


Minimizes all open windows, showing Desktop.

When in Safari, this shortcut copies the URL, opens Mail app and creates a new email with the copied URL pasted as a link in a message. Shuts down the MacBook without the need to provide username and password. Wordpress :)Ĭontrol + Command + Option + Eject/Shutdown Useful when copying something from Pages and pasting into eg. When watching YouTube video, this will advance you to 10%, 20%, 30%. Makes tiny changes in volume level instead of standard jumps. Great way to quickly close something when your boss is coming around :) Works also with many applications, like Pages, Numbers, Photoshop. Quickly closes the active window in Safari or any other browser. Here's a list of highly useful and not-so-useful keyboard shortcuts: Shortcut There's a lot you can do in Mac OS by using the keyboard only. MacBook Keyboard Special Characters and Accents Map Can be substituted by CMD + down arrow shortcut. Can be substituted by CMD + up arrow shortcut. On MacBooks 1st generation this is replaced by Apple logoĪvailable on European/ISO keyboard layoutsĪvailable on European/ISO keyboard layouts, accessed with FN key MacBook Keyboard Symbols Chart SymbolĪvailable on MacBooks without CD/DVD drive Newest MacBooks Pro with TouchBar don't have upper F keys row, instead, they have a touchscreen which changes displayed options based on context. MacBook Air 11' has slightly different keyboard, with smaller top and bottom row keys to accommodate smaller laptop size. Command + up arrow + L: Highlights the address bar in a web browser. This is equivalent to PC's Home and End keys. Command + up arrow/down arrow: Jump to the beginning or end of a page. Hold while launching MacBook to get a silent start.You can also use the Windows on-screen keyboard to access function keys: From the Windows menu, select the Windows Ease of Access menu item. Hold down the Function key on your keyboard, and the function keys appear. When you use Boot Camp to run Windows on your MacBook Pro, the function keys work the same as they do in macOS.This is obviously inconvenient, and figuring out what’s wrong is not always a. But like any machine, the MacOS can become unresponsive at times or refuse to boot. The chances of a hung system or a frozen interface are highly improbable. A MacBook Pro is one of the most stable devices out there.Yes, this is the same on all Mac keyboards, including the Apple Wireless Keyboard, the MacBook Pro keyboard, MacBook Air, and MacBook keyboards. Paging down is done the same way as paging up, using the same “fn” key and the Down arrow to perform the equivalent of a page down on a Mac keyboard.
