Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It looks as if the Mac lets you assign keyboard shortcuts to any app except the Finder. But you can. Just assign the shortcut to “All Applications”. These shortcuts select a specific menu item and if that’s there, it works, and if it isn’t there, nothing happens.
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It looks as if the Mac lets you assign keyboard shortcuts to any app except the Finder. But you can. Just assign the shortcut to “All Applications”. These shortcuts select a specific menu item and if that’s there, it works, and if it isn’t there, nothing happens.
LINKS:
Buy Me a Coffee: https://coff.ee/williamgallagher
Support 58keys on Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=86274276J
oin the Writer's Mailing list too: eepurl.com/gQTqTT
Buy my book on Amazon US: amzn.to/3KhF19P
Or Amazon UK: amzn.to/3IzZm94
Watch the 58keys Writing Workshop videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCtk0vyOGM40dh0gwg17tWI70Y1Qhh4Sj&si=qa8uc8vtOxHs9dlg
If you buy through my Amazon links, they may chuck me a penny or two. Or they won't. Either way, it will never cost you anything extra.
