Pro Tip: Create keyboard shortcuts for apps on Mac
lotusadmin1 • May 10, 2021
You can create your own keyboard shortcuts for menu commands in any macOS app, including the Finder. This might be useful if a global shortcut, which works the same with most apps, conflicts with a specific app shortcut. In this case, you could create a new key combination.

- On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Keyboard, then click Shortcuts.
- Select App Shortcuts on the left, click the Add button, click the Application pop-up menu, then choose a specific app or All Applications.
- In the
Menu Title field, type the menu command for which you want to create a shortcut, exactly as the command appears in the app, including the > character (type ->), ellipses (type three periods without spaces or press Option-; (semi-colon)), or other punctuation.
For example, to set a shortcut for the default ligature command in TextEdit (Format > Font > Ligatures > Use Default), you would type Format->Font->Ligatures->Use Default in the Menu Title field. To set a shortcut for the Export as PDF command (File > Export as PDF…), you would type File->Export as PDF… in the field. - Click in the
Keyboard Shortcut field, press the key combination that you want to use as the keyboard shortcut, then click
Add.
For example, press the Control, Option, and Z keys at the same time. You can use a key only once in a key combination.

Siri on your Mac can help you with everyday tasks such as getting quick answers to questions, playing music, and more. You can ask Siri almost anything, and Siri can do it for you or answer it for you. To engage Siri, you can either hold down Command + Space for a second or two, or click the Siri button on your Dock or Menu Bar.