Keyboard shortcuts in Automator on Mac

In the Automator app on your Mac, you can quickly accomplish many tasks using keyboard shortcuts. See the shortcuts below, as well as in Automator menus in the menu bar. In app menus, keyboard shortcuts are represented by symbols.

Note: Keyboard shortcuts in apps may vary depending on the language and keyboard layout you’re using on your Mac. If the shortcuts below don’t work as you expect, look in the app menus in the menu bar to see the correct shortcuts. You can also use the Keyboard Viewer to see your current keyboard layout, known as an input source.

Action	Shortcut
Collapse all the actions in a workflow	Option-click the arrow in the title bar of one of the actions
Hide Automator	Command-H
Hide other apps	Option-Command-H
New workflow	Command-N
Open	Command-O
Close	Command-W
Save	Command-S
Duplicate	Shift-Command-S
Convert To	Option-Shift-Command-C
Page Set-up	Shift-Command-P
Print	Command-P
Undo	Command-Z
Redo	Shift-Command-Z
Cut	Command-X
Copy	Command-C
Paste	Command-V
Select All	Command-A
Duplicate	Command-D
Find action (sets the prompt to the search field)	Option-Command-F
Find	Command-F
Find Next	Command-G
Find Previous	Shift-Command-G
Show Spelling and Grammar	Command-Colon (:)
Check Spelling	Command-Semicolon (;)
Open special characters window	Option-Command-T
Show log	Option-Command-L
Run	Command-R
Stop	Command-Full Stop (.)
Record	Option-Command-R
Show Results	Command-K
Move Up	Command-Up Arrow
Move Down	Command-Down Arrow
Show in Library	Shift-Command-J
Minimise	Command-M

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Keyboard shortcuts in Automator on Mac