You can press key combinations to do things on your iMac that you’d normally do with a trackpad, mouse, or other device. Here’s a list of commonly used keyboard shortcuts.
Shortcut
Description
Command-X
Cut the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard.
Command-C
Copy the selected item to the Clipboard.
Command-V
Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current document or app.
Command-Z
Undo the previous command. Press Command-Shift-Z to redo.
Command-A
Select all items.
Command-F
Open a Find window, or find items in a document.
Command-G
Find the next occurrence of the item you’re searching for. Press Command-Shift-G to find the previous occurrence.
Command-H
Hide the windows of the front app. Press Command-Option-H to view the front app but hide all other apps.
Command-M
Minimize the front window to the Dock. Press Command-Option-M to minimize all windows of the front app.
Command-N
Open a new document or window.
Command-O
Open the selected item, or open a dialog to select a file to open.
Command-P
Print the current document.
Command-S
Save the current document.
Command-W
Close the front window. Press Command-Option-W to close all windows of the app.
Command-Q
Quit the current app.
Command-Option-Esc
Choose an app to Force Quit.
Command-Tab
Switch to the next most recently used app among your open apps.
Command-Shift-5
Open the Screenshot utility. You can also take screenshots using the following shortcuts:
Press Command-Shift-3 to take a screenshot of the entire screen.
Press Command-Shift-4 to take a screenshot of a selected area of the screen.
If you switched to the Mac from a PC, check out the Apple Support article Mac keyboard shortcuts.