25 Basic Mac Keyboard Shortcuts

These 25 Mac keyboard shortcuts will help you do things faster and make you look geekier!

1. ⌘C = Copy (1:32)
2. ⌘V = Paste (2:40)
3. ⌘X = Cut (3:08)
4. ⌘A = Select all (3:34)
5. ⌘Z = Undo (4:05)
6. ⌘⇧Z = Redo (4:49)
7. ⌘Tab = Switch programs (5:15)
8. ⌘` = Next window in current program (5:43)
9. ⌘W = Close window (6:07)
10. ⌘N = New window/document (6:37)
11. ⌘S = Save document (6:55)
12. ⇧⌘S = Save document as… (7:29)
13. ⌘O = Open document (7:58)
14. ⌘P = Print document (8:28)
15. ⌘Q = Quit program (9:04)
16. ⌘Spacebar = Open Spotlight (9:16)
17. ⌘⇧N = Create new Folder (9:39)
18. ⌘Delete = Delete Files (9:52)
19. ⌘⇧Delete = Empty Trash (10:13)
20. ⌘, = Open Preferences (11:01)
21. ⌘←, ⌘→ = Move to start/end of line (11:22)
22. ⌘↑, ⌘↓ = Move to top/bottom of document (11:58)
23. ⌘⇧3 = Capture entire screen (12:30)
24. ⌘⇧4 = Capture custom area (13:01)
25. ⌘⇧4 Spacebar = Capture window (13:46)

For a complete list of Mac shortcuts go to: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343

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