Copy: Ctrl+C (Windows) or Cmd+C (Mac)
Cut: Ctrl+X or Cmd+X
Paste: Ctrl+V or Cmd+V
Undo: Ctrl+Z or Cmd+Z
Redo: Ctrl+Y or Cmd+Shift+Z
Select all: Ctrl+A or Cmd+A
Save: Ctrl+S or Cmd+S
Save as: Ctrl+Shift+S or Cmd+Shift+S
Open: Ctrl+O or Cmd+O
New document or window: Ctrl+N or Cmd+N
Print: Ctrl+P or Cmd+P
Find: Ctrl+F or Cmd+F
Find and replace: Ctrl+H (Windows) or Cmd+Option+F (Mac, in some apps)
Bold: Ctrl+B or Cmd+B
Italic: Ctrl+I or Cmd+I
Underline: Ctrl+U or Cmd+U
Close the window or tab: Ctrl+W or Cmd+W
Quit the app (Mac): Cmd+Q
Close the window (Windows): Alt+F4
Reopen closed browser tab: Ctrl+Shift+T or Cmd+Shift+T
New browser tab: Ctrl+T or Cmd+T
Switch to next browser tab: Ctrl+Tab
Switch to a specific tab: Ctrl+1 to 8 (or Cmd+1 to 8)
Refresh a web page: Ctrl+R or F5 (Windows); Cmd+R (Mac)
Go back in the browser: Alt+Left Arrow or Cmd+Left Arrow
Go forward in the browser: Alt+Right Arrow or Cmd+Right Arrow
Focus the address bar: Ctrl+L or Cmd+L
Bookmark the page: Ctrl+D or Cmd+D
Zoom in: Ctrl+Plus or Cmd+Plus
Zoom out: Ctrl+Minus or Cmd+Minus
Reset zoom: Ctrl+0 or Cmd+0
Switch between open apps (Windows): Alt+Tab
Switch between open apps (Mac): Cmd+Tab
Show the desktop (Windows): Windows key+D
Open Task Manager (Windows): Ctrl+Shift+Esc
Force Quit (Mac): Cmd+Option+Esc
Lock the screen (Windows): Windows key+L
Lock the screen (Mac): Control+Cmd+Q
Screenshot (Windows): Windows key+Shift+S
Screenshot of whole screen (Mac): Cmd+Shift+3
Screenshot of a selection (Mac): Cmd+Shift+4
Open Spotlight search (Mac): Cmd+Space
Open the Start menu / search (Windows): Windows key
Open File Explorer (Windows): Windows key+E
Emoji picker (Windows): Windows key+Period
Emoji picker (Mac): Control+Cmd+Space
Select a word: Double-click it
Select a whole paragraph: Triple-click it
Select the word to the left: Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow (Windows) or Option+Shift+Left Arrow (Mac)
Move to the start of a line: Home (Windows) or Cmd+Left (Mac)
Move to the end of a line: End (Windows) or Cmd+Right (Mac)
Move to the start of a document: Ctrl+Home or Cmd+Up
Move to the end of a document: Ctrl+End or Cmd+Down
Delete the previous word: Ctrl+Backspace or Option+Delete
Rename a file: F2 (Windows) or Return (Mac)
Delete a file (to trash): Delete key or Cmd+Delete
Permanently delete a file (Windows): Shift+Delete
Open the Run box (Windows): Windows key+R
Copy a file path: Right-click and choose Copy as path, in Windows
Insert a line break within a paragraph: Shift+Enter
Caps Lock: A key that makes all letters capital
Shift key: Hold to type capitals and symbols
Tab key: Moves to the next field or indents
Esc key: Cancels or exits
Function keys (F1 to F12): Special keys for actions, such as F1 for help
Print Screen key: Captures the screen on Windows
Home row: The row of keys ASDF JKL; where fingers rest when typing
F and J keys: Have bumps to help you find the home row
QWERTY: The most common keyboard layout, named for the top row of letters
Right-click equivalent on Mac trackpad: Two-finger tap or Control+click

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