FAQ's - Finder Keyboard Shortcuts

Create a new folder

Command-N

 

Open a File or Folder

Command-0 (zero), or Command-Down Arrow.

 

Open a highlighted icon

Command-O (letter) or Command-Down Arrow

 

Select the next alphabetical icon

Tab

 

Select the previous alphabetical icon

Shift-Tab

 

Select an icon to the left

Left Arrow (in icon view only)

 

Select an icon to the right

Right Arrow (In icon view only)

 

Select an icon above

Up Arrow

 

Select an icon below

Down Arrow

 

Duplicate a selected item

Command-D

 

Rebuild Floppy Disk Desktop

Command-Option + Insert floppy

 

Open parent window

Option-Up Arrow

 

Closing an Active Window

Command-W keys.

 

Close all open windows:

- Option key + Close from the File menu

- Option key + clicking any window's close box

- Command-Option-W keys.

 

Move Inactive Window

Command key + dragging window's title bar

 

Erase Floppy Disk

Command-Option-Tab keys + inserting disk Get Info - Command-i.

 

"About This Macintosh"

Change the menu from "About this Macintosh" to "About the Finder" by holding the Option key while selecting "About This Macintosh" under the Apple menu.