Common Mac Application Shortcut Keystrokes

No matter what application you’re running on your Mac, you can usually speed up using it by pressing a Mac keyboard shortcut rather than using the mouse or trackpad to point to a menu and select a command. The following table lists the most common Mac keyboard shortcuts that can speed up working with 99.99999 percent of all Mac applications.

Keystroke	Command
Command+N	Create a new file
Command+O	Open an existing file
Command+S	Save an active file
Command+F	Find text in an active file
Command+A	Select all items in a window
Command+C	Copy the selected item
Command+X	Cut the selected item
Command+V	Paste the most recently cut or copied item
Command+P	Print
Command+Z	Undo the last command
Command+W	Close the active window
Esc	Cancel dialogs and closes pull-down menus
Command+Q	Quit an application

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