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Table of Contents

Keyboard shortcuts in Automator on Mac

Use these shortcuts to save time while using Automator.

Action

Shortcut

Collapse all the actions in a workflow

Option-click the disclosure triangle 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 Setup

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-Period (.)

Record

Option-Command-R

Show Results

Command-K

Move Up

Command-Up Arrow

Move Down

Command-Down Arrow

Show in Library

Shift-Command-J

Minimize

Command-M

See alsoAbout AutomatorApple Support article: Mac keyboard shortcuts
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