Keyboard shortcuts are used to invoke a command in the operating system or software, which can be accessed with a menu or a mouse. These shortcuts offer an easier method of using computer programs. You can access them differently, depending on your computer system. On PC computers, the Alt key, and on Apple computers, the command key is used.

The keyboard shortcuts are for the programs and applications below:

• Word
• Windows
• Mac
• File Explorer
• Windows System Commands
• Firefox
• Finder
• Chrome
• Excel

Keyboard Shortcuts For Windows and Mac

Nowadays, keyboard shortcuts are frequently used. Due to these shortcuts using operating systems and computer software programs becomes much easier and saves time.

Basic Shortcuts

Description	Windows	Mac OS
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 A 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
Cursor Movement
Go to right or to beginning of next line break	Right Arrow	Right Arrow
Go to left or to end of previous line break	Left Arrow	Left Arrow
Go Up One Row	Up Arrow	Up Arrow
Go Down One Row	Down Arrow	Down Arrow
Go to beginning of current line	Home	CMD + Left Arrow
Go to end of current line	End	CMD + Right Arrow
Go to beginning of document	CTRL + Home	CMD + Up Arrow
Go to end of document	CTRL + End	CMD + Down Arrow
Move Up One Frame	Page Up	Fn + Up Arrow
Move Down One Frame	Page Down	Fn + Down Arrow
Go to beginning of previous word	CTRL + Left Arrow	Option + Left Arrow
Go to beginning of next word	CTRL + Right Arrow	Option + Right Arrow
Go to beginning of line break	CTRL + Up Arrow	CMD + Left Arrow
Go to end of line break	CTRL + Down Arrow	CMD + Right Arrow
Text Selection
Select characters to left	Shift + Left Arrow	Shift + Left Arrow
Select characters to right	Shift + Right Arrow	Shift + Right Arrow
Select lines upwards	Shift + Up Arrow	Shift + Up Arrow
Select lines downwards	Shift + Down Arrow	Shift + Down Arrow
Select Words To Left	Shift + CTRL + Left	Shift + Opt + Left
Select Words To Right	Shift + CTRL + Right	Shift + Opt + Right
Select Paragraphs To Left	Shift + CTRL + Up	Shift + Opt + Up
Select Paragraphs To Right	Shift + CTRL + Down	Shift + Opt + Down
Select Text between cursor and the beginning of current line	Shift + Home	CMD + Shift + Left Arrow
Select Text between cursor and the end of current line	Shift + End	CMD + Shift + Right Arrow
Select Text between cursor and the beginning of document	Shift + CTRL + Home	CMD + Shift + Up Arrow or CMD + Shift + Fn + Left Arrow
Select Text between cursor and the end of document	Shift + CTRL + End	CMD + Shift + Down Arrow or CMD + Shift + Fn + Right Arrow
Select one frame when text above the cursor	Shift + Page Up	Shift + Fn + Up Arrow
Select one frame when text below the cursor	Shift + Page Down	Shift + Fn + Down Arrow
Select All Text	CTRL + A	CMD + A
Find Text	CTRL + F	CMD + F
Text Formatting
Make Selected Text Bold	CTRL + B	CMD + B
Make Selected Text Italic	CTRL + I	CMD + I
Underline Selected Text	CTRL + U	CMD + U
Make Selected Text Superscript	CTRL + Shift + =	CMD + Shift + =
Make Selected Text Subscript	CTRL + =	CMD + =
Text Editting
Delete Characters To Left	Backspace	Backspace
Delete Characters To Right	Delete	Fn + Backspace
Delete Words To Left	CTRL + Backspace	CMD + Fn + Backspace
Delete Words To Right	CTRL + Del	CMD + Backspace
Indent	Tab	Tab
Outdent	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
Undo Text	CTRL + Z	CMD + Z
Redo Text	CTRL + Y	Shift + CMD + Z

Web Browsers

Description	Windows	Mac OS
Navigation
Scroll down a frame	Space or Page Down	Space or Fn + Down Arrow
Scroll up a frame	Shift + Space or Page Up	Shift + Space or Fn + Up Arrow
Go to bottom of the page	End	CMD + Down Arrow
Go to 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 webpage	F5	CMD + R
Refresh webpage without cache	CTRL + F5	CMD + Shift + R
Stop	Esc	Esc
Toggle Full Screen	F11	CMD + Shift + F
Zoom In	CTRL + +	CMD + +
Zoom Out	CTRL + -	CMD + -
Zoom 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 Current Tab	CTRL + W	CMD+ W
Close All Tabs	CTRL + Shift + W	CMD + Q
Close All Tabs Except Current One	CTRL + Alt + F4	CMD + Opt + W
Go to Next Tab	CTRL + Tab	Control + Tab or CMD + Shift + Right Arrow
Go to Previous Tab	CTRL + Shift + Tab	Shift + Control + Tab or CMD + Shift + Left Arrow
Go to Specific Tab Number	CTRL + 1-8	CMD + 1-8
Go to Last Tab	CTRL + 9	CMD + 9
Re-open the last closed tab	CTRL + Shift + T	CMD + Shift + T
Open A New Window	CTRL + N	CMD + N
Close Current Window	Alt + F4	CMD + W
Go to Next Window	Alt + Tab	CMD + Tab
Go to Previous Window	Alt + Shift + Tab	CMD + Shift + Tab
Re-open the last closed window	CTRL + Shift + N	-
Open links in a new tab in the background	CTRL + Click	CMD + Click
Open links in a new tab in the foreground	CTRL + Shift + Click	CMD + Shift + Click
Print Current Web Page	CTRL + P	CMD + P
Save Current Web Page	CTRL + S	CMD + S
Address Bar
Cycle between toolbar, search bar and page elements	Tab	Tab
Go to browser's address bar	CTRL + L or Alt + D	CMD + L
Focus and select the browser's search bar	CTRL + E	CMD + E or CMD + K
Open the address bar location in a new tab	Alt + Enter	Opt + Enter
Display a list of previously typed addresses	F4	-
Adding www. in the beginning, and .com in the end, automatically in the address bar when a text typed	CTRL + Enter	CMD + Enter or Control + Enter
Bookmarks
Open Bookmarks Menu	CTRL + B	CMD + B
Add Current Page to Bookmarks	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
Save whole screen's screenshot as file	-	CMD + Shift + 3
Copy whole screen's screenshot to clipboard	PrtScr (PrintScreen) or CTRL + PrtScr	CMD + CTRL + Shift + 3
Save Window Screenshot as file	-	CMD + Shift + 4 + Space
Copy window screenshot to clipboard	Alt + PrtScr	CMD + CTRL + Shift + 4 + Space
Copy a wanted area's screenshot to clipboard	-	CMD + CTRL + Shift + 4
Save a wanted area's screenshot as file	-	CMD + Shift + 4

Ubuntu Shortcuts

Beside Windows and Mac OS, there are shortcuts in Ubuntu Operating System as well. Find the shortcuts of Ubuntu below.

Desktop Shortcuts

Description	Shortcut
Open The Applications Menu	ALT + F1
Run an application by typing its name in the box which appears	ALT + F2
Take A Screenshot of All Screen	Prt Sc (Print Screen)
Take A Screenshot of Current Window	ALT + Prt Sc
Take A Screenshot of Selected Place	Shift + Prt Sc

Window Shortcuts

Description	Shortcut
Switch between currently open windows. Press Alt + Tab and then release Tab (but continue to hold Alt). Press Tab repeatedly to cycle through the list of available windows which appears on the screen. Release the Alt key to switch to the selected window.	ALT + Tab
Switch between currently-open windows in all Workspaces. Press Tab repeatedly to cycle through the list of available windows which appears on the screen. Release the Ctrl and Alt keys to switch to the selected window.	CTRL + ALT + Tab
Quickly switch between your Workspaces.	CTRL + ALT + Left or Right Cursor
Moves the current window (can be moved with mouse or keyboard). It may not work on every device.	ALT + F7
Resizes current window (again, can be moved with mouse or keyboard). It may not work on every device.	ALT + F8
Minimises current window. It may not work on every device.	ALT + F9
Maximises current window. It may not work on every device.	ALT + F10
Brings up window menu with with 'Always on Top' and 'Minimise' and 'Maximise' and above commands. It may not work on every device.	ALT + Space
Returns window to 'normal' or previous size. It may not work on every application.	ALT + F5
Closes window. It may not work on every application.	ALT + F4

Desktop Effects enabled shortcuts

Description	Shortcut
Spins the 'cube' that your workspaces reside on, allowing you to select the workspace you wish to use.	CTRL + ALT + Left or Right Cursor
Enables an 'expose' like feature that presents you with all the windows you currently have open, allowing you to select the one you wish to give focus to.	CTRL + ALT + Up Cursor
Unfolds your workspace cube allowing you to see more than one of your workspaces at once, using the left and right cursor keys with this active will allow you to select the workspace you wish to use.	CTRL + ALT + Down Cursor
Switch between currently-open windows across all workspaces.	CTRL + ALT + Tab
Enables the 'scale' effect, it shows all windows from the current workspace.	Super + W
Enables the 'scale' effect, it shows all windows from all workspaces.	Super + A
Invert colours of the focused window.	Super + N
Invert colours for the whole screen.	Super + M
Zooms in on the screen.	Super + Mouse Scroll Wheel
Select a region to zoom into, using a rectangle.	Super + Middle Mouse Button
Toggles 'Show Desktop'.	CTRL + Super + D
Resize focused window.	ALT + Middle Mouse Button
Move focused window.	ALT + Left Mouse Button
Show window menu.	ALT + Right Mouse Button
Zoom out, show workspace switcher.	Super + S

Common Application Shortcuts

These shortcuts are commonly used but they may not work in every applications.

Description	Shortcut
Copy the selected text/object	CTRL + C
Cut the selected text/object	CTRL + X
Paste/insert the selected text/object	CTRL + V
Select all text	CTRL + A
Make the selected text bold	CTRL + B
Make the selected text italic	CTRL + I
Underline the selected text	CTRL + U
Open a new document or window	CTRL + N
Save the current document	CTRL + S
Open another document	CTRL + O
Print the current document	CTRL + P
Undo the last change you made	CTRL + Z
Redo a change that you just undid	CTRL + Shift + Z

System Shortcuts

Description	Shortcut
Restart the computer immediately, without saving open files	CTRL + ALT + Delete
Rotate through supported screen resolutions	CTRL + ALT + Plus (Numeric Keypad)
Rotate backwards through supported screen resolutions	CTRL + ALT + Minus (Numeric Keypad)

Application-specific shortcuts

Mozilla Firefox

Description	Shortcut
Open a new tab	CTRL + T
Rotate through each tab	CTRL + Tab
Rotate backwards through each tab	CTRL + Shift + Tab
Close the current tab (or browser if on last tab)	CTRL + W
Enter a new web address	CTRL + L
Show a list of your bookmarks	CTRL + B
Show your browsing history	CTRL + H
Enter a new web search in the search bar	CTRL + K
Show a list of downloaded files	CTRL + Y
Display the current page full-screen	F11
Stop loading the current page	ESC
Reload the current page	CTRL + R
Scrolls current tab/window down.	ALT GR + Space
Scrolls current tab/window up. You may find Alt Gr+Shift+Space works if Alt Gr+Backspace does not.	ALT GR + Backspace

LibreOffice Writer

Description	Shortcut
Check the spelling of the current document	F7
Find and replace words	CTRL + F
Undo the last change	CTRL + Z
Redo a change which you just undid	CTRL + Y
Align the current paragraph/selection to the left	CTRL + L
Align the current paragraph/selection to the center of the document	CTRL + E
Align the current paragraph/selection to the right	CTRL + R
Show the current document full-screen	CTRL + Shift + J

Recommendation: Change shortcuts in LibreOffice following these steps: Tools ▸ Customize… ▸ Keyboard.