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Keystroke |
Action |
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Cmd-Click |
Open Sidebar item in a new window |
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Switch Finder views |
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Cmd-1, Cmd-2, Cmd-3, Cmd-4 |
(Icon, List, Column, Cover Flow) |
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Right Arrow |
In List view, expand a folder |
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Left Arrow |
In List view, collapse a folder |
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Press Return (or Enter) |
Rename the selected file/folder |
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Cmd-Down Arrow |
Go into selected folder or open the selected file |
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Cmd-Up Arrow |
Go to parent folder |
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Cmd-[ (that’s left bracket) |
Go Back |
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Cmd-] (that’s right bracket) |
Go Forward |
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Tab (Shift-Tab reverses direction) |
Select the next icon in Icon and List views |
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Tab (Shift-Tab reverses direction) |
Alternate columns in Column View |
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Hold Option while mousing over long filename |
Instantly show long file name (for names condensed with a “...”) |
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Double-Click column resize widget |
Resize one column to fit the longest file name |
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Option Double-Click resize widget |
Resize all columns to fit their longest file names |
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Cmd-C, then Cmd-V |
Copy and Paste files |
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Move a file instead of copying. |
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Cmd-Drag file to disk |
(Copies to the destination and removes it from the original disk.) |
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Cmd-Delete |
Move selected files to the Trash |
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Cmd-Shift-Delete |
Empty the Trash (with warning) |
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Cmd-Opt-Shift-Delete |
Empty the Trash (without warning) |
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Esc |
Cancel a drag-n-drop action while in the midst of dragging |
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Cmd-Opt-I |
Show Inspector (a single, live refreshing Info window) |
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Cmd-Z |
Undo the last action (such as rename file, copy file, etc.) |
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Cmd-Opt-T |
Hide/Show Sidebar (on the left) |
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Cmd-Drag |
Move or Remove item in toolbar (at the top of the window). Works in most
programs. |
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With file selected, tap Spacebar (or Cmd-Y) |
Open Quick Look (Mac OS 10.5+) |
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Cmd-Plus(+) or Cmd-Minus(-) |
Zoom In/Out on a Quick Look Preview |
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Cmd-Shift-F |
Find by File Name (Mac OS 10.5+) |
Press command-tab and hold the command key to keep the box open. Release the
command key to switch to the selected application.
