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  • Can you list apple keyboard shortcuts which are useful
    * Shift+Apple+Q
    * Log out

    * Shift+Option Apple+Q
    * Log out immediately

    * Shift+Apple+Delete
    * Empty Trash

    * Apple+H
    * Hide Active Application Doesn't Work With Adobe Applications

    * Option+Apple+H
    * Hide All But The Active Application

    * Control+Eject
    * Shut Down, Sleep, or Restart Options

    * Apple+Control+Eject
    * Quit all applications and Restart

    * Apple+ . (period)
    * Stop a process

    * Apple+ , (comma)
    * Open Preferences for Active Application

    * Option+Apple+D
    * Show/Hide Dock

    * Control+Up Arrow
    * Move up one page

    * Control+Down Arrow
    * Move down one page

    * Option+Apple+Esc
    * Force Quit

    FILE MANAGEMENT

    * Apple+N
    * New Finder window or New Blank Page in Some Applications

    * Shift+Apple+N
    * New Folder Must Be In Finder Window For It to Work

    * Apple+O
    * Open Another Existing Document

    * Apple+S
    * Save

    * Shift+Apple+S
    * Save as

    * Apple+P
    * Print

    * Apple+W
    * Close Window

    * Apple+Option+W
    * Close all Windows

    * Apple+I
    * Get Info

    * Option+Apple+I
    * Show Attributes Inspector Limited use – varies by application.

    * Apple+D
    * Duplicate

    * Apple+Q
    * Close Application

    * Apple+L
    * Make Alias

    * Apple+R
    * Show Original

    * Apple+T
    * Add to Favorites Deprecated

    * Apple+Delete
    * Move Highlighted Items to Trash

    * Apple+E
    * Eject

    * Apple+F
    * Find

    EDITING

    * Apple+Z
    * Undo

    * Apple+X
    * Cut

    * Apple+C
    * Copy

    * Apple+V
    * Paste

    * Apple+A
    * Select All

    * Apple+ {
    * Align Left Only Works in Some Applications

    * Apple+ }
    * Align Right Only Works in Some Applications

    * Apple+ | (pipe)
    * Align Center Only Works in Some Applications

    * Apple+ ; (semicolon)
    * Check Spelling Only Works in Some Applications

    * Shift+Apple+C
    * Show Colors palette in application Only Works in Some Applications

    * Apple+T
    * Show Font palette in application Only Works in Some Applications

    VIEW MENU

    * Apple+1
    * View as Icons

    * Apple+2
    * View as List

    * Apple+3
    * View as Columns

    * Option+Apple+T
    * Hide Toolbar

    * Apple+J
    * Show View Options

    MOVING AROUND

    * Apple+ [
    * Back Must be in Finder Window

    * Apple+ ]
    * Forward Must be in Finder Window

    * Shift+Apple+A
    * Applications Must be in Finder Window

    * Shift+Apple+F
    * Favorites Must be in Finder Window

    * Shift+Apple+G
    * Goto Folder Must be in Finder Window

    * Apple+K
    * Connect to Server Must be in Finder Window

    * Apple+Tab
    * Switch to next Application Hold Apple key to enter App. switcher mode

    CONTROLLING WINDOWS

    * Apple+N
    * New Window

    * Apple+T
    * New Tab If the Application supports Tabs

    * Apple+M
    * Minimize Window

    * Option+Apple+M
    * Minimize All Windows

    GETTING HELP

    * Apple+ ?
    * Open Mac Help

    UNIVERSAL ACCESS

    * Option+Apple+ * (asterisk)
    * Turn on Zoom

    * Option+Apple+ =
    * Zoom in

    * Option+Apple+ -
    * Zoom out

    * Control+Option+Apple+ *
    * Switch to White on Black

    COMBINE KEYBOARD WITH MOUSE

    * Option+Drag
    * Copy to new location

    * Option+Apple+Drag
    * Make alias in new location

    * Apple+Drag
    * Move to new location without copying

    SCREEN SHOTS

    * Apple+Shift+3
    * Take a picture of the screen will leave a .png file on desktop

    * Apple+Shift+4
    * Take a picture of the selection will leave a .png file on desktop

    * Apple+Shift+4, Control
    * Take a picture of the selection, place in clipboard

    * Apple+Shift+4, Spacebar
    * Take a picture of the selected window will leave a .png file on desktop

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