If you use your Mac on a daily basis, you can save a lot of time by using keyboard shortcuts. Below we have listed the most useful keyboard shortcuts in macOS for you.
Use macOS faster with these key combinations
Keyboard shortcuts have been an important part of macOS since the beginning. By using your keyboard, you can control your Mac a lot easier and faster. You must of course know which buttons to use. New users in particular will have to search a lot for the right options. Below we have listed the twelve most useful macOS key combinations for you.
- Force stop apps: If an application crashes, use Option-Command-Esc to quit it. Hold down the Command-Shift-Option-Esc key combination for three seconds to stop only the foreground program.
- To hide or stop apps: You can hide apps quickly with Command-H. Or close them completely by pressing Command-Q.
- To view app preferences: With Command-comma (,) you quickly open the preferences of the program you have open, so that you can change certain settings.
- To take screenshots: With Shift-Command-3 you can quickly take a screenshot of the entire screen. Use Shift-Command-4 to choose a specific area for the screenshot.
- Navigating with the keyboard: In Safari or Chrome you can easily go to the previous or next page (Command-]or Command-[)withthekeyboardOruseCommandincombinationwiththearrowkeystonavigateupanddown[)gaanmethetkeyboardOfgebruikCommandincombinatiemetdepijltjestoetsenomnaarbovenenbenedentenavigeren
- Calling up spotlight: Command-Spacebar calls up Spotlight and allows you to quickly find files and functions. Moreover, the function can be used to make calculations or to quickly look up something on the internet.
- Quick view: To quickly view the content of a document or get a preview of a photo or video, press the spacebar. You can ‘scroll’ through the files with the arrow keys.
- Quickly to a specific folder: In Finder, use key combinations to quickly navigate to Applications (Command-Shift-A), Utilities (Command-Shift-U), Downloads (Command-Shift-L), the desktop (Command-Shift-D) or your home folder (Command-Shift -H) to go.
- Log out quickly: You can log out of your account quickly and without confirmation with the key combination Option-Shift-Command-Q.
- Quickly shut down your Mac: If you are experiencing problems with your Mac, closing all apps and restarting your system can help. Use Control-Command-Eject Button for this.
- To enable hibernation: You put your Mac in sleep mode by pressing the key combination Option-Command-Eject button.
- Startup options: When starting up your Mac, you have several options such as Safe Mode (Shift) and Startup Manager (Option) that allow you to choose a different startup disk. To reinstall or restore macOS from a backup, press Command-R during startup.
Which keyboard shortcuts are indispensable if you work on your Mac? Let us know in the comments below this article!
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