Close the window you're currently in: Command-W Close all windows: Option-Command-W.

Minimize the window you're currently in: Command-M Minimize all windows: Option-Command-M.Delete one word to the left of the cursor: Option-Delete.Take a screenshot (photo) of your screen: Shift-Command-4.Open your Applications folder: Shift-Command-A.MACįamiliarize yourself with all the modifier key symbols that appear in Mac OS X menus, and pick and choose from the select 20 shortcuts below. Below, two cheat sheets for upping your keyboard maneuvering status from 'basic' to 'intermediate' for both Mac and PC users. There are endless shortcuts available (truly endless-since you can customize them yourself), but you don't need to memorize them all, only those you expect to use most. Select an app, type exactly the menu item text, and assign a shortcut key combination (use Opt+ to type '.If you already have your basic keyboard shortcuts under control-we're talking classics here, Control-C (copy for PC) or Command-C (copy for Mac)-it's time to load up your memory bank. Lastly, keep in mind you can create new shortcuts in the Preferences > Keyboard shortcuts: when you click on something or start an app. Holding down Option often gives you more options, e.g.Command + F for find (in Finder), which can do pretty complex searches!.Command + I for Get Info window of a file.If you switch between views in Finder often, you might find Command + 1 for icon view, and Command + 2 for list view, etc.Luckily, moving between browser tabs is the same as everywhere: Control + Tab.

Command + Tab switches between apps, and if you add Shift, it goes in reverse, but within the current app, you can use Command + ` to switch between that app's windows.

Other keyboard shortcuts I've noted down over the past month or so of getting familiar with OS X - I'm sure they're already covered elsewhere, but fwiw, I found these useful: The document is MS Word, because I'm not that familiar with Pages (yet?), so the fiddly layout probably gets messed up when you open it in Pages or LibreOffice, so I've attached a picture as well. I made this neat little cheat sheet of handy keyboard shortcuts if you're new to OS X, which you may find useful, especially if you're more of a keyboard person than a mouse person -) Note: The mouse hints are for a Magic Mouse.

Apple keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet