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Spotlight keyboard shortcuts on Mac
On your Mac, you can quickly search with Spotlight using the keyboard shortcuts below.
Action | Shortcut |
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Open or close the Spotlight window | Command-Space bar |
Open a search result in Quick Look | Space bar |
Switch between the search field and the search results | Tab key |
Move to the next result | Down Arrow |
Move to the previous result | Up Arrow |
Move to the first result in the next category | Command-Down Arrow |
Move to the first result in the previous category | Command-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 |