Mac keyboard shortcuts

• A short blog to share Mac keyboard shortcuts that i use on a day to day basis for better productivity
  
• The shortcuts that i have compiled in this list are primarily for
  
  • Taking Screenshot
    
  • To Lock . Logout , Close Open windows
    
  • Navigating between open applications
    
  • Some short cuts for Safari or other web browsers
    
  • Finder window shortcuts
    
  • Few miscellaneous
    

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Screenshot of the entire screen & saves on desktop	Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + 3
Shows crosshair to select the area of the screen to capture	Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + 4
Screenshot or screen recording tools	Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + 5
Lock your screen	Control (⌃) + Command(⌘) + Q
Log out of your macOS user account	Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + Q
Close active window	Command (⌘) + W
Close all windows of active app	Option (⌥) + Command (⌘) + W
Force quit an app	Option (⌥) + Command (⌘) + Esc
Opens the emoji window	Control (⌃) + Command (⌘) + Space
Scroll through the open apps	Command (⌘) + Tab
Switch between open windows of a single app	Command (⌘) + Tilde (~)
View all open applications	Control (⌃) +Up Arrow
View Windows in the Current App	Control (⌃) + Down Arrow
Show Desktop	F11 or Fn+ F11
Open preferences of the active application	Command (⌘) + Comma (,)
Minimize an application	Command (⌘) + M
Safari: Reloads the page on Safari	Command (⌘) + R
Safari: Hard refresh	Command (⌘) + Shift(⇧) + R
Safari: Switch between open tabs in browser	Control (⌃) + Tab
Switch the app to full screen if supported	Control (⌃) + Command (⌘) + F
Show or hide the dock	Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + D
Finder : Show info about the selected file	Command (⌘) + I
Finder : Quick preview of selected item	Command (⌘) + Y
Finder : Show hidden files	Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + dot(.)
Finder : Copy path name of selected item	Command (⌘) +Option (⌥) + C
Finder : Opens the desktop folder	Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + D
Finder : Opens the Go to folder window	Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + G
Finder : Opens the Home folder of the user	Shift (⇧) + Command(⌘) + H
Finder : Creates a new folder	Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + N
Finder : Empty Trash	Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + Delete
Document: Decrease the size	Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + Minus (-)
Document: Increase the size	Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + Plus (+)

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