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Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows and Mac shortcuts for copying, pasting, switching windows and more. Windows uses Ctrl; Mac uses Cmd.
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- CopyActionCtrl+C (Windows) or Cmd+C (Mac)
- CutActionCtrl+X or Cmd+X
- PasteActionCtrl+V or Cmd+V
- UndoActionCtrl+Z or Cmd+Z
- RedoActionCtrl+Y or Cmd+Shift+Z
- Select allActionCtrl+A or Cmd+A
- SaveActionCtrl+S or Cmd+S
- Save asActionCtrl+Shift+S or Cmd+Shift+S
- OpenActionCtrl+O or Cmd+O
- New document or windowActionCtrl+N or Cmd+N
- PrintActionCtrl+P or Cmd+P
- FindActionCtrl+F or Cmd+F
- Find and replaceActionCtrl+H (Windows) or Cmd+Option+F (Mac, in some apps)
- BoldActionCtrl+B or Cmd+B
- ItalicActionCtrl+I or Cmd+I
- UnderlineActionCtrl+U or Cmd+U
- Close the window or tabActionCtrl+W or Cmd+W
- Quit the app (Mac)ActionCmd+Q
- Close the window (Windows)ActionAlt+F4
- Reopen closed browser tabActionCtrl+Shift+T or Cmd+Shift+T
- New browser tabActionCtrl+T or Cmd+T
- Switch to next browser tabActionCtrl+Tab
- Switch to a specific tabActionCtrl+1 to 8 (or Cmd+1 to 8)
- Refresh a web pageActionCtrl+R or F5 (Windows); Cmd+R (Mac)
- Go back in the browserActionAlt+Left Arrow or Cmd+Left Arrow
- Go forward in the browserActionAlt+Right Arrow or Cmd+Right Arrow
- Focus the address barActionCtrl+L or Cmd+L
- Bookmark the pageActionCtrl+D or Cmd+D
- Zoom inActionCtrl+Plus or Cmd+Plus
- Zoom outActionCtrl+Minus or Cmd+Minus
- Reset zoomActionCtrl+0 or Cmd+0
- Switch between open apps (Windows)ActionAlt+Tab
- Switch between open apps (Mac)ActionCmd+Tab
- Show the desktop (Windows)ActionWindows key+D
- Open Task Manager (Windows)ActionCtrl+Shift+Esc
- Force Quit (Mac)ActionCmd+Option+Esc
- Lock the screen (Windows)ActionWindows key+L
- Lock the screen (Mac)ActionControl+Cmd+Q
- Screenshot (Windows)ActionWindows key+Shift+S
- Screenshot of whole screen (Mac)ActionCmd+Shift+3
- Screenshot of a selection (Mac)ActionCmd+Shift+4
- Open Spotlight search (Mac)ActionCmd+Space
- Open the Start menu / search (Windows)ActionWindows key
- Open File Explorer (Windows)ActionWindows key+E
- Emoji picker (Windows)ActionWindows key+Period
- Emoji picker (Mac)ActionControl+Cmd+Space
- Select a wordActionDouble-click it
- Select a whole paragraphActionTriple-click it
- Select the word to the leftActionCtrl+Shift+Left Arrow (Windows) or Option+Shift+Left Arrow (Mac)
- Move to the start of a lineActionHome (Windows) or Cmd+Left (Mac)
- Move to the end of a lineActionEnd (Windows) or Cmd+Right (Mac)
- Move to the start of a documentActionCtrl+Home or Cmd+Up
- Move to the end of a documentActionCtrl+End or Cmd+Down
- Delete the previous wordActionCtrl+Backspace or Option+Delete
- Rename a fileActionF2 (Windows) or Return (Mac)
- Delete a file (to trash)ActionDelete key or Cmd+Delete
- Permanently delete a file (Windows)ActionShift+Delete
- Open the Run box (Windows)ActionWindows key+R
- Copy a file pathActionRight-click and choose Copy as path, in Windows
- Insert a line break within a paragraphActionShift+Enter
- Caps LockActionA key that makes all letters capital
- Shift keyActionHold to type capitals and symbols
- Tab keyActionMoves to the next field or indents
- Esc keyActionCancels or exits
- Function keys (F1 to F12)ActionSpecial keys for actions, such as F1 for help
- Print Screen keyActionCaptures the screen on Windows
- Home rowActionThe row of keys ASDF JKL; where fingers rest when typing
- F and J keysActionHave bumps to help you find the home row
- QWERTYActionThe most common keyboard layout, named for the top row of letters
- Right-click equivalent on Mac trackpadActionTwo-finger tap or Control+click
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