Being new to the Mac world, I’ve had to spend a lot of time over the last several days searching out and getting used to the Mac shortcuts keys. If you’re in the same boat, here’s a list of some good ones to save you some time.
- Press X during startup - Force Mac OS X startup
- Press Option-Command-Shift-Delete during startup - Bypass primary startup volume and seek a different startup volume (such as a CD or external disk)
- Press C during startup - Start up from a CD that has a system folder
- Press N during startup - Attempt to start up from a compatible network server (NetBoot)
- Press T during startup - Start up in FireWire Target Disk mode
- Press Shift during startup - Start up in Safe Boot mode and temporarily disable login items and non-essential kernel extension files (Mac OS X 10.2 and later)
- Press Command-V during startup - Start up in Verbose mode.
- Press Command-S during startup - Start up in Single-User mode
- Command-W - Close Window
- Option-Command-W - Close all Windows
- Command-Right Arrow - Expand folder (list view)
- Option-Command-Right Arrow - Expand folder and nested subfolders (list view)
- Command-Left Arrow - Collapse Folder (list view)
- Option-Command-Up Arrow - Open parent folder and close current window
tags: mac osx, mac os x, mac shortcuts
