Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Tahoe
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- Intro to Apple Intelligence
- Translate messages and calls
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Create your own emoji with Genmoji
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Find the right words with Writing Tools
- Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
- Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
- Block access to Apple Intelligence features
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- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos, and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books, and more between devices
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright and trademarks
Spotlight keyboard shortcuts on Mac
On your Mac, you can quickly search with Spotlight using the keyboard shortcuts below.
General Spotlight shortcuts
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
Open or close the Spotlight window | Command-Space bar |
Open a search result in Quick Look | Space bar |
Move to the next result | Down Arrow |
Move to the previous result | Up Arrow |
Show the path of a result (such as a file) | Command |
Open a result | Return key |
See a file in an app or the Finder | Command-R or Command-Double-click |
Open a Finder window with the search field selected | Option-Command-Space bar |
Narrow your search results
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
Search Applications | Command-1 |
Search Files | Command-2 |
Search Actions | Command-3 |
Search Clipboard | Command-4 |
Search within a specific app | Type the name of the app in the search field, then press the Tab key |
Filter and find recent searches
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
Filter your search | / (slash) |
Go back in your search history | Up Arrow |
You can also create quick keys for actions you frequently use. Quick keys are like customized keyboard shortcuts. See Assign quick keys for actions or shortcuts.