macOS Monterey is the eighteenth major release of macOS released on October 25, 2021, for Apple’s desktop computers. It gets its name from Monterey Bay. If you have a MacBook or iMac, you need to know the keyboard shortcuts of macOS Monterey to do different tasks quickly. Like other preview macOS versions, macOS Monterey also offers a set of keyboard shortcuts. I am making a list of the best macOS Monterey keyboard shortcuts that you need to remember.
In Windows, most keyboard shortcuts use CTRL and ALT keys, but macOS keyboard shortcuts use CMD and Option keys. In Windows, you need to use CTRL+C for copy but macOS uses CMD+C for copy. In most keyboard shortcuts, macOS uses CMD in place of CTRL. Most keyboard shortcuts are similar to Windows, but use CMD in place of Command and ALT in place of Option.
Open folder that contains the current folder in the new window
Option + Double click
Open the selected folder in a new window + close current window
Command + Double click
Open the selected folder in the new tab
Command + Click window title
See folder’s path
Command + Tab
Cycle through opened applications (forward)
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 the 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 the item
Command + J
Show view options
Command + Option + Esc
Force quit an application
Finder (List view)
Shortcut
Actions
→
Open selected folder
←
Close selected folder
Files and Folders Shortcuts
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 an alias of dragged items
Command + L
Make an 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
Shortcuts for screen displays
Shortcut
Actions
F1
Decrease brightness
F2
Increase brightness
Desktop Shortcuts
Shortcut
Actions
Control + ↑
Launch/Quit Mission Control
F3
Launch/Quit Mission Control
Control + ↓
Application windows (See all)
Command + F3
Show Desktop
Option + Command + D
Toggle Dock On/Off
Mission Control (Inside Mission Control)
Shortcut
Actions
Control + ←
Move to space on left
Control + →
Move to space on the right
Control + #
Switch to a specific (#n) desktop. Example: To switch to desktop 3, use Control + 3
Dashboard Shortcuts
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
Screenshots
Shortcut
Actions
Shift + Command + 3
Screenshot the entire screen. Saves as the picture.
Shift + Command + Control + 3
Screenshot entire screen. Copies to clipboard.
Shift + Command + 4
Screenshot a designated area. Saves as a picture.
Shift + Command + Control + 4
Screenshot a designated area. Copies to clipboard.
Shift + Command + 4, then Space
Screenshot a designated window.
Spotlights Shortcuts
Shortcut
Actions
Command + Space
Spotlight on/off
Option + Command + Space
Show Spotlight window
Accessibility Shortcuts
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
Shortcuts for Sleep Mode and Shutdown
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)
Mac Booting Shortcuts
Shortcut
Actions
Option (hold)
Display bootable volumes
Shift (hold)
Start in Safe Mode
Left Shift (hold)
Bypass automatic login
C (hold)
Boot from other media
T (hold)
Start in FireWire target disk mode
N (hold)
Start from NetBoot server
X (hold)
Force macOS startup
Command + R (hold)
Start in Recovery Mode
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