Spotlight keyboard shortcuts on Mac

On your Mac, you can quickly search with Spotlight using the keyboard shortcuts below.

Action	Shortcut
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

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macOS User Guide