Master Your Keyboard Shortcuts

Top Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows and Mac

Keyboard shortcuts are your secret weapon in today’s operating systems and software, making tasks quicker and easier.

Unlock the power of shortcuts to boost your productivity and save precious time every day.

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

Cursor Movement

	Description	Windows	Mac OS
	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

	Description	Windows	Mac OS
	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 to beginning of current line	Shift + Home	Cmd + Shift + Left Arrow
	Select text to end of current line	Shift + End	Cmd + Shift + Right Arrow
	Select text to beginning of document	Shift + Ctrl + Home	Cmd + Shift + Up Arrow
	Select text to end of document	Shift + Ctrl + End	Cmd + Shift + Down Arrow
	Select one frame above cursor	Shift + Page Up	Shift + Fn + Up Arrow
	Select one frame below cursor	Shift + Page Down	Shift + Fn + Down Arrow
	Select all text	Ctrl + A	Cmd + A
	Find text	Ctrl + F	Cmd + F

Text Formatting

	Description	Windows	Mac OS
	Make selected text bold	Ctrl + B	Cmd + B
	Make selected text italic	Ctrl + I	Cmd + I
	Underline selected text	Ctrl + U	Cmd + U
	Make text superscript	Ctrl + Shift + =	Cmd + Shift + =
	Make text subscript	Ctrl + =	Cmd + =

Text Editing

	Description	Windows	Mac OS
	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

Navigation

	Description	Windows	Mac OS
	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 (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

	Description	Windows	Mac OS
	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 except current	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 specific tab number	Ctrl + 1-8	Cmd + 1-8
	Go to the last tab	Ctrl + 9	Cmd + 9
	Reopen 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 last closed window	Ctrl + Shift + N
	Open link in new tab (background)	Ctrl + Click	Cmd + Click
	Open link in new tab (foreground)	Ctrl + Shift + Click	Cmd + Shift + Click
	Print current webpage	Ctrl + P	Cmd + P
	Save current webpage	Ctrl + S	Cmd + S

Address Bar

	Description	Windows	Mac OS
	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 search bar	Ctrl + E	Cmd + E / Cmd + K
	Open address bar location in new tab	Alt + Enter	Opt + Enter
	Display list of previously typed addresses	F4
	Add "www." and ".com" to text in address bar	Ctrl + Enter	Cmd + Enter or Control + Enter

Bookmarks

	Description	Windows	Mac OS
	Open 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 whole screen as file		Cmd + Shift + 3
	Copy screenshot of whole screen to clipboard	PrtScr or Ctrl + PrtScr	Cmd + Ctrl + Shift + 3
	Save screenshot of window as file		Cmd + Shift + 4, then Space
	Copy screenshot of window to clipboard	Alt + PrtScr	Cmd + Ctrl + Shift + 4, then Space
	Copy screenshot of wanted area to clipboard		Cmd + Ctrl + Shift + 4
	Save screenshot of wanted area as file		Cmd + Shift + 4