Mac keyboard shortcuts

If you've been fiddling around with the keys on your Mac, you might have noticed that Mac keyboard shortcuts are essential when working. 

These Mac keyboard shortcuts allow us to speed up our performance in performing tasks and enhance our productivity. Knowing these small commands will be very useful due to the time we can save by using them.

In the following blog we will make a short list of some keyboard shortcuts that can be very useful in your day to day work.

One of the biggest drawbacks that we can find when using keyboard shortcuts is their exclusive and particular use in different operating systems such as Mac and Windows for example. If we are used to using Windows, switching to the big apple brand will be a bit tedious at first, but for that reason we at Licendi want to make it easier for you to get started in this new world. 

Here are some of the most useful shortcuts you can find in for the Mac operating system. 

Basic shortcuts:

Basic Mac keyboard shortcuts, the ABC of computing. Let's start with the most basic commands that you will need in your day to day processes: 

Command+X: Cut.

Command+C: Copy.

Command+V: Paste.

Command+Z: Undo the previous option.

Command+A: Select all. 

Command+F: Find items in a document or open a search window.

Command+M: Minimise the foreground window.

Command+N: Open a new window or document. 

Command+S: Save.

Command+Tab: Switch between apps.

Option+Command+Escape key: Force quit an application.

Command+P: Print the active document.

Command+S: Save the active document.

Command+T: Open a new tab. 

Command+D: Copy the selected files. 

Command+Shift+3: Capture the entire screen.

Command+Shift+4: Capture a selection of the screen.

Mac keyboard shortcuts for Finder:  

Command+D: Duplicate selected files.

Command+E: Eject the selected disk or volume. 

Command+F: Start a Spotlight search.

Command+I: Display the Get Info window on a selected file. 

Command+Mayus+C: Open the computer window. 

Command+Mayus+H: Open the home folder.

Command+Mayus+L: Open the download folder. 

Command+Mayus+T: Show or hide the tab bar in Finder windows.

Command+Mayus+D: Show or hide the Dock.

Command+Mayus+P: Hide or show the path bar in Finder windows.

In this small list of Mac keyboard shortcuts we have left the essential ones to be able to start to manage your keyboard better and save you some time. It goes without saying that this will be very useful. If you need the complete guide you can find it on Apple's own website.

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