Comprehensive Guide to macOS Keyboard Shortcuts

As of October 2025, macOS offers a wide array of keyboard shortcuts to boost productivity, navigate the system, and perform tasks efficiently. This article compiles all the standard keyboard shortcuts from Apple’s official support documentation. These are organized by category for easy reference. Note that some shortcuts may vary slightly based on your macOS version, keyboard layout, or app context. Shortcuts use symbols like Command (⌘), Shift (⇧), Option (⌥), Control (⌃), and Fn.

You can customize many shortcuts in System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts. For apps like Safari or Finder, additional app-specific shortcuts exist, but this focuses on system-wide ones.

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Magic Mouse 2 and Magic keyboard

The Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse 2 have been out since Oct 2015 replacing the similar designed mouse and a more flatter triangle shaped design keyboard with a rechargeable battery instead of the AA batteries. In theory gone now are the days of having a issue with a keyboard or mouse losing connection to the mac. Now you just plug in the lighting cable and away you go, well the keyboard anyhow, the mouse is a bit difficult to work with while its plugged in for regarding. Continue reading “Magic Mouse 2 and Magic keyboard”

Laptop or Desktop

If you are looking to buy a new Mac and and wondering wether to go for a laptop or desktop there are few questions which you need to ask to help you decide which one.

 

 

Do you work solely from a desk/ office or do you require a mac that is mobile.  The second question is performance.  If your not that bothered about performance then a laptop might be the better option, giving your the flexibly of working from a desk or not.   The final question would be your budget?  If you are on a budget and your concerned about performance then you might want to consider a desktop machine.

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