Keyboard shortcut cheat sheet
Definitions
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⌘
Command
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⌥
Option (Alt)
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⌃
Control
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⇧
Shift
Applications
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⌘N
Create a new file.
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⌘O
Open a file.
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⌘S
Save this file.
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⌘W
Close this window or tab.
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⌘Q
Fully quit this application.
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⌘Tab
Go to previous application.
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⌘Tab + Hold ⌘
Will display a list of all the open applications.
While holding
⌘
if you pressTab
you can select which app to view.Pressing
Q
while still holding⌘
will quit that application in the background.Pressing
H
while still holding⌘
will hide that application.Pressing
1
while still holding⌘
will show all the windows open for that app.
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⌘`
— ‘Will cycle forwards through the last viewed windows in this application.’
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⌘⇧`
— ‘Will cycle backwards through the last viewed windows.’
Text
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⌘A
Select all the text.
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⌘C
Copy the selected text.
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⌘X
Cut the selected text.
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⌘V
Paste the previously copied item.
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⌘Z
Undo the recent change.
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⌘⇧Z
Redo the recent undo.
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⌘F
Find within this file.
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⌘G
Find next matching item.
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⌘⇧G
Find previous matching item.
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⌘➔
Move to the end of the line.
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⌘←
Move to the start of the line.
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⌥➔
Move to the next word.
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⌥←
Move to the previous word.
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⌘↑
Move to the top of the file.
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⌘↓
Move to the bottom of the file.
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Shift+Arrows
Highlight text.
Can be combined with
⌘
&⌥
Files & folders
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Return
Rename a file or folder.
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Space
Trigger a preview.
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⌘N
Make a new Finder window.
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⌘⇧N
Make a new folder in this location.
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⌘ Delete
Move a file/folder to the trash.
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⌘O
Open a file in the default application.
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⌘D
Duplicate the file/folder.
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Arrows
Move around the files.
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⌘1
,⌘2
, etc.Switch between “Icon”, “List” and “Column” views.
Web browser
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⌘R
Refresh the current website.
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⌘L
Focus the URL bar.
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⌘T
Create a new tab.
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⌘⇧T
Reopen a closed tab.
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⌘1
,⌘2
, etc.Switch to tab by number.
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Delete
,⌘[
Go back.
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⌘]
Go forward.
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⌘⇧]
Go to the next tab.
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⌘⇧[
Go to the previous tab.
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Tab
Move around items in the website.
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Return
/Space
Activate a link or control.
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Space
Scroll down a screen.
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Shift+Space
Scroll up a screen.
Code editor
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⌘⌥N
New file in current folder.
If the advance new file package is installed.
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⌘P
Quick open a file.
Works when you’ve opened a folder in the editor.
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⌘1
,⌘2
, etcSwitch to tab by number.
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Tab
,⌘]
Indent, works on multiple lines.
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Shift+Tab
,⌘[
Outdent, works on multiple lines.
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⌘⇧]
Go to the next tab/file.
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⌘⇧[
Go to the previous tab/file.
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⌘⇧P
Execute a command in the editor.
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⌘R
Filter & find by keyword in this file.
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⌘⌥F
Find and replace within this file.
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⌘⇧F
Find and replace within this folder.
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⌃⇧K
Delete this line.
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⌃⌘↑
Move a line up.
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⌃⌘↓
Move a line down.
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⌘J
Join the line below with this line.
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⌘⇧D
Duplicate this line.