Shaun Abram
Technology and Leadership Blog
Keyboard shortcuts in Mac finder
Following on from my IntelliJ shortcuts, here are some useful Mac finder shortcuts…
- Cmd-N: new Finder window
- Cmd-Accent (`): navigate through open Finder windows
- left, right, up, or down: move through the Finder folders/files; combine with typing first few leters of file/folder name for faster navigation
- Shift+Cmd+C: open your Finder window to all the devices, volumes, and network resources you have access to
- Cmd-O: open a file or folder
- Ctrl-F2: Focus in the menu bar
Other useful navigation shortcuts are:
- Cmd-Shift-A: Open the Applications folder
- Command-Shift-H: Open your home folder
- Cmd-Shift-G: Go to Folder – opens a dialog like this:
Sources:
Navigating the finder with the keyboard
Tags: finder, keyboardshortcuts, mac, productivity