Humanity should be grateful for the invention of Mac hotkeys. They probably saved us thousand years of time if put together. There is something addictive in using shortcuts - the quickness, the feeling of a keyboard, the geeky confidence in your fingers when you realize “hurray it works!” Once you get hooked on shortcuts, you’ll never go back to clicking again.
Basic Mac hotkeys combinations
Insert Blank Pages tool. Insert Files: Ctrl+Shift+I. Open Output Preview Touch Up Reading Order tool (or if already selected, return focus to dialog box) Shift+Ctrl+U. Alt-Left Arrow: Move the curser to the beginning of the previous word, add Shift to this to highlight the text Alt-Right Arrow: Move the curser to the end of the next word. (Add Shift to highlight. For selecting an image, click on any of the desired image & click on “Insert” button to include it into the word page. For instance, we have selected an image of a tree. Thus, the image is inserted into the word page. Now, you can dwindle or expand the size of the image.
1. Quit all apps
Sometimes an app that you thought you quit is still secretly running in the background. When your Mac lags and you need some fresh memory, you may choose to quit all apps. You probably heard of Force Quit (Cmd + Option + Esc), but it’s a too long way to do it.
Quit many apps in a row: Cmd + Tab
Then, holding down Cmd press Q to cycle between apps you need to close.
2. Delete a file completely
Dragging files to the Trash? Wait, this is not the only option. Here’s a shortcut to quickly delete unwanted files on a Mac, bypassing the Trash. Caution: there’s no way back.
To completely delete a file: Option + Cmd + Delete
Did you know, the Command key ? symbol was borrowed from a road sign that is used across Scandinavia? Its original use is to denote tourist attractions. Early Mac models had Apple key instead of Command, but it later was changed as Steve Jobs feared that there would be too many “apples” in the OS interface.
3. Copy and paste a screenshot directly
Cmd + Shift + 4 is an old classic way to make a screenshot on a Mac. But here comes the combination to take your screenshotting skills to the new level. Normally you would make a screenshot, pick it from your desktop, and only then paste it to the new location. It appears, all this time you could do it easier.
To copy-paste a screenshot: Shift + Control + Cmd + 4
4. Quickly switch to the desktop
Sometimes your screen is so obscured by windows it would take years to click through to the desktop. Thank goodness, there is a Mac keystroke combination designed for people like us: the folks who are drowning in an ocean of windows.
To remove window overload: Cmd + F3
5. Open Spotlight
Spotlight, your Mac’s internal search engine, can make your life 1000% easier. It finds files faster than Finder and intuitively predicts what are you after. To open Spotlight right on the spot (sorry for the pun), use this magic combo.
To launch Spotlight search: Cmd + Space bar
Cool shortcut keys for Mac
1. Invert display colors
A truly psychedelic key combination. This shortcut inverts all the colors on your Mac's screen to their opposites. Try it, and your world will never be the same. On the flip side, you can find a few practical applications for this command, for example, to adjust your screen to different lighting.
To invert colors on screen: ?md + Option + F5
2. Restore a recently closed tab
This one can be a real savior if you accidentally closed an important tab in a browser, like that pancake recipe or payment confirmation. There’s an easy Mac keyboard shortcut to restore it.
To restore a closed tab: Cmd + Shift + T
3. To shut down your Mac instantly
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No, the following Mac shortcut is not about the force shutdown. It’s used when you need to quickly close all dialog windows and shut down your Mac in a legit way. Learn this one, quickly finish your work and finally go outside.
To quickly shut down a Mac: Control + Option + Command + Eject
4. Mac hot keys to invoke Siri
Among all Mac keyboard commands, this is the easiest. Since Siri’s arrival to macOS we got used to talk to Siri about weather and even ask her to play our favorite tracks on Mac. If you are using macOS Sierra or higher, you’ll enjoy the ability to summon Siri using just one hand.
To launch Siri: Cmd + Space bar
A shortcut to free up space on your Mac
Well, not exactly a shortcut, but indeed the quickest way to get more storage on your Mac.
Download CleanMyMac + Install + Click Smart Scan
This combination of actions will free up dozens of gigabytes of space taken by garbage: unwanted files, system junk, app leftovers, etc. CleanMyMac removes about 54 GB of junk on an average Mac. Try and see how it cleans your Mac.
CleanMyMac is available for a free download here.
Shortcut To Insert Picture In Word On Mac
Finder shortcuts
Finder is quite a resource-demanding tool. When you open a new Finder window it usually takes some time. For quicker access to your main destinations like Applications or Desktop, you can use the following shortcut combinations.
To quickly access Finder folders:
Cmd + Shift + A (for Applications)
Cmd + Shift + U (for Utilities)
Cmd + Shift + D (for Desktop)
Chrome shortcuts
Having hundreds of opened tabs in a browser has become a widespread syndrome nowadays. Closing tabs with a mouse is not only frustrating but also may freeze up your browser. Using a direct shortcut makes this job easy as a morning walk.
To close a current tab in Chrome: Cmd + W
To close a Chrome window: Cmd + Shift + W
To open a new Chrome tab: Cmd + T
Psychologists say you have to do something at least 3 times to put it in your long-term memory. Attach small sticky notes to the outlines of your Mac’s screen with 3 or 4 shortcuts you really want to master. Then, leave it all to your fingers.
Mac shortcuts for documents
1. Copy text without formatting
You want to copy a piece of the text, but the old formatting drags along with it. Now you spend more time formatting rather than actually creating a text. To strip the text from old styling, use the following Mac hotkeys combination. A very good one to stretch your fingers.
To paste text without formatting:
Hold down Shift + Option + Command and hit V
2. Paste special symbols and emojis
Probably this is the easiest documented shortcut key for a Mac. To enter special symbols, like those lamdas, tildas, and alfas, you need to press just one key. For instance, if you need to type a modified E, hold down the E key for one second and then choose among available variations that appear.
To enter an alternate character: Hold down the character key
To paste emojis in the text: Press Control + Command + Space
3. Enter a strikethrough text on a Mac
You won’t believe, but 8000 people are googling how to do a strikethrough text on a Mac everyday. Although some applications don’t support it, this combination well works in TextEdit and Word. Now you can use it in every second line to add some roughness to your writing.
To apply strikethrough formatting: Cmd + Shift + X
4. Quickly print documents
The next combination works for most apps that allow printing. You don’t need to figure out where the print dialogue is located in every case. Just memorize this quick combination and send your files to print from anywhere.
To invoke a print dialogue: Cmd + P
Mac shortcuts to delete many files at once
There comes a time when you need to do a spring cleaning on your Mac: sort out old garbage, move photos to an external drive, or clean up your old downloads. It is time-consuming and takes an immense willpower simply to start. But lucky you are: there are a few shortcuts to remove large heaps of files as quickly as if you had a machete.
To select folder contents: Cmd + A
To delete a group of files after selection: Cmd + Delete
To empty the Trash: Cmd + Shift + Delete
If you’ve got many files left after backing up, this will save you a good deal of time moving them to the Trash bin.
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To save you from a headache, there are apps that will do the mundane deletion job in an instant. CleanMyMac is perhaps the most reliable one. It has a tool that specifically searches for Large & Old files on your drive for a quick cleanup. CleanMyMac is available for a free download. So, check it out.
This was our take on most useful keyboard shortcuts for Mac. Thanks for reading. Below you'll find a few more links about Mac and productivity.
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Jump to: Organize, Rating photos, Import, Edit, Selecting and deselecting photos, Slideshow, Share, Book, Book preview, General
Home | Move to the top of the photo library |
End | Move to the bottom of the photo library |
Command+N | Create new album |
Shift+Command+N | Create new album from selection |
Option+Command+N | Create new Smart Album |
Shift+Command+T | Show or hide titles |
Shift+Command+K | Show or hide keywords |
Shift+Command+F | Show or hide film rolls |
Hold down the Option key and click the triangle next to any film roll | Show or hide all film roll photos |
Shift+Command+R | Show or hide ratings |
Shift+Command+B | Set the title, date, or comments of multiple photos |
Command+K | Assign, edit, or search by keywords |
Command+I | Show a photo’s image and camera information |
Command+D | Duplicate a photo |
Command+X | Cut photo |
Command+C | Copy photo |
Command+V | Paste photo |
Delete | Move photo to Trash from the photo library, or remove photo from album |
Command+Option+Delete | Move photo to Trash from album |
Double+click the photo | Open photo in its own window or in edit view (depends on the double+click preference you set) |
Option+double+click the photo | Reverse double+click preference when opening a photo |
Command+0 | Assign zero stars to a photo |
Command+1 | Assign zero stars to a photo |
Command+2 | Assign zero stars to a photo |
Command+3 | Assign zero stars to a photo |
Command+4 | Assign zero stars to a photo |
Command+5 | Assign zero stars to a photo |
Shift+Command+I | Import photos |
Command+R | Rotate photo clockwise |
Option+Command+R | Rotate photo counter clockwise |
Right Arrow key | Go to next photo |
Left Arrow key | Go to previous photo |
Press the Command key while dragging | Disable constrain setting when selecting an area |
Press the Option key while dragging | Switch between portrait and landscape constrain setting when selecting an area |
Double+click the photo | Return to organize view |
Command+Z | Undo last action |
Shift+Command+Z | Redo last action |
Click the photo | Select a single photo |
Command+A | Select all photos |
Hold down the Shift key and click the non+adjacent photo | Select all photos between the current selection and a non+adjacent photo |
Select the first photo, then hold down the Command key and click additional photos | Select photos that are non+adjacent to each other |
Click outside the photos and drag to enclose them within the selection rectangle | Select several photos located together |
Click the film roll icon | Select all photos in a film roll |
Hold down the Command key and click the photos you want to deselect | Deselect specific photos in a group of selected photos |
Shift+Command+A or click outside a photo | Deselect all photos |
Press the mouse button | Stop a slideshow |
Press the Space bar | Pause and resume playing |
Use the Up and Down Arrow keys | Adjust the speed |
Use the Right and Left Arrow keys | Move through a slideshow manually |
Press 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 | Rate photos |
Command+P | |
Shift+Command+P | Page setup |
Select the first page you want changed and press the Option key when choosing a design from the Page Design pop+up menu | Apply a page design through the end of a book |
Command+T | Show fonts |
Command+3 | Copy font |
Command+4 | Paste font |
Command+: (colon) | Spelling |
Right Arrow key/Left Arrow key | Move forward/Back one page |
Command+, (comma) | Show preferences |
Command+? | iPhoto Help |
Command+W | Close window |
Command+M | Minimize window |
Command+H | Hide iPhoto |
Command+Q | Quit iPhoto |
Created by rank17 on 3/19/2017
1 Comments for 'Apple Photos '
Comment #1 by v3rlon Feb 22, 2018 at 01:18 pm Reply
You can't rate photos in Apple Photos (base install). Command+5 does nothing as far as I can tell. Do you have an extension that allows ratings?
Reply #1 Xyz Feb 26, 2018 at 09:48 am
Which OS you are using?