Watch this demonstration video showing tips and shortcuts for navigating applications.
Navigating applications
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| Will completely quit the application, not just close a window. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will close a window or a tab. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will save whatever file is currently active. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will open new files. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will cycle forwards through the last viewed windows in this application. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will cycle backwards through the last viewed windows. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will go to the previously used application. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Navigating text
Watch this demonstration video showing tips and shortcuts for navigating text.
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| Will copy some selected text. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will paste the previously copied text. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will copy then delete the text, cut. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will undo any number of changes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will redo the changes you undid. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will search for some text in the document. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| After finding results, will jump to the next search result. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will move backwards through the search results. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will jump to the end of the line. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will jump to the start of the line. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will jump to the next word. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will jump to the previous word. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will jump to the top of the text. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will jump to the bottom of the text. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manipulating files & folders
Watch this demonstration video showing tips and shortcuts for manipulating files and folders.
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| Will rename a file or folder. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will trigger a preview. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will make a new Finder window. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will make a new folder in this location. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will move a file/folder to the trash. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will open a file in the default application. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will duplicate the file/folder. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will move around the files. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will switch between “Icon”, “List” and “Column” views. |
Browser shortcuts
Watch this demonstration video showing tips and shortcuts for navigating your web browser.
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| Will jump to the URL bar. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will make a new tab. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will reopen a recently closed tab. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will jump to a tab by it’s order in the tab bar. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will navigate the browser back. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will navigate the browser forward. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will go leftwards, navigating through the tabs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will go rightwards, navigation through the tabs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will jump around the web page highlighting controls you can manipulate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will trigger the active control, click links or check checkboxes, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| When no control is selected it will jump down the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will jump up the page. |