Shortcuts

A repository for every keyboard secret in OS X. Some of these are well known, some are not. Shortcuts in the Menu category are common rather than universal. This list should continue to grow exponentially over
time.
Startup
C start from CD
D start from 1st partition
N start from network server
T put computer in FireWire Target Disk mode
X start in OS X
" show all startup disks
"#$% start from external drive or CD
"$OF open rmware
"$PR zap PRAM (hold until 2nd chime)
$S single user mode
$V verbose
mouse button eject CD
# after power-up: turn o& kernel extensions
after login: prevent startup items from opening
Power
'$-power restart
'"$-power shut down
"$-power sleep
Application Management
$-tab cycle forward through applications
#$-tab cycle back through applications
$~ cycle forward through application windows
#$~ cycle back through application windows
"$-esc Force Quit dialog
$-toolbar
lozenge
cycle forward through toolbar displays
#$-toolbar
lozenge
cycle backward through toolbar displays
#$3 screen dump (entire screen)
#$4 screen dump (drag a rectangle)
#$4,space,click screen dump (highlighted window)
$-space cycle forward through keyboard layouts
#$-space cycle back through keyboard layouts
$-click on window adjust window in background
"-click on Dock
icon or window
switch to new program, hide previous one
"$-click on
Dock icon
switch to new program, hide all others
$-drag rearrange or remove menulets or toolbar icons
$-click
window title
expose path in popup
"-zoom button maximise window
#-minimise button minimise window slowly
#-click minimised
window in Dock
open window slowly
#-close button close window slowly
"$D toggle appearance of Dock
$-drag onto
Dock icon
prevent Dock icons from moving
"$-drag
onto Dock
force program to open dragged item
Outline View
$( Collapse
"$( Collapse All
"-click on
disclosure triangle
Collapse All
$) Expand
"$) Expand All
"-click on
disclosure triangle
Expand All
Safari
% Back
#% Forward
$/ Page Load Test Window
$[ Back
$\ Status Bar
$] Forward
$| Address Bar
#$A Autoll Form
"$A Activity
"$B Bookmarks Bar
"$E Empty Cache
"$F Google Search
#$G Find Previous
#$H Home
$K Block Popups
$L Open Location
"$L Downloads
#$N Add Bookmark Folder
"$P Snapback
"$S Search Results Snapback
"$U View Source
#$) Next Tab
#$( Previous Tab
$* Page Upper Left
$+ Page Bottom Left
Text
'A move to beginning of paragraph
'B move one character back
'D delete character to right
'E move to end of paragraph
'F move one character forward
'K delete text to end of paragraph
'N move to next line
'O insert newline
'P move to previous line
'T transpose characters
"% delete word to left
Text Field
"( move one word left
") move one word right
$( move to beginning of line
$) move to end of line
Text View
"* move up one page
"+ move down one page
$( move to beginning of line
$) move to end of line
$* move to beginning of view
$+ move to end of view
Terminal
'A move to beginning of line
'E move to end of line
'T transpose characters
'U erase line
esc,B move one word back
esc,C capitalise next word
esc,D erase next word
esc,F move one word forward
esc,L make next word lowercase
esc,U make next word uppercase
esc,% erase previous word
Menu
$+ Make Bigger
$, Preferences
$- Make Smaller
$. Stop
$: Spelling
$; Check Spelling
$? Application Help
$A Select All
$B Bold
$B Toggle Toolbar
$C Copy
#$C Show Colors
$D Add Bookmark
$D Don't Save
$D Find Previous
$E Eject
$E Use Selection for Find
#$E Export
$F Find
$G Find Next
#$G Go to Folder
$H Hide Application
"$H Hide Others
$I Get Info
$I Italic
#$I Import
$J Scroll to Selection
$K Connect to Server
$K Erase Deleted Messages
$L Link
#$L Lower Case
$M Minimize
"$M Minimize All
$N New (Window)
$O Open
$P Print
#$P Page Setup
$Q Quit Application
#$Q Log Out
"#$Q Log Out Without Conrmation
'"#$Q Force Log Out Without Conrmation
$R Refresh
$S Save
#$S Save As
$T New Tab
$T Show Fonts
$U Underline
#$U Upper Case
"$U Capitals
$V Paste
$W Close Tab
$W Close Window
#$W Close Window
"$W Close All Windows
$X Cut
$Z Undo
#$Z Redo
Numeric Pad
fn0 Button Hold
fn1 Mouse NW
fn2 Mouse NN
fn3 Mouse NE
fn4 Mouse WW
fn5 Button Click
fn6 Mouse EE
fn7 Mouse SW
fn8 Mouse WW
fn9 Mouse SE
fn. Button Release
Universal Access
"$* Toggle Zoom
"$+ Zoom In
"$- Zoom Out
'"$* Toggle Monochrome
'F1 Toggle Full Keyboard Access
'F2 Highlight Menu
'F3 Highlight Dock
'F4 Highlight Active Window
'F5 Highlight Toolbar
'F6 Highlight Utility Window
VoiceOver
$F5 Toggle VoiceOver
'F7 Toggle ''"' Lock
'"F7 Show VoiceOver Menu
'"F8 Open VoiceOver Utility
Startup
C start from CD
D start from 1st partition
N start from network server
T put computer in FireWire Target Disk mode
X start in OS X
" show all startup disks
"#$% start from external drive or CD
"$OF open rmware
"$PR zap PRAM (hold until 2nd chime)
$S single user mode
$V verbose
mouse button eject CD
# after power-up: turn o& kernel extensions
after login: prevent startup items from opening
Power
'$-power restart
'"$-power shut down
"$-power sleep
Application Management
$-tab cycle forward through applications
#$-tab cycle back through applications
$~ cycle forward through application windows
#$~ cycle back through application windows
"$-esc Force Quit dialog
$-toolbar
lozenge
cycle forward through toolbar displays
#$-toolbar
lozenge
cycle backward through toolbar displays
#$3 screen dump (entire screen)
#$4 screen dump (drag a rectangle)
#$4,space,click screen dump (highlighted window)
$-space cycle forward through keyboard layouts
#$-space cycle back through keyboard layouts
$-click on window adjust window in background
"-click on Dock
icon or window
switch to new program, hide previous one
"$-click on
Dock icon
switch to new program, hide all others
$-drag rearrange or remove menulets or toolbar icons
$-click
window title
expose path in popup
"-zoom button maximise window
#-minimise button minimise window slowly
#-click minimised
window in Dock
open window slowly
#-close button close window slowly
"$D toggle appearance of Dock
$-drag onto
Dock icon
prevent Dock icons from moving
"$-drag
onto Dock
force program to open dragged item
Outline View
$( Collapse
"$( Collapse All
"-click on
disclosure triangle
Collapse All
$) Expand
"$) Expand All
"-click on
disclosure triangle
Expand All
Safari
% Back
#% Forward
$/ Page Load Test Window
$[ Back
$\ Status Bar
$] Forward
$| Address Bar
#$A Autoll Form
"$A Activity
"$B Bookmarks Bar
"$E Empty Cache
"$F Google Search
#$G Find Previous
#$H Home
$K Block Popups
$L Open Location
"$L Downloads
#$N Add Bookmark Folder
"$P Snapback
"$S Search Results Snapback
"$U View Source
#$) Next Tab
#$( Previous Tab
$* Page Upper Left
$+ Page Bottom Left
Text
'A move to beginning of paragraph
'B move one character back
'D delete character to right
'E move to end of paragraph
'F move one character forward
'K delete text to end of paragraph
'N move to next line
'O insert newline
'P move to previous line
'T transpose characters
"% delete word to left
Text Field
"( move one word left
") move one word right
$( move to beginning of line
$) move to end of line
Text View
"* move up one page
"+ move down one page
$( move to beginning of line
$) move to end of line
$* move to beginning of view
$+ move to end of view
Terminal
'A move to beginning of line
'E move to end of line
'T transpose characters
'U erase line
esc,B move one word back
esc,C capitalise next word
esc,D erase next word
esc,F move one word forward
esc,L make next word lowercase
esc,U make next word uppercase
esc,% erase previous word
Menu
$+ Make Bigger
$, Preferences
$- Make Smaller
$. Stop
$: Spelling
$; Check Spelling
$? Application Help
$A Select All
$B Bold
$B Toggle Toolbar
$C Copy
#$C Show Colors
$D Add Bookmark
$D Don't Save
$D Find Previous
$E Eject
$E Use Selection for Find
#$E Export
$F Find
$G Find Next
#$G Go to Folder
$H Hide Application
"$H Hide Others
$I Get Info
$I Italic
#$I Import
$J Scroll to Selection
$K Connect to Server
$K Erase Deleted Messages
$L Link
#$L Lower Case
$M Minimize
"$M Minimize All
$N New (Window)
$O Open
$P Print
#$P Page Setup
$Q Quit Application
#$Q Log Out
"#$Q Log Out Without Conrmation
'"#$Q Force Log Out Without Conrmation
$R Refresh
$S Save
#$S Save As
$T New Tab
$T Show Fonts
$U Underline
#$U Upper Case
"$U Capitals
$V Paste
$W Close Tab
$W Close Window
#$W Close Window
"$W Close All Windows
$X Cut
$Z Undo
#$Z Redo
Numeric Pad
fn0 Button Hold
fn1 Mouse NW
fn2 Mouse NN
fn3 Mouse NE
fn4 Mouse WW
fn5 Button Click
fn6 Mouse EE
fn7 Mouse SW
fn8 Mouse WW
fn9 Mouse SE
fn. Button Release
Universal Access
"$* Toggle Zoom
"$+ Zoom In
"$- Zoom Out
'"$* Toggle Monochrome
'F1 Toggle Full Keyboard Access
'F2 Highlight Menu
'F3 Highlight Dock
'F4 Highlight Active Window
'F5 Highlight Toolbar
'F6 Highlight Utility Window
VoiceOver
$F5 Toggle VoiceOver
'F7 Toggle ''"' Lock
'"F7 Show VoiceOver Menu
'"F8 Open VoiceOver Utility