Safari Keyboard Shortcuts
Navigation
| To do this | Press this |
|---|---|
| Open a page in a new tab | Command (⌘) - click a link Command (⌘) - click a bookmark Command (⌘) - Return after typing in the address and search field |
| Open a page in a new tab, and bring the tab to the front | Shift - Command (⌘) - click a link Shift - Command (⌘) - click a bookmark Shift - Command (⌘) - Return after typing in the address and search field |
| Bring the next tab to the front | Control - Tab or Shift - Command (⌘) - [ |
| Bring the previous tab to the front | Control - Shift - Tab or Shift - Command (⌘) - ] |
| Open a page in a new tab | Command (⌘) - click a link Command (⌘) - click a bookmark Command (⌘) - Return after typing in the address and search field |
| Open a page in a new tab, and bring the tab to the front | Shift - Command (⌘) - click a link Shift - Command (⌘) - click a bookmark Shift - Command (⌘) - Return after typing in the address and search field |
| Open in tabs all the bookmarks in a folder in the Favorites bar | Command (⌘) - click the folder in the Favorites bar |
| Bring the next tab to the front | Control - Tab or Shift - Command (⌘) - [ |
| Bring the previous tab to the front | Control - Shif t -Tab or Shift - Command (⌘) - ] |
| See a list of recent pages by name | Hold down the Back or Forward button until the list appears |
| Go to your homepage | Command (⌘) - Home key |
| While typing in the address and search field, restore the current webpage address | Esc |
| Close Reader | Esc |
| Exit full-screen view | Esc |
| Open a downloaded file | Double-click the icon next to the file in the downloads list |
Tools
| To do this | Press this |
|---|---|
| Add a bookmark to the Favorites bar | Click the address and search field to show the page's full address and its icon, then drag the icon to the Favorites bar |
| Move a bookmark on the Favorites bar | Drag the bookmark left or right |
| Remove a bookmark from the Favorites bar | Drag the bookmark off the top of the bar |
| Select bookmarks and folders in the sidebar | Command (⌘) - click each bookmark and folder Shift - Command (⌘) - click to extend the selection |
| Select the next bookmark or folder | Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| Open the selected bookmark | Space bar |
| Open the selected folder | Space bar or Right Arrow |
| Close the selected folder | Space bar or Left Arrow |
| Change the name or address of a bookmark | Select the bookmark, then press Return |
| Cancel editing a bookmark name in the sidebar | Esc |
| Finish editing a bookmark name | Return |
| Delete a bookmark | Select the bookmark, then press Delete |
Webpage
| To do this | Press this |
|---|---|
| Scroll up, down, left, or right | Press the arrow keys. |
| Scroll down a screen | Page Down Space bar |
| Scroll up a screen | Page Up Shift – Space bar |
| Scroll to the top-left or bottom-left corner of the page | Command (⌘) – Up Arrow or Home Command (⌘) – Down Arrow or End |
| Scroll to the top-left or bottom-left corner of the page | Home or End |
| Highlight the next item on a webpage | Tab highlights the next text field or pop-up menu. Tab also highlights buttons and other controls if "All controls" is selected in the Shortcuts pane of the Keyboard pane of System Preferences. Option-Tab highlights the same items as Tab plus all other clickable items. To swap the behavior of Tab and Option-Tab, turn on "Press Tab to highlight each item on a webpage" in the Advanced pane of Safari preferences. |
| Add the current page | Shift - Command (⌘) - D |
| Add a linked page | Shift - click a link to the page |
| Remove a page | Swipe left over the page summary using a trackpad or mouse that supports gestures, then click Remove. Or, swipe all the way to the left until the page summary disappears.k |