⌘-space | Highlights Spotlight box |
Option-⌘-space | Opens Spotlight window |
Expands a folder in a list view and all folders inside it | |
Collapses a folder and all folders inside it | |
Opens parent folder | |
Selects the desktop | |
Opens the selected icon | |
Option-click the flippy triangle | Expands or collapses all folders within that window |
Tab | Selects next icon alphabetically |
Shift-Tab | Selects previous icon alphabetically |
space bar | Opens Quick Look preview of highlighted icon(s) |
space bar | During a spring-loaded folder drag, opens the disk or folder under the mouse immediately |
Option-click Zoom button | Enlarges the window to full screen |
Option-click Close button | Closes all Finder windows |
Option-click Minimize button | Minimizes all windows (works in most apps) |
⌘-drag an icon | Moves it into, or out of, the System folder (administrator password required) |
Option | Changes Quick Look button to Slideshow button |
⌘-drag | Rearranges or removes menulets or toolbar icons |
Opens a pop-up menu showing the folder path |
Eliminates the confirmation box from Empty Trash and Secure Empty Trash | |
Shift-⌘-Delete | Empties the Trash |
Shift-⌘-Delete | Puts back a highlighted icon in the Trash |
Shift-Option-⌘-Delete | Empties the Trash without confirmation box |
Option-Empty Trash | Empties the Trash without confirmation box |
⌘-comma | Opens Preferences |
⌘-H | Hide this program |
Shift-⌘-H | Hide other programs |
New Finder window | |
⌘-T | New Finder tab |
Shift-⌘-N | New folder |
Option-⌘-N | New smart folder |
Open | |
Control-⌘-O | Open in new window |
Option-click File menu | Changes “Open With” to “Always Open With” |
⌘-W | Close window |
Option-⌘-W | Close All |
⌘-I | Get Info |
Option-⌘-I | Show Inspector |
Control-⌘-I | Summary Info (of selected icons) |
⌘-D | Duplicate |
⌘-L | Make Alias |
⌘-Y | Quick Look |
Option-⌘-Y | Slideshow (of selected icons) |
⌘-R | Show Original (of alias) |
⌘-T | Add to Sidebar |
Shift-⌘-T | Add to Favorites |
⌘-Delete | Move to Trash |
⌘-E | Eject |
⌘-F | Find |
Shift-⌘-F | Find by Name |
Control-⌘-1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6 | Arrange by Name, Date Modified, Date Created, Size, Kind, Label |
Option | Changes “Clean Up Selection” to “Clean Up” |
Option | Changes “Arrange By” to “Sort By” |
Shift-Option-T | Show/hide Tabs bar |
Option-⌘-P | Show/hide Path bar |
Option-⌘-T | Show/hide Toolbar |
Option-⌘-S | Show/hide Sidebar |
⌘-/ | Show/hide Status bar |
⌘-J | Show/hide View Options palette |
Control-⌘-F | Full Screen mode |
Back, Forward | |
Enclosing folder | |
Enclosing folder in new window | |
Option-⌘-T | Show/Hide Toolbar |
Shift-⌘-F | All My Files window |
Shift-⌘-O | Documents window |
Shift-⌘-D | Desktop window |
Option-⌘-L | Downloads window |
Shift-⌘-H | Home window |
Option | Makes Library command appear |
Shift-⌘-C | Computer window |
Shift-⌘-R | |
Shift-⌘-K | |
Shift-⌘-A | Applications window |
Shift-⌘-G | |
⌘-K | Connect to Server |
Switches to new program and hides previous one | |
Option-⌘-D | Hides/shows the Dock |
⌘-click a Dock or Stacks icon | Reveals its actual Finder icon |
Option-⌘-click a Dock icon | Switches to this program and hides all others |
Control-click a Dock icon | Opens a shortcut menu |
Hold mouse down on Dock app icon | Triggers Exposé (shows all windows of that app in miniature) |
⌘-drag an icon onto a Dock icon | Prevents Dock icons from moving, so you can drop your icon onto one of them |
⌘-drag a Dock icon | Drags the actual item |
Option-⌘-drag an icon onto the Dock | Forces a Dock program to open the icon you’re dropping on it |
You can change many of these gestures, or turn them on and off, in the Trackpad pane of System Preferences. But here are the factory settings:
Two-finger click | Right-click |
Two-finger drag up/down | Scroll up/down |
Two-finger swipe left-/right | Move among open Web or document pages |
Two-finger swipe from right edge | Open Notification Center |
Two-finger pinch or spread | Zoom in or out of a picture, PDF, or Web page |
Two-finger rotate | Rotate photo or PDF |
Two-finger double-tap (not click) | “Smart zoom” into Safari or Preview page |
Three-finger swipe up | Mission Control |
Three-finger swipe down | Show all windows in this app (Exposé) |
Three-finger swipe left/right | Previous/next Spaces screen or full-screen app |
Three-finger drag | Move window |
Three-finger tap (not click) | Look up this word in Dictionary |
Four-finger pinch | Open Launchpad |
Four-finger spread | Reveal desktop (Exposé) |
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