OSX Mavericks is finally here, and probably installed on your Mac already. While Mountain Lion users may not find many changes in the free upgrade, they probably love what it did to power management, Finder tabs and quick-reply notifications.

It may also be the upgrade Safari needs to put itself into the browser race again (although we had a few good reasons to ask you to opt for Chrome instead). Well, it’s time to put this new OS to good use. Here is a list of keyboard shortcuts that can help you work faster and harder with Mavericks. If you think we missed any, let us know in the comments.

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Shortcut Actions Command + 1 View as Icon Command + 2 View as List Command + 3 View as Columns Command + 4 View as Cover Flow Command + [ Go to previous folder Command + ] Go to next folder Command + ↑ Navigate up one level Command + ↓ Navigate down one level Command + Control + N Open folder that contains current folder in new window Option + Double click Open selected folder in new window + close current window Command + Double click Open selected folder in new tab Command + Click window title See folder’s path Command + Tab Cycle through opened applications (foward) Command + Shift + Tab Cycle through opened applications (backward) Space Launch Quick Look Command + Y Launch Quick Look Command + A Selects all items in Finder Command + Option + A Deselects any selected items Command + Shift + A Go to Application folder Command + Shift + U Go to Utilities folder Command + N New Finder window Command + K Connect to Server Command + Shift + K Open Network Window Command + I Get info of item Command + J Show view options Command + Option + Esc Force quit an application

Finder (List view)

Shortcut Actions → Open selected folder ← Close selected folder

Shortcut Actions Command + Delete Move to trash Command + Shift + Delete Empty Trash Command + Shift + Option + Delete Empty Trash (Silence mode) Command + drag file/folder Move item to another location Option + drag file/folder Copy item to another location Command + Option + drag file/folder Make alias of dragged items Command + L Make alias of selected items Command + D Duplicate selected item Command + C Copy selected item Command + X Cut selected item Command + V Paste copied item Command + Z Undo action Command + Shift + N New folder Command + Option + N New Smart folder Command + O Open selected item

Shortcut Actions F1 Decrease brightness F2 Increase brightness

Shortcut Actions Control + ↑ Launch/Quit Mission Control F3 Launch/Quit Mission Control Control + ↓ Application windows (See all) Command + F3 Show Desktop Option + Command + D Toogle Dock On/Off

Mission Control (Inside Mission Control)

Shortcut Actions Control + ← Move to space on left Control + → Move to space on right Control + # Switch to a specific (#n) desktop. Example: To switch to desktop 3, use Control + 3

Shortcut Actions Fn + F12 Launch Dashboard Command + R Reload current widget Command + = Show/hide widget bar Command + ← Scroll widget bar left Command + → Scroll widget bar right

Screen Shots

Shortcut Actions Shift + Command + 3 Screen shot entire screen. Saves as picture. Shift + Command + Control + 3 Screen shot entire screen. Copies to clipboard. Shift + Command + 4 Screen shot a designated area. Saves as picture. Shift + Command + Control + 4 Screen shot a designated area. Copies to clipboard. Shift + Command + 4 , then Space Screen shot a designated window.

Shortcut Actions Command + Space Spotlight on/off Option + Command + Space Show Spotlight window

Shortcut Actions Command + F5 VoiceOver on/off Option + Command + F5 Display Accessibility controls Command + Option + 8 Zoom On/Off Command + Option + + Zoom in Command + Option + + Zoom out

Common for various applications

Note: This may not work for some applications

Shortcut Actions Shift + Command + / Show Help Menu Command + , Open App’s Preference Command + ` Cycle through opened Apps (of the same type) windows Command + Shift + ? Open App’s Help Search Command + H Hide current window Command + Option + H Hide all running windows Command + M Minimize current window Command + Option + M Minimize all windows Command + W Close selected window Command + Option + W Close all windows Command + Shift + W Close file with its associated windows

Shortcut Actions ⎋ (once) Put Mac to sleep ⎋ (again) Wake Mac up ⎋ (hold) Force Mac shut down Command + Control + ⎋ Force Mac to restart Control + ⎋ Show restart/ sleep/ shutdown dialog Command + Option + Control + ⎋ Quit all opened applications Shift + Control + ⎋ Put dispplays to sleep Command + Shift + Q Log Out Command + Shift + Option + Q Log Out (immediately)