Is there a keyboard shortcut to navigate to the Finder sidebar?

fdcampbell16 · fdcampbell16 #1 (**permalink**)

04-01-2010, 06:17 PM

Lots of times I am working in a certain Finder window and then need to hop to something on the sidebar without reaching for the mouse or the TrackPad. I am such a keyboard shortcut type of girl and haven't seen anywhere over the internet what the shortcut is to hop to the sidebar. Is there such a shortcut or does it not exist?

bobtomay · bobtomay #2 (**permalink**)

04-01-2010, 06:30 PM

While you have Finder open, head for Go on the menu bar. It'll provide you with the shortcuts for the items in the Sidebar.

In case it'll come in handy, here's a little Mac keyboard symbols chart.

fdcampbell16 · fdcampbell16 #3 (**permalink**)

04-01-2010, 06:37 PM

Oh, this is very handy to know. Thanks for that. But do you know a way that I could basically hop to the sidebar and then scroll down the list of items in the sidebar? Basically, I've created a bunch of custom folders and so forth on the sidebar so that I could access it easier, and just need a way to hop to them with the keyboard and scroll down the list.

bobtomay · bobtomay #4 (**permalink**)

04-01-2010, 07:06 PM

Sorry, do not know of a way to scroll through the sidebar.

fdcampbell16 · fdcampbell16 #5 (**permalink**)

04-01-2010, 07:08 PM

It's okay. It appears no one else knows either.

fdcampbell16 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 01, 2010 Posts: 101 Mac Specs: iMac and MacBook running Snow Leopard	04-01-2010, 06:17 PM Lots of times I am working in a certain Finder window and then need to hop to something on the sidebar without reaching for the mouse or the TrackPad. I am such a keyboard shortcut type of girl and haven't seen anywhere over the internet what the shortcut is to hop to the sidebar. Is there such a shortcut or does it not exist? - Currently using a MacBook Pro running OS X Snow Leopard - syncs with iPhone 5 Last edited by fdcampbell16; 04-01-2010 at 06:27 PM.
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bobtomay #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 22, 2006 Location: Texas, where else? Posts: 21,796 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.33 C2D 256 4GB, MBA 13" i7 1.8, MB 2.0 2GB, Nano 4th, 3GS, iPad 1	04-01-2010, 06:30 PM While you have Finder open, head for Go on the menu bar. It'll provide you with the shortcuts for the items in the Sidebar. In case it'll come in handy, here's a little Mac keyboard symbols chart. I cannot be held responsible for the things that come out of my mouth. In the Windows world, most everything folks don't understand is called a virus. Place your vote for our Member of the Month
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bobtomay #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 22, 2006 Location: Texas, where else? Posts: 21,796 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.33 C2D 256 4GB, MBA 13" i7 1.8, MB 2.0 2GB, Nano 4th, 3GS, iPad 1	04-01-2010, 07:06 PM Sorry, do not know of a way to scroll through the sidebar. I cannot be held responsible for the things that come out of my mouth. In the Windows world, most everything folks don't understand is called a virus. Place your vote for our Member of the Month
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fdcampbell16 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 01, 2010 Posts: 101 Mac Specs: iMac and MacBook running Snow Leopard	04-01-2010, 07:08 PM It's okay. It appears no one else knows either. - Currently using a MacBook Pro running OS X Snow Leopard - syncs with iPhone 5
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