|
Key Combination |
Effect |
| |
| On machines with a power key |
| power |
Bring up dialog for shutdown, sleep or restart (see next
table) |
| cmd-ctrl-power |
Unconditionally reboot (sometimes referred to as 'control
flower power' to easily remember) |
| ctrl-cmd-opt-power |
Fast shutdown |
| cmd-power |
Bring up debugger (if debugger installed). Really old macs
(mac ii era) needed Paul Mercer's debugger init to do this, then
it got folded into the firmware, around 040 timeframe. |
| cmd-opt-power |
Put late model PowerBooks & Desktops to sleep |
| cmd-opt-ctrl-power |
(PowerBook 500) Reset Power Manager |
| shift-fn-ctrl-power |
(PowerBook G3, G4) Reset Power Manager |
| |
| On machines without a power key |
| ctrl-eject |
Bring up dialog for shutdown, sleep or restart (see next
table) |
| cmd-ctrl-eject |
Unconditionally reboot |
| ctrl-cmd-opt-eject |
Fast shutdown |
| cmd-eject |
Bring up debugger (if debugger installed). Really old macs
(mac ii era) needed Paul Mercer's debugger init to do this, then
it got folded into the firmware, around 040 timeframe. |
| cmd-opt-eject |
Put late model PowerBooks & Desktops to sleep |
| |
| On all machines |
| cmd-opt-esc |
Force quit current app |
| cmd-shift-0 |
Put late model PowerBooks & Desktops to sleep No longer
work in OS X. On Macs with three floppy drives (Mac SE) they
eject the third floppy disk. |
| cmd-shift-1 or 2 |
Eject internal or external floppy. Not sure which is which
on dual floppy machines (Mac SE, Mac II, etc.) |
| cmd-shift-3 |
Screen shot |
| cmd-shift-4 |
Abstract user defined area screen shot |
| cmd-shift-capslock-4 |
(Classic only) User selectable window screen shot |
| cmd-ctl-shift-3 |
Screen shot to clipboard (classic only) |
| cmd-ctl-shift-4 |
Abstract user defined area screen shot to clipboard (classic
only) |
| cmd-ctl-shift-capslock-4 |
(Classic only) User selectable window screen shot to clipboard
(classic only) |
| opt-click close box |
in Finder - Close all open finder windows |
| opt-drag control strip |
Move control strip |
| cmd-right arrow |
in Finder - Open folder in list view |
| cmd-left arrow |
in Finder - Close folder in list view |
| cmd-tab |
Switch apps (possible to change key in Mac OS 8-9) |
| cmd-space |
Switch keyboards/script systems (if more than one is installed) |
| opt-f3, opt-f4 or opt-f5 |
bring up the system preferences (Mac OS X only) |
| cmd-f2 |
detect displays on Mac OS X |
| f12 |
Eject CD/DVD (must be held down) |
