Most Mac users would use at least a few keyboard shortcuts (if not, check out Apple’s Mac Keyboard Shortcuts list), but here are a few additional key combinations that I find useful. These are less well-known and many are not in Apple’s list.
| Keystroke | Action |
|---|---|
| Option-Shift-Command-V | Paste as text / paste and match style |
| Option-[ | “ (opening curly double quote) |
| Option-Shift-[ | ” (closing curly double quote) |
| Option-] | ‘ (opening curly quote) |
| Option-Shift-] | ’ (closing curly quote) |
| Fn-Delete | Forward delete |
| Fn-Up | Page up |
| Fn-Down | Page down |
| Fn-Left | Home |
| Fn-Right | End |
| Option-3 | £ |
| Option-4 | ¢ |
| Option-Y | ¥ |
| Command-Space | Spotlight Search |
| Option-Command-Space | Search “This Mac” |
| Shift-Command-5 | Screenshot (Mojave) |
| Shift-Command-. | Finder Show Hidden Files |
Updated 10 Apr 2020: Added Show hidden files in Finder.