Six Quick Finder Keyboard Shortcuts
Mac OS X - February 9th, 2007 - 4 Comments
We all know that navigating around the finder is quick and easy, but you can speed things up by memorizing a few keystrokes that’ll be sure to come in handy. Here’s six quick keyboard shortcuts to make navigating around the Finder a tad bit speedier. You’ll notice many of these are particularly useful for when you are using a Finder windows more detailed list view. Some of these have been around since the early days of Mac OS (I remember using command-w in System 6!), and others are new to our modern and beloved Mac OS X.
| Action | Keystroke |
| Close all windows | Command – Option – W |
| Close current window | Command – W |
| Expand folder (list view) | Command – Right Arrow |
| Expand folder and subfolders (list view) | Command – Option – Right Arrow |
| Collapse folder (list view) | Command – Left Arrow |
| Open parent and close current window | Command – Option – Up Arrow |
Want more keystroke tips? Check out Four Keystrokes to Ease Navigation in Mac OS X
your tables are looking better. give it some cellpadding
oh yeah, and nice tips as always
well its very usefull, but cmd + right arrow cisnt nessesary, as arrow button works perfectly, and option+right is enough for expanding folder and subfolder. actually it works both ways
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Use cmd + down to launch an app or open selected file
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