Bluetooth Keyboard Shortcuts

Hi CaptinSprinklez,

The articles below explain the most common key combinations on our wireless keyboard. The shortcut commands for Mac OS X will work on this keyboard.

OS X: Keyboard shortcuts - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236

A modifier key is a part of many keyboard shortcuts. A modifier key alters the way other keystrokes or mouse/trackpad clicks are interpreted by OS X. Modifier keys include: Command, Shift, Option, Control, Caps Lock, and the fn key.

⌘	Command key
⌃	Control key
⌥	Option key
⇧	Shift Key
⇪	Caps Lock
fn	Function Key

Cut, copy and paste

You can use these shortcuts in most apps to cut, copy, or paste a selected item. This includes text, pictures, music, and more. You can even copy and paste files in the Finder to copy them to a new location.

Key combination	What it does
Command-C	Copy the selected data to the Clipboard
Command-X	Remove the selected item and place a copy on the Clipboard
Command-V	Place a copy of (paste) the Clipboard contents into the current document or app

Taking screenshots

Use these shortcuts to take a picture of what you see on your screen. You can also use Grab to take screenshots, an app located in the Utilities folder.

Key combination	What it does
Command-Shift-3	Capture the screen to a file
Command-Shift-Control-3	Capture the screen to the Clipboard
Command-Shift-4	Capture a selection of the screen to a file, or press the spacebar to capture just a window
Command-Shift-Control-4	Capture a selection of the screen to the Clipboard, or press the spacebar to capture just a window

App shortcuts

These keyboard shortcuts work in most apps.

Key combination	What it does
Command-A	Select all items or text in the frontmost window
Command-Z	Undo the previous command (some apps allow you to undo multiple times)
Command-Shift-Z	Redo, puts back the last change made with undo (some apps allow you to redo multiple times)
Command-Space bar	Show or hide the Spotlight search field (if multiple languages are being used simultaneously, this shortcut may rotate through enabled script systems instead)
Command-Option-Space bar	Show the Spotlight search results window (if multiple languages are installed, may rotate through keyboard layouts and input methods within a script)
Command-Tab	Move forward to the next most recently used app in a list of open apps
Option-Media Eject (⏏)	Eject from secondary optical media drive (if one is installed)
Command-Brightness down (F1)	Toggle "Mirror Displays" on multi-monitor configurations
Command-Brightness up (F2)	Toggle Target Display Mode
Command-Mission Control (F3)	Show Desktop
Command-F5	Toggle VoiceOver On or Off
Option-Brightness (F2)	Opens "Displays" System Preference
Option-Mission Control (F3)	Open Mission Control preferences
Option-Volume key (F12)	Open Sound preferences
Command-Minus (–)	Decrease the size of the selected item
Command-Colon (:)	Display the Spelling and Grammar window
Command-Semicolon (;)	Find misspelled words in the document
Command-Comma (,)	Open the front app's preferences window
Command-Question Mark (?)	Open the Help menu
Command-plus (+) or Command-Shift-Equals (=)	Increase the size of the selected item
Command-Option-D	Show or hide the Dock
Command-Control-D	Show or hide the definition of a selected word
Command-D	Selects the Desktop folder in Open and Save dialogs
Command-Delete	Selects Don't Save in dialogs that contain a Delete or Don't Save button
Command-E	Use the selection for a find
Command-F	Open a Find window or find text in a document
Command-Option-F	Move to the search field control
Command-G	Find the next occurrence of the selection
Command-Shift-G	Find the previous occurrence of the selection
Command-H	Hide the windows of the currently running app
Command-Option-H	Hide the windows of all other running apps
Command-Option-I	Display an inspector window
Command-M	Minimize the active window to the Dock
Command-Option-M	Minimize all windows of the active app to the Dock
Command-N	Create a new document in the frontmost app
Command-O	Display a dialog for choosing a document to open in the frontmost app
Command-P	Print the current document
Command-Shift-P	Display a window for specifying document parameters (Page Setup)
Command-Q	Quit the frontmost app
Command-S	Save the active document
Command-Shift-S	Display the Save As dialog or duplicate the current document
Command-Option-T	Show or hide a toolbar
Command-W	Close the frontmost window
Command-Option-W	Close all windows in the current app
Command-Z	Undo previous command (some apps allow for multiple Undos)
Command-Shift-Z	Redo, puts back last change made using undo (some apps allow for multiple Redos)
Command-Option-esc	choose an app to Force Quit
Command-Shift-Option-Esc (hold for three seconds)	Force Quit the front-most app

Working with Text

Use these key combinations when editing text in a field or document.

Key combination	What it does
Command-B	Bold the selected text or toggle bold text on or off
Command-I	Italicize the selected text or toggle italic text on or off
Command-U	Underline the selected text or toggle underline on or off
Command-T	Show or hide the Fonts window
fn-Delete	Forward Delete (on a portable Mac's built-in keyboard)
fn-Up Arrow	Scroll up one page (same as Page Up key)
fn-Down Arrow	Scroll down one page (same as Page Down key)
fn-Left Arrow	Scroll to the beginning of a document (same as Home key)
fn-Right Arrow	Scroll to the end of a document (same as End key)
Command-Right Arrow	Move the text insertion point to the end of the current line
Command-Left Arrow	Move the text insertion point to the beginning of the current line
Command-Down Arrow	Move the text insertion point to the end of the document
Command-Up Arrow	Move the text insertion point to the beginning of the document
Option-Right Arrow	Move the text insertion point to the end of the next word
Option-Left Arrow	Move the text insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
Option-Delete	Delete the word that is left of the cursor, as well as any spaces or punctuation after the word
Command-Shift-Right Arrow	Select text between the insertion point and the end of the current line (*)
Command-Shift-Left Arrow	Select text between the insertion point and the beginning of the current line (*)
Command-Shift-Up Arrow	Select text between the insertion point and the beginning of the document (*)
Command-Shift-Down Arrow	Select text between the insertion point and the end of the document (*)
Shift-Left Arrow	Extend text selection one character to the left (*)
Shift-Right Arrow	Extend text selection one character to the right (*)
Shift-Up Arrow	Extend text selection to the line above, to the nearest character boundary at the same horizontal location (*)
Shift-Down Arrow	Extend text selection to the line below, to the nearest character boundary at the same horizontal location (*)
Shift-Option-Right Arrow	Extend text selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of the following word if pressed again (*)
Shift-Option-Left Arrow	Extend text selection to the beginning of the current word, then to the beginning of the following word if pressed again (*)
Shift-Option-Down Arrow	Extend text selection to the end of the current paragraph, then to the end of the following paragraph if pressed again (*)
Shift-Option-Up Arrow	Extend text selection to the beginning of the current paragraph, then to the beginning of the following paragraph if pressed again (*)
Control-A	Move to beginning of line or paragraph
Control-B	Move one character backward
Control-D	Delete the character in front of the cursor
Control-E	Move to the beginning of a line or paragraph
Control-F	Move one character forward
Control-H	Delete the character behind the cursor
Control-K	Delete from the character in front of the cursor to the end of the line or paragraph
Control-L	Center the cursor or selection in the visible area
Control-N	Move down one line
Control-O	Insert a new line after the cursor
Control-P	Move up one line
Control-T	Transpose the character behind the cursor and the character in front of the cursor
Control-V	Move down
Command-{	Left-align a selection
Command-}	Right-align a selection
Command-|	Center-align a selection
Command-Option-C	Copy the formatting settings of the selected item and store on the Clipboard
Command-Option-V	Apply the style of one object to the selected object (Paste Style)
Command-Shift-Option-V	Apply the style of the surrounding text to the inserted object (Paste and Match Style)
Command-Control-V	Apply formatting settings to the selected object (Paste Ruler)

I hope this information helps ....

- Judy

Thank you so much! I love this little Bluetooth keyboard for my iPad. I can type much more effiently on it, however, I wasn’t able to utilize all of its features without the function keys, and I didn’t have them memorized - that’s why I have all these devices mostly for memory! LOL! So now I have to find a way to save this list, and figure out how to have this information, easily and quickly accessible, while I am typing. Plus, I need a refesher course on grammer, as I see a ton of critics commenting on others’ grammer on their comments, which has nothing to do with the subject, and is hilarious. However, the grammer police does keep me on my toes, since grammer can help clarify or confuse the intended idea I’m trying to make, which originally was thanking you for sharing this inormation, but I was flying high on being able to type quickly so you got all this other stuff. Excuse me but I was all jacked up on speeding - as they used to say, “Speed kills”!