If you don’t want to scroll through menus looking for a particular command, you can use handy Mac keyboard shortcuts to do things with a keypress or two . . . or sometimes three.
Command Shortcut
New Finder Window Command+N
New Folder Shift+Command+N
New Smart Folder Option+Command+N
Open Command+O
Close Window Command+W
Get Info Command+I
Duplicate Command+D
Make Alias Command+L
Add to Sidebar Control+Command+T
Eject Command+E
Find Command+F

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Edward C. Baig is a veteran Mac authority and the technology columnist for USA Today. Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus is the technology columnist for the Houston Chronicle and has written the "Dr. Mac" column for many years. Together, these two experts have co-written all editions of iPhone For Dummies and iPad For Dummies.

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