Table of keyboard shortcuts
Action
Windows
macOS [ 1]
KDE / GNOME
Emacs
Vim
Chrome OS
File menu
Alt +F , or F10 then F
Ctrl +F2 , then F [ 2]
Alt +F
Meta +` , then f
Alt +f (gvim)
or Ctrl +e (vim + NERDTree)
Ctrl +O
Edit menu
Alt +E
Ctrl +F2 , then E [ 2]
Alt +E
Meta +` , then e
Alt +e (gvim)
View menu
Alt +V
Ctrl +F2 , then V [ 2]
Alt +V
Undo the last operation
Ctrl +Z , or Alt +Backspace
⌘ Cmd +Z
Ctrl +Z
Ctrl +x , then u or
Ctrl +/ or
Ctrl +_ or
Undo
u
Ctrl +Z
Redo the last operation
Ctrl +Y , or Shift +Alt +Backspace
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +Z
⇧ Shift +Ctrl +Z , or Ctrl +Y
Same as undo, when undo is exhausted, it redoes. Move the cursor after one or more undos, and further undos will be redos.
Ctrl +r
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Z
Cut the selection and store it in the clipboard
Ctrl +X , or ⇧ Shift +Del
⌘ Cmd +X
Ctrl +X
Ctrl +w
x
or "ax to cut in register "a"
or "+x to cut in system clipboard
Ctrl +X
Copy the selection into the clipboard
Ctrl +C , or Ctrl +Ins
⌘ Cmd +C
Ctrl +C
Meta +w , or Ctrl +Ins
y
or "ay
or "+y
Ctrl +C
Paste contents of clipboard at cursor
Ctrl +V ,or ⇧ Shift +Ins
⌘ Cmd +V
Ctrl +V
Ctrl +y , or ⇧ Shift +Ins
p
or "ap to paste the content of the "a" register
or "+p to paste the content of the system clipboard
Ctrl +V
Paste special
Shift +Opt +Cmd +V
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +V
Meta +y
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +V
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +V
Select all in focused control or window
Ctrl +A
⌘ Cmd +A
Ctrl +A
Ctrl +x , then h
ggVG , unlikely ever needed as most commands take an optional range parameter. % means "all in focused windows" here so e.g. to copy all the text, use :%y
Ctrl +A
Cycle through installed keyboard languages / input methods
⇧ Shift +Alt , or ⊞ Win +Space
The latter displays a menu with the currently selected input method highlighted, and debuted in Windows 8.
Cmd +Space (not MBR)
Configure desired keypress in Keyboard and Mouse Preferences , Keyboard Shortcuts , Select the next source in Input menu . .[ 3]
Ctrl +Alt +K via KDE Keyboard
⇧ Shift +Alt in GNOME
Ctrl +\
Ctrl +Space
Print
Ctrl +P
⌘ Cmd +P
Ctrl +P
Action
Windows
macOS [ 1]
KDE /GNOME
Chrome OS
New browser window with same page as current
Ctrl +N (for Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Chromium, Mozilla Firefox)
⌘ Cmd +T
Ctrl +N
New folder
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +N
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +N
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +N
Applications menu
⊞ Win or Ctrl +Esc
Ctrl +F2 , then "n" [ 2]
Alt +<letter>
e.g. for File
Alt +F
Search
Lock desktop
⊞ Win +L [ 4]
Ctrl +⌘ Cmd +Q [ 5] (macOS High Sierra and newer) or Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Eject or MBR Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Pwr
(If "Require password after sleep or screen saver" is enabled in "System Preferences — Security & Privacy")
Ctrl +Alt +L
Power (Hold for 3 seconds)
Show desktop
⊞ Win +D
F11
Ctrl +Alt +D
Minimize all windows
⊞ Win +M , then use ⊞ Win +⇧ Shift +M to bring back all windows
Ctrl +Super +D
Log out user
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +Q
Ctrl +Alt +Delete
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Q (Twice)
Switch active user
⊞ Win +L [ 6]
Task manager
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Esc ,Ctrl +Alt +Delete [ 7]
⌥ Opt +⌘ Cmd +Esc
Ctrl +Esc
Search +Esc
Rename object
F2
↵ Enter [ 8] or F2
F2
Open file or program
↵ Enter or ⇧ Shift +↵ Enter
⌘ Cmd +O or ⌘ Cmd +↓
↵ Enter
Switch window (next/previous)
Alt +Tab ↹ /
⇧ Shift +Alt +Tab ↹
⌘ Cmd +Tab ↹ /
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +Tab ↹
Ctrl +Tab ↹ /
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Tab ↹
Hold Alt , then quickly press Tab ↹
Switch window without dialog (next/previous)
Alt +Esc /
⇧ Shift +Alt +Esc
Only works within single Applications
⌘ Cmd +` /
⌘ Cmd +~
Ctrl +Esc /
⇧ Shift +Ctrl +Esc
Run application
⊞ Win , enter executable name or
⊞ Win +R , enter executable name
⌘ Cmd +Space , enter executable name or ⌘ Cmd +↓
Alt +F2 , enter executable name
Search
⊞ Win , enter executable name or ⊞ Win +S or F3
⌘ Cmd +Space
Search
Show Hidden Files
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +. , while in Finder, will toggle setting
Action
Windows
macOS
KDE / GNOME
Chrome OS
Place computer into sleep/standby mode
Windows 10: ⊞ Win +x > u > s
Windows 7: ⊞ Win +→ +→ +↵ Enter
Sleep (available on some keyboards)
⌥ Opt +⌘ Cmd +Eject
Sleep (available on some keyboards, configurable in Control Panel ➢ Power Options ➢ Advanced tab dialog box)
Task manager/Force quit
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Esc
⌘ Cmd +⌥ Opt +Esc
Search +Esc
Shut down computer
Windows 10: ⊞ Win +x > u > u
Ctrl +⌥ Opt +⌘ Cmd +Eject
(no confirmation, shutdown is immediate)
Ctrl +Alt +⇧ Shift +PageDown
(KDE; no confirmation, shutdown is immediate)
Power (Hold for 10 seconds)
Restart computer
Windows 10: ⊞ Win +x > u > r Windows 7: ⊞ Win +→ +→ +↑ +↵ Enter
Ctrl +⌘ Cmd +Eject [ 9] or Ctrl +⌘ Cmd +Power
(no confirmation, restart is immediate)
Ctrl +Alt +⇧ Shift +PageUp
(KDE; no confirmation, restart is immediate)
Place display in sleep mode
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Eject
Bring up power/sleep dialog box
Ctrl +Eject
Force shutdown
Power (Hold for several seconds)
⌥ Opt +⌘ Cmd +Eject
refresh +power
Action
Windows
macOS
KDE / GNOME
Save screenshot of entire screen as file
⊞ Win +Print Screen
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +3 [ 10]
Print Screen set the name and click "Save". GNOME Shell [ 11]
Copy screenshot of entire screen to clipboard
⊞ Win +Print Screen or Print Screen
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +3
Ctrl +Print Screen
Copy screenshot of active window to clipboard
Alt +Print Screen
Ctrl +Alt +Print Screen
Save screenshot of window as file
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +4 then Space then move mouse and click
Alt +Print Screen set the name and click "Save". GNOME [ 11]
Save screenshot of arbitrary area as file
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +4 then click+drag mouse over required area
⇧ Shift +Print Screen set the name and click "Save". GNOME [ 11]
Copy screenshot of window to clipboard
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +4 then Space then move mouse and click
Alt +Print Screen click "Copy to Clipboard". GNOME [ 11]
Copy screenshot of arbitrary area to clipboard
Windows 10: ⊞ Win +⇧ Shift +S
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +4 then click+drag mouse over required area
⇧ Shift +Print Screen click "Copy to Clipboard". GNOME [ 11]
Screencasting
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Alt +R [ 12] [ 13]
Screenshot Utility
OSX Mojave: ⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +5 [ 14]
Action
Windows
macOS [ 1]
KDE / GNOME
Emacs
Vim
Chrome OS
Delete char to the right of cursor
Del or
Fn +← Backspace
Del or
Fn +← Backspace
Del
Ctrl +d
x
Alt +← Backspace or Del
Delete word to the right of cursor
Ctrl +Del
⌥ Opt +Del or
⌥ Opt +Fn +← Backspace
Ctrl +Del
Meta +d
dw (delete space too)or
de (keep space)
Delete word to the left of cursor
Ctrl +← Backspace
⌥ Opt +← Backspace
Ctrl +← Backspace
Ctrl +← Backspace or
Meta +← Backspace
dge (delete space too)or
db (keep space)
← Backspace
Go to start of line
Home or
Fn +←
⌘ Cmd +← or
Ctrl +A
Home
Ctrl +a or
Home
^ (go to first non-space) or 0 (go to column 0)
Go to end of line
End or
Fn +→
⌘ Cmd +→ or
Ctrl +E
End
Ctrl +e or
End
$
Go to start of document
Ctrl +Home
⌘ Cmd +↑
Ctrl +Home
Meta +< or
Ctrl +Home
gg
Ctrl +search +←
Go to end of document
Ctrl +End
⌘ Cmd +↓
Ctrl +End
Meta +> or
Ctrl +End
G
Ctrl +search +→
Go to previous word
Ctrl +← or
Ctrl +/
⌥ Opt +←
Ctrl +←
Meta +b or
Ctrl +← or
Meta +←
b or ge
Go to next word
Ctrl +→
⌥ Opt +→
Ctrl +→
Meta +f or
Ctrl +→ or
Meta +→
w or e
Go to previous line
↑
↑ or Ctrl +p
↑
Ctrl +p or ↑
k or ↑
Go to next line
↓
↓ or Ctrl +n
↓
Ctrl +n or ↓
j or ↓
Go to previous line break (paragraph)
Ctrl +↑
⌥ Opt +↑
Ctrl +↑ (kword or GNOME)
Meta +( or Control +↑
(
Go to next line break
Ctrl +↓
⌥ Opt +↓
Ctrl +↓ (kword or GNOME)
Meta +} or Control +↓
)
Move the cursor down the length of the viewport
Page Down
⌥ Opt +⇟ or
⌥ Opt +Fn +↓
Page Down
Ctrl +v or
Page Down
Ctrl +f or
Page Down
Move the cursor up the length of the viewport
Page Up
⌥ Opt +⇞ or
⌥ Opt +Fn +↑
Page Up
Meta +v or
Page Up
Ctrl +b or
Page Up
Find
Ctrl +F
⌘ Cmd +F
⌘ Cmd +E (Search with current selection)
Ctrl +F
Ctrl +K (GNOME; interactive search)
Ctrl +s
/
Ctrl +F
Go to next search result
F3
⌘ Cmd +G
Ctrl +G (GNOME) or
F3 (KDE)[ 15]
Ctrl +s
n
Go to previous search result
⇧ Shift +F3
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +G
⇧ Shift +Ctrl +G (GNOME) or
⇧ Shift +F3 (KDE)[ 15]
Ctrl +r
N
Search and replace
Ctrl +H
⌘ Cmd +F
Ctrl +H (GNOME) or
Ctrl +R (KDE)
Meta +%
%s/fosh/fish/gc [ 16]
Search with a regular expression
Ctrl +Meta +s
All searches use regular expressions.
Search and replace with a regular expression
Ctrl +Meta +%
Action
Windows WordPad
macOS [ 1]
KDE / GNOME [ 17]
Emacs
Vim
Bold
Ctrl +B
⌘ Cmd +B
Ctrl +B
Meta +o , then b
Underline
Ctrl +U
⌘ Cmd +U
Ctrl +U
Meta +o , then u
Italic
Ctrl +I
⌘ Cmd +I
Ctrl +I
Meta +o , then i
Uppercase / Lowercase
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +A
⌥ Opt +⌘ Cmd +C
⇧ Shift +F3
Meta +u for upper,
Meta +l for lower,
Meta +c for capitalized.
gU for upper, gu for lower, ~ to toggle.
Superscript
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +=
Ctrl +⌘ Cmd ++ (some applications only)
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +P [ 18]
Subscript
Ctrl +=
Ctrl +⌘ Cmd +- (some applications only)
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +B [ 18]
Selected text larger/smaller
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +> , Ctrl +⇧ Shift +<
or
Ctrl +[ , Ctrl/core +]
⌥ Opt +⇧ Shift +> ⌥ Opt +⇧ Shift +<
Selected text Bullets or Numbered Items
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +L
Insert Linebreak
Ctrl +↵ Enter
⌥ Opt +↵ Enter [ 8]
Ctrl +↵ Enter
Action
Windows
macOS
KDE / GNOME
Chrome OS
Go to Address Bar
Alt +D or Alt +C or F6 depending on language
⌘ Cmd +L or ⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +G
Ctrl +L or Alt +D or F6
Ctrl +L or Alt +D
Go to the previous location in history
Alt +← or ← Backspace
⌘ Cmd +[ or ⌘ Cmd +←
Alt +←
←
Go to the next location in history
Alt +→ or ⇧ Shift +← Backspace (web browser only)
⌘ Cmd +] or ⌘ Cmd +→
Alt +→
→
Go up one level in the navigation hierarchy
Alt +↑ (Vista, 7 or 8 only) or ← Backspace (Windows Explorer)
⌘ Cmd +↑
Alt +↑
Go to the starting page defined by the user or application
Alt +Home
⌘ Cmd +Home
Ctrl +Home (KDE) /
Alt +Home (GNOME)
Action
Windows
macOS
KDE / GNOME
Emacs -w3m
Vimperator
Chrome OS
Bookmarks menu
Ctrl +B
⌘ Cmd +B
(Firefox )
Alt +B
v
:bmarks
URL Shortcuts (Adds www. + .com)
↵ Enter
⌘ Cmd +↵ Enter [ 8] (Firefox ) or
Ctrl +↵ Enter [ 8] (Chrome )
Ctrl +↵ Enter
Ctrl +↵ Enter
URL Shortcuts (Adds www. + .org)
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +↵ Enter
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +↵ Enter [ 8] (Firefox )
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +↵ Enter
URL Shortcuts (Adds www. + .net)
⇧ Shift +↵ Enter
⇧ Shift +↵ Enter [ 8] (Firefox )
⇧ Shift +↵ Enter
Add bookmark for current page
Ctrl +D
⌘ Cmd +D
Ctrl +B /
Ctrl +D
a
:bmark
Ctrl +D
Add bookmark for current link
Meta +a
Manage bookmarks
Ctrl +B
⌘ Cmd +⌥ Opt +B (Chrome /Safari ) or
⌘ Cmd +⇧ Shift +B (Firefox )
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +R /
Ctrl +B
Focus and select Web search bar
Ctrl +E
⌘ Cmd +E (Opera ) or
⌘ Cmd +K (Firefox ) or
⌥ Opt +⌘ Cmd +F (Safari )
Ctrl +k
t (open in a new tab) or T (open in current tab)
Ctrl +E or Ctrl +K
Focus and select address bar
Ctrl +L or
F6 or
Alt +D
⌘ Cmd +L
Ctrl +L or
Alt +D or
F6
g
O to alter URL, use y to copy it.
Ctrl +L or Alt +D
Refresh a webpage
F5 or
Ctrl +R
⌘ Cmd +R
F5 or
Ctrl +R
R
r
⟲ or Ctrl +R
Refresh a webpage ignoring cache
Ctrl +F5 or
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +R
⌥ Opt +⌘ Cmd +E then ⌘ Cmd +R
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +F5 or Ctrl +⇧ Shift +R
R
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +R
Open a new window
Ctrl +N
⌘ Cmd +N (Chrome )
Ctrl +N
:winopen
Ctrl +N
Zoom Options (zoom in / zoom out / zoom 100%)
Ctrl ++ /
Ctrl +- /
Ctrl +0
⌘ Cmd ++ /
⌘ Cmd +- /
⌘ Cmd +0
Ctrl ++ /
Ctrl +- /
Ctrl +0
zi / zo / zz (text only)
or zI / zO / zZ (text and images)
Action
Windows
macOS
KDE / GNOME
Emacs -w3m
Vimperator
Chrome OS
New tab
Ctrl +T
⌘ Cmd +T
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +N or
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +T or
Ctrl +T
Ctrl +c , then Ctrl +t
t
Ctrl +T
Close tab
Ctrl +W
⌘ Cmd +W
Ctrl +W Mozilla Firefox [ 19] & Opera [ 20] & Chrome [ 21] & Arora [ 22] & Epiphany [ 23] & Midori
Ctrl +F4 Mozilla Firefox [ 19] & Opera [ 20] & Chrome [ 21] & Arora [ 22]
d
Ctrl +W
Close all tabs but the current one
⌘ Cmd +⌥ Opt +T (Safari )
Ctrl +c , then Meta +w
Go to next tab
Ctrl +Tab ↹
Ctrl +Tab ↹ or
⌘ Cmd +⇧ Shift +→ (Safari )
Ctrl +PageDown or
Ctrl +Tab ↹ or
Ctrl +.
Ctrl +c , then Ctrl +n
gt
Ctrl +Tab ↹
Go to previous tab
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Tab ↹
⇧ Shift +Ctrl +Tab ↹ or
⌘ Cmd +⇧ Shift +← (Safari )
Ctrl +PageUp or
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Tab ↹ or
Ctrl +,
Ctrl +c , then Ctrl +p
gT
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Tab ↹
Go to tab-n
Ctrl +n (Chrome , Firefox , Internet Explorer )
⌘ Cmd +n (Chrome )
Alt +n (Chrome , Firefox ) or
Ctrl +n (Chrome )
First tab: g0
Last tab: g$
Ctrl +b
Open a previously closed tab
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +T
⌘ Cmd +⇧ Shift +T (Firefox , Opera , Chrome )
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +T
(Firefox , Opera , Chrome )[ 21] [ 24] [ 25]
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +T (Firefox )[ 24]
u
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +T
Open a previously closed window
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +N (Firefox ) [ 24]
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +T
Action
Windows
macOS [ 1]
KDE
GNOME
Emacs
Chrome OS
Close the current internet tab
Ctrl +W
⌘ Cmd +F11
Ctrl +W
Force window mode (Application requires functionality for set action)
Alt +↵ Enter
⌥ Opt +Alt +↵ Enter [ 8] or ⌥ Option +Alt +F or ⌘ Cmd +F or ⌘ Cmd +⌥ Option +F
Pop up window menu
Alt +Space
Alt +F3
Alt +Space
Meta +` , then b
Close the focused window
Alt +F4 or Alt +Space then C [ 26]
⌘ Cmd +W
Alt +F4
Alt +F4
Ctrl +x , then k
Ctrl +W
Close all windows of current application
⌘ Cmd +⌥ Opt +W
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +W
Restore the focused window to its previous size
Alt +Space then R [ 26]
Alt +F3 then X
Alt +F5
Ctrl +x , then r , then j , then letter of the window state register.
Move the focused window
Alt +Space then M [ 26] then Arrow Keys and ↵ Enter (to save new location)
Alt +Mouse /
Alt +F3 then M then Arrow Keys
Alt +Mouse /
Alt +F7 then Arrow Keys
Resize the focused window
Alt +Space then S [ 26] then Arrow Keys and ↵ Enter (to save new size)
Alt +F3 then S then Arrow Keys
Alt +F8 then Arrow Keys
Ctrl +x , then ^ vertically
Keep window always on top
Ctrl +Alt +Esc (toggles on/off)
Hide the focused window
⌘ Cmd +H
Meta +x , then bury-buffer, then ↵ Enter
Hide all except the focused window
⌘ Cmd +⌥ Option +H
Minimize the focused window
Alt +Esc
Minimize the focused window
Alt +Space then N [ 26] or ⊞ Win +↓ (Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows >=7)
⌘ Cmd +M
Alt +F3 then N
Alt +F9
Meta +x , then bury-buffer, then ↵ Enter
Alt +-
Maximize the focused window
Alt +Space then X [ 26] or ⊞ Win +↑ (Windows 7, 8, 10)
⌘ Cmd +L
Alt +F3 then X
Alt +F10
Ctrl +x , then 1
Alt ++
Maximize horizontally
Available, but no default
Available, but no default
Maximize vertically
⊞ Win +⇧ Shift +↑ (Windows 7 and Windows 8)
Available ('Zoom'), but no default
Available, but no default
Available, but no default
Minimize all
⊞ Win +M or ⊞ Win +D
⌘ Cmd +Alt +M
Available, but no default
Ctrl +Alt +D
Minimize all non focused windows
⊞ Win +Home (Windows 7, 8.1, 10)
Available, but no default
Undo minimize all
⇧ Shift +⊞ Win +M
Available, but no default
Ctrl +Alt +D
Switch fullscreen/normal size
F11 or ⊞ Win +⇧ Shift +↵ Enter (UWP apps only)
⌘ Cmd +⇧ Shift +F
F11
F11
Fullscreen
Show the window in full screen mode, with no border, menubar, toolbar or statusbar
Depends on application, system default: ⌘ Cmd +Ctrl +F
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +F
Ctrl +F11
Rollup/down window
Available, but no default
Alt +F12
Show all open windows
⊞ Win +Tab ↹
F3 or
F9 or
Fn +F9 or
Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner [ 27] [ 28]
⊞ Win works per desktop on Gnome 3+
Ctrl +x , then Ctrl +b
Show all windows of current application
⊞ Win+Tab ↹
Ctrl +F3 or
F10 or
Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner [ 27] [ 28]
Ctrl +`
Ctrl +x , then Ctrl +b
Show all workspaces
⊞ Win +Tab ↹ (only Windows 10)
F8 or
Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner [ 27] [ 28]
⊞ Win then mouse over the desktop bar on the right edge of the screen
Move window to left/right/up/down workspace
⊞ Win +← /→ (Windows 7 and Windows 8)
Available, but no default
Ctrl +Alt +⇧ Shift +← / → / ↑ / ↓
Move window between multiple monitors
⊞ Win +⇧ Shift +← /→ (Windows 7 and Windows 8)
Move window to workspace n
Available, but no default
Switch to next/previous workspace list
Available, but no default
Go to workspace n
Ctrl +n
Ctrl +Fn
Go to left/right/up/down workspace
[ 29]
Ctrl +← /
Ctrl +→ /
Ctrl +↑ /
Ctrl +↓ (OS X 10.5 to 10.6),
Ctrl +← /
Ctrl +→ (OS X 10.7 and later)
Available, but no default
Ctrl +Alt +← /
→ / ↑ / ↓
Quit application of current window
Alt +F4 or Ctrl +F4 varies [ 30]
⌘ Cmd +Q [ 31]
Ctrl +Alt +Esc
q
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +W
Close dialog
Esc (Laptop)⊞ Win +↓ +F4 (Desktop)
Esc
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +W
Open/Focus (preview) pinned program on the taskbar
⊞ Win +(#) where "#" is the position of the program on the Windows Taskbar (Windows 7 and Windows 8.1)
Alt +(#) where "#" is the position of the program on the Shelf
Open new program window of pinned program in Quick Launch
⊞ Win +(#) where "#" is the position of the program on the Quick Launch toolbar (Windows Vista, 7 and 8.1)
⌘ Cmd +A +⇧ Shift
Alt +(#) where "#" is the position of the program on the Shelf
Open new program window of the pinned program on the taskbar (if program is already opened)
⊞ Win +⇧ Shift +(#) where "#" is the position of the program on the Windows Taskbar (Windows 7 and Windows 8.1)
Alt +(#) where "#" is the position of the program on the Shelf
Focus the first taskbar entry; pressing again will cycle through them
⊞ Win +T , then ← → back and forth; hold ⇧ Shift to cycle backwards (Windows 7 and Windows 8.1)
Peek at the desktop
⊞ Win +Space (Windows 7 only)Fn +⊞ Win (Windows 8 and later)
⌘ Cmd +F3 or
F11 or
Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner [ 27] [ 28]
Bring gadgets to the front of the Z-order and cycle between gadgets
⊞ Win +G (Windows Vista,7) or ⊞ Win +Space (Vista only, no cycling)
External display options (mirror, extend desktop, etc.)
⊞ Win +P (Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10)
Ctrl +Fullscreen
Action
Windows
macOS [ 1]
KDE
GNOME
Moves keyboard focus to next/previous control
Tab ↹ / ⇧ Shift +Tab ↹
Tab ↹ / ⇧ Shift +Tab ↹ [ 2]
Tab ↹ / ⇧ Shift +Tab ↹
Tab ↹ / ⇧ Shift +Tab ↹
Ctrl +Tab ↹ / ⇧ Shift +Ctrl +Tab ↹
Pop up tooltip for currently focused control
⇧ Shift +F1
Ctrl +F1
Show context-sensitive help for currently focused window or control
⇧ Shift +F1
⌘ Cmd +?
⇧ Shift +F1
⇧ Shift +F1
Give focus to next/previous pane
Ctrl +F6 / Alt +F6
⌘ Cmd +`
F6 / ⇧ Shift +F6
Give focus to splitter bar in paned window
F8
Give focus to window's menu bar
F10 or Alt
⌘ Cmd +⇧ Shift +/ , then type command name, orCtrl +F2 (or Fn +Ctrl +F2 on some keyboards)[ 2]
Alt
F10
Pop up contextual menu for currently selected objects (aka context menu )
⇧ Shift +F10 or ≣ Menu
Varies with laptop / extended keyboard type; enable Mouse keys in Universal Access , then Fn +Ctrl +5 or
Ctrl +5 (numeric keypad) or
Function +Ctrl +I (laptop)
≣ Menu
≣ Menu or ⇧ Shift +F10
Toggle selected state of focused checkbox, radio button, or toggle button
Space
Space
Space
Space
Activate focused button, menu item etc.
↵ Enter
Space (also ↵ Enter [ 8] for menu items)
↵ Enter
↵ Enter
Expand a drop-down list
F4 or Alt +↓
Select/move to first/last item in selected widget
Home / End
Home / End
Scroll selected view by one page up/left/down/right
⇞ / ⇟
(or Fn +↑ / Fn +↓ on some keyboards)
PageUp / Ctrl +PageUp / PageDown / Ctrl +PageDown
Scroll selected view to top/bottom
↖ or on MacBook Pro Fn + ⌥ Opt + ↖
↘ or on MacBook Pro Fn + ⌥ Opt + ↘
Switch focus to the next/previous tab within a window
Ctrl +Tab ↹
Ctrl +Tab ↹ /
⌘ Cmd +`
Ctrl +Tab ↹ ->
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Tab ↹ <-
Switch focus to the next/previous panel on the desktop
Ctrl +Alt +Tab ↹ / ⇧ Shift +Ctrl +Alt +Tab ↹
Switch focus to the next/previous panel (without dialog)
Ctrl +Alt +Esc /
⇧ Shift +Ctrl +Alt +Esc
Action
Microsoft Windows (cmd.exe )
Microsoft Windows (Windows PowerShell )
Unix & -like, including macOS (bash )
Unix & -like (POSIX shell )
Scroll through History of typed commands
↑ /↓
↑ /↓
↑ /↓ or Ctrl +P /Ctrl +N
ESC K / ESC J
Signal end-of-file
Ctrl +Z
Ctrl +D
Abort current command/typing
Ctrl +C
Ctrl +C
Ctrl +C
Ctrl +C
Erase word to the left
Ctrl +← Backspace
Ctrl +← Backspace
Ctrl +W or Esc +← Backspace
Erase word to the right
Ctrl +Delete
Ctrl +Delete
Alt +D
Erase line to the left
Ctrl +Home
Ctrl +Home
Ctrl +U
Erase line to the right
Ctrl +End
Ctrl +End
Ctrl +K
Yank/paste previously erased string
Ctrl +Y
Move one word to the left (backward)
Ctrl +←
Ctrl +←
Alt +B
Move one word to the right (forward)
Ctrl +→
Ctrl +→
Alt +F
Move to beginning of line
Home
Home
Ctrl +A
or Home
Move to end of line
End
End
Ctrl +E
or End
Reverse search of history
F8
F8
Ctrl +R
Pause execution of the current job
Ctrl +Z
Insert the next character typed verbatim
Ctrl +V
Autocomplete command/file name
Tab ↹ (enabled by default in Windows XP and later)
Tab ↹
Tab ↹ (usually once)
Esc (usually twice)
Paste contents of clipboard at cursor
Alt +Space then E [ 26] then P
Ctrl +V
⇧ Shift +Ins
Scroll window up
⇧ Shift +PageUp (may not work in some versions of Windows XP)
PageUp
⇧ Shift +PageUp
Scroll window down
⇧ Shift +PageDown (may not work in some versions of Windows XP)
PageDown
⇧ Shift +PageDown
Clear screen
Ctrl +L
Notes
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Highlighted shortcuts are from the list of "sacred" keybindings .
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Requires full keyboard access active: System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Full Keyboard Access > All Controls Alternatively use Ctrl +F7 to toggle this setting.
↑ "Mac 101: Set your preferences" . Article: HT2490 . Apple Inc. Retrieved 2010-11-03
↑ Singh, Swapnil (2012-02-08). "10 Cool Windows Shortcuts You Need to Know" Archived 2021-04-14 at the Wayback Machine . Tricktactoe.com Retrieved 2012-09-20
↑ Tate, Jody (2017-09-27). "High Sierra 10.13 : Keychain Access Menubar Item Missing?" . StackExchange.com Retrieved 2018-01-22
↑ Takes you to the "Switch User" screen when Fast User Switching has been enabled (enabled by default in XP).
↑ Shows task manager in Windows XP if the welcome screen is enabled. Otherwise displays an NT-style menu, with the option of launching the task manager; likewise for Vista.
↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 On Mac OS, OS X, and macOS, the key commonly called ↵ Enter is properly called ↩ Return , while ⌅ Enter is a separate key normally located on the numeric keypad or invoked as ⌥ Opt +↩ Return (mainly on keyboards without a numeric keypad).
↑ "macOS keyboard shortcuts" . Article: HT201236 . Apple Inc. Retrieved 2020-01-02
↑ "How to take a screenshot on your Mac" . Article: HT201361 . Apple Inc. Retrieved 2020-01-02
↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 " "Taking Screenshots" " . Archived from the original on 2012-06-09. . User Guide 2.32 . The GNOME Project. Archived from the original Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012
↑ "Screencast Recording" . GNOME Cheat Sheet . The GNOME Project. Retrieved 20 April 2016
↑ "Screen Shot Record" . GNOME Help Guide . The GNOME Project. Retrieved 24 March 2012
↑ "What's New in macOS Mojave - Screenshots" . Apple. Retrieved 18 April 2019
↑ 15.0 15.1 "HIG/Keyboard Shortcuts" . KDE Techbase . Retrieved 2020-01-02
↑ In whole document (% ), substitute (s ) fosh by fish , don't stop at one substitution per line (g ) and ask for confirmation for each substitution (c ).
↑ "Appendix A — Keyboard Shortcuts" . Libre Office Documentation . The Document Foundation. Retrieved 26 April 2012
↑ 18.0 18.1 Community.LinuxMint.com "OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice Keyboard Shortcuts — Linux Mint Community" . Community.LinuxMint.com Retrieved 2012-09-20
↑ 19.0 19.1 "Keyboard Shortcuts — Firefox Help" . Support.Mozilla.org Retrieved 2020-01-02
↑ 20.0 20.1 "Keyboard Shortcuts – Opera Help" . Help.Opera.com Retrieved 2020-01-02
↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 "Linux Keyboard Shortcuts — Google Chrome Help" . Support.Google.com Retrieved 2020-01-02
↑ 22.0 22.1 "DefaultKeyboardShortcuts — arora — The Default Keyboard Shortcuts in Arora (Non-Mac Keyboard) - Cross Platform WebKit Browser — Google Project Hosting" . Code.Google.com Retrieved 2012-09-20
↑ "Keyboard shortcuts" , help.gnome.org.
↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 "Keyboard Shortcuts — Firefox Help" . Support.Mozilla.org Retrieved 2020-01-02
↑ "Keyboard Shortcuts – Opera Help" . Help.Opera.com Retrieved 2020-01-02
↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 In Microsoft Windows, all shortcuts with Alt +Space followed by another key are language dependent. The Alt +Space combination opens the window menu, and the following key selects from the menu. As the menu labels (and their underlined hotkeys) vary with the Windows system language, the hotkeys are different for international versions of Microsoft Windows, and may change if users change their Windows system language preference. The given examples are valid for English user preferences/version of Windows.
↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 "Mac OS X 10.6 Help: Using a screen saver" Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine . Docs.info.apple.com Retrieved 2011-01-03
↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 "Mac OS X 10.4 Help: Setting a hot corner for Dashboard" Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine . Docs.info.apple.com Retrieved 2011-01-03
↑ The WinSplit window manager application for Windows knows to emulate this behaviour.
↑ There is no single consistent shortcut for closing a document or quitting an application in Windows XP. In many multiple document interface applications, Ctrl +W or Ctrl +F4 closes a document and Alt +F4 quits. In other applications where each document is in its own window, such as later versions of Microsoft Word , Ctrl +W , Ctrl +F4 , and Alt +F4 close a document, and there is no consistent shortcut for quitting an application.
↑ macOS uses ⌘ Cmd +W Close (window), ⌘ Cmd +Q Quit (application), and ⌘ Cmd +⌥ Opt +Esc Force Quit (application); ⌥ Option +F4 can be used to quit certain services or applications. Quit is closest to Kill.
↑ "Click and Move Mouse Pointer Using the Keypad" . GNOME Library . GNOME Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2012
↑ "Turn On Sticky Keys" . GNOME Library . GNOME Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2012
↑ "Turn On Slow Keys" . GNOME Library . GNOME Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2012
↑ "Turn Off Repeated Key Presses" . GNOME Library . GNOME Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2012
↑ "Turn on bounce keys" , help.gnome.org.