Keyboard Shortcuts
Using keyboard shortcuts can save time.
Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows and Mac
Keyboard shortcuts are frequently used in modern operating systems and computer software programs.
Using keyboard shortcuts can help you save a lot of time.
Basic Shortcuts
Description | Windows | Mac OS |
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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 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 |
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Cursor movement | ||
Move text insertion cursor right or to the start of the next line | Right Arrow | Right Arrow |
Move text insertion cursor left or to the end of the previous line | Left Arrow | Left Arrow |
Move text insertion cursor up one line | Up Arrow | Up Arrow |
Move text insertion cursor down one line | Down Arrow | Down Arrow |
Move text insertion cursor to the start of the current line | Home | Cmd + Left Arrow |
Move text insertion cursor to the end of the current line | End | Cmd + Right Arrow |
Move text insertion cursor to the beginning of the document | Ctrl + Home | Cmd + Up Arrow |
Move text insertion cursor to the end of the document | Ctrl + End | Cmd + Down Arrow |
Move text insertion cursor to the previous text box | Page Up | Fn + Up Arrow |
Move text insertion cursor to the next text box | Page Down | Fn + Down Arrow |
Move text insertion cursor left to the start of the previous word | Ctrl + Left Arrow | Option + Left Arrow |
Move text insertion cursor right to the start of the next word | Ctrl + Right Arrow | Option + Right Arrow |
Move text insertion cursor to the start of the line | Ctrl + Up Arrow | Cmd + Left Arrow |
Move text insertion cursor to the end of the line | Ctrl + Down Arrow | Cmd + Right Arrow |
Text selection | ||
Select character to the left of the text insertion cursor | Shift + Left Arrow | Shift + Left Arrow |
Select character to the right of the text insertion cursor | Shift + Right Arrow | Shift + Right Arrow |
Select one line up | Shift + Up Arrow | Shift + Up Arrow |
Select one line down | Shift + Down Arrow | Shift + Down Arrow |
Select word to the left of the text insertion cursor | Shift + Ctrl + Left | Shift + Opt + Left |
Select word to the right of the text insertion cursor | Shift + Ctrl + Right | Shift + Opt + Right |
Select paragraph to the left | Shift + Ctrl + Up | Shift + Opt + Up |
Select paragraph to the right | Shift + Ctrl + Down | Shift + Opt + Down |
Select text between the text insertion cursor and the start of the current line | Shift + Home | Cmd + Shift + Left Arrow |
Select text between the insertion cursor and the end of the current line | Shift + End | Cmd + Shift + Right Arrow |
Select text between the insertion cursor and the beginning of the document | Shift + Ctrl + Home | Cmd + Shift + Up Arrow or Cmd + Shift + Fn + Left Arrow |
Select text between the insertion cursor and the end of the document | Shift + Ctrl + End | Cmd + Shift + Down Arrow or Cmd + Shift + Fn + Right Arrow |
Select a text box upwards | Shift + Page Up | Shift + Fn + Up Arrow |
Select a text box downwards | Shift + Page Down | Shift + Fn + Down Arrow |
Select all text | Ctrl + A | Cmd + A |
Find text | Ctrl + F | Cmd + F |
Text formatting | ||
Set selected text to bold | Ctrl + B | Cmd + B |
Set selected text to italic | Ctrl + I | Cmd + I |
Underline selected text | Ctrl + U | Cmd + U |
Set selected text to superscript | Ctrl + Shift + = | Cmd + Shift + = |
Set selected text to subscript | Ctrl + = | Cmd + = |
Text editing | ||
Delete character to the left of the insertion cursor | Backspace | Backspace |
Delete character to the right of the insertion cursor | Delete | Fn + Backspace |
Delete word to the right of the insertion cursor | Ctrl + Del | Cmd + Backspace |
Delete word to the left of the insertion cursor | Ctrl + Backspace | Cmd + Fn + Backspace |
Increase indent | Tab | Tab |
Decrease indent | 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 Browser
Description | Windows | Mac OS |
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Navigation | ||
Scroll down | Space or Page Down | Space or Fn + Down Arrow |
Scroll up | Shift + Space or Page Up | Shift + Space or Fn + Up Arrow |
Go to the bottom of the page | End | Cmd + Down Arrow |
Go to the 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 the page | F5 | Cmd + R |
Refresh the page (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 + - |
Reset to 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 the current tab | Ctrl + W | Cmd + W |
Close all tabs | Ctrl + Shift + W | Cmd + Q |
Close all tabs except the current one | Ctrl + Alt + F4 | Cmd + Opt + W |
Navigate to the next tab | Ctrl + Tab | Control + Tab or Cmd + Shift + Right Arrow |
Navigate to the previous tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Shift + Control + Tab or Cmd + Shift + Left Arrow |
Navigate to the tab with specified number | Ctrl + 1-8 | Cmd + 1-8 |
Navigate 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 the current window | Alt + F4 | Cmd + W |
Navigate to the next window | Alt + Tab | Cmd + Tab |
Navigate to the previous window | Alt + Shift + Tab | Cmd + Shift + Tab |
Reopen the last closed window | Ctrl + Shift + N | |
Open link in a background tab | Ctrl + Click | Cmd + Click |
Open link in a foreground tab | Ctrl + Shift + Click | Cmd + Shift + Click |
Print the current web page | Ctrl + P | Cmd + P |
Save the current web page | Ctrl + S | Cmd + S |
Address bar | ||
Cycle through toolbars, search bars, and page elements | Tab | Tab |
Navigate to the 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 | Cmd + Enter |
Show a list of previously visited addresses | F4 | |
Add "www." at the beginning and ".com" at the end of the text in the address bar (e.g., typing "baidu" and pressing Ctrl + Enter opens "www.baidu.com") | Ctrl + Enter | Cmd + Enter or Control + Enter |
Bookmarks | ||
Open the bookmarks menu | Ctrl + B | Cmd + B |
Bookmark the 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 |
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Save screenshot of the entire screen as a file | Cmd + Shift + 3 | |
Copy screenshot of the entire screen to the clipboard | PrtScr (Print Screen) or Ctrl + PrtScr | Cmd + Ctrl + Shift + 3 |
Save screenshot of a window as a file | Cmd + Shift + 4, then Space | |
Copy screenshot of a window to the clipboard | Alt + PrtScr | Cmd + Ctrl + Shift + 4, then Space |
Copy screenshot of a selected area to the clipboard | Cmd + Ctrl + Shift + 4 | |
Save screenshot of a selected area as a file | Cmd + Shift + 4 |
Note: Due to different keyboard settings, some shortcuts may not be applicable to all users.