Cursor hotkeys for Mac

Question

On Windows, I'm pretty quick with the cursor hotkeys. Like:

• Ctrl + Arrow
• Ctrl + Shift + Arrow
• Ctrl + Home / End
• Ctrl + Shift + Home / End

to move around the input area without using a mouse.

Does something like this exist for Mac OSX? If not, anyone know of an app that can add that functionality in?

I think this is one of my biggest issues with the differences between the two platforms.

Answer 1

⌘← / ⌘→: move to beginning or end of line
⌘↑ / ⌘↓: move to beginning or end of view
⌥← / ⌥→: move word left or right
⌥↑ / ⌥↓, ⌃A / ⌃E: move to beginning or end of paragraph
↖ / ↘: scroll to beginning or end of view
⌥⇞ / ⌥⇟: page up or down and move the caret
⌘⌫: delete to beginning of line
⌃K: delete to end of paragraph
⌥⌫ / ⌥⌦: delete word backward or forward
⌥↩ / ⌥⇥: insert newline or tab ignoring field editor

Adding shift to the navigation shortcuts modifies selections. Symbols used for keys:

⌘: command, ⇧: shift, ⌥: option, ⌃: control
↖: home, ↘: end, ⇞: page up, ⇟: page down
⌫: delete (backspace on other platforms), ⌦: forward delete (delete on other platforms)
↩: return (enter on other platforms), ⇥: tab

Most of the default text editing shortcuts are defined in StandardKeyBinding.dict. You could replace them with Windows-style shortcuts by creating a DefaultKeyBinding.dict or by using KeyRemap4MacBook, but it's probably easier to just learn the default shortcuts.

Answer 2

⌘ + ← / ⌘ + → Beginning/End of line

⌥ + ← / ⌥ + → Beginning/End of Word

⌥+⌘ + ← / ⌥+⌘ + → Previous/Next tab in most Apps

⌘ + ` To switch windows in a same app

⌘ + ⇥ Opens the quick switch between apps (like alt+⇥ on windows), when it is opened, you can move with the arrow keys to select an app, you can use the H key to hide the app, the M key to minimise, the Q to quit the app.

If you have a Mac keyboard F3 will show Exposé, ⌘ + F3 will show the desktop.

⌘ + Space to start a Spotlight search (very important and useful to launch apps, do some simple maths etc.)

⌘ + ? to launch the Help menu in every app.

Something you might miss from Windows (Cut and paste) :

Copy : ⌘ + C

Paste : ⌘ + V

Paste (cut) : ⌘ + ⌥ + V