Shortcuts Common to Most Applications

Shortcuts Common to Most Applications

enter choose blue button in dialogue box (usually “enter” or “accept”)
spacebar simulate a mouse click on focused object (i.e., the button or control that has a blue halo around it)
command-shift-? Search application help. As of 10.5, this also FAYT searches available menu items. It also activates the menu bar as keyboard navigable if the search string is empty.

  • command-d don’t save
  • command-+ increase font size
  • command– decrease font size
  • command-, preferences
  • command-? help
  • command-: spelling
  • command-; check spelling
  • command-A select all
  • command-C copy
  • command-shift-C show colors
  • command-F find
  • command-G find next
  • command-H hide
  • command-option-H hide others
  • command-M minimize
  • command-N new
  • command-O open
  • command-P print
  • command-Q quit
  • command-S save
  • command-T show fonts
  • command-V paste
  • command-W close
  • command-X cut
  • command-Z undo

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