Keyboard shortcuts and gestures in Maps on Mac

Show your current location

Click the Current Location button in the toolbar (or use the Touch Bar).

Press Command-L.

Move up or down, left or right

Press and hold the mouse or trackpad, then drag the map.

On a trackpad, you can also drag using two fingers.

Press the arrow keys.

Rotate the map

Click and hold the compass while you drag left and right, or up and down.

On a trackpad, rotate using two fingers.

Press Option-Left Arrow (to rotate anticlockwise) or Option-Right Arrow (to rotate clockwise).

Tilt the map

Click and hold the 3D button while you drag up and down.

Return to the north-facing orientation

Click the outside of the compass.

Press Command-Up Arrow.

Zoom in

Click the zoom in button in the lower-right corner of the map.

Double-click.

On a trackpad, pinch two fingers open.

Press Command-Plus Sign ( ).

Zoom out

Click the zoom out button in the lower-right corner of the map.

Press the Option key while you double-click.

On a trackpad, pinch two fingers closed.

Press Command-Minus Sign (-).

Show traffic

Click the Show pop-up menu, then choose Show Traffic.

See an incident report

Click a marker on the map. There are four markers: a crash icon , a construction icon , a closed road icon and a general alert icon .

Switch between map and satellite views

Click the toolbar buttons.

Press Command-1 or Command-2.

Show 3D map

Click the 3D button .

Press Command-0.

Show Labels

Click Satellite in the toolbar, click the Show pop-up menu, then choose Show Labels.

Drop a pin

Control-click, then choose Drop Pin.

Press Shift-Command-D.

If you have a Force Touch trackpad, force click.

Add directions or a location to your Favourites

With the directions or location showing, press Command-D.

Display a pin’s info banner

Click the pin, then click the Info button .

Share a location or map

Click the Share button , then choose how you want to share.