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.