Take Mac screenshotsĬommand-Shift-3, Command-Shift-4: Screenshots are a way of life in my daily work, and I’m willing to bet you’ve needed to take a quick capture of your screen at some point. To find something in the Finder, Safari or Chrome, or in a Pages or Word document, simply hit the Command-F key combination and a little window will show up where you can type in your search terms. Keep hitting this shortcut to open multiple tabs (or continue opening tabs in reverse chronological order in Chrome).Ĭommand-F: Search is a massive part of any computer user’s workflow, from finding the right document to looking for a key word or phrase in Safari. In Chrome, Command-Shift-T will open the most recently closed tab for you. Open a new web browser tab on MacĬommand-T: Whether you’re in a web browser like Safari or Chrome or in the Finder itself, this keyboard shortcut will open a new tab for you.
Chrome, for example, delineates between Close Window ( Command-W) and Close Tab ( Command-Shift-W). These shortcuts will do the same thing as the Close Window option in the Finder and most other apps.
#Learn mac keyboard shortcuts windows
Close Mac windows quicklyĬommand-W, Option-Command-W: The first of these will close whatever active window you are using, while the second one will close all the windows in the currently active app (or Finder, which is also an app, really). To fully exit out of any Mac program in OS X, you’ll need to use the Quit command with this shortcut, or click on the app menu, then choose Quit. In OS X, you close windows with the red X button (in the upper left of your window), but it will not quit the app. Quit any Mac programĬommand-Q: If you’re coming from a Windows computer, you might have gotten used to “X-ing out” of your applications by clicking on the X button at the top of any application window. Hold down Shift to constrain movement to 45°, 90°, 135°, or 180°.This post is sponsored by Whats The Host. Press CAPS LOCK to change tool pointer to crosshair. Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 2pts Release Guide (turns it into a regular path)
Hold Option while dragging out a new guide Hide/Show all panels except Tools and Control
Switch between GPU and CPU preview (if available) Be sure to let go of the Spacebar while dragging so you again don't type more spaces. Hold Cmd, then Spacebar. (This will show the Zoom tool.) Let go of Cmd so you see the Hand tool and immediately start dragging the mouse so you don't end up typing spaces. To get Hand Tool (while NOT editing Type) Move mesh point along path with Mesh toolĪdd mesh point with Mesh tool without changing colorĬonstrain orientation of polygons, stars, spiralsĪdd/subtract sides, points, spiral segmentsĬreate continuous duplicates along mouse movement Transform pattern without transforming object Samples intermediate color from gradient, picture, etc. To get Eyedropper tool while using Live Paint Bucket tool When finished drawing, hold Option and release mouseĬonnect to an open (and selected) path with Pencil tool Move anchor point while drawing with Pen toolĬreate closed path with Pencil or Paintbrush tool To get Add Anchor Point tool while using Scissors tool Switch between Add Anchor Point and Delete Anchor Point tools To get Anchor Point tool while using Pen tool To cycle through tools behind column tool To switch between Selection and Direct Selection tools To access Selection or Direction Selection tool (whichever was used last) at any time
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