

To perform a Spotlight search from a Finder window, press Command–Option–Space bar.

To close all windows of the app, press Option-Command-W. Command-O: Open the selected item, or open a dialog to select a file to open.To minimize all windows of the front app, press Option-Command-M. Command-M: Minimize the front window to the Dock.To view the front app but hide all other apps, press Option-Command-H. Command-H: Hide the windows of the front app.To find the previous occurrence, press Shift-Command-G. Command-G: Find Again: Find the next occurrence of the item previously found.Command-F: Find items in a document or open a Find window.In some apps, you can undo and redo multiple commands.

You can then press Shift-Command-Z to Redo, reversing the undo command.

What others are referring to as Cmd H refers to the ⌘ H on your keyboard. Check out Trackpad in the System Preferences for a demonstration of that:Īlso, in the Exposé / Mission Control System Preferences, you can set up an Active Screen Corner where you can send the mouse to to show the desktop. If it's a new MacBook Pro, you can also use a three-finger spread to show the desktop. Some people have mentioned that ⌘ F3 also works to show the desktop. After enabling that, F11 will show desktop, and Fn F11 will decrease volume. You can change that setting in the Keyboard System Preferences: Use all F1, F2, etc. If F11 by default decreases volume for you, you need to instead press Fn F11.
