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Mac Keyboard Shortcut To Exit Apps
This is one of the least-known keyboard commands on a Mac, but it’s super useful. It works like this: You are working in an app, and you want to open the application’s Preferences. If the Mac app you want to force to quit at the front, i.e. It’s name shows in the menu bar, there’s a keyboard shortcut that can kill it in one step. To see how, visit Force Quit a Mac App Instantly with a Single Keyboard Shortcut. Comments, improvements, feedback and thanks welcome! Shortcut: Open a new window: Ctrl + n: Open a new window in Incognito mode: Ctrl + Shift + n: Open a new tab, and jump to it: Ctrl + t: Reopen previously closed tabs in the order they were closed: Ctrl + Shift + t: Jump to the next open tab: Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PgDn: Jump to the previous open tab: Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + PgUp: Jump to a.
In the Apple TV app on your Mac, quickly accomplish many tasks using your keyboard.
Playback
Action | Shortcut |
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Play or pause the selected episode | Space bar |
Skip ahead (fast forward) or rewind the selected episode | Shift-Command-Right Arrow or Shift-Command-Left Arrow |
Increase the volume | Command-Up Arrow |
Decrease the volume | Command-Down Arrow |
Go back | Command-Left Bracket ( [ ) |
Go forward | Command-Right Bracket ( ] ) |
Reload the page | Command-R |
Create and manage playlists
Action | Shortcut |
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Create a new playlist | Command-N |
Create a playlist from a selection of songs | Shift-Command-N |
Create a new Smart Playlist | Option-Command-N |
Start Genius Shuffle | Option-Space bar |
Refresh a playlist (when the playlist is selected) | Command-R |
Import a video file | Command-O |
Delete the selected playlist without confirming that you want to delete it | Command-Delete |
Delete the selected playlist and all the songs it contains from your library | Option-Delete |
Delete the selected song from your library and all playlists | Option-Delete |
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General
Action | Shortcut |
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Open TV preferences | Command-Comma (,) |
Hide TV | Command-H |
Hide everything except TV | Option-Command-H |
Quit TV | Command-Q |
View download activity | Shift-Command-L |
Open the TV window | Command-0 (zero) |
Close the TV window | Command-W |
Minimize a window | Command-M |
Change what you see
Action | Shortcut |
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Enter or exit full-screen view | Option-Command-F |
Switch between custom and maximum window sizes | Option-click the green button in the upper-left corner of the TV window |
See the TV window resize while you’re resizing it | Command-drag the resize control in the lower-right corner of the window |
Open the Info window for the selected item | Command-I |
In the Info window, see the info for the next or previous item in the list | Command-N or Command-P |
Open the View Options window for the selected item | Command-J |
Show filter field | Shift-Command-F |
Show or hide the status bar | Command-/ |
Mac Keyboard Shortcut To Exit Application
See alsoControl what’s playing in the Apple TV app on MacApple Support article: Mac keyboard shortcuts