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Finder Keyboard Shortcuts

    Finder Keyboard Shortcuts

    Finder Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

    Navigation

    Back

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Left

    Forward

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Right

    Home

    • Alt
    • +
    • Home

    Open File

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • O

    Reload

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • R

    Reload (override cache)

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • R

    Stop

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • .

    Current Page

    Focus Next Link or Input Field

    • Tab

    Focus Previous Link or Input Field

    • Shift
    • +
    • Tab

    Go Down a Screen

    • Space

    Go Up a Screen

    • Shift
    • +
    • Space

    Go to Bottom of Page

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Down

    Go to Top of Page

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Up

    Move to Next Frame

    • F6

    Move to Previous Frame

    • Shift
    • +
    • F6

    Print

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • P

    Save Page As

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • S

    Zoom In

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • +

    Zoom Out

    • Ctrl
    • +

    Zoom Reset

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • 0

    Editing

    Copy

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • C

    Cut

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • X

    Delete

    • Backspace

    Go to Beginning of Line

    • Home

    Go to End of Line

    • End

    Paste

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • V

    Paste (as plain text)

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • V

    Redo

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Z

    Select All

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • A

    Undo

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Z

    Search

    Find

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • F

    Find Again

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • G

    Find Previous

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • G

    Quick Find within link-text only

    Quick Find

    • /

    Close the Find or Quick Find bar

    • Esc

    Focus Search bar

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • K

    Change the Default Search Engine

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Up/Down

    View menu to switch, add, or manage search engines

    • Alt
    • +
    • Up/Down

    Windows and Tabs

    Close Tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • W

    Close Window

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • W

    Cycle through Tabs in Recently Used Order

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Tab

    Quit

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Q

    Go one Tab to the Left

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Alt
    • +
    • Left

    Go one Tab to the Right

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Alt
    • +
    • Right

    Move Tab Left

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • PgUp

    Move Tab Right

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • PgDown

    Move Tab in focus to start

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Home

    Move Tab in focus to end

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • End

    Mute/Unmute Audio

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • M

    New Tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • T

    New Window

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • N

    New Private Window

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • P

    Open Address in New Foreground Tab

    • Alt
    • +
    • Enter

    Open Focused Bookmark or Link in Current Tab

    • Enter

    Open Focused Bookmark in New Foreground Tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Enter

    Open Focused Bookmark in New Background Tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Enter

    Open Focused Link in New Background Tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Enter

    Open Focused Bookmark or Link in New Window

    • Shift
    • +
    • Enter

    Undo Close Tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • T

    Undo Close Window

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • N

    Select Tab 1-8

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • 1-8

    Select Last Tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • 9

    Moves the URL left or right

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • X

    History

    History sidebar

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • H

    Clear Recent History

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Delete

    Bookmarks

    Bookmark All Tabs

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • D

    Bookmark This Page

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • D

    Bookmarks sidebar

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • B

    Library window (Bookmarks)

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • S

    Search for all Bookmarks

    • (search field in Library)
    • +
    • Space

    Tools

    Downloads

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • J

    Add-ons

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • A

    Toggle Developer Tools

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Alt
    • +
    • I

    Web Console

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Alt
    • +
    • K

    Inspector

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Alt
    • +
    • C

    Debugger

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Alt
    • +
    • S

    Style Editor

    • Shift
    • +
    • F7

    Profiler

    • Shift
    • +
    • F5

    Network

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Alt
    • +
    • E

    Developer Toolbar

    • Shift
    • +
    • F2

    Responsive Design View

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Alt
    • +
    • M

    Scratchpad

    • Shift
    • +
    • F4

    Page Source

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • U

    Browser Console

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • J

    Page Info

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • I

    PDF Viewer

    Next page

    • N/J/Right

    Previous page

    • P/K/Left

    Zoom in

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • +

    Zoom out

    • Ctrl
    • +

    Automatic Zoom

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • 0

    Rotate the document clockwise

    • R

    Rotate counterclockwise

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • R

    Switch to Presentation Mode

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Alt
    • +
    • P

    Choose Text Selection Tool

    • S

    Choose Hand Tool

    • H

    Focus the Page Number input box

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Alt
    • +
    • G

    Miscellaneous

    Complete .com address

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Enter

    Complete .net address

    • Shift
    • +
    • Enter

    Complete .org address

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Enter

    Delete Selected Autocomplete Entry

    • Shift
    • +
    • Delete

    Toggle Full Screen

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • F

    Toggle Reader Mode

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Alt
    • +
    • R

    Caret Browsing

    • F7

    Select Location Bar

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • L

    Media Shortcuts

    Toggle Play/Pause

    • Space

    Decrease volume

    • Down

    Increase volume

    • Up

    Mute audio

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Down

    Unmute audio

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Up

    Seek back 15 seconds

    • Left

    Seek back 10%

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Left

    Seek forward 15 seconds

    • Right

    Seek forward 10%

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Right

    Seek to the beginning

    • Home

    Seek to the end

    • End

    Finder Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

    Finder Shortcuts

    Duplicate the selected files

    • Cmd
    • +
    • D

    Eject the selected disk or volume

    • Cmd
    • +
    • E

    Start a Spotlight search in the Finder window

    • Cmd
    • +
    • F

    Show the get info window for a selected file

    • Cmd
    • +
    • I

    When an alias is selected in the Finder, show original file for the selected alias

    • Cmd
    • +
    • R

    Open the Computer window

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • C

    Open the desktop folder

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • D

    Open the Recents window, showing all files you viewed or changed recently

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • F

    Open a Go to Folder window

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • G

    Open the Home folder of the current MacOS user account

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • H

    Open the iCloud drive

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • I

    Open the Network window

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • K

    Open the Downloads folder

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Opt
    • +
    • L

    Create a new folder

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • N

    Open the Documents folder

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • O

    Show or hide the Preview pane in Finder windows

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • P

    Open the AirDrop window

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • R

    Show or hide the tab bar in Finder windows

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • T

    Add selected Finder items to the Dock

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • T

    Open the Utilities folder

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • U

    Show or hide the Dock

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Opt
    • +
    • D

    Add the selected item to the sidebar

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Ctrl
    • +
    • T

    Hide or show the path bar in Finder windows

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Opt
    • +
    • P

    Hide or show the Sidebar in Finder windows

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Opt
    • +
    • S

    Hide or show the status bar in Finder windows

    • Cmd
    • +
    • /

    Show view options

    • Cmd
    • +
    • J

    Open the Connect to Server window

    • Cmd
    • +
    • K

    Make an alias of the selected item

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Ctrl
    • +
    • A

    Open a new Finder window

    • Cmd
    • +
    • N

    Create a new Smart Folder

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Opt
    • +
    • N

    Show or hide the tab bar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window

    • Cmd
    • +
    • T

    Show or hide the toolbar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Opt
    • +
    • T

    Move the files in the Clipboard from their original location to the current location

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Opt
    • +
    • V

    Use Quick Look to preview the selected files

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Y

    View a Quick Look slideshow of the selected files

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Opt
    • +
    • Y

    View the items in the Finder window as icons

    • Cmd
    • +
    • 1

    View the items in a Finder window as a list

    • Cmd
    • +
    • 2

    View the items in a Finder window in columns

    • Cmd
    • +
    • 3

    View the items in a Finder window in a gallery

    • Cmd
    • +
    • 4

    Go to the previous folder

    • Cmd
    • +
    • [

    Go to the next folder

    • Cmd
    • +
    • ]

    Open the folder that contains the current folder

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Up

    Open the folder that contains the current folder, in a new window

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Up

    Open the selected item

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Down

    Open the selected folder, this only works when in list view

    • Right

    Close the selected folder, this only works when in list view

    • Left

    Move the selected item to the trash

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Del

    Empty the trash

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Del

    Empty the trash without the confirmation dialogue

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Opt
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Del

    Turn video mirroring on or off when your Mac is connected to more than one display

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Bright-Down

    Open Displays preferences

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Bright-Up

    Change the brightness of your external display, if supported

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Bright

    Adjust the display brightness in smaller steps

    • Opt
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Bright

    Show all windows of the front app

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Down

    Open Sound preferences

    • Opt
    • +
    • Vol