Keyboard Shortcut Guide
General
Symbol Key
|
Symbol |
Key Name |
|
⌘ |
Command (Mac) |
|
⌥ |
Option (Mac) |
|
⌃ |
Control (Mac) |
|
⊞Win |
Windows key (Windows) |
Text Shortcuts
|
Action |
Windows |
Mac |
|
Copy |
Ctrl+C |
⌘+C |
|
Paste |
Ctrl+V |
⌘+V |
|
Paste plain text or match formatting |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
⌘+⌥+Shift+V or ⌘+Shift+V |
|
Cut |
Ctrl+X |
⌘+X |
|
Undo |
Ctrl+Z |
⌘+Z |
|
Redo |
Ctrl+Y |
⌘+Shift+Z |
|
Cursor to line start |
Home |
⌘+Left Arrow |
|
Cursor to line end |
End |
⌘+Right Arrow |
|
Delete backward (left) |
Backspace |
Delete |
|
Delete forward (right) |
Delete |
Fn+Delete |
|
Select all text or items |
Ctrl+A |
⌘+A |
|
Create a link (new or on selected text) |
Ctrl+K |
⌘+K |
|
Open emoji or special character picker |
⊞ Win + ; (semi-colon) |
⌃ + ⌘ + Space |
Navigation Shortcuts
|
Action |
Windows |
Mac |
|
Move to next tab or document |
Ctrl+PgDn or Ctrl+Tab |
⌘+Shift+Right Arrow or Ctrl+Tab |
|
Move to previous tab or document |
Ctrl+PgUp or Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
⌘+Shift+Left Arrow or Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
|
Go to a specific tab |
Ctrl+Number E.g.: Ctrl+3 goes to 3rd tab |
⌘+Number E.g.: ⌘+3 goes to 3rd tab |
|
Close Document or Tab |
Ctrl+W |
⌘+W |
|
Exit a mode or dialog |
Esc |
Esc |
|
Switch to different window or application |
Alt+Tab (switch windows) |
⌘+Tab (switch applications) |
|
Switch to different window of same application |
N/A |
⌘+~ (tilde) |
|
Move to next field in a form |
Tab |
Tab |
Action Shortcuts
|
Action |
Windows |
Mac |
|
Submit form or dialog |
Enter |
Return |
|
Open a file from file navigator |
Enter |
⌘+Down Arrow |
|
Rename selected file from file navigator |
F2 |
Return |
|
Close window |
Alt+F4 or Ctrl+W |
⌘+W |
|
Open programs and find documents |
⊞Win then type a search term then arrow keys to select then Enter |
⌘+Space then type a search term then arrow keys to select then Return |
|
Close application |
Alt+F4 or Ctrl+Q |
⌘+Q |
Mac-Specific
|
Action |
Mac |
|
Screenshot into a file on desktop |
⌘+Shift+3 |
|
Screenshot portion of screen to file on desktop |
⌘+Shift+4 |
|
Screenshot into the clipboard |
⌘+⌃+Shift+3 |
|
Screenshot portion of screen to the clipboard |
⌘+⌃+Shift+4 |
Windows-Specific
|
Action |
Mac |
|
Screenshot portion of screen to Snip & Sketch tool |
⊞Win+Shift+S |
|
Open context menu (i.e.: right click) on selected item |
Shift+F10 |
|
Make content fullscreen |
F11 |
|
Paste from clipboard history |
⊞Win+V |
|
Maximize a window |
⊞Win+Up Arrow |
|
Minimize or restore a window |
⊞Win+Down Arrow |
|
Move and resize to left side of the screen |
⊞Win+Left Arrow |
|
Move and resize to the right side of the screen |
⊞Win+Right Arrow |
|
Move window to right display (multi-screen setup) |
⊞Win+Shift+Right Arrow |
|
Move window to left display (multi-screen setup) |
⊞Win+Shift+Left Arrow |
General Principles
The Alt key can be used for navigating and performing actions by combining it with underlined letters in Windows applications. In a menu bar, toolbar or dialog box, a single letter may be underlined on buttons and labels--by pressing Alt plus that letter, the button or that form field with that associated underlined letter will be selected.
E.g.: In most Windows applications, there is a “File” menu, and the “F” is underlined. Pressing Alt+F will open the File menu, and then pressing “S” (the underlined letter on the “Save” button”) will save the file.