macOS

switch to the next most recently used app among your open apps

perform a spotlight search from a finder window

show or hide the spotlight search field

open a new tab / show or hide the tab bar when a single tab is open in the current finder window / show or hide the fonts window

close the front window

close all windows of the app

force quit an app

show the character viewer

use the app in full screen, if supported by the app

take a screenshot or make a screen recording

immediately lock your screen

log out of your macos user account

log out immediately without confirming

cut the selected item and copy it to the clipboard

copy the selected item to the clipboard

paste the contents of the clipboard into the current document or app

undo the previous command

redo the undo command

select all items

find items in a document or open a find window

find again: find the next occurrence of the item previously found

hide the windows of the front app

view the front app but hide all other apps

minimize the front window to the dock

minimize all windows of the front app

open the selected item, or open a dialog to select a file to open

print the current document

save the current document

use quick look to preview the selected item

switch between the windows of the app you're using / activate the next open window in the front app

create a new folder in the finder

open preferences for the front app

duplicate the selected files / select the desktop folder from within an open dialog or save dialog

eject the selected disk or volume

show the get info window for a selected file / italicize the selected text, or turn italics on or off

show the original file for the selected alias in the finder, refresh or reload the page in some apps, or check for software updates again in software update

open the computer window

open the desktop folder

open the recents window, showing all of the files you viewed or changed recently

open a go to folder window

open the home folder of the current macos user account

open icloud drive

open the network window

open the downloads folder

open the documents folder

show or hide the preview pane in finder windows / page setup: display a window for selecting document settings

open the airdrop window

show or hide the tab bar in finder windows

add selected finder item to the dock (os x mavericks or later)

open the utilities folder

show or hide the dock

add the selected item to the sidebar (os x mavericks or later)

hide or show the path bar in finder windows

hide or show the sidebar in finder windows

hide or show the status bar in finder windows

show view options

open the connect to server window

make an alias of the selected item

open a new finder window

create a new smart folder

show or hide the toolbar when a single tab is open in the current finder window / show or hide a toolbar in the app

move the files in the clipboard from their original location to the current location / paste style: apply the copied style to the selected item

use quick look to preview the selected files

view a quick look slideshow of the selected files

view the items in the finder window as icons

view the items in a finder window as a list

view the items in a finder window in columns

view the items in a finder window in a gallery

go to the previous folder

go to the next folder

open the folder that contains the current folder / move the insertion point to the beginning of the document

open the folder that contains the current folder in a new window

open the selected item / move the insertion point to the end of the document

open the selected folder (list view only)

close the selected folder (list view only)

move the selected item to the trash

empty the trash

empty the trash without confirmation dialog

show all windows of the front app

boldface the selected text, or turn boldfacing on or off

underline the selected text, or turn underlining on or off

show or hide the definition of the selected word

display the spelling and grammar window

find misspelled words in the document

delete the word to the left of the insertion point

delete the character to the left of the insertion point

delete the character to the right of the insertion point

forward delete on keyboards that don't have a forward delete key

delete the text between the insertion point and the end of the line or paragraph

page up: scroll up one page

page down: scroll down one page

home: scroll to the beginning of a document

end: scroll to the end of a document

move the insertion point to the beginning of the current line

move the insertion point to the end of the current line

move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word

move the insertion point to the end of the next word

select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the document

select the text between the insertion point and the end of the document

select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the current line

select the text between the insertion point and the end of the current line

extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line above

extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line below

extend text selection one character to the left

extend text selection one character to the right

extend text selection to the beginning of the current paragraph, then to the beginning of the following paragraph if pressed again

extend text selection to the end of the current paragraph, then to the end of the following paragraph if pressed again

extend text selection to the beginning of the current word, then to the beginning of the following word if pressed again

extend text selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of the following word if pressed again

move to the beginning of the line or paragraph

move to the end of a line or paragraph

move one character forward

move one character backward

center the cursor or selection in the visible area

move up one line

move down one line

insert a new line after the insertion point

swap the character behind the insertion point with the character in front of the insertion point

left align

right align

center align

go to the search field

copy style: copy the formatting settings of the selected item to the clipboard

paste and match style: apply the style of the surrounding content to the item pasted within that content

show or hide the inspector window

display the save as dialog, or duplicate the current document

decrease the size of the selected item

increase the size of the selected item

open the help menu

invert colors

reduce contrast

increase contrast

move focus to the menu bar

move focus to the menu bar

move focus to the dock

move focus to the dock

move focus to the active window or next window

move focus to the active window or next window

move focus to the window toolbar

move focus to the window toolbar

move focus to the floating window

move focus to the floating window

move focus to the previous panel

change the way tab moves focus—between navigation of all controls on the screen, or only text boxes and lists

change the way tab moves focus—between navigation of all controls on the screen, or only text boxes and lists

move focus to the status menu in the menu bar

move focus to the status menu in the menu bar

activate the previous open window in the front app

move the focus to the window drawer

move to next control

move to previous control

move to the next control when a text field is selected

move to the previous grouping of controls