Keyboard Shortcuts

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General keyboard shortcuts for PC & Mac Platforms

Press these Keys 

To Do This 

Ctrl + C 

Copy 

Ctrl + X 

Cut 

Ctrl + V 

Paste 

Ctrl + Z 

Undo 

Ctrl + A 

Select All 

Ctrl + Right Arrow 

Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word 

Ctrl + Left Arrow 

Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word 

Ctrl + Down Arrow 

Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph 

Ctrl + Up Arrow 

Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph 

Ctrl + Shift + any arrow key 

Highlight a block of text 

Shift + any arrow key 

Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document 

Shift + Delete 

Delete the selected item permanently without moving to Recycle Bin 

F1 

Display Help in a dialog box 

F2 

Rename the selected item 

F3 

Search for a file or folder 

F5 ( or Ctrl + R) 

Refresh the active window 

Alt + Enter 

View properties for the selected item 

Alt + F4 

Close the active item, or exit the active program 

Alt + Spacebar 

Open the shortcut menu for the active window 

Alt + Tab 

Switch between open items 

(PC) Windows Keyboard Shortcuts: (Windows logo key) Press this Key To Do This

Press these Keys 

To Do This 

Windows 

Open or close the start menu 

Windows  + B 

Set focus on a notification 

Windows  + ctrl + F 

Search for computers 

Windows  + Pause Break 

Display the System Properties dialog box 

Windows  + D  

Show the Desktop 

Windows  + M 

Minimize all windows 

Windows  + Shift + M 

Restore minimized windows 

Windows  + E 

Open Computer 

Windows  + F  

Search for a file/folder 

Windows  + L 

Lock your computer or switch users 

Windows  + R 

Open the Run dialog box 

Press this Key 

To Do This 

Command + C 

Copy 

Command + X 

Cut 

Command + V 

Paste 

Command + Z 

Undo/Redo 

Command + A 

Select all items 

Command + D 

Duplicate selected item 

Command + E 

Eject 

Command + F 

Find any matching spotlight attribute 

Command + I 

Get info 

Command + K 

Connect to server 

Command + M 

Minimize window 

Option + Command + M 

Minimize all windows 

Command + N 

New finder window 

Shift + Command + N 

New folder 

Command + O 

Open selected item 

Command + P 

Print 

Command + Q 

Quit the foremost application 

Shift + Command + Q 

Log Out 

Command + T 

Add to sidebar 

Option + Command + T 

Hide Toolbar/Show Toolbar 

Command + [ 

Back 

Command + ] 

Forward 

Command + W 

Close window 

Option + Command + W 

Close all windows 

Command + ‘(the Grave accent key above tab key) 

Cycle through open windows 

Option + Command + Eject 

Put the computer to sleep 

Press this Key 

To Do This 

Ctrl + N 

Open a new email 

Ctrl + R 

Reply to a highlighted email in inbox 

Alt + S 

Send an email 

Ctrl + 1 

Go to Inbox 

Ctrl + 2 

Go to Calendar 

Ctrl + F 

Forward Email