Mac OS X keystrokes while Finder window is active
Command-W » Close Window
Command-Option-W » Close all Windows
Command-Right Arrow » Expand folder (list view)
Command-Option-Right Arrow » Expand folder and nested subfolders (list view)
Command-Left Arrow » Collapse Folder (list view)
Command-Option-Up Arrow » Open parent folder and close current window
Command-Up Arrow » Move up one directory
Control-Drag » Copy to new location
Command-Drag or Option-Drag » Move to new location without copying
Command-Option-Drag » Make an alias in any folder
Command-L » Create an alias in the current folder
Command-Shift-A » Jump to Applications folder
Command-Shift-U » Jump to Utilities folder
Command-Shift-H » Jump to Home folder
Command-O » Opens hightlighted application
Command-Option-O » Closes the Finder window and opens the hightlighted application
Command-Shift-B » send file from Finder directly to Blue Tooth device (NEW!)
Command-Option-I » opens Show Attributes Inspector and shows info about current file. When another file is selected the Info is served in the same Info-window. (NEW!)
Option + click desktop » Top application becomes hidden (NEW!)
Option » Quicklook icon in the toolbar changes from eye to arrow. Thus: Option + click the quicklook icon serves fulscreen quicklook on a black desktop.
Remarks
- 'Command' also known as
'Apple
key' (⌘;
the Apple key symbol
disappeared from keyboards released
on august 7th 2007 and later) - 'Option' also known as 'Alt'
- 'Function' also known as ' Fn'
» Overview of the keyboard symbols
