- #MAC KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS MOVE VS COPY HOW TO#
- #MAC KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS MOVE VS COPY MAC#
- #MAC KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS MOVE VS COPY WINDOWS#
Select the item and press Command + Delete this will move the file to the trash.
#MAC KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS MOVE VS COPY MAC#
The delete key in Mac mostly acts as backspace key while editing documents.īut to make the delete key work like a delete key, you will use keyboard combination of Command + Delete. In Windows, if you select some files and hit the delete key, then it will move all the files to recycle bin, But if you do the same on Mac nothing will happen. Pressing this buttons, will bring for quit task manager and then you can quit a nonresponding application. Right ? Well the analogy to that on MAC is the combination of Command+Shift+Option key. Whenever a program is not responding in Windows, we use CTRL+ALT+DELETE. Quick Tip: Cmd + control + space will get you emoji on the go But the advantage of using it over Cmd+m is that you can access it quickly using cmd+tab. This shortcut will hide your current active window. To do this, you can press keyboard shortcut Cmd+m.
Let just say you don’t want to close a program but want to minimize it. But a quick way to doing it is by using Cmd +Q shortcut. Therefore to quit a program on Mac, you will have to do it from its menu. And you can verify it, by looking at the small white dot under it that means the program is still open. Doing this will close the program window, but the parent program is still running. Unlike Windows, clicking on the small red cross-like symbol on the top right do not close the program.
#MAC KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS MOVE VS COPY HOW TO#
Now that you know, how to open files/programs using the keyboard shortcut, let’s find out, how to close them. The command to open selected files in Mac is cmd+O. But if you do the same on Mac, then you will notice that it will bring up rename option. Right ? However in windows, when we press enter after selecting a file, it opens up. Typically every user, spend a lot of their time in opening files. For instance let say you want to open Photoshop, then all you have to do is, press ‘cmd+space’ and type in ‘Photoshop,’ use the arrow key to select the application from the drop down option and press return key to open the app. And it will show, applications, files, and folders whose names match your search criteria. Pressing command + space display spotlight search. Although this keyboard shortcut is known to many, the only reason to include it is that of its usability. However, this is not all.Īfter using Macbook, I discover some less know Mac keyboard shortcuts that are super productive.
#MAC KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS MOVE VS COPY WINDOWS#
All we are doing here is, replacing the CTRL key of Windows with CMD key of Mac and rest is same. So as you can see, common Mac keyboard shortcuts are not distinct from Windows. And the only time I find it useful is while working in the terminal. Some of you may say, why do we have ctrl key in Mac then ? If you are using a Mac for while, you may have noticed the Ctrl key on the keyboard, but it’s not much of use. Therefore it’s safe to assume that for most situation. For instance Cmd + C for copy, Cmd + V for paste, Cmd + A to select all, Cmd + Z to undo last action, Cmd + S to save workspace and so on. Command key on Mac work like control key of Windows. Similar to Windows key on Windows computer, we have Command key for Mac. However, in Mac, most keyboard shortcuts use ‘Command key’ as a modifier. In Windows, most keyboard shortcuts require the use of Windows and control key. And out of many other problems, one big issue was adjusting to new Mac’s keyboard. Recently I made a switch from Windows to Mac OS. Add less strain to eyesight: While using a mouse, one has concentrated on small mouse pointer, which adds stress to eyes. Whereas using the keyboard shortcuts is faster.
Time saver: Switching hand between mouse and keyboard, take too long.