Best OS X Shortcuts to Learn Before Yosemite is Released: Spotlight

Now that OS X Yosemite has put Spotlight “into the spotlight,” so to say, here are some keyboard shortcuts that will help you dominate your Mac with incredible speed.

Essential

• Command+Space: open Spotlight
• Command+Option+Space: open Spotlight in a Finder window

Post-search

• Command+Enter: reveal item in the Finder
• Command+Up/Down arrow: jump between categories
• Esc: clear the current search