays Launchpad and all the applications on your Mac. |
Fn+Volume Up (F12) | Displays Dashboard. |
Keystroke | Command |
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Command+N | Create a new file. |
Command+O | Open an existing file. |
Command+S | Save an active file. |
Command+F | Find text in an active file. |
Command+A | Select all items in a window. |
Command+C | Copy the selected item. |
Command+X | Cut the selected item. |
Command+V | Paste the most recently cut or copied item. |
Command+P | Print. |
Command+Z | Undo the last command. |
Command+W | Close the active window. |
Esc | Cancel dialogs and closes pull-down menus. |
Command+Q | Quit an application. |
Letter | Variations |
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a | à á â ä æ ã å �? |
c | ç ć �? |
e | è é ê ë ė ē ę î ï í î ì |
i | î ï í î ì |
l | ł |
n | ñ ń |
o | ô ö ò ó œ ø ō õ |
s | ß ś š |
u | û ü ù ú ū |
y | ÿ |
z | ž ź ż |
Combination | Result |
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Option-2 | ™ |
Option-4 | ¢ |
Option-8 | • |
Option-r | ® |
Option-g | © |
Option-Shift- – | -- |
Action | How to Do It | Purpose |
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Click | Press the mouse button down and release. Press the trackpad bar or the lower part of the trackpad if there is no trackpad bar. On a Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad, tap anywhere on the surface. | Select an item or menu command. |
Double-click | Press the mouse or trackpad button down twice in rapid succession. Tap twice on the surface of a Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad. | Select and open an item. Also used in word processors to select an entire word. |
Triple-click | Press the mouse or trackpad button down three times in rapid succession. Tap three times on the surface of a Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad. | Used in many word processors to select an entire paragraph. |
Click and drag | Point to an item, hold down the mouse or trackpad button, and move the mouse or drag your finger across the trackpad, and then release the mouse or trackpad button. | To move an item from one location to another or draw a line in a graphics application. To select multiple items, click and drag around them; selected items are highlighted. |
Control-click (right-click, if your mouse has two or more buttons) | Hold down the Control key, press the mouse or trackpad button, and release. With a Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad, hold down the Control key and tap the surface. | Point to an item and view a shortcut menu of commands for manipulating that item. |
Scroll | Roll the wheel or ball near the front and middle of the mouse. On a Magic Mouse, move one finger up and down or left and right on the surface. On a trackpad, move two fingers up and down or left and right on the surface. | To scroll a window up/down or right/left. |
Gesture | Command It Performs |
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Two-finger swipe | Scroll (up, down, left, or right) |
Two fingers on keypad+click | Right click (same as Control+click) |
Three-finger swipe | Switch spaces or open applications |
Three-finger double tap | Look up a word in the dictionary or on Wikipedia |
Four-finger swipe up | Show Mission Control |
Four-finger swipe down | Show all windows for the current application |
Four-finger pinch | Show Launchpad |
Four-finger spread | Show Desktop |