Keyboard shortcuts and gestures in Books on Mac
In the Books app on your Mac, you can quickly accomplish many tasks using keyboard shortcuts and gestures. See the shortcuts and gestures below, as well as keyboard shortcuts in Books menus in the menu bar. In app menus, keyboard shortcuts are represented by symbols.
Note: Keyboard shortcuts in apps may vary depending on the language and keyboard layout you’re using on your Mac. If the shortcuts below don’t work as you expect, look in the app menus in the menu bar to see the correct shortcuts. You can also use the Keyboard Viewer to see your current keyboard layout, known as an input source.
Keyboard shortcuts
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
Add a new collection to your library | Command-N |
Open a book | Command-O |
Add books to your library | Shift-Command-O |
Bookmark the page you’re currently viewing | Shift-D |
Open a book’s search field After opening the search field, just start typing, then press Return to search | Command-F |
Show a book’s table of contents | Command-T |
Show a book’s thumbnails | Shift-Command-T |
Show all notes and highlights in the Notes panel | Shift-Command-N |
Show study cards for a book | Shift-Command-S |
Show a book’s glossary | Shift-Command-G |
Reset Font Size to Default | Command-0 |
Increase Font Size | Command-Plus sign ( ) |
Decrease Font Size | Command-Minus sign (-) |
Switch to full-screen view | Fn-F |
Go to the next page, or the next image, callout, or question in expanded interactive media | Right Arrow, Down Arrow, or Page Down |
Go to the previous page, or the previous image, callout, or question in expanded interactive media | Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Page Up |
Go to the next chapter | Option-Right Arrow |
Go to the previous chapter | Option-Left Arrow |
Play or pause an audiobook | Space bar |
Skip forward in an audiobook | Command-Right Arrow |
Skip back in an audiobook | Command-Left Arrow |
Skip to the next track in an audiobook | Shift-Command-Right Arrow |
Skip to the previous track in an audiobook | Shift-Command-Left Arrow |
Increase the volume | Command-Up Arrow |
Decrease the volume | Command-Down Arrow |
Close an audiobook | Command-Period (.) |
Gestures
Action | Gesture |
|---|---|
Go to the next or previous page | Swipe left or right |
Go to the next or previous gallery image | Swipe left or right when the pointer is over a gallery |
Enlarge the feature | Pinch open when the pointer is over interactive media; when you’re done, pinch closed |
Open the graphical table of contents | Pinch closed in a book with a graphical table of contents |