MacOS Keyboard Shortcuts For Beginners, Even The Simplest One’s Will Boost Productivity

12 basic keyboard shortcuts for the Mac novice

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If you’re like me, and came to the Mac from Windows, you have many things to learn about your new computer and operating system. Aside from needing to learn where various tools reside in macOS, you also should take the time to familiarize yourself with macOS keyboard shortcuts.

Keyboard shortcuts help you keep your fingers on the keyboard and off your mouse when performing various actions.

There are a ton of keyboard shortcuts in macOS. Some are very easy to remember like, cut, copy, and paste while others are a bit more complex, but no less useful.

In this article, I will share some basic keyboard shortcuts that I use regularly.

Keyboard shortcuts for beginners

Below are 12 shortcuts, out of the huge library of shortcuts that Apple provides, that I think most novice users will find helpful.

Without further adieu, let’s get started.

COMMAND+X

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