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Ctrl- ⌘-

About This Shortcut 

This shortcut will display the Delete dialog box when whole columns or rows are not selected. Be careful if rows or columns are selected because this shortcut will delete them in one step..

Note: In Mac 2016, Control - also works (same as Windows).

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