Want to browse your iCloud Drive without having to click on the Finder icon in the Dock, opening a Finder window, then clicking on the iCloud Drive icon? While the Finder is active (Finder is listed in the Mac’s menu bar), type ⌘ + Shift + I and a Finder window opens with a view right into iCloud Drive.ĥ) Empty Trash with no confirmation: Command ( ⌘ ) + Shift + Option + Deleteĭoes the Trash can overflowing with crumpled paper tweak your OCD tendencies? Instead of clicking on the Trash can, holding down the mouse button, and selecting Empty Trash - and then responding to the confirmation window (see screenshot below) - here’s a quick way to send everything to the dump. Instead, just type ⌘ + Option + D and watch the Dock disappear (or reappear if you had hidden it previously).Ĥ) Open iCloud Drive from the Finder: Command ( ⌘ ) + Shift + I Try doing this with the traditional method of launching System Preferences, clicking on Dock and selecting “Automatically hide and show the Dock”, and you’ve wasted precious seconds. Sometimes it’s handy to hide the Dock, particularly when you’re using a MacBook with its smaller screen real estate. While using Safari, this command key combo closes the tab you’re currently viewing.ģ) Hide or Show the Dock: Command ( ⌘ ) + Option + D This is useful in most Mac apps, and can be used to close an open document without quitting the app completely. While in an open app window or document, typing ⌘ + W closes that window. Once the app name is in the Spotlight search bar, press Return to launch it. When it appears, start typing the name of a Mac app and it will attempt to auto-complete. This is the quickest way to bring up the Spotlight search bar on your Mac (see screenshot below). Note that we’re not going to detail the standard copy, cut and paste keyboard shortcuts - ⌘ + C, ⌘ + X, and ⌘ + V - under the assumption that most people already know how to use these.ġ) Spotlight Search: Command ( ⌘ ) + space bar

Here are 15 macOS keyboard shortcuts that can help keep your hands on the keyboard and improve your productivity. There’s only one problem with that every time you have to take your hands off of the keyboard to click a mouse, tap a screen or swipe a touchpad, you’re interrupting your typing. Apple was the first company to bring the graphical user interface and mouse to the masses with the original Mac, and today it’s rare to find any sort of personal computer without a pointing device.

Macos key shortcuts