This page lists 187 built-in macOS keyboard shortcuts across five categories: General, Document, Finder and system, Accessibility, and Sleep, log out, and shut down.
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| Action | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Move focus to the status menu in the menu bar. | ⌃+F8 |
| Move to next control. | ⇥ |
| Invert colors. | ⌃+⌥+⌘+8 |
| Move focus to the menu bar. (Alternative key combination) | Fn+⌃+F2 |
| Move focus to the Dock. (Alternative key combination) | Fn+⌃+F3 |
| Move focus to the active window or next window. (Alternative key combination) | Fn+⌃+F4 |
| Reduce contrast. | ⌃+⌥+⌘+, |
| Change the way Tab moves focus—between navigation of all controls on the screen, or only text boxes and lists. (Alternative key combination) | Fn+⌃+F7 |
| Move to a control adjacent to the text field. | ⌃+Arrow keys |
| Move to the adjacent item in a list, tab group, or menu, or move sliders and adjusters (Up Arrow to increase values, Down Arrow to decrease values). | Arrow keys |
| Increase contrast. | ⌃+⌥+⌘+. |
| Move focus to the window toolbar. (Alternative key combination) | Fn+⌃+F5 |
| Move to the next control when a text field is selected. | ⌃+⇥ |
| Move to previous control. | ⇧+⇥ |
| Move focus to the active window or next window. | ⌃+F4 |
| Move focus to the Dock. | ⌃+F3 |
| Activate the next open window in the front app. | ⌘+Grave accent (`) |
| Move focus to the menu bar. You can then use the arrow keys to navigate the menu, press Return to open a selected menu or choose a selected menu item, or type the menu item is name to jump to that item in the selected menu. | ⌃+F2 |
| Move the focus to the window drawer. | ⌥+⌘+Grave accent (`) |
| Move focus to the window toolbar. | ⌃+F5 |
| Move focus to the previous panel. | ⌃+⇧+F6 |
| Move focus to the floating window. | ⌃+F6 |
| Move focus to the status menu in the menu bar. (Alternative key combination) | Fn+⌃+F8 |
| Change the way Tab moves focus—between navigation of all controls on the screen, or only text boxes and lists. | ⌃+F7 |
| Activate the previous open window in the front app. | ⇧+⌘+Grave accent (`) |
| Move focus to the floating window. (Alternative key combination) | Fn+⌃+F6 |
| Move to the previous grouping of controls. | ⌃+⇧+⇥ |
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