25 keyboard shortcuts for Macholics

25 Essential Keyboard Shortcuts—Mac

Note: Single letter keys are shown capitalized, but you do not have to hold Shift unless it's written. You also don't have to type the plus sign; plus sign just means push the keys on either side of it at the same time.

Commonly Used OS-Level Shortcuts 
1. Command + Tab (toggle between programs)
2. Command + M (minimize active window)
3. Swipe three fingers up on trackpad (show all active windows)
4. Command + Shift + 3 (take screen shot; the default settings will save it to a predefined location, usually the "Pictures" folder and name it "Picture1," "Picture2," etc.)
5. Command + N (opens new Finder from desktop; new window/file in most other programs)

Browser Shortcuts
6. Command + T (open a new tab)
7. Command + Shift + t (reopens the tab you last closed in Chrome, Firefox, Opera; works multiple times)
8. Command + R (reload page)
9. Backspace (go to previous page; works multiple times)
10. Control + Tab (cycle between tabs/go to next tab in Chrome, Firefox, Opera)

Commonly Used Shortcuts in Most Applications
11. Command + Z (undo last operation)
12. Command + Y (redo last operation)
13. Command + O (open file)
14. Command + S (save)
15. Command + W (close active window or file)
16. Command + Q (quit application)

Copy-and-Pasters' Delight
17. Command + A (select all in active window; e.g., select all text on page)
18. Command + X (cut to clipboard)
19. Command + C (copy)
20. Command + V (paste)

Find, Select, and Navigate Text
21. Command + F (find; helpful if you're searching for a particular word on a website or document)
22. Command + Shift + down arrow (select until end of line)
23. Command + Shift + up arrow (select until beginning of line)
24. Command + up arrow (move cursor to top/start of document)
25. Command + down arrow (move cursor to bottom/end of document)