Mac is short for Macintosh which is the brand of personal computers developed and distributed by Apple Inc. Macintosh computers are very popular due to their elegant design, user-friendly interface, and seamless integration with other Apple products and services.
Below, we have listed some of the most popular Mac keyboard shortcuts that will make your Mac experience more efficient.
- Command + C Copies selected (highlighted) text or other items.
- Command + X Cuts selected text or other items.
- Command + V Pastes the selected items.
- Command + Z Undoes your most recent action.
- Shift + Command + Z Redoes your most recent action.
- Command + A Selects all items.
- Command + F Finds specific character within a document or open window.
- Command + H Hides the front/active window.
- Command + M Minimizes the front/active window.
- Command + O Opens the selected item or opens the finder to select a file.
- Command + P Prints your document.
- Command + S Saves your work.
- Command + T Opens a new tab.
- Command + W Closes the active window.
- Command + Q Quit the active program/application.
- Option + Command + Esc Forces the open app to quit.
- Command + Option + M Minimizes all windows.
- Command + Space Bar Brings up the spotlight search bar.
- Control + Command + F Moves current page or app to full + screen view.
- Shift + Command + N Creates a new folder in the finder.
- Control + Shift + Power Button Puts the computer display to sleep.
- Control + Command + Q Locks the screen.
- Command + Shift + 4 Allows you to take a screenshot.
- Command + Control + D Defines the selected (highlighted) word.
- Command + Shift + Delete Empties the trash.