Normal key functions with the Caps key off, starting from top left with the key that has the symbol ` and ~ and then going from left to right heading all the way down to the last key with the symbol / and ?:
Starts off as ` 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - = q w e r t y u i o p [ ] \ a s d f g h j k l ; ' z x c v b n m , . /
Now starting from the beginning again, still with the Caps key off, this time hold the Shift key down:
Starts off as ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + Q W E R T Y U I O P { } | A S D F G H J K L : " Z X C V B N M < > ?
Now we go back again to the beginning, still with the caps key off, hold down the Option key:
Starts off as ` ¡ ™ £ ¢ ∞ § ¶ • ª º – ≠ œ ∑ ´ ® † ¥ ¨ ˆ ø π “ ‘ « å ß ∂ ƒ © ˙ ∆ ˚ ¬ … æ Ω ≈ ç √ ∫ ˜ µ ≤ ≥ ÷
This time the Caps key must be turned on, then hold down the Option key:
Starts off as ` ¡ ™ £ ¢ ∞ § ¶ • ª º – ≠ Œ ∑ ´ ® † Á ¨ ˆ Ø ∏ “ ‘ « Å Í Î Ï © Ó Ô ˚ Ò … Æ Ω ≈ Ç √ ı ˜  ≤ ≥ ÷
This time we will use both the Shift key plus the Option key. With the caps key off, press the Shift key and hold down, then press the Option key and hold down, then starting from the top left press all the keys to get the symbols:
Starts off as ` ⁄ € ‹ › fi fl ‡ ° · ‚ — ± Œ „ ´ ‰ ˇ Á ¨ ˆ Ø ∏ ” ’ » Å Í Î Ï ˝ Ó Ô Ò Ú Æ ¸ ˛ Ç ◊ ı ˜  ¯ ˘ ¿
With the Caps key on, the results are the same:
Starts off as ` ⁄ € ‹ › fi fl ‡ ° · ‚ — ± Œ „ ´ ‰ ˇ Á ¨ ˆ Ø ∏ ” ’ » Å Í Î Ï ˝ Ó Ô Ò Ú Æ ¸ ˛ Ç ◊ ı ˜  ¯ ˘ ¿
Special keys: to get the symbol ˜ on top of the letter n, hold down the Option key and then press the letter n to get the symbol ˜, then release the Option key and then press the n key and the result will be this ñ.
To get the apple symbol , press and hold down the Shift key and then press and hold down the Option key, then lastly press the k button key and you have the Apple symbol. ( The Apple symbol is not viewable on a PC)
Grave Accents
Letters or vowels with a grave accent, a symbol like ´ sitting atop of a vowel like so á
To get the symbol ` to sit atop of the letter a, press down the option key and then press the key with the symbol ` then with the option key released press the letter a and you will have à…
Next, to get the symbol ¨ to sit atop of the letter a, press down the option key and then press the letter u to get the symbol ¨ and then with the option key released press the letter a, and you will have ä…
Next, to get the symbol ˜ to sit atop of the letter a, press down the option key and then press the letter n to get the symbol ˜ and then with the option key released press the letter a, and you will have ã…
Next, to get the symbol ´ to sit atop of the letter a, press down the option key and then press the letter e to get this symbol ´ and then with the option key released press the letter a, and you will have á…
Next, to get the symbol ˆ to sit atop of the letter a, press down the option key and then press the letter i to get this symbol ˆ and then with the option key released press the letter a, and you will have â…etc
Exposé
Exposé is a feature of OS X which allows users to quickly open or hide a window.
| Action | Keyboard Shortcut |
| Expose all open windows | F9 |
| Expose all windows in one application | F10 |
| Hide windows and reveal the desktop | F11 |
| Cycle through Exposéd Windows | Press Tab key and hold down, then press F9 or F10 |
| Slow motion Exposé keys | Hold down the Shift key and then press F9 or F10 |
Keyboard Shortcuts:
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Move one character to the left | Left Arrow |
| Move one character to the right | Right Arrow |
| Move to the line above | Up Arrow |
| Move to the line below | Down Arrow |
| Move to the beginning of current or previous word | Option-Left Arrow |
| Move to the end of current or next word | Option-Right Arrow |
| Move to the beginning of the current line | Command-Left Arrow |
| Move to the end of the current line | Command-Right Arrow |
| Move to the beginning of the current paragraph | Option-Up Arrow |
| Move to the end of the current paragraph | Option-Down Arrow |
| Scroll to the beginning of the document | Home |
| Move to the beginning of the document | Command-Up Arrow |
| Scroll to the end of the document | End |
| Move to the end of the document | Command-Down Arrow |
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Select one or more characters | Click in front of the first character and drag across the characters you want to select |
| Select a word | Double-click the word |
| Select a paragraph | Triple-click in the paragraph |
| Select all inline text and objects | Command-A |
| Deselect all inline text and objects | Shift-Command-A |
| Extend text selection | Click in the text, then Shift-click in another location in the text |
| Extend selection one character to the right | Shift-Right Arrow |
| Extend selection one character to the left | Shift-Left Arrow |
| Extend selection to end of current word | Shift-Option-Right Arrow |
| Extend selection to beginning of current word | Shift-Option-Left Arrow |
| Extend selection to end of current line | Shift-Command-Left Arrow |
| Extend selection to beginning of current line | Shift-Command-Left Arrow |
| Extend selection to the line above | Shift-Up Arrow |
| Extend selection to the line below | Shift-Down Arrow |
| Extend selection to beginning of the current paragraph | Shift-Option-Up Arrow |
| Extend selection to end of the current paragraph | Shift-Option-Down Arrow |
| Extend selection to end of text | Shift-Command-Down Arrow or Shift-End |
| Extend selection to beginning of text | Shift-Command-Up Arrow or Shift-Home |
| Select multiple words or blocks of text that are not next to each other | Select the first text you want, and then select additional text while holding down the Command key |
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Show fonts window | Command-T |
| Show styles drawer | Shift-Command-T |
| Apply a paragraph, character, or list style | F1 through F8, if you've assigned them in the Styles drawer |
| Bold | Command-B |
| Italic | Command-I |
| Underline | Command-U |
| Delete previous character or selection | Delete |
| Delete the next character or selection | Del (not available on all keyboards) |
| Make font size bigger | Command-plus sign (+), command-equal sign (=) |
| Make font size smaller | Command-minus sign (-) |
| Make text superscript | Control-Command-plus sign (+) |
| Make text subscript | Control-Command-minus sign (-) |
| Align text flush left | Command-{ |
| Center text | Command-| |
| Align text flush right | Command-} |
| Align text flush left and flush right (justify) | Option-Command-| |
| Decrease list indent level | Command-[ |
| Increase list indent level | Command-] |
| Edit hyperlink text without disabling hyperlinks | Arrow keys into hyperlink text |
| Cut | Command-X |
| Copy | Command-C |
| Copy paragraph style | Option-Command-C |
| Copy character style | Option-Shift-Command-C |
| Paste | Command-V |
| Paste character or paragraph style | Option-Command-V |
| Paste and match style of destination text | Option-Shift-Command-V |
| Insert non-breaking space | Option-Space bar |
| Insert line break (soft return) | Shift-Return |
| Insert page break | Command-Enter |
| Insert paragraph break | Return |
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Draw a floating text box, shape, table, or chart | Option-click the Text Box, Shapes, Table, or Chart toolbar button; then drag to size |
| Select all floating objects | Select one floating object and press Command-A |
| Deselect all floating objects | Select one floating object and press Command-Shift-A |
| Select or deselect additional objects | Command-click, Shift-click |
| Add range to (or remove it from) selection | Shift-drag, Command-drag |
| Move selected object one point | Arrow key |
| Move selected object ten points | Shift-Arrow key |
| Send object to the back | Shift-Command-B |
| Send object one layer back | Option-Command-B |
| Bring object to the front | Shift-Command-F |
| Bring object one layer forward | Option-Shift-Command-F |
| Group objects | Option-Command-G |
| Ungroup objects | Option-Shift-Command-G |
| Lock objects | Command-L |
| Unlock objects | Option-Command-L |
| Duplicate object | Command-D, Option-drag |
| Constrain movement of object to 45-degrees | Shift-drag |
| Resize object | Drag handle |
| Resize object from center | Option-drag handle |
| Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object from center | Option-Shift-drag handle |
| Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object | Shift-drag handle |
| Rotate object | Command-drag handle |
| Rotate object 45-degrees | Shift-Command-drag handle |
| Rotate object around opposite handle (instead of center) | Command-Option-drag handle |
| Rotate object 45-degrees around opposite handle (instead of center) | Shift-Command-Option-drag handle |
| Turn off alignment guides | Command-drag |
| Mask or unmask object | Shift-Command-M |
| Exit mask mode | Return, Command-Return, Enter, double-click |
| Reenter mask mode | Double-click the masked image |
| Open shortcut menu for selected item | Control-click |
| Exit text edit mode and select object | Command-Return |
| Choose an object to insert | Shift-Command-V |
| Define as placeholder text | Control-Option-Command-T |
| Define object as media placeholder | Control-Option-Command-I |
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Select all table borders or cell content, depending on initial selection | Command-A |
| Delete selected table, border or border segment, or contents of selected cells | Delete |
| Constrain the movement of the table and snap to guides | Shift-drag table |
| Replace contents of selected cell with contents of destination cell | Drag selected cell to another cell |
| Copy contents of selected cell into destination cell | Option-drag selected cell to another cell |
| Extend selection from selected cell to destination cell | Shift-click in destination cell |
| Select cell | Click cell of selected table or double-click cell of unselected table |
| Add cell to (or remove it from) selection | Command-click selected or unselected cell |
| Enter text edit mode | Return or enter (in cell selection mode) |
| Stop editing text and select cell | Command-Return |
| Select border | Click border of selected table or double-click border of unselected table |
| Add border to (or remove it from) selection | Command-click or Shift-click border |
| Select border segment | Click or double-click if the table isn't selected |
| Add border segment to (or remove it from) selection | Shift-click border segment or Command-click border segment |
| Move border or border segment to new position | Drag border or border segment |
| Move selected table, border, or border segment one point | Arrow keys |
| Move selected table, border, or border segment ten points | Shift-arrow keys |
| Select next cell to the left, right, up, or down | Arrow keys (in cell selection mode) |
| Extend cell selection by one cell | Shift-arrow keys (in cell selection mode) |
| Select text in next cell or if last cell is selected add a new row | Tab |
| Select text in previous cell | Shift-Tab |
| Stop editing cell and select the table | Command-click the selected cell |
| Insert a tab | Option-Tab (in text edit mode) |
| Open table formatting menu for selected table or cells | Control-click table |
| Create a table by dragging | Option-click Table in toolbar, and then drag to size |
| Open Formula Editor for selected non-formula cell | = |
| Open Formula Editor for cell containing formula or formatted number | =, Return, Enter, or double-click |
| In Formula Editor, save changes | Return, Enter, Accept button |
| In Formula Editor, discard changes | Escape, Cancel button |
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Show or hide Chart Data Editor | Shift-Command-D |
| Complete a cell entry and move the selection down | Return |
| Complete a cell entry and move the selection up | Shift-Return |
| Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the right | Tab |
| Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the left | Shift-Tab |
| Move one character left, right, to the beginning of text (up), or to the end of text (down) | Arrows keys (in text edit mode) |
| Complete a cell entry and select the cell | Enter |
| Move one cell in a given direction | Arrows keys (in cell selection mode) |
| Move to the beginning of the row | Home |
| Move to the last nonblank cell at the end of the row | End |
| Extend the selection by one cell | Shift-Arrow keys |
| Extend the selection to the beginning of the row | Shift-Home |
| Extend the selection to the end of the row | Shift-End |
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Make a custom shape editable | Click the shape, then click again |
| Move a point of an editable shape | Click point and drag to another location |
| Delete a point of an editable shape | Click point and press Delete |
| Add a point to an editable shape | Option-click the shape border where you want to add a point |
| Change a corner point of an editable shape into a curved point | Double-click the corner point |
| Change a curved point of an editable shape into a corner point | Double-click the curved point |
| Reshape the curve of an editable shape | Click a point on the curve and move the control handles |
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Show page thumbnails | Option-Command-P |
| Select section above current section | Shift-Up Arrow |
| Select section below current section | Shift-Down Arrow |
| Extend selection from current section to section above | Shift-Up Arrow |
| Extend selection from current section to section below | Shift-Down Arrow |
| Move between pages | Page Up and Page Down |
| Select first section | Home |
| Select last section | End |
| Select all sections | Command-A |
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open new document (You can choose the type of document you want to open in Pages Preferences.) | Command-N |
| Open new document from template chooser | Shift-Command-N |
| Open existing document | Command-O |
| Save | Command-S |
| Save as | Shift-Command-S |
| Command-P | |
| Page setup | Shift-Command-P |
| Pages help | Command-? |
| Find | Command-F |
| Find next | Command-G |
| Find previous | Shift-Command-G |
| Use selection for find | Command-E |
| Scroll to found selection | Command-J |
| Show search sidebar | Option-Command-F |
| Check spelling | Command-semicolon (;) |
| Show spelling window | Command-colon (:) |
| Zoom in | Command-> |
| Zoom out | Command-< |
| Close window | Command-W |
| Minimize window | Command-M |
| Show preferences | Command-comma (,) |
| Show Inspector window | Option-Command-I |
| Show document rulers | Command-R |
| Show layout | Shift-Command-L |
| Show formatting characters (invisibles) | Shift-Command-I |
| Show colors window | Shift-Command-C |
| Hide Pages | Command-H |
| Hide other windows | Option-Command-H |
| Quit Pages | Command-Q |
The key with the Apple symbol on it is the Command key
To take pictures of your Mac Screen or a web page, press and hold down the Command key, then press and hold down the Shift key and then lastly press the numerical number 3, and the whole screen is captured. For a Mac OS X 10.2 and later the file is saved as a pdf.
To capture just part of the screen or a web page, press and hold down the Command key, then press and hold down the Shift key, then press the numerical number 4 and then drag to select the area that you want to capture.
To Copy and Paste: Click and drag on the specific targeted area, once it is highlighted then press down the Control and click to copy. To paste your target on another page or in the notepad, click and then hold down the Option key and click again to paste.
Other Key Functions:
By pressing the Control key plus either of the Arrow keys will send your project off-screen. And then by pressing on the appropriate Arrow key will restore your project back onscreen. This can also work by pressing the Control key plus the numerical numbers 2,3 or 4 which will take your project off-screen, and pressing the numerical number 1 will bring them back onscreen.
In the project that you are working in, by pressing the Command key plus the F5 key will turn on the Voice Command, by pressing the Command key plus the F5 key again will turn it off.
Press the Option key plus the F15 key to bring up Systems preferences.
Press both the F14 and the F15 keys to adjust brightness.
Pressing the F12 key loads up your widgets onscreen, if you're online
Pressing the F11 key takes up or takes your project off screen, and by pressing F11 again will bring everything back on screen.
Pressing the F10 key will darken the background screen and display the project that you are working on, but you will not be able to type or work on it unless the F10 key, the Space bar, the Return key or the Esc key are pressed to reset the screen.
Pressing the F9 key spreads your work out on the screen so that you know what projects you have open. Then you can choose a project to continue working with by using the Arrow keys to highlight the appropriate project. Then press the Enter key to bring the project to the fore.
Pressing the F8 key brings up the Four work Spaces. Press F9 to separate them, and then individually drag them into the empty boxes. To work on a particular project, just click on the appropriate box to open the project onscreen. To put everything back in the same box, just press F8 again and then simply drag everything into the original box and press the Enter key or the F8 key to reset all projects back onscreen.
