macOS tip: the essential keyboard shortcuts to know by heart


Master macOS with your fingertips and save valuable time by using keyboard shortcuts to perform specific actions on your Mac.

The basic shortcuts:

- Command + A: select all elements

- Command + C: Copy content to the clipboard

- Command + X: Cut content and copy it to the clipboard

- Command + V: Paste the contents of the clipboard

- Command + Z: Undo the last action

- Command + F: Search for content in a document, in the Finder

- Command + O : Open a file (when you are in an application)

- Command + P: Print the active document

- Command + S: Save the active document

- Shift + Command + S: Open the Save As menu

- Command + I: Put selected text in a document in italics

- Command + B: Put selected text in a bold document

- Command + U: Underline selected text in a document

- Command + W: Close the active window

Source: 01net.com