Apple Macintosh shortcut keys

Note that not all of the below shortcut keys will work in all versions of Mac OS. 

• Open Apple + Down Opens the selected icon.
• Shift + Click Select the icon and add it to the set of those selected.
• Tab Highlight the next icon inside the folder, in alphabetical order.
• Shift + Tab Highlight the previous icon inside the folder, in alphabetical order.
• Left arrow Used when viewing by icon to select the icon to the left of the one highlighted.
• Right arrow Used when viewing by icon to select icon to the right of the one highlighted.
• Up arrow Used to select the icon above the one currently highlighted.
• Down arrow Used to select the icon below the one currently highlighted.
• Open Apple + ? Mac help
• Open Apple + E Eject
• Open Apple + Shift + Up Arrow Used to direct the input focus to the desktop level.
• Open Apple + M Minimize window
• Open Apple + N New finder window
• Open Apple + Shift + N New folder
• Open Apple + W Close the current window.
• Open Apple + C Copy the elected item to the clipboard.
• Open Apple + X Cut the selected item.
• Open Apple + V Paste item from the clipboard
• Open Apple + L Make alias
• Open Apple + R Show original item
•  Open Apple + T Add to favorites
•  Open Apple + O Open the selected icon.
• Open Apple + F Display the find dialog box.
• Open Apple + G Repeat the last find operation.
• Open Apple + Shift + G Takes a snapshot of the screen and saves it to a PICT file.