Keyboard Shortcuts

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

Note: Due to different keyboard setups, some shortcuts may not be compatible for all users.