Apple OS X - Common keyboard shortcuts

Below are the most frequently used keyboard shortcuts in Mac OS X

Top eleven shortcuts

Mac key convention: ' Ctrl ' is used for 'Control', ' Apple ' is used for 'Command' and 'Alt ' is used for the 'Option' key.

'Apple' + ' letter ' - Activates menu items where the letter and Apple key is shown next to the item in a menu for example in Word a new document would be 'Apple' + 'N'.
'Apple' + ' Z ' - Undo the last action.
'Apple' + ' Tab ' - Quickly switch between current running programs.
'Tab' - Select the next icon or file alphabetically on the desktop or in a folder.
'Apple' + ' O ' - Open a highlighted folder, document or application icon.
'Apple' + ' W ' - Closes current window.
'Apple' + ' C ' - Copies selected text\graphics to the clipboard.
'Apple' + ' V ' - Pastes text\graphics from the clipboard.
'Apple' + ' X ' - -Cuts selected text\graphics to the clipboard.
'Ctrl' + ' Mouse click - Right button mouse click.
'Ctrl' + ' F1 ' Turn on full keyboard access.

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