Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts
Tags: Mac, 11, TechnicalThe inspiration for these 11 keyboard shortcuts came from a dead battery in a wireless USB mouse. However, a few must be used in conjuction with a mouse click.
11 Keyboard shortcuts for Mac OS X worth remembering, in no particular order...
c
(on boot)Boot from CD.
mouse down
(on boot)Eject CD.
cmd-opt-esc
Force quit current app.
Reminiscent of ctrl-alt-del on that other OS.
cmd-`
Cycle through current application's windows.
Everyone knows
cmd-tab
to cycle through applications, but oftentimes one has multiple windows of the same application and needs to cycle through them.opt-cmd-esc
Force Quit dialog
shift-cmd-4 + space + click
Screen dump highlighted window.
Everyone knows the
shift-cmd-3
andshift-cmd-4
screen shot shortcuts, but this one is slightly different in that it allows you to grab the chrome of a particular application window.cmd-;
Spell checking.
ctrl-F2
Highlight the Menu.
Starts with the Apple menu highlighted. Use arrows to navigate.
ctrl-F3
Highlight the Dock.
cmd-h
Hide current application.
Not that you would have anything incriminating visible in the current application, right?
cmd + drag background window title-bar
Adjust a window partially obscured by the top-most window.