Ultimate Keyboard Shortcuts Guide: Boost Your Productivity.
Comprehensive List of Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows Shortcuts
General Shortcuts
Ctrl + C – Copy the selected item to the clipboard.
Ctrl + X – Cut the selected item and move it to the clipboard.
Ctrl + V – Paste the copied or cut item.
Ctrl + Z – Undo the last action.
Ctrl + Y – Redo the last undone action.
Ctrl + A – Select all items in a document or window.
Ctrl + S – Save the current document or file.
Ctrl + P – Print the current document or page.
Ctrl + N – Open a new document or window.
Alt + Tab – Switch between open applications.
Alt + F4 – Close the active window.
Windows + D – Show the desktop and minimize all windows.
Windows + L – Lock the computer screen.
File Explorer Shortcuts
Windows + E – Open File Explorer.
Alt + Enter – Show properties of the selected file or folder.
Ctrl + Shift + N – Create a new folder.
F2 – Rename the selected item.
F5 – Refresh the active window.
Delete – Move the selected item to the Recycle Bin.
Shift + Delete – Permanently delete the selected item without sending it to the Recycle Bin.
Browser Shortcuts
Ctrl + T – Open a new tab in the browser.
Ctrl + W – Close the current tab.
Ctrl + Shift + T – Reopen the last closed tab.
Ctrl + Tab – Switch to the next tab.
Ctrl + Shift + Tab – Switch to the previous tab.
Ctrl + L – Focus on the address bar.
Ctrl + D – Bookmark the current page.
Ctrl + H – Open browsing history.
Ctrl + J – Open downloads.
Text Editing Shortcuts
Ctrl + B – Apply bold formatting to the selected text.
Ctrl + I – Apply italic formatting.
Ctrl + U – Underline the selected text.
Ctrl + Shift + V – Paste without formatting.
Ctrl + Home – Move the cursor to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl + End – Move the cursor to the end of the document.
Ctrl + Backspace – Delete the word to the left.
Ctrl + Delete – Delete the word to the right.
macOS Shortcuts
General Shortcuts
Cmd + C – Copy.
Cmd + X – Cut.
Cmd + V – Paste.
Cmd + Z – Undo.
Cmd + Shift + Z – Redo.
Cmd + A – Select all.
Cmd + S – Save.
Cmd + P – Print.
Cmd + N – New document/window.
Cmd + Q – Quit application.
Cmd + Space – Open Spotlight search.
Finder Shortcuts
Cmd + Shift + N – Create a new folder.
Cmd + Delete – Move to trash.
Cmd + Shift + Delete – Empty trash.
Cmd + I – Get info on the selected item.
Cmd + Up Arrow – Open the parent folder.
Cmd + Down Arrow – Open the selected folder/file.
Cmd + D – Duplicate the selected file.
Browser Shortcuts
Cmd + T – Open a new tab.
Cmd + W – Close the current tab.
Cmd + Shift + T – Reopen the last closed tab.
Cmd + Option + Left Arrow – Go back in history.
Cmd + Option + Right Arrow – Go forward in history.
Cmd + L – Focus on the address bar.
Cmd + D – Bookmark the current page.
Cmd + H – Hide the application.
Cmd + Q – Quit the application.
Text Editing Shortcuts
Cmd + B – Bold.
Cmd + I – Italic.
Cmd + U – Underline.
Cmd + Shift + V – Paste without formatting.
Cmd + Left Arrow – Move the cursor to the beginning of the line.
Cmd + Right Arrow – Move the cursor to the end of the line.
Cmd + Up Arrow – Move the cursor to the beginning of the document.
Cmd + Down Arrow – Move the cursor to the end of the document.
Option + Delete – Delete the word to the left.
Fn + Delete – Forward delete.
Linux Shortcuts (Similar to Windows)
Ctrl + Alt + T – Open terminal.
Ctrl + Shift + T – Open a new terminal tab.
Alt + Tab – Switch between open applications.
Ctrl + Alt + Del – Log out/restart menu.
Ctrl + C – Copy.
Ctrl + V – Paste.
Ctrl + X – Cut.
Ctrl + Z – Undo.
Ctrl + Y – Redo.
Ctrl + S – Save.
Ctrl + P – Print.
Microsoft Word Shortcuts
Ctrl + B – Bold.
Ctrl + I – Italic.
Ctrl + U – Underline.
Ctrl + Shift + C – Copy formatting.
Ctrl + Shift + V – Paste formatting.
Ctrl + L – Align left.
Ctrl + R – Align right.
Ctrl + E – Align center.
Ctrl + J – Justify text.
Ctrl + M – Indent paragraph.
Ctrl + Shift + > – Increase font size.
Ctrl + Shift + < – Decrease font size.
Excel Shortcuts
Ctrl + Arrow Keys – Move between cells.
Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Keys – Select range.
Ctrl + Space – Select the entire column.
Shift + Space – Select the entire row.
Ctrl + Shift + L – Apply filters.
Ctrl + 1 – Format cells.
Ctrl + Shift + “+” – Insert a new cell.
Ctrl + “-” – Delete a cell.
F2 – Edit selected cell.
F4 – Repeat last action.
Additional Categories:
Google Docs Shortcuts
Ctrl + Shift + Y – Open the dictionary.
Ctrl + Shift + C – Word count.
Ctrl + Shift + 7 – Numbered list.
Ctrl + Shift + 8 – Bulleted list.
Photoshop Shortcuts
Ctrl + J – Duplicate layer.
Ctrl + D – Deselect selection.
B – Brush tool.
E – Eraser tool.
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