Mac/Apple keyboard shortcuts, hot keys, tips and tricks

I've put together a cheat sheet of some of my most-used keyboard shortcuts and hot keys. I use the crap out of these, and I can say they really save me chunks of time every day. I've organized them by application.

Application Independent (most apps)

Action Keys
New Window Cmd + N
Close Window Cmd + W
App Preferences Cmd + ,
Select All Cmd + A
Copy Selection Cmd + C
Cut Selection Cmd + X
Paste Selection Cmd + V
Hide Application Cmd + H

Mail

Action Keys
Inbox Cmd + 1
Erase Junk Mail Cmd + Opt + J
Get Mail Cmd + Shft + G
New Main Window Cmd + Opt + N
New Message Cmd + N
Quote Selected Text Cmd + '

Finder

Action Keys
New Folder Cmd + Shft + N
New Finder Window Cmd + N
Send to Trash Cmd + Backspace
Empty Trash Cmd + Shft + Backspace
Sleep Cmd + Opt + Eject

Safari

Action Keys
New Tab Cmd + T
New Window Cmd + N
Bookmark #1 Cmd + 1
Bookmark #2 Cmd + 2
... and so on  
Show Web Inspector Cmd + Opt + I
Home Page Cmd + Shft + H
Increase Font Size Cmd + '+' or Cmd + Shft + =
Decrease Font Size Cmd + -
Next Tab Cmd + Shft + ] or Cmd + Shft + right arrow
Previous Tab Cmd + Shft + [ or Cmd + Shft + left arrow

Hope these help you out some!

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