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These lesser known MacOS keyboard shortcuts will change how you use your computer.
The Mac's Command key is arguably the most important key on your Apple keyboard. With it, you can copy and paste text, undo previous commands, select all your items and much more. Yet, despite all the routine shortcuts it's known for, the Command key is much more important and powerful than you might think.
Even if you're a MacOS power user, you may not be acquainted with everything the Command key has to offer, such as the ability to quickly hide windows cluttering up your desktop or search for anything on your computer. Keep reading: We'll check out six not so commonly known keyboard shortcuts with the Command key that you need to know about.
1. Cycle through all the open windows on your desktop
The first keyboard shortcut in this list is Command + Tab, which allows you to quickly step through every single app window open on your desktop. As long as the window is open on your desktop, and not minimized in your dock, holding down on Command + Tab will bring up a window with all your open apps. Continue holding down Command as you tap the Tap key to cycle through the apps and let go when the app you want brought to the front is highlighted.
The first keyboard shortcut in this list is Command + Tab, which allows you to quickly step through every single app window open on your desktop. As long as the window is open on your desktop, and not minimized in your dock, holding down on Command + Tab will bring up a window with all your open apps. Continue holding down Command as you tap the Tap key to cycle through the apps and let go when the app you want brought to the front is highlighted.
2. Hide the window that's currently open on your desktop
Instead of minimizing your window with the yellow minus button up in the top left corner, you can quickly hide any window that's open on your desktop with the Command + H shortcut. Unlike minimizing, the hide keyboard shortcut hides the window from both your desktop and dock, without closing it completely. To open the window back up, simply click the app icon in either your dock or elsewhere. And if you want to hide all app windows except for the one in front, you can use Option + Command + H.
Instead of minimizing your window with the yellow minus button up in the top left corner, you can quickly hide any window that's open on your desktop with the Command + H shortcut. Unlike minimizing, the hide keyboard shortcut hides the window from both your desktop and dock, without closing it completely. To open the window back up, simply click the app icon in either your dock or elsewhere. And if you want to hide all app windows except for the one in front, you can use Option + Command + H.
3. Bring up Spotlight to search for files and apps on your computer
Spotlight search is one of the Mac's most powerful features. Bring up the search bar and you can type whatever you want to search for: text messages, emails, documents, applications, notes, music, settings, movies, locations and so much more. You can use the magnifying glass in the menu bar to bring up Spotlight search, but this keyboard shortcut is at your fingertips: Command + Space bar.
Spotlight search is one of the Mac's most powerful features. Bring up the search bar and you can type whatever you want to search for: text messages, emails, documents, applications, notes, music, settings, movies, locations and so much more. You can use the magnifying glass in the menu bar to bring up Spotlight search, but this keyboard shortcut is at your fingertips: Command + Space bar.
4. Highlight the URL in your web browser to quickly share it
Usually, if you're sharing a web address you double-click in the search bar and then copy the selected text to your clipboard. However, there's a faster way to do this: use Command + L. This will immediately highlight whatever is in the address bar in Safari, Chrome or another web browser, whether it's something you typed or the URL of the website you're on. You can then hit Command + C to copy it so you can paste it elsewhere.
Usually, if you're sharing a web address you double-click in the search bar and then copy the selected text to your clipboard. However, there's a faster way to do this: use Command + L. This will immediately highlight whatever is in the address bar in Safari, Chrome or another web browser, whether it's something you typed or the URL of the website you're on. You can then hit Command + C to copy it so you can paste it elsewhere.
5. Reopen any closed tabs in the Safari web browser
You may be familiar with Command + T in Safari, which opens a new tab, but there's also a shortcut that can reopen an accidentally closed tab. Simply hit Command + Shift + T and you'll recover whatever tab you most recently closed. And best of all, if you've closed several tabs and want to recover all of them, you can continue pressing the Command + Shift + T shortcut to open multiple closed tabs.
You may be familiar with Command + T in Safari, which opens a new tab, but there's also a shortcut that can reopen an accidentally closed tab. Simply hit Command + Shift + T and you'll recover whatever tab you most recently closed. And best of all, if you've closed several tabs and want to recover all of them, you can continue pressing the Command + Shift + T shortcut to open multiple closed tabs.
6. Open something new in various native Apple applications
The Command + N keyboard shortcut is not nearly used enough. While it's almost universally known for opening up a new window in many popular applications, on your Mac, the Command + N shortcut can open a new email in Mail, text message in iMessage, window in Safari, note in Notes, event in Calendar and more. Try it out in your favorite apps and see what Command + N can open for you.
The Command + N keyboard shortcut is not nearly used enough. While it's almost universally known for opening up a new window in many popular applications, on your Mac, the Command + N shortcut can open a new email in Mail, text message in iMessage, window in Safari, note in Notes, event in Calendar and more. Try it out in your favorite apps and see what Command + N can open for you.
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