Keyboard Shortcuts

Save time by using keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard Shortcuts For Windows and Mac Keyboard shortcuts are often used in modern operating systems and computer software programs. Using keyboard shortcuts could save you a lot of time. Basic Shortcuts Description Windows Mac OS Edit menu Alt + E Ctrl + F2 + F File menu Alt + F Ctrl + F2 + E View menu Alt + V Ctrl + F2 + V Select all text Ctrl + A Cmd + A Copy text Ctrl + C Cmd + C Find text Ctrl + F Cmd + F Find and replace text Ctrl + H Cmd + F New Document Ctrl + N Cmd + N Open a file Ctrl + O Cmd + O Print options Ctrl + P Cmd + P Save file Ctrl + S Cmd + S Paste text Ctrl + V Cmd + V Cut text Ctrl + X Cmd + X Redo text Ctrl + Y Shift + Cmd + Z Undo text Ctrl + Z Cmd + Z Text Editing Description Windows Mac OS Cursor Movement Go to the right or to the beginning of next line break Right Arrow Right Arrow Go to the left or to the end of previous line break Left Arrow Left Arrow Go up one row Up Arrow Up Arrow Go down one row Down Arrow Down Arrow Go to the beginning of the current line Home Cmd + Left Arrow Go to the end of the current line End Cmd + Right Arrow Go to the beginning of the document Ctrl + Home Cmd + Up Arrow Go to the end of the document Ctrl + End Cmd + Down Arrow Move up one frame Page Up Fn + Up Arrow Move down one frame Page Down Fn + Down Arrow Go to beginning of previous word Ctrl + Left Arrow Option + Left Arrow Go to beginning of next word Ctrl + Right Arrow Option + Right Arrow Go to beginning of line break Ctrl + Up Arrow Cmd + Left Arrow Go to end of line break Ctrl + Down Arrow Cmd + Right Arrow Text Selection Select characters to the left Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow Select characters to the right Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow Select lines upwards Shift + Up Arrow Shift + Up Arrow Select lines downwards Shift + Down Arrow Shift + Down Arrow Select words to the left Shift + Ctrl + Left Shift + Opt + Left Select words to the right Shift + Ctrl + Right Shift + Opt + Right Select paragraphs to the left Shift + Ctrl + Up Shift + Opt + Up Select paragraphs to the right Shift + Ctrl + Down Shift + Opt + Down Select text between the cursor and the beginning of the current line Shift + Home Cmd + Shift + Left Arrow Select text between the cursor and the end of the current line Shift + End Cmd + Shift + Right Arrow Select text between the cursor and the beginning of the document Shift + Ctrl + Home Cmd + Shift + Up Arrow or Cmd + Shift + Fn + Left Arrow Select text between the cursor and the end of the document Shift + Ctrl + End Cmd + Shift + Down Arrow or Cmd + Shift + Fn + Right Arrow Select one frame at a time of text above the cursor Shift + Page Up Shift + Fn + Up Arrow Select one frame at a time of text below the cursor Shift + Page Down Shift + Fn + Down Arrow Select all text Ctrl + A Cmd + A Find text Ctrl + F Cmd + F Text Formatting Make selected text bold Ctrl + B Cmd + B Make selected text italic Ctrl + I Cmd + I Underline selected text Ctrl + U Cmd + U Make selected text superscript Ctrl + Shift + = Cmd + Shift + = Make selected text subscript Ctrl + = Cmd + = Text Editing Delete characters to the left Backspace Backspace Delete characters to the right Delete Fn + Backspace Delete words to the right Ctrl + Del Cmd + Backspace Delete words to the left Ctrl + Backspace Cmd + Fn + Backspace Indent Tab Tab Outdent Shift + Tab Shift + Tab Copy text Ctrl + C Cmd + C Find and replace text Ctrl + H Cmd + F Paste text Ctrl + V Cmd + V Cut text Ctrl + X Cmd + X Redo text Ctrl + Y Shift + Cmd + Z Undo text Ctrl + Z Cmd + Z Web Browsers Description Windows Mac OS Navigation Scroll down a frame Space or Page Down Space or Fn + Down Arrow Scroll up a frame Shift + Space or Page Up Shift + Space or Fn + Up Arrow Go to bottom of the page End Cmd + Down Arrow Go to top of the page Home Cmd + Up Arrow Go back Alt + Left Arrow or Backspace Cmd + Left Arrow Go forward Alt + Right Arrow or Shift + Backspace Cmd + Right Arrow Refresh a webpage F5 Cmd + R Refresh a webpage (no cache) Ctrl + F5 Cmd + Shift + R Stop Esc Esc Toggle full-screen F11 Cmd + Shift + F Zoom in Ctrl + + Cmd + + Zoom out Ctrl + - Cmd + - Zoom 100% (default) Ctrl + 0 Cmd + 0 Open homepage Alt + Home Option + Home or Option + Fn + Left Arrow Find text Ctrl + F Cmd + F Tab / Window Management Open a new tab Ctrl + T Cmd + T Close current tab Ctrl + W Cmd + W Close all tabs Ctrl + Shift + W Cmd + Q Close all tabs except the current tab Ctrl + Alt + F4 Cmd + Opt + W Go to next tab Ctrl + Tab Control + Tab or Cmd + Shift + Right Arrow Go to previous tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab Shift + Control + Tab or Cmd + Shift + Left Arrow Go to a specific tab number Ctrl + 1-8 Cmd + 1-8 Go to the last tab Ctrl + 9 Cmd + 9 Reopen the last closed tab Ctrl + Shift + T Cmd + Shift + T Open a new window Ctrl + N Cmd + N Close current window Alt + F4 Cmd + W Go to next window Alt + Tab Cmd + Tab Go to previous window Alt + Shift + Tab Cmd + Shift + Tab Reopen the last closed window Ctrl + Shift + N Open links in a new tab in the background Ctrl + Click Cmd + Click Open links in a new tab in the foreground Ctrl + Shift + Click Cmd + Shift + Click Print current webpage Ctrl + P Cmd + P Save current webpage Ctrl + S Cmd + S Address Bar Cycle between toolbar, search bar, and page elements Tab Tab Go to browser's address bar Ctrl + L or Alt + D Cmd + L Focus and select the browser's search bar Ctrl + E Cmd + E / Cmd + K Open the address bar location in a new tab Alt + Enter Opt + Enter Display a list of previously typed addresses F4 Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the address bar (e.g., type "w3schools" and press Ctrl + Enter to open "www.w3schools.com") Ctrl + Enter Cmd + Enter or Control + Enter Bookmarks Open the bookmarks menu Ctrl + B Cmd + B Add bookmark for current page Ctrl + D Cmd + Opt + B or Cmd + Shift + B Open browsing history Ctrl + H Cmd + Shift + H or Cmd + Y Open download history Ctrl + J Cmd + J or Cmd + Shift + J Screenshots Description Windows Mac OS Save screenshot of the whole screen as file Cmd + Shift + 3 Copy screenshot of the whole screen to the clipboard PrtScr (Print Screen) or Ctrl + PrtScr Cmd + Ctrl + Shift + 3 Save screenshot of window as file Cmd + Shift + 4, then Space Copy screenshot of window to the clipboard Alt + PrtScr Cmd + Ctrl + Shift + 4, then Space Copy screenshot of wanted area to the clipboard Cmd + Ctrl + Shift + 4 Save screenshot of wanted area as file Cmd + Shift + 4

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