Mac

Keyboard Shortcuts: St Stephens School MacBook Pro Beginners Sessions The following keyboard shortcuts were presented during our first three introductory PD Sessions. Core keys on your MacBook Pro.
Name Command Control Shift Option Function Escape F Symbol Abbreviation cmd ctrl shft opt fn esc

Windows PC vs MacBook Pro

Action Copy a folder or file Paste a folder or file Cut to clipboard Search or Find Force quit an application Print Quit a program Save a file Toggle between applications Swith to next window Undo Redo Select all items Rename a folder or file New folder or file Delete to the left Delete to the right Windows PC Control + C Control + V Control + X Control + F Control + Alt + Delete Control + P Alt + 4 Control + S Alt + Tab Control + F6 Control + Z Control + Y Control + A Select item + F2 Control + N Backspace Delete MacBook Pro Command + C Command + V Command + X Command + F Command + Option + Esc Command + P Command + Q Command + S Command + Tab Command + ~ Command + Z Command + Y Command + A Select item + Enter Command + N Delete Fn + Delete

 Some more common keyboard shortcuts

Action Preview a file Delete to Trash Empty Trash Move a file instead of copying Take a picture of the whole screen Take a picture of a selected area Force Quit an application Quit all applications and restart Prompt Restart, Sleep, Shutdown box Sleep mode Open Spotlight Return to Desktop When working with text Go to end of line Go to beginning of line Go to end of all the text Go to beginning of all the text Go to end of current or next word Go to beginning of current or previous word Select one or more characters Select a word Select a paragraph Keyboard Shortcut Click Spacebar on a selected item Command + Delete Command + Option + Delete Command + drag file to new destination Command + Shift + 3 Command + Shift + 4 Option + Command + Esc Control + Command + Eject Control + Eject Option + Command + Eject Command + Space Command + F3 Command + right arrow Command + left arrow Command + down arrow Command + up arrow Option + right arrow Option + left arrow

NOTE: Add Shift to any of the above keystrokes to make a selection to that point. Click in front of the first character and drag across the characters you want to select Double-click the word Triple-click in the paragraph

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