Mac Cheat Sheet Bundle with Shortcuts, Tips, Commands, and Tricks for macOS

If you spend tons of time on your Mac, either for leisure or work, you’ll want to refer to this article with a collection of free cheat sheets for Mac, covering everything from Calendar to iWork.

We’ve put together a range of shortcuts, tips, commands, and tricks that can help you get the most from Mac, make you more efficient and effective when using Mac for any purpose. This article contains these cheat sheets:

• Accessibility Shortcuts
• Calendar, Reminders, and Notes Shortcuts
• Finder Shortcuts
• iWork Shortcuts
• MacOS Shortcuts
• Microsoft Office for Mac Shortcuts
• Music for Mac Shortcuts
• Safari Shortcuts
• Spotlight Tips and Tricks
• Terminal Commands
• Ulysses Shortcuts

If you want to become a Mac power user, the tips and shortcuts in this article will certainly help you get there!

Table of contents

macOS Keyboard Shorcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts for Quick Navigation through Finder for macOS
macOS Spotlight Tips and Tricks
Keyboard Shortcuts for Calendar, Reminders, and Notes on macOS
macOS Accessibility Shortcuts
Music for macOS Keyboard Shortcuts
macOS Terminal Commands
Keyboard Shortcuts for Safari on macOS
Keyboard Shortcuts for iWork Pages, Numbers, and Keynote
Keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft Office on macOS
Keyboard Shortcuts for Ulysses on macOS

macOS Keyboard Shortcuts

Take a screenshot of the entire screen	Shift + Cmd + 3
Take a screenshot of the selected region	Shift + Cmd + 4
Take a screenshot of the selected window	Shift + Cmd + 4, then Space
Log out	Shift + Cmd + Q
Log out instantly	Shift + Cmd + Option + Q
Select all	Cmd + A
Copy	Cmd + C
Find	Cmd + F
Hide current window	Cmd + H
Minimize current window	Cmd + M
Open	Cmd + O
Print	Cmd + P
Save	Cmd + S
Paste (copy)	Cmd + V
Close current window	Cmd + W
Undo	Cmd + Z
Help	Cmd + ?
Open Preferences for the current app	Cmd + Comma
Open Spotlight search	Cmd + Space
Switch to the next open app	Cmd + Tab
Switch to the next window in the current app	Cmd + Tilde
Hide all other windows	Cmd + Option + H
Minimize all windows	Cmd + Option + M
Close all windows	Cmd + Option + W
Paste (cut)	Cmd + Option + V
Force quit	Cmd + Option + Esc
Sleep	Cmd + Option + Eject
Quit all apps and restart	Cmd + Control + Eject
Choose between Sleep, Restart, or Shutdown	Control + Eject

Boot to Apple Diagnostics	D
Boot from the network server	N
Boot in Target Disk Mode	T
Boot in Safe Mode	Shift
Boot in macOS Recovery	Cmd + R
Boot in Single-User Mode	Cmd + S
Boot in Verbose Mode	Cmd + V
Reset NVRAM or PRAM	Cmd + Option + P + R
Boot to Startup Manager and pick other startup disks if available	Option

Rename selected file or folder	Enter
Open preview of the selected file	Space
Go to folder	Shift + Cmd + G
Create a new folder	Shift + Cmd + N
Empty the trash	Shift + Cmd + Delete
Empty the trash immediately	Shift + Cmd + Option + Delete
Icon View	Cmd + 1
List View	Cmd + 2
Column View	Cmd + 3
Duplicate selected file or folder	Cmd + D
Get Info	Cmd + I
View options	Cmd + J
Open new Finder window	Cmd + N
Open new Finder tab	Cmd + T
Back	Cmd + [
Forward	Cmd + ]
Move to trash	Cmd + Delete
Move up one folder	Cmd + Up
Move down one folder	Cmd + Down
Show Attributes Inspector	Cmd + Option + I

Keyboard Shortcuts for Quick Navigation through Finder for macOS

Open new window	Cmd + N
Open new tab	Cmd + T
Close active window or tab[1]	Cmd + W
Close action window[1]	Shift + Cmd + W
Close all windows or tabs except the active tab[1]	Option + Cmd + W
Close all windows[1]	Option + Shift + Cmd + W
Open selected item(s)	Cmd + O
Open selected item(s) and close active window or tab[1]	Option + Cmd + O
Create a new folder	Shift + Cmd + N
Create a new folder and move the selected item to it	Control + Cmd + N
Show Get Info pane for the selected item(s)	Cmd + I
Show Inspector pane for the selected item(s)	Option + Cmd + I
Open selected file for printing	Cmd + P
Rename selected item	Enter
Copy selected item(s) to clipboard	Cmd + C
Copy pathname of the selected item to the clipboard[2]	Option + Cmd + C
Paste item(s) from the clipboard	Cmd + V
Move selected item(s) to active location	Option + Cmd + V
Undo the last action	Cmd + Z
Reverse Undo action	Shift + Cmd + Z
Duplicate selected item(s)	Cmd + D
Create an alias for the selected item(s)	Control + Cmd + A
Locate the original item for selected alias(s)	Option + Control + Cmd + A
Open Quick Look preview of selected item(s)	Space[3]
Open Quick Look preview of selected item(s)	Cmd + Y[3]
Open slideshow or fullscreen Quick Look preview of selected item(s)	Option + Cmd + Y[3]
Add sidebar shortcuts for the selected item(s)	Control + Cmd + T
Add selected item(s) to Dock	Control + Shift + Cmd + T
Move selected item(s) to Trash	Cmd + Delete
Delete selected item(s) immediately	Option + Cmd + Delete
Empty Trash	Shift + Cmd + Delete
Empty Trash immediately without a warning dialog	Option + Shift + Cmd + Delete
Eject the selected disk or volume	Cmd + E
Open a Finder search window (search bar Is activated automatically)	Cmd + F
Open a Finder search window even when Finder is not active	Option + Cmd + Space
Switch to Icon view	Cmd + 1
Switch to List view	Cmd + 2
Switch to Column view	Cmd + 3
Switch to Gallery view	Cmd + 4
Sort items into Groups[4]	Control + Cmd + 0
Sort items by None	Control + Option + Cmd + 0
Sort items by Name	Control + Option + Cmd + 1
Sort items by Kind	Control + Option + Cmd + 2
Sort items by Date Last Opened	Control + Option + Cmd + 3
Sort items by Date Added	Control + Option + Cmd + 4
Sort items by Modified	Control + Option + Cmd + 5
Sort items by Size	Control + Option + Cmd + 6
Sort items by Tags	Control + Option + Cmd + 7
Clean up items by Name	Option + Cmd + 1
Clean up items by Kind	Option + Cmd + 2
Clean up items by Date Modified	Option + Cmd + 5
Clean up items by Size	Option + Cmd + 6
Clean up items by Tags	Option + Cmd + 7
Toggle sidebar	Option + Cmd + S
Toggle toolbar and sidebar	Option + Cmd + T
Toggle tab bar	Shift + Cmd + T
Toggle path bar	Option + Cmd + P
Toggle Preview sidebar	Shift + Cmd + P
Toggle status bar	Cmd + /(Forward slash)
Show View options for active folder	Cmd + J
Toggle visibility of hidden files	Shift + Cmd + .(Period)
Icon View, Gallery View: Select last item	Up Arrow
List View: Select the item above
Column View: Select the last item if no item selected, otherwise select the item above
Icon View, Gallery View: Select first item	Down Arrow
List View: Select the item below
Column View: Select first item if no item selected, otherwise select item below
Icon View: Select item on the left	Left Arrow
List View: Collapse folder
Column View: Select parent folder
Gallery View: Select the last item if no item selected, otherwise select the first item on the left
Icon View: Select item on the right	Right Arrow
List View: Expand the folder
Column View: Select child item
Gallery View: Select the first item if no item selected, otherwise select first item on the right
Icon, List, and Gallery View: Cycle through items in the forward direction	Tab
Icon, List, and Gallery View: Cycle through items in the backward direction	Shift + Tab
Open enclosing (parent) folder	Cmd + Up Arrow
Select first item or open selected item(s)	Cmd + Down Arrow
Go one step backward	[5]Cmd + [
Go one step forward	[5]Cmd + ]
Open Recents window	Shift + Cmd + F
Open Documents folder	Shift + Cmd + O
Open Desktop folder	Shift + Cmd + D
Open Downloads folder	Option + Cmd + L
Open Home folder of the current user account	Shift + Cmd + H
Open Computer window	Shift + Cmd + C
Open Airdrop window	Shift + Cmd + R
Open Network window	Shift + Cmd + K
Open iCloud Drive	Shift + Cmd + I
Open Application folder	Shift + Cmd + A
Open Utilities folder	Shift + Cmd + U
Open dialog to jump to folder using pathname	Shift + Cmd + G
Open Connect to Server utility	Cmd + K
Open Finder preferences	Cmd + ,(Comma)
Minimize active window	Cmd + M
Minimize all window	Option + Cmd + M
Cycle through (unminimized) windows	Cmd + `(Backquote)
Hide Finder	Cmd + H
Hide all apps except Finder	Option + Cmd + H
Quit Finder	Cmd + Q
Open sidebar item in new tab or window	Cmd-Click
Add item to or move/remove item from toolbar/sidebar	Cmd-Drag Toolbar/Sidebar Item
To toolbar/sidebar: Add a shortcut	Cmd-Drag File/Folder
To any location on disk: Move item there
Cancel drag-and-drop action midway	Esc
Resize the corresponding column to fit item with the longest name	Double-click divider in Column View
Resize all columns to fit items with the longest name in each	Option + Double-Click divider in Column View
Resize columns equally	Option-Drag divider in Column View
Reveal link to Library folder	Option-Click Go Menu

[1]: When window has multiple tabs
[2]: If multiple items are selected, pathname of first item will be copied.
[3]: If no item selected, preview parent folder with Quick Look.
[4]: Does not work in Gallery View.
[5]: Based on tab/window history.

macOS Spotlight Tips and Tricks

Open Spotlight	Cmd + Space
Display results for a search term with the first result highlighted and its preview in the right-hand pane	Keyword(s)[1]
Display exact matches	“Keywords” or “phrase”
DIsplay App Store as top result	“as”[2]
Display Parental Controls as top result	“pc”[2]
Open selected item	Return (Enter)
Open selected item	Double-click result
Select result below	Down Arrow
Select result above	Up Arrow
Select first item in preview pane	Tab[3]
Display Finder location of selected result at bottom of the preview pane	Cmd[4]
Autocomplete search keyword using the suggested/selected result	Right Arrow
Jump to the first result in the next category	Cmd + Down Arrow
Jump to the first result in the previous category	Cmd + Up Arrow
Jump to the definition in results	Cmd + L
Open result in Finder or relevant app if applicable	Cmd + R
Open result in Finder or relevant app if applicable	Cmd + Return (Enter)
Open Get Info pane for the result	Cmd + I
Lookup search term using default search engine in default browser	Cmd + B
Copy item	Cmd + C
Copy item	Drag result to Finder window or desktop
View all results in Finder	Double-click Show all in Finder in result list
Reveal Play button to play result in preview	Hover over preview for audio/video result
Reveal scroll bar	Two-finder scroll over preview
Move Spotlight to reposition it	Drag search box
Clear search box	Esc
Clear search box	Cmd + Delete
Open Finder search window with search box selected	Option + Cmd + Space

Created or sent by Name	from:Name
Created or sent by Name	by:Name
Created by Name	author:Name
Addressed to Name	to:Name
With title Title_Name	title:Title_Name
With tag Tag_Name	tag:TagName
From DD/MM/YY	date:DD/MM/YY
Created DD/MM/YY	created:DD/MM/YY
Modified DD/MM/YY	modified:DD/MM/YY
Comment contains keyword	comment:keyword[6]
Apps[7]	kind:app kind:application(s)
Audio	kind:audio
Bookmarks	kind:bookmark(s)
Calendar events	kind:event(s)
Contracts	kind:contact(s)
Documents	kind:document(s)
Emails	kind:email(s) kind:mail message(s)
Folders	kind:folder(s)
Fonts	kind:font(s)
Images	kind:image(s) kind:jpg, kind:png
Movies	kind:movie(s)
Music	kind:music
PDF	kind:pdf(s)
Preferences	kind:preferences kind:system preferences
Presentations	kind:presentation(s)
Reminders	kind:reminder(s)
Pages documents	kind:pages
Number spreadsheets	kind:numbers
Keynote presentations	kind:keynote

Results with keyword 1 and keyword 2	keyword 1 AND keyword 2
Results with keyword 1 or keyword 2	keyword 1 OR keyword 2
Results with keyword 1 but not keyword 2	keyword 1 NOT keyword 2
Results with keyword 1 but not keyword 2	keyword 1 -keyword 2

“time in Sydney”	Get time zone information
“weather” for local weather “weather in Mumbai”	Get weather information
keyword	Look up definitions
“302kelvins in f”	Convert temperatures
“52 pounds to kilograms”	Convert measurements
“600gbp in usd”	Convert currencies
“234/5*6”	Get math calculations
“cricket scores” “lakers game”	Get real-time sports scores
“sbux” for SBUX or Starbucks Corporation	Get stock prices
showtimes or movie times	See what’s playing at local theaters
“men in black”	Get movie details and showtimes
“WN3536” or “southwest 3536”	Track flights
“waka waka”	Play songs without opening iTunes[9]
coffee	Find local businesses[10]
places to eat
restaurant
salon

emails i received today

photos from yesterday

files from this week

messages from last week

screenshots i took last month

last year photos

unread emails

pictures i took in june

documents i created in 2019

“spreadsheets from tim”

“presentations from ben”

[1]: Keyword(s) can be in title of Finder item or within content.
[2]: Speed up search for apps and System Preferences panes by typing in their initials. Works with third-party apps also.
[3]: Works with folders only. Preview pane items can be enclosed files or subfolders.
[4]: Works with local results only.
[5]: Can be used with or without keywords.
[6]: Searches for Finder items with keyword in Comments section of Get Info pane.
[7]: Without this filter, searching for an app name also reveals files recently used in app and matching apps in Mac App Store.
[8]: Can be used with metadata attributes. Eg: kind:document date:25/08/19-31/08/19 NOT 28/08/19
[9]: Hover over relevant track in preview to reveal Play button.
[10]: Look under Maps category for relevant results. Does not work with all emojis.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Calendar, Reminders, and Notes on macOS

Add new event	Cmd + N
Add new calendar	Option + Cmd + N
Add new calendar group	Shift + Cmd + N
Add new calendar subscription	Option + Cmd + S
Highlight search box to search for events	Cmd + F
Switch to Day view	Cmd + 1
Switch to Week view	Cmd + 2
Switch to Month view	Cmd + 3
Switch to Year view	Cmd + 4
Go to next day, week, month, or year	Cmd + Right Arrow
Go to previous day, week, month, or year	Cmd + Left Arrow
Switch to today’s date	Cmd + T
Open popup for switching to specific date	Shift + Cmd + T
Increase text size	Cmd + +(Plus)
Decrease text size	Cmd + -(Minus)
Refresh all calendars	Cmd + R
Edit selected event	Cmd + E
Close event editor without saving changes	Esc (when event is open)
Commit changes to event and close event editor	Return (when event is open)
Show Info popup for the selected event	Cmd + I
Show Inspector popup for selected event(s)[1]	Option + Cmd + I
Select event (if available) in adjacent row/column in relevant direction	Arrow Keys
Day/Week View: Move selected event 15 minutes earlier. Month View: Move the selected event one week earlier.	Control + Option + Up Arrow
Day/Week View: Move selected event 15 minutes later. Month View: Move the selected event one week later.	Control + Option + Down Arrow
Day/Week View: Move selected event one day later.	Control + Option + Right Arrow
Day/Week View: Move selected event one day earlier.	Control + Option + Left Arrow
Toggle Availability panel	Shift + Cmd + A

Create new reminder	Cmd + N
Create new list	Shift + Cmd + N
Indent reminder to create subtask[2]	Cmd + ]
Outdent reminder[2]	Cmd + [
Show all subtasks	Cmd + E
Hide all subtasks	Shift + Cmd + E
Show Info popup for the selected reminder[3]	Cmd + I
Highlight search box to search for reminders	Cmd + F
Set/clear flag for selected reminder(s)[2]	Shift + Cmd + F
Toggle sidebar	Control + Cmd + S

Create new note	Cmd + N
Create new folder	Shift + Cmd + N
Open dialog for attaching file	Shift + Cmd + A
Create link	Cmd + K
Highlight search box to search current note	Cmd + F
Highlight next search result in current note	Cmd + G
Highlight previous search result in current note	Shift + Cmd + G
Highlight search box to search all note	Option + Cmd + F
Apply Title format	Shift + Cmd + T
Apply Heading format	Shift + Cmd + H
Apply Subheading format	Shift + Cmd + J
Apply Body format	Shift + Cmd + B
Apply Monospaced format	Shift + Cmd + M
Apply Checklist format	Shift + Cmd + L
Mark selected checklist items as checked/unchecked	Shift + Cmd + U
Move current list/checklist item up in list	Control + Cmd + Up Arrow
Move current list/checklist item down in list	Control + Cmd + Down Arrow
Emphasize selected text	Cmd + B
Italicize selected text	Cmd + I
Underline selected text	Cmd + U
Increase size of selected text	Cmd + +(Plus)
Decrease size of selected text	Cmd + -(Minus)
Align selected text flush left	Cmd + Shift + [
Center selected text	Cmd + Shift + \
Align selected text flush right	Cmd + Shift + ]
Decrease indent level of selected content or line where cursor is placed	Cmd + [
Increase indent level of selected content or line where cursor is placed	Cmd + ]
Add line break (soft return) to list/checklist item	Control + Return
Insert tab character in list item	Option + Tab
Copy style of selection	Option + Cmd + C
Paste copied style to selection	Option + Cmd + V
Show Fonts window	Cmd + T
Show Colors window	Shift + Cmd + C
Create table	Option + Cmd + T
Move cursor to row below[4]	Return
Move focus to next cell on right	Tab
Move focus to next cell on left	Shift + Tab
Select cells one by one in relevant directions current row	Shift + Left/Right Arrow
Select cells one by one in relevant directions current column	Shift + Up/Down Arrow
Add new paragraph in the current cell	Option + Return
Add tab character in the current cell	Option + Tab
Add new row above the current row	Option + Cmd + Up Arrow
Add new row below the current row	Option + Cmd + Down Arrow
Add new column to the right of the current column	Option + Cmd + Right Arrow
Add new column to the left of the current column	Option + Cmd + Left Arrow
Show main Notes window	Cmd + 0
Switch to List view for notes	Cmd + 1
Switch to Gallery view for notes	Cmd + 2
Switch to Attachment Browser	Cmd + 3
Open or switch focus to selected note to begin typing	Return (when the note is selected in List view or Gallery view)
Open or switch focus from current note content to previous notes view i.e. List view or Gallery view	Cmd + Return
Toggle Folders sidebar	Option + Cmd + S
Zoom in on note content	Shift + Cmd + .(Period)
Zoom out on note content	Shift + Cmd + ,(Comma)
Change note content to the default size	Shift + Cmd + 0
Select content of active cell OR Select table if the active cell is empty[5]	Cmd + A (when the cursor is in the table)

Undo the previous action	Cmd + Z
Reverse undo	Shift + Cmd + Z
Cut selected item	Cmd + X
Copy selected item	Cmd + C
Paste cut/copied item	Cmd + V
Delete selected item	Delete
Select all items	Cmd + A
Open Print dialog	Cmd + P
Open app preferences	Cmd + ,(Comma)
Toggle Full-Screen mode	Control + Cmd + F
Minimize window	Cmd + M
Minimize all windows of the current app	Option + Cmd + M
Close current window[6]	Cmd + W
Close all windows of the current app	Option + Cmd + W
Hide current app	Cmd + H
Hide all apps except the current app	Option + Cmd + H
Quit app	Cmd + Q

[1]: Shortcut does not work with multiple events, but if you switch between events when Inspector is active, its contents are updated accordingly.
[2]: Shortcut may not be available if iCloud is not enabled.
[3]: If multiple reminders are selected, the Info popup for the last selected reminder is displayed.
[4]: If the cursor is in the last row, the shortcut adds a new row to the table.
[5]: When the active cell is populated, press shortcut twice to select the table.
[6]: In Reminders and Notes, shortcut quits app after closing window.

macOS Accessibility Shortcuts

Show accessibility options	Option + Command + F5
Enable/disable VoiceOver	Command + F5
Show VoiceOver utility	Control + Option + F8
Enable/disable zoom	Option + Command + 8
Zoom in	Option + Command + +(Plus)
Zoom out	Option + Command + -(Minus)
Invert colors	Control + Option + Command + 8
Increase contrast	Control + Option + Command + .(Period)
Reduce contrast	Control + Option + Command + ,(Comma)

Switch between navigation controls	Control + F7
Next control	Tab
Previous control	Shift + Tab
Next control when a text field is selected	Control + Tab
Move focus to the previous grouping	Control + Shift + Tab
Move to the adjacent item	Arrow keys
Move to a control adjacent to the text field	Control + Arrow keys
Choose menu item	Space
Default action	Return
Cancel	Esc
Focus on previous panel	Control + Shift + F6
Status menu	Control + F8
Next open window	Command + `(Backquote)
Previous window	Shift + Command + `(Backquote)
Window drawer	Option + Command + `(Backquote)

Move between menus	Left/right arrow
Move to a menu item	Type menu item’s name
Move between menu items in the selected menu	Up/down arrow
Open/choose selected menu	Return

Up	8
Down	2
Left	4
Right	6
Diagonally down and left	1
Diagonally down and right	3
Diagonally up and left	7
Diagonally up and right	9
Press mouse button	5
Hold mouse button	0
Release mouse button	Period

Music for macOS Keyboard Shortcuts

Open preferences	Command + ,(Comma)
Quit the app	Command + Q
Eject	Command + E
Open help	Command + ?
Open a different music library	Option + Command(while opening Music)
Refresh	Command + R

Play from beginning	Return
Play/pause	Space
Track forward or back	Option + Command + Right/left arrow
Stop	Command + Full stop
Play the next/previous song	Right/left arrow
Play the next/previous album	Option + Right/left arrow
Display currently playing	Command + L
Display the Playing Next list	Option + Command + U
Increase volume	Command + Up arrow
Decrease volume	Command + Down arrow
Open the equaliser	Option + Command + E
Go to the next or last chapter	Shift + Command + Right/left arrow
Stream an audio file from a URL	Command + U

Create a new playlist
Create a playlist from a selection of songs
Crease a new Smart Playlist
Start Genius Shuffle
Delete the selected playlist
Delete the selected playlist, and its songs, from your library
Delete the selected song from your library and all playlists

Search in the iTunes Store	Type in the search field and press Option + Return
Next or previous page	Command + Right/left bracket
Reload	Command + R

Import a file to your library	Command + O
Show where a song file is located	Shift + Command + R
Select the search field	Command + F
Undo your last input when editing	Command + Z
Cut information or artwork	Command + X
Copy information or artwork	Command + C
Paste information or artwork	Command + V
Select all the songs in the list	Command + A
Show or hide the column browser	Command + B
Deselect all the songs in the list	Shift + Command + A
Select or deselect all the songs in a list	Command + click the tickbox

Create a new playlist	Command + N
Create a playlist from a selection of songs	Shift + Command + N
Create a new Smart Playlist	Option + Command + N
Start Genius Shuffle	Option + Space
Delete the selected playlist	Command + Delete
Delete the selected playlist, and its, songs, from your library	Option + Delete
Delete the selected song from your library and all playlists	Option + Delete

macOS Terminal Commands

Auto-complete file and folder names	Tab
Go to the beginning of the line you’re currently typing on	Ctrl + A
Goto the end of the line you’re currently typing on	Ctrl + E
Clear the line before the cursor	Ctrl + U
Clear the line after the cursor	Ctrl + K
Delete the word before the cursor	Ctrl + W
Swap the last two characters before the cursor	Ctrl + T
Swap the last two words before the cursor	Esc + T
Clear the screen	Ctrl + L
Kill whatever you’re running	Ctrl + C
Exit the current shell	Ctrl + D
Move cursor one word forward	Option + Right arrow
Move cursor one word backward	Option + Left arrow
Move cursor one character forward	Ctrl + F
Move cursor one character backward	Ctrl + B
Paste whatever was cut by the last command	Ctrl + Y
Puts whatever you’re running into a suspended background process	Ctrl + Z
Undo the last command	Ctrl + _

Top level directory	/ (Forward Slash)
Current directory	. (Single Period)
Parent directory	.. (Double Period)
Home directory	~ (Tilde)
Run command with the security priviledes of the super use	sudo [command]
Opens the Terminal editor	nano [file]
Opens a file	open [file]
Get help about a command	[command] -h
Show the help manual of the command	man [command]

Home directory	cd
Change directory, e.g. cd Documents	cd [folder]
Home directory	cd ~
Root of the drive	cd/
Previous directory or folder you last browsed	cd –
Show your working directory	pwd
Move up to the parent directory	cd..
Move up two levels	cd../..

Display the name of files and subdirectories in the directory	ls
Force multi-column output of the listing	ls -C
List all entries including those with .(period) and ..(double period)	ls -a
Output the list of files in one entry per line format	ls -1
Display a/(slash) immediately after each path that is a directory, *(asterisk) after executable programs or scripts, and @ after a symbolic link	ls -F
Sort files or entries by size	ls -S
List in a long format, includes file mode, owner and group name, date and time file was modified, pathnames, and more	ls -l
List the files sorted by time modified (most recent first)	ls -lt
Long listing with human readable file sizes in KB, MB, or GB	ls -lh
List the file names with size, owner, and flags	ls -lo
List detailed directory contents, including hidden files	ls – la

Search through previously used commands	Ctrl + R
Shows the previous commands typed. Add a number to limit to last n items	history n
Execute the last command typed that starts with a value	![value]
Execute the last command typed	!!

List usage for each subdirectory and its content	du
Human readable output of all files in a directory	du -sh[folder]
Display an entry for each specified file	du -s
List files and folders, totalling the size including the subfolders. Replace sk* with sm* to list directories in MB	du -sk* | sort -nr
Calculate your system’s free disk space	df -h
Calculate free disk space in powers of 1,000 (as opposed to 1,024)	df -H

Display the default permission for a home directory	ls -ld
Display the read, write, and access permission of a particular folder	ls -ld/<dir>
Change the permission of a file to 755	chmod 755<file>
Change the permission of a folder (and its contents) to 600	chmod -R 600<dir>
Change the ownership of a file to user and group. Add -R to include folder contents	chown<user>:<group><file>

Output currently running processes. Here, a shows processes from all users and x shows processes that are not connected with the Terminal	ps -ax
Shows all the processes with %cpu, %mem, page in, PID, and command	ps -aux
Display live information about currently running processes	top
Display processes sorted by CPU usage, updating every 5 seconds	top -ocpu -s 5
Sort top by memory usage	top -o rsize
Quit process with ID <PID>. You’ll see PID as a column in the Activity Monitor	kill PID
Find a process by name or PID	ps -ax | grep <appname>

Create new folder named <dir>	mkdir <dir>
create nested folders	mkdir -p <dir>/<dir>
Create several folders at once	mkdir <dir1> <dir2> <dir3>
Create a folder with a space in the filename	mkdir “<dir>”
Delete a folder (only works on empty folders)	rmdir <dir>
Delete a folder an its contents	rm -R <dir>
Create a new file without any extension	touch <file>
Copy a file to the folder	cp <file> <dir>
Copy a file to the current folder	cp <file> <newfile>
Copy a file to the folder and rename the copied file	cp <file>~/<dir>/<newfile>
Copy a folder to a new folder with spaces in the filename	cp -R <dir> <“new dir”>
Prompts you before copying a file with a warning overwrite message	cp -i <file><dir>
Copy multiple files to a folder	cp <file1> <file2> <file3>/Users/<dir>
Delete a file (This deletes the file permanently; use with caution.)	rm <file>
Delete a file only when you give confimation	rm -i <file>
Force removal without confirmation	rm -f <file>
Delete multiple files without any confirmation	rm <file1> <file2> <file3>
Move/rename	mv <file> <newfilename>
Move a file to the folder, possibly by overwriting an existing file	mv <file> <dir>
Optional -i flag to warn you before overwriting the file	mv -i <file> <dir>
Move all PNG files from current folder to a different folder	mv *.png ~/<dir>

Ping host and display status	ping <host>
Output whois info for a domain	whois <domain>
Download file via HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP	curl -O <url/to/file>
Establish SSH connection to <host> with user <username>	ssh <username>@<host>
Copy <file> to a remote <host>	scp <file><user>@<host>:/remote/path

Check brew for potential problems	brew doctor
Install a formula	brew install <formula>
Uninstall a formula	brew uninstall <formula>
List all the installed formulas	brew list
Display available formulas for brewing	brew search
Upgrade all outdated and unpinned brews	brew upgrade
Fetch latest version of homebrew and formula	brew update
Remove older version of installed formula	brew cleanup
Tap the cask repository from GitHub	brew tap homebrew/cask
List all installed casks	brew cask list
Install the given cask	brew cask install <cask>
Uninstall the given cask	brew cask uninstall <cask>

Find all files named <file> inside <dir>. Use wildcards (*) to search for parts of filenames	find <dir> -name <“file”>
Output all occurrences of <text> inside <file> (add -i for case insensitivity)	grep “<text>” <file>
Search for all files containing <text> inside <dir>	grep -rl “<text>” <dir>

Output the content of <file>	cat <file>
Output the contents of <file> using the less command that supports pagination and more	less <file>
Output the first 10 lines of <file>	head <file>
Appends the output of <cmd> to <file>	<cmd> >> <file>
Direct the output of <cmd> into <file>	<cmd> > <file>
Direct the output of <cmd1> to <cmd2>	<cmd1> | <cmd2>

Keyboard Shortcuts for Safari on macOS

Open new window	Cmd + N
Open new private window	Shift + Cmd + N
Open new tab	Cmd + T
Open new tab at end of tab bar	Option + Cmd + T
Select address bar content[1]	Cmd + L
Open address bar URL in new background tab[1]	Cmd + Return
Open address bar URL in new foreground tab	Shift + Cmd + Return
Open link in new background tab[2]	Cmd + click
Open link in new background window[2]	Option + Cmd + click
Open link in new foreground tab[2]	Shift + Cmd + click
Open link in new foreground window[2]	Option + Shift + Cmd + click
Minimize current window[3]	Cmd + M
Close current tab	Cmd + W
Close all tabs except current tab	Option + Cmd + W
Close current window	Shift + Cmd + W
Close all windows	Option + Shift + Cmd + W
Reopen last closed tab/window[4]	Cmd + Shift + T
Switch to next tab	Control + Tab OR Shift + Cmd + ]
Switch to previos tab	Shift + Control + Tab OR Shift + Cmd + [
Switch to first tab/second tab/…[5]	Cmd + 1/2/…
Switch to last tab i.e. tab at end of tab bar	Cmd + 9
Open first/second/… bookmark listed under Favorites[6]	Option + Cmd + 1,2..9
Toggle Tab Overview	Shift + Cmd + \
Close all tabs except tab whose close button you clicked	Option + click Close button
Quit Safari	Cmd + Q

Scroll up	Up Arrow
Scroll down	Down Arrow
Scroll left	Left Arrow
Scroll right	Right Arrow
Scroll in larger increments	Option + Arrow key
Scroll down a screen	Spacebar OR Page Down
Scroll up a screen	Shift + Spacebar OR Page Up
Scroll to top of webpage	Cmd + Up Arrow OR Fn + Left Arrow OR Home
Scroll to bottom of webpage	Cmd + Down Arrow OR Fn + Right Arrow OR End
Zoom in on webpage content	Cmd + +(Plus)
Zoom out of webpage content	Cmd + -(Minus)
Make webpage text bigger	Option + Cmd + +(Plus)
Make webpage text smaller	Option + Cmd + -(Minus)
Restore webpage content to default size	Cmd + 0
Reload webpage	Cmd + R
Reload webpage from origin i.e. without using browser cache	Option + Cmd + R
Stop webpage from loading	Cmd + .(Period)
Go to next page in history	Cmd + ] OR Cmd + Right Arrow
Go to previous page in history	Cmd + [ OR Cmd + Left Arrow
View history of current tab in a list	Hold Back/Forward toolbar button
Go to homepage	Shift + Cmd + H
Search results SnapBack	Option + Cmd + S
Find text on page	Cmd + F
Find selected text on page	Cmd + F OR Cmd + E
Move forward through matching text results	Cmd + G OR Return
Move backward through matching text results	Shift + Cmd + G OR Shift + Return

Toggle Reader view for current webpage	Shift + Cmd + R
Save current webpage as bookmark	Cmd + D
Add current webpage to Reading List	Shift + Cmd + D
Load next Reading List item[7]	Option + Cmd + Down Arrow
Load previous Reading List item[7]	Option + Cmd + Up Arrow
Open bookmark	Click bookmark in sidebar or double-click in Bookmarks Editor
Add linked page to Reading List	Shift + click
Open all bookmarks from folder	Cmd + click folder in Favorites bar
Move bookmark	Drag bookmark to left/right in Favorites bar
Remove bookmark	Drag bookmark off Favorites bar
Select/deselect bookmark/folder[9]	Cmd + click
Select multiple bookmarks/folders[10]	Shift + click
Open bookmark in new background tab	Cmd + double-click
Open bookmark in new background window	Option + Cmd + double-click
Open bookmark in new foreground tab	Shift + Cmd + double-click
Open bookmark in new foreground window	Option + Shift + Cmd + double-click
Open selected bookmark OR toggle contents of selected bookmark folder	Space
Open selected folder	Right Arrow
Close selected folder	Left Arrow
Highlight name of selected bookmark/folder for editing OR Finish editing name of bookmark/folder	Return
Deleted selected bookmark/folder	Delete

Open Preferences[3]	Cmd + ,(Comma)
Toggle Favorites bar	Shift + Cmd + B
Toggle status bar	Cmd + /
Toggle sidebar	Shift + Cmd + L
Toggle Bookmark sidebar	Control + Cmd + 1
Toggle Reading List sidebar	Control + Cmd + 2
Toggle Tab Overview	Shift + Cmd + \
Toggle Downloads[11]	Option + Cmd + L
Show Bookmark Editor	Option + Cmd + B
Toggle Full Screen view	Control + Cmd + F
Show browser history	Cmd + Y
Quit Full Screen mode OR Quit Reader View	Esc

Toggle Responsive Design mode	Option + Cmd + R
Show Web Inspector	Option + Cmd + I
Connect Web Inspector	Option + Shift + Cmd + I
Show Javascript Console	Option + Cmd + C
Show Page Source	Option + Cmd + U
Show Page Resources	Option + Cmd + A
Start/stop timeline recording	Option + Shift + Cmd + T
Start/stop element selection	Shift + Cmd + C
Empty browser caches	Option + Cmd + E

Open file	Cmd + O
Download linked file	Option + click file link
Open downloaded file	Double-click file in Downloads list
Email link to current page	Cmd + I

[1]: Use Cmd + L and Cmd + Return in that order to duplicate current tab quickly.
[2]: Shortcut works with bookmarks in Favorites bar also.
[3]: Shortcut works in other macOS apps also.
[4]: The Undo shortcut Cmd + Z also works as long as the Close Tab action was the most recent one. Neither shortcut can reopen private browsing tabs and windows.
[5]: Shortcut works only for first eight tabs from left.
[6]: Shortcut works only for first nine tabs from left. Folders and bookmarks within them don’t count.
[7]: Shortcut works only when Reading List sidebar is open.
[8]: Shortcuts work in Bookmarks Sidebar and Bookmarks Editor.
[9]: Shortcut also lets you select multiple, non-contiguous bookmarks/folders.
[10]: Shortcut works with contiguous bookmarks only.
[11]: Shortcut does not work when Downloads list is empty.

Keyboard Shortcuts for iWork Pages, Numbers, and Keynote

Open template/theme chooser	Cmd + N
Close template/theme chooser	Esc
Open file	Cmd + O
Save current file	Cmd + S
Duplicate current file	Shift + Cmd + S
Save the current file as	Option + Shift + Cmd + S
Print	Cmd + P
Open Page Setup dialog box	Option + Cmd + P
Scroll up one page	Fn + Up Arrow
Scroll down one page	Fn + Down Arrow
Close current window	Cmd + W
Close all windows	Option + Cmd + W
Minimize current window	Cmd + M
Minimize all windows	Option + Cmd + M
Switch to Full Screen mode	Control + Cmd + F
Switch to next tab	Control + Tab
Switch to previous tab	Shift + Control + Tab
Zoom current window	Control + Cmd + =
Zoom all windows	Option + Control + Cmd + =
Hide current app	Cmd + H
Hide other apps	Option + Cmd + H
Open app settings	Cmd + ,(Comma)
Open Help window	Cmd + ?
Quit app	Cmd + Q
Quit app and keep windows open	Option + Cmd + Q

Show Spelling and Grammar window	Shift + md + ;(Semicolon)
Show Character Viewer (Emoji and Symbols windows)	Control + Cmd + Space
Show Edit Equation dialog box	Option + Cmd + E
Show Fonts window	Cmd + T
Toggle Inspector sidebar	Option + Cmd + I
Switch to next tab in Inspector	Control + `(Grave)
Switch to previous tab in Inspector	Shift + Control + `(Grave)
Toggle ruler(s)	Cmd + R
Show Colors window	Shift + Cmd + C
Toggle primary toolbar	Option + Cmd + T
Move item around in toolbar	Cmd + drag toolbar item
Remove item from toolbar	Cmd + drag item away from toolbar

Undo last action	Cmd + Z
redo last action	Shift + Cmd + Z
Select all content	Cmd + A
Deselect all content	Shift + Cmd + A
Cut selection	Cmd + X
Copy selection	Cmd + C
Paste cut/copied content	Cmd + V
Paste and match style of destination	Option + Shift + Cmd + V
Copy style of selection	Option + Cmd + C
Paste copied style to selection	Option + Cmd + V
Delete selection OR Clear contents of selected cell(s) in table	Delete
Duplicatr selection	Cmd + D
Open Find and Replace dialog	Cmd + F
Find next match (when Find and Replace dialog is active)	Cmd + G
Find previous match (when Find and Replace dialog is active)	Shift + Cmd + G
Find using selected text	Cmd + E
Show selected text or object in window	Cmd + J
Zoom in on file content	Shift + Cmd + .(Period)
Zoom out of file content	Shift + Cmd + ,(Comma)
Return file content to actual size	Cmd + Z

Move selected object one point or one screen pixel in specified direction	Arrow Key
Move selected object ten point or ten screen pixel in specified direction	Shift + Arrow Key
Send selected object to back	Shift + Cmd + B
Send selected object one layer back	Option + Shift + Cmd + B
Bring selected object to front	Shift + Cmd + F
Bring selected object one layer forward	Option + Shift + Cmd + F
Group selected objects	Option + Cmd + G
Ungroup selected objects	Option + Shift + Cmd + G
Lock selected objects	Cmd + L
Unlock selected objects	Option + Cmd + L
Edit image mask	Shift + Cmd + M
Edit text editing and select its object	Cmd + Return
Show Choose dialog box foe inserting object	Shift + Cmd + V
Define selected text as placeholder text	Control + Option + Cmd + T
Define selected image or movie as placeholder media	Control + Option + Cmd + I
Draw custom shape with Pen tool	Option + Shift + Cmd + P

Start dictation[1]	Fn (twice)
Extend selection one character to right	Shift + Right Arrow
Extend selection one character to left	Shift + Left Arrow
Extend selection to end of current word[2]	Option + Shift + Right Arrow
Extend selection to beginning of current word[2]	Option + Shift + Left Arrow
Extend selection to end of current line	Shift + Cmd + Right Arrow
Extend selection to beginning of current word	Shift + Cmd + Left Arrow
Extend selection to line above	Shift + Up Arrow
Extend selection to line below	Shift + Down Arrow
Extend selection to beginning of current paragraph	Option + Shift + Up Arrow
Extend selection to end of current paragraph	Option + Shift + Down Arrow
Extend selection to beginning of text	Shift + Cmd + Up Arrow
Extend selection to end of text	Shift + Cmd + Down Arrow
Emphasize selected text	Cmd + B
Italicize selected text	Cmd + I
Underline selected text	Cmd + U
Delete word before cursor	Option + Delete
Delete word after cursor	Option + Fn + Delete
Increase size of selected text	Cmd + +(Plus)
Decrease size of selected text	Cmd + -(Minus)
Decrease space between selected characters	Option + Cmd + [
Increase space between selected characters	Option + Cmd + ]
Make selected text (or word at cursor) superscript	Control + Shift + Cmd + +(Plus)
Make selected text (or word at cursor) subscript	Control + Cmd + –
Align selected text flush left	Cmd + Shift + [
Center selected text	Cmd + Shift + \
Align selected text flush right	Cmd + Shift + ]
Justify selected text	Option + Cmd + Shift + \
Decrease indent level of block of text or list item where cursor is placed	Cmd + [
Increase indent level of block of text or list item where cursor is placed	Cmd + ]
Turn selected text into hyperlink	Cmd + K
Insert non-breaking space	Option + Space
Insert line break (soft return)	Shift + Return
Insert paragraph break	Return
Insert new line after cursor, without moving cursor	Control + O
Insert page break	Fn + Cmd + Return
Swap characters on either side of cursor	Control + T
Look up selected word	Control + Cmd + D
Display list of words to complete selected word	Option + Esc
Check spelling and grammar	Cmd + ;(Semicolon)

Insert new comment box for selected text, object, or cell	Shift + Cmd + K
Save current comment	Cmd + Return
Show next comment[3]	Option + Cmd + K
Show previous comment[3]	Option + Shift + Cmd + K

Toggle Chart Data editor	Shift + Cmd + D
Complete cell entry and select cell below	Return
Complete cell entry and select cell above	Shift + Return
Complete cell entry and select cell on right	Tab
Complete cell entry and select cell on left	Shift + Tab
Move chart legend one point	Arrow Key (when chart legend is selected)
Move chart legend ten points	Shift + Arrow Key (when chart legend is selected)
Add row above selected cells	Option + Up Arrow
Add row below selected cells	Option + Down Arrow
Add column to right of selected cells	Option + Right Arrow
Add column to left of selected cells	Option + Left Arrow
Select all rows that intersect current selection	Option + Cmd + Return
Select all columns that intersect current selection	Control + Cmd + Return
Select row/cell above selected row/cell	Shift + Up Arrow
Select row/cell below selected row/cell	Shift + Down Arrow
Select row/cell to the right of selected row/cell	Shift + Right Arrow
Select row/cell to the left of selected row/cell	Shift + Left Arrow
Begin editing cell	Return (when cell is selected)
Auto-align cell content	Option + Cmd + U
Stop editing cell and select it	Cmd + Return
Stop editing cell and select its table	Cmd + Return (twice)
Move selected table one point or one screen pixel in specified direction	Arrow Key (when table is selected)
Move selected table ten points or ten screen pixels in specified direction	Shift + Arrow Key (when table is selected)
Select next cell in specified	Arrow Key (when cell is selected)
Extend cell selection by one cell in specified direction	Shift + Arrow Key (when cell is selected)
Insert line break (soft return) when editing text in cell	Control + Return
Insert paragraph break (hard return) when editing text in cell	Return
Open formula editor for selected non-formula cell	=
Edit cell formula	Control + =
Select first populated cell in current row	Option + Cmd + Left Arrow
Select last populated cell in current row	Option + Cmd + Right Arrow
Select first populated cell in current column	Option + Cmd + Up Arrow
Select last populated cell in current column	Option + Cmd + Down Arrow
Delete selected rows	Option + Cmd + Delete
Delete selected columns	Control + Cmd + Delete
Merge selected cells	Control + Cmd + M
Unmerge selected cells	Control + Shift + Cmd + M
Expand current selection to include first populated cell in current row	Option + Shift + Cmd + Left Arrow
Expand current selection to include last populated cell in current row	Option + Shift + Cmd + Right Arrow
Expand current selection to include first populated cell in current column	Option + Shift + Cmd + Up Arrow
Expand current selection to include last populated cell in current column	Option + Shift + Cmd + Down Arrow
Toggle top border of selected cell(s)	Control + Option + Cmd + Up Arrow
Toggle bottom border of selected cell(s)	Control + Option + Cmd + Down Arrow
Toggle right border of selected cell(s)	Control + Option + Cmd + Right Arrow
Toggle left border of selected cell(s)	Control + Option + Cmd + Left Arrow
Enable Autofill mode	Cmd + \
Autofill from row above	Option + Cmd + \
Autofill from column before	Control + Cmd + \

Highlight selected text[4]	Shift + Cmd + H
Increase indent level of list item[4]	Tab
Decrease indent level of list item[4]	Shift + Tab
Add an EndNote bibliography	Option + Shift + Cmd + E
Accept change (when change tracking is on)	Option + Cmd + A
Reject change (when change tracking is on)	Option + Cmd + R
Add bookmark[5]	Option + Cmd + B
Toggle layout	Shift + Cmd + L
Toggle invisibles	Shift + Cmd + I
Toggle comments pane	Shift + Cmd + T
Toggle word count	Shift + Cmd + W
Open dialog box for switching to specific page	Control + Cmd + G

Select table from cell selection	Cmd + Return
Show Tab Overview	Shift + Cmd + \
Switch to previous sheet	Shift + Cmd + [
Switch to next sheet	Shift + Cmd + ]
Switch to first sheet	Option + Shift + Cmd + [
Switch to last sheet	Option + Shift + Cmd + ]
Insert current date in selected cell	Control + Shift + Cmd + D
Insert current time in selected cell	Control + Shift + Cmd + T
Apply sorting rules	Shift + Cmd + R
Enable filters	Option + Cmd + F
Collapse selected groups	Cmd + 8
Collapse peer groups	Option + Cmd + 8
Collapse all groups	Option + Shift + Cmd + 8
Expand selected groups	Cmd + 9
Expand peer groups	Option + Cmd + 9
Expand all groups	Option + Shift + Cmd + 9

Select all object types in object list	Cmd + A
Deselect all object types in object list	Shift + Cmd + A
Select table from cell selection	Cmd + Return
Insert new slide OR add new master slide from Master Slides view	Shift + Cmd + N
Skip selected slide	Shift + Cmd + H
Toggle Master Slides view	Shift + Cmd + E
Toggle presenter nodes	Shift + Cmd + P
Toggle object list	Shift + Cmd + L
Zoom to selection	Shift + Cmd + O
Zoom to fit slide	Option + Cmd + O
Zoom to fit content (including objects on extended canvas)	Option + Shift + Cmd + O
Play slideshow	Option + Cmd + P
Play video during presentation	Space
Pause or resume video	K
Rewind video one frame at a time when paused	J
Fast-forward video one frame at a time when paused	L
Jump to beginning of video	I
Jump to end of video	O

[1]: Shortcut is available only when the dictation feature is enabled under System Preferences > Keyboard > Dictation.
[2]: Use shortcut multiple times to select more words.
[3]: Shortcut also works with changes in Pages when change tracking is enabled.
[4]: Shortcut does not work in table cells.
[5]: Shortcut is not available for Page Layout documents.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft Office on macOS

Print	Cmd + P or Ctrl + P
Find	Cmd + F
Cut	Cmd + X or Ctrl + X
Copy	Cmd + C or Ctrl + C
Paste	Cmd + V or Ctrl + V
Save	Cmd + S or Ctrl + S
Undo	Cmd + Z or Ctrl + Z
Redo	Cmd + Y or Ctrl + Y or Cmd + Shift + Z
Minimize or maximize the ribbon	Cmd + Ctrl + R

Switch between notebook sections	Option + Tab
Move selected paragraphs up	Cmd + Shift + Up Arrow
Move selected paragraphs down	Cmd + Shift + Down Arrow
Move selected paragraphs left	Cmd + Shift + Left Arrow
Switch between pafes	Ctrl + Tab [+ use arrow keys to move up or down]
Insert a line break	Shift + Return
Insert the current date	Cmd + D
Insert the current date and time	Cmd + Shift + Down Arrow
Insert a link	Cmd + K
Delete the word to the left	Option + Delete
Delete the word to the right	Fn + Option + Delete
View a list of open notebooks	Ctrl + G
Search all notebookse	Cmd + Option + F
Create a notebook page	Cmd + N
Move a page	Cmd + Shift + M
Copy a page	Cmd + Shift + C

Create a message	Cmd + N
Save th open message to Drafts	Cmd + S
Send the open message	Cmd + Return
Add an attachment to the open message	Cmd + E
Send and receive all messages	Cmd + K
Reply to the message	Cmd + R
Reply to all	Shift + Cmd + R
Forward the message	Cmd + J

Create an event, note, task, or contact	Cmd + N
Open the selected event, note, task, or contact	Cmd + O
Delete the selected event, note, task, or contact	Delete
Navigate to the previous pane	Shift + Ctrl + [
Navigate to the next pane	Shift + Ctrl + ]
Switch the calendar view to include today	Cmd + T
Send the note as an email	Cmd + J

Today	Ctrl + 1
Tomorrow	Ctrl + 2
This week	Ctrl + 3
Next week	Ctrl + 4
No due date	Ctrl + 5
Custom due date	Ctrl + 6
Add a reminder	Ctrl + =
Mark complete	0 (Zero)

Center a paragraph	Cmd + E
Justify a paragraph	Cmd + J
Left align a paragraph	Cmd + L
Right align a paragraph	Cmd + R
Increase font size	Cmd + Shift + >
Decrease font size	Cmd + Shift + <
Apply all capital letters	Cmd + Shift + A
Apply bold	Cmd + B
Apply italics	Cmd + I (Letter I)
Apply underline	Cmd + U
Apply double underline	Cmd + Shift + D
Single-spacing	Cmd + 1
Double-spacing	Cmd + 2
1.5 line-spacing	Cmd + 5
Insert a line break	Shift + Retur
Insert a page break	Shift + Enter
Insert a column break	Cmd + Shift + Enter
Insert a copyright symbol	Option + G
Insert a trademark symbol	Option + 2
Insert a registered trademark symbol	Option + R
Insear an ellipsis	Option + ;(Semicolon)
Apply style – Normal	Cmd + Shift + N
Apply style – List	Cmd + Shift + L
Apply style – Heading 1	Cmd + Option + 1
Apply style – Heading 2	Cmd + Option + 2
Apply style – Heading 3	Cmd + Option + 3

Create a presentation	Cmd + N
Open a presentation	Cmd + O (Letter O)
Close a presentation	Cmd + W
Print a presentation	Cmd + P
Save a presentation	Cmd + S
Insert a slide	Cmd + Shift + N or Ctrl + N
Play from the first slide	Cmd + Shift + Return
Play from the current slide	Cmd + Return
End the slide show	Esc or Cmd + .(Period) or -(Hyphen)
Hide the pointer	Ctrl + H
Normal view	Cmd + 1
Slider sorter view	Cmd + 2
Notes page view	Cmd + 3
Outline view	Cmd + 4
Full screen view	Cmd + Ctrl + F
Presenter vciew	Option + Return
Turn the screen black while in presentation mode	B
Turn the screen white while in presentation mode	W

Insert cells	Ctrl + Shift + =
Delete cells	Cmd + – or Ctrl + –
Group selected cells	Cmd + Shift + K
Ungroup selected cells	Cmd + Shift + j
Insert a hyperlink	Cmd + K or Ctrl + K
Fill down	Cmd + D or Ctrl + D
Fill right	Cmd + R or Ctrl + R
Enter the date	Ctrl + ;(Semicolon)
Enter the time	Cmd + ;(Semicolon)
Select only visible cells	cmd + Shift + *(Asterisk)
Select only the active cell when multiple cells are selected	Shift + Delete
Select the row	Shift + Spacebar
Hide rows	Ctrl + 9
Unhide rows	Ctrl + Shift + (
Select the column	Ctrl + Spacebar
Hide columns	Ctrl + 0(Zero)
Unhide columns	Ctrl + Shift + )
Complete an entry and move up	Shift + Return
Complete an entry and move right	Tab
Complete an entry and move left	Shift + Tab
Cancel an entry	Esc
Insert, open, or edit a comment	Shift + F2
Scroll to the active cell in a worksheet	Ctrl + Delete
Move between unlocked cells on a protected worksheet	Tab
Move to the next sheet in a worksheet	Ctrl + Page Down or Option + Right Arrow
Move to the previous sheet in a worksheet	Ctrl + Page Up or Option + Left Arrow
Move to the beginning of the row	Home or Fn + Left Arrow
Move to the beginning of the sheet	Ctrl + Home or Ctrl + Fn + Left Arrow
Move to the last cell in use on the sheet	Ctrl + Home or Ctrl + Fn + Right Arrow
Move up one screen	Page Up or Fn + Up Arrow
Move down one screen	Page Down or Fn + Down Arrow
Move left one screen	Option + Page Up or Fn + Option + Up Arrow
Move right one screen	Option + Page Down or Fn + Option + Down Arrow

Keyboard Shortcuts for Ulysses on macOS

Many of the following shortcuts work in the Ulysses app on iPad and iPhone too. Hold down the Cmd key to discover the best ones.

Create new sheet	Cmd + N
Create new group	Shift + Cmd + N
Create new filter	Control + Cmd + N
Open new window	Option + Cmd + N
Open new tab	Cmd + T
Show Quick Open panel to open from Library	Cmd + O
Show Quick Open panel to open from current group	Shift + Cmd + O
Show Quick Open panel to open from selection	Option + Cmd + O
Reveal selected sheet in group[1]	Cmd + Return(Enter)
Switch to next tab	Control + Tab
Switch to previous tab	Shift + Control + Tab
Add sheet to Favorites OR Remove sheet from Favorites	Cmd + D
Save current version of sheet and create new version	Cmd + S
Glue selected sheets	Cmd + J
Split sheet at selection	Shift + Cmd + B
Open Export preview for selected sheet/group[2]	Shift + Cmd + P
Refresh preview window[3]	Cmd + R
Jump to next page in preview	Space OR Right Arrow
Jump to previous page in preview	Shift + Space OR Left Arrow
Scroll down in preview	Down Arrow
Scroll up in preview	Up Arrow
Print current sheet	Cmd + P
Move sheet to Trash	Cmd + Delete
Erase sheet[4]	Option + Cmd + Delete
Close current tab	Cmd + W
Close current window	Shift + Cmd + W
Open panel to attach keyword(s) to selected sheet[5]	Shift + Cmd + K
Open Ulysses Preferences	Cmd + ,(Comma)
Switch focus to Library OR Toggle Library view[6]	Cmd + 1
Switch focus ro Sheets OR Toggle Sheet List view[6]	Cmd + 2
Switch focus to Editor OR Switch to Editor Only view[6]	Cmd + 3
Toggle Attachments view	Cmd + 4
Switch to Favorite group[7]	Cmd + 5
Show Quick Export panel	Cmd + 6
Show Statistics panel	Cmd + 7
Show Navigation panel	Cmd + 8
Show Markup panel	Cmd + 9
Show Find panel	Cmd + F
Show Find and Replace panel	Option + Cmd + F
Search for selection[8]	Cmd + E
Find next match in search results	Cmd + G
Find previous match in search results	Shift + Cmd + G
Show Sheet List search box[9]	Shift + Cmd + F
Hide Find panel OR Hide Find and Replace panel OR Hide Sheet List search panel	Esc[10]
Open Emoji and Symbols panel or Character Viewer	Control + Cmd + space
Toggle Dark Theme	Option + Cmd + X
Toggle Dark Mode	Option + Cmd + L
Toggle Typewritter Mode	Option + Cmd + T
Toggle Full Screen Mode	Option + Cmd + F
Minimize window	Cmd + M
Zoom Window	Control + Cmd + Z
Toggle second editor in Split View[11]	Option + Cmd + 3
Scroll simultaneously in both editors in Split View	Option + Scroll
Switch focus from Sheet List to Library	Cmd + Left Arrow
Switch focus from Library to Sheet List OR Switch focus from Sheet List to Editor	Cmd + Right Arrow
Open selected group in Library	Right Arrow
Select previous sheet	Option + Cmd + Up Arrow
Select next sheet	Option + Cmd + Down Arrow
Move through panes from left to right	Option + Cmd + Right Arrow
Move through panes from right to left	Option + Cmd + Left Arrow
Force copy sheet/group	Cmd + Drag
Force move sheet/group	Option + Drag

Increase heading level	Cmd + \(Back Slash)
Decrease heading level	Shift + Cmd + \(Back Slash)
Jump to start of line	Cmd + Left Arrow
Jump to end of line	Cmd + Right Arrow
Jump to start of sheet	Cmd + Up Arrow
Jump to end of sheet	Cmd + Down Arrow
Jump to previous word	Option + Left Arrow
Jump to next word	Option + Right Arrow
Jump to start of paragraph	Option + Up Arrow
Jump to end of paragraph	Option + Down Arrow
Move current/selected line up	Control + Cmd + Up Arrow
Move current/selected line down	Control + Cmd + Down Arrow
Delete current word	Option + Delete
Delete current line	Cmd + Delete
Emphasize following/selected text	Cmd + B
Italicize following/selected text	Cmd + I
Create link	Cmd + K
Remove markup for current line or for selected text	Cmd + L
Increase indentation	Tab
Decrease indentation	Shoft + Tab
Don’t apply markup to following text	\(Back Slash)[text]
Undo typing	Cmd + Z
Redo typing	Shift + Cmd + Z
Cut selected text	Cmd + X
Copy selected text	Cmd + C
Paste selected text	Cmd + V
Select all text in Editor	Cmd + A
Copy selected text as Markdown	Option + Cmd + C
Paste from Markdown	Option + Cmd + V
Paste as Plain Text	Option + Shift + Cmd + V
Opne panel to insert image	(img)
Opne panel to insert footnote	(fn)
Increase zoom	Cmd + +(Plus)
Decrease zoom	Cmd + -(Minus)
Revert to default zoom	Cmd + 0
Spellcheck document	Cmd + ;(Semicolon)
Show Spelling and Grammar panel	Shift + Cmd + ;(Semicolon)

[1]: Use in Quick Open panel.
[2]: Preview window shows PDF by default. Select relevant export format from dropdown menu in title bar for corresponding preview.
[3]: Shortcut is available only when preview window is open.
[4]: Shortcut deletes sheet immediately without sending it to Trash.
[5]: If focus is in Sheet List, popover panel appears and if focus is in Editor, sidebar panel appears.
[6]: Shortcut cycles through available actions when used multiple times.
[7]: Favorites group appears in Library only when there are one or more favorited sheets.
[8]: Use shortcut after opening Find panel or Find and Replace panel.
[9]: Search looks for keywords in Sheet List and Editor.
[10]: Shortcut works only when panel is in focus.
[11]: Refers to Split View in Ulysses and not system-wide Split View option on macOS. However, shortcut works with both options.