Decks · Gym Pass · Mac keyboard
Mac desktop
Spotlight, the app switcher, Force Quit, screenshots, locking the screen and the Finder basics.
Drilling this deck is part of the Gym Pass, $1.95 a month or $19.50 a year. Free during preview The list below is free to read and print.
| Action | Keys | In a drill | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Spotlight search | ⌘ CommandSpace | Pick from four | Mac keyboard shortcuts |
| Switch to the last app you used | ⌘ CommandTab | Pick from four | Mac keyboard shortcuts |
| Quit the app | ⌘ CommandQ | Pick from four | Mac keyboard shortcuts |
| Hide the front app | ⌘ CommandH | Pick from four | Mac keyboard shortcuts |
| Minimize the front window to the Dock | ⌘ CommandM | Pick from four | Mac keyboard shortcuts |
| Force Quit an app | ⌥ Option⌘ CommandEsc | Pick from four | Mac keyboard shortcuts |
| Open the screenshot and screen recording tools | ⇧ Shift⌘ Command5 | Pick from four | Mac keyboard shortcuts |
| Lock the screen | ⌃ Control⌘ CommandQ | Pick from four | Mac keyboard shortcuts |
| Open the front app's settings | ⌘ Command, | Pick from four | Mac keyboard shortcuts |
| Open the Character Viewer (emoji and symbols) | ⌃ Control⌘ CommandSpace | Pick from four | Mac keyboard shortcuts |
| Make a new folder (Finder) | ⇧ Shift⌘ CommandN | Pick from four | Mac keyboard shortcuts |
| Move the selected item to the Trash (Finder) | ⌘ CommandDelete | Pick from four | Mac keyboard shortcuts |
| Empty the Trash (Finder) | ⇧ Shift⌘ CommandDelete | Pick from four | Mac keyboard shortcuts |
| Quick Look the selected file (Finder) | ⌘ CommandY | Pick from four | Mac keyboard shortcuts |
| Show or hide the Dock | ⌥ Option⌘ CommandD | Pick from four | Mac keyboard shortcuts |
| Open the selected item, or a file to open | ⌘ CommandO | Pick from four | Mac keyboard shortcuts |
“Pick from four”: the browser or the operating system keeps that combination for itself, so a web page never sees it pressed. Pressing it during a drill would do the real thing (open a tab, switch apps), so the drill asks you to pick it instead.