Keyboard shortcuts on your Mac

You can press key combinations to do things on your iMac Pro that you’d normally do with a trackpad, mouse, or other device. Here’s a list of commonly used keyboard shortcuts.

Shortcut				Description
Command-X				Cut the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard.
Command-C				Copy the selected item to the Clipboard.
Command-V				Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current document or app.
Command-Z				Undo the previous command. Press Command-Shift-Z to redo.
Command-A				Select all items.
Command-F				Open a Find window, or find items in a document.
Command-G				Find the next occurrence of the item you’re searching for. Press Command-Shift-G to find the previous occurrence.
Command-H				Hide the windows of the front app. Press Command-Option-H to view the front app but hide all other apps.
Command-M				Minimize the front window to the Dock. Press Command-Option-M to minimize all windows of the front app.
Command-N				Open a new document or window.
Command-O				Open the selected item, or open a dialog to select a file to open.
Command-P				Print the current document.
Command-S				Save the current document.
Command-W				Close the front window. Press Command-Option-W to close all windows of the app.
Command-Q				Quit the current app.
Command-Option-Esc				Choose an app to Force Quit.
Command-Tab				Switch to the next most recently used app among your open apps.
Command-Shift-5				Open the Screenshot utility. You can also take screenshots using the following shortcuts: Press Command-Shift-3 to take a screenshot of the entire screen. Press Command-Shift-4 to take a screenshot of a selected area of the screen.

If you switched to the Mac from a PC, check out the Apple Support article Mac tips for Windows switchers for a list of Mac keyboard shortcuts and the differences between Mac and Windows keyboards. For more keyboard shortcuts, see the Apple Support article Mac keyboard shortcuts.

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Keyboard shortcuts on your Mac