I’m a long time Windows user that recently migrated to Mac
OS X (10.8.2). This blog can be used as a cheat sheet for learning or
remembering keyboard shortcuts and popular programs bundled into the OS.
Keyboard shortcuts/keystrokes
Shortcut/Keystroke
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Mac OS
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Windows
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Comments
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Delete (character in front of cursor)
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Fn + delete
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Del
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As a Windows user this is something I missed a lot,
having a delete key
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Backspace (delete character before cursor)
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delete
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backspace
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Control key
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Command
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Control
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In some cases the Control key is used in MacOS
instead of Command
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Copy
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Command + C
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Control + C
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Paste
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Command + V
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Control + V
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Undo
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Command + Z
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Control + Z
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Redo
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Command + Y
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Control + Y
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Close Window
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Command + W
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Control + W
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Find
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Command + F
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Control + F
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Select All
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Command + A
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Control + A
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Maximize Window
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None
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Control + F10
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Minimize Window
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Command + M
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Control + M
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Function keys (e.g. F1, F2, F3, etc)
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Fn + Function key
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Function key
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Switch programs
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Command + tab
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Control + tab
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Force quit application
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Command + option + esc
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Lock Computer
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Control + Shift + Power
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Ctl + Alt + Del
Click on ‘Lock Computer’
Or
Windows logo key + L
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Scroll Page Up/Down
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Fn + Up/Down
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Page Up/Page Down
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I certainly miss the Page Up/Page Down keys
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Scroll Top/Bottom of Page
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Command + Up/Down
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Control + Home/End
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The MacOS keystroke works in browsers, but does not
work in Word
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Scroll by Word
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Option + Left/Right
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Control + Left/Right
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Select through end of line
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Shift + Command + Right
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Shift + End
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I definitely miss the home/end keys
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Select through beginning of line
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Shift + Command + End
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Shift + Home
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Select/unselect text by word
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Shift + Option + Left/Right
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Shift + Control + Left/Right
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Capture screen to clipboard
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Command + Control + Shift + 3
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Print Screen
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Capture current window to clipboard
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Command + Control + Shift + 4 + Space
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Alt + Print Screen
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Microsoft Office shortcuts (applies to most editing software)
Shortcut/Keystroke
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Word for Mac
2011
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Word
(Windows)
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Comments
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Repeat last action
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Command + Y
Option + Return
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F4
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This can be customized: Tools -> Customize Keyboard -> Edit -> EditRedoOrRepeat
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Bold
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Command + B
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Control + B
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Italic
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Command + I
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Control + I
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Clear Selected Text From a Table Cell/Row
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Fn + Delete
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Delete
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The delete key in Mac will actually delete the
entire cell/row
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Programs
Program description
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Mac OS
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Windows
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Comments
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File system viewer
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Finder
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Windows Explorer
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Text Editor
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TextEdit
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Wordpad
Notepad
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View System Processes
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Activity Monitor
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Task Manager
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Control Panel
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System Preferences
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Control Panel
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OS Command Window
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Terminal
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Command Prompt
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I constantly confuse this with Console
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System Log/Event viewer
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Console
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Event Viewer
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Deleted Files viewer
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Trash
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Recycle Bin
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Screen Image Capture
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Grab
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Clipboard
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