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Below are Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts – Finder Shortcuts, activated from your keyboard, including the specific key combinations and what they do:

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  • “Command” & “A” – Select all items in the front Finder window (or desktop if no window is open)
  • “Option” / “Command” / “A” – Deselect all items
  • “Shift” / “Command” / “A” – Open the Applications folder
  • “Command-C” – Copy selected item/text
  • “Shift” / “Command” / “C” – Open the Computer window
  • “Command” & “D” – Duplicate selected item
  • “Shift” / “Command” / “D” – Open desktop folder
  • “Command” & “E” – Eject
  • “Command” & “F” – Find any matching Spotlight attribute
  • “Shift” / “Command” / “F” – Find Spotlight file name matches
  • “Option” / “Command” / “F” – Navigate to the search field in an already-open Spotlight window
  • “Shift” / “Command” / “G” – Go to Folder
  • “Shift” / “Command” / “H” – Open the Home folder of the currently logged-in user account
  • “Command” & “I” – Get Info
  • “Option” / “Command” / “I” – Show Inspector
  • “Control” / “Command” / “I” – Get Summary Info
  • “Shift” / “Command” / “I” – Open iDisk
  • “Command” & “J” – Show View Options
  • “Command” & “K” – Connect to Server
  • “Shift” / “Command” / “K” – Open Network window
  • “Command” & “L” – Make alias of the selected item
  • “Command” & “M” – Minimize window
  • “Option” / “Command” / “M” – Minimize all windows
  • “Command” & “N” – New Finder window
  • “Shift” / “Command” / “N” – New folder
  • “Option” / “Command” / “N” – New Smart Folder
  • “Command” & “O” – Open selected item
  • “Shift” / “Command” / “Q” – Log Out
  • “Option” / “Shift” / “Command” / “Q” – Log Out immediately
  • “Command” & “R” – Show original (of alias)
  • “Command” & “T” – Add to Sidebar
  • “Shift” / “Command” / “T” – Add to Favorites
  • “Option” / “Command” / “T” – Hide Toolbar / Show Toolbar in Finder windows
  • “Shift” / “Command” / “U” – Open Utilities folder
  • “Command” & “V” – Paste
  • “Command” & “W” – Close window
  • “Option” / “Command” / “W” – Close all windows
  • “Command” & “X” – Cut
  • “Option” / “Command” / “Y” – Slideshow (Mac OS X 10.5 or later)
  • “Command” & “Z” – Undo / Redo
  • “Command” & “1” – View as Icon
  • “Command” & “2” – View as List
  • “Command” & “3” – View as Columns
  • “Command” & “4” – View as Cover Flow (Mac OS X 10.5 or later)
  • “Command” & “, (comma key)” – Open Finder preferences
  • “Command” & “` (Grave accent key, above Tab key on a US English keyboard layout)” – Cycle through open Finder windows
  • “Command” / “Shift” / “?” – Access Mac Help
  • “Option” / “Shift” / “Command” / “esc” – Force Quit Finder
  • “Command” & “[” – Back
  • “Command” & “]” – Forward
  • “Command” & “Up Arrow” – Open enclosed folder
  • “Control” / “Command” / “Up Arrow” – Open enclosed folder in a new window
  • “Command” & “Down Arrow” – Open highlighted item
  • “Command” & “Tab” – Switch application–cycle forward
  • “Shift” / “Command” / “Tab” – Switch application–cycle backward
  • “Command” & “Delete” – Move to Trash
  • “Shift” / “Command” / “Delete” – Empty Trash
  • “Option” / “Shift” / “Command” / “Delete” – Empty Trash without confirmation dialog
  • “Spacebar (or “Command” & “Y)” – Quick Look (Mac OS X 10.5 or later)
  • “Command key while dragging” – Move dragged item to other volume/location (pointer icon changes while key is held–see this article)
  • “Option key while dragging” – Copy dragged item (pointer icon changes while key is held–see this article)
  • “Option” & “Command key combination while dragging” – Make alias of dragged item (pointer icon changes while key is held–see this article)

The Information in this article was found here!