Here’s a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts from A to Z, covering various applications and operating systems. You can find both Windows and Mac shortcuts, as well as those for popular software like Microsoft Office, web browsers, and more. At the end, I’ll share a free PDF version for easy reference.
A to Z Keyboard Shortcuts
A
- Alt + A: Open the “File” menu in many programs (Windows).
- Ctrl + A: Select all items in a window or document (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + A: Select all items (Mac).
- Ctrl + Alt + A: Select all objects in some applications like Microsoft Word (Windows).
B
- Ctrl + B: Bold highlighted text (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + B: Bold text (Mac).
- Alt + B: Open the Bookmarks menu (Chrome, Firefox, Edge).
C
- Ctrl + C: Copy the selected item (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + C: Copy the item (Mac).
- Ctrl + Shift + C: Open the Chrome Developer Tools (Windows).
- Cmd + Shift + C: Open Developer Tools (Mac).
D
- Ctrl + D: Bookmark a page in web browsers (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + D: Bookmark a page (Mac).
- Ctrl + D: Delete the selected item (Windows).
E
- Ctrl + E: Open search in web browsers (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + E: Open search (Mac).
- Ctrl + Shift + E: Open the Explorer on Windows.
F
- Ctrl + F: Open the find/search box (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + F: Find text (Mac).
- F1: Open Help menu in many programs (Windows/Mac).
- Ctrl + Shift + F: Open the find bar (Windows).
- Cmd + Shift + F: Find bar (Mac).
G
- Ctrl + G: Go to a specific line (Word, Notepad, Excel).
- Cmd + G: Go to a line (Mac).
H
- Ctrl + H: Open the History page (Chrome, Firefox).
- Cmd + H: Hide the window (Mac).
- Alt + H: Open the Help menu (Windows).
I
- Ctrl + I: Italicize highlighted text (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + I: Italicize text (Mac).
J
- Ctrl + J: Open the Downloads folder (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + J: Downloads (Mac).
K
- Ctrl + K: Open the “Insert Link” dialog (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + K: Insert a hyperlink (Mac).
L
- Ctrl + L: Highlight the URL in web browsers (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + L: Focus on the URL bar (Mac).
M
- Ctrl + M: Minimize the current window (Windows).
- Cmd + M: Minimize the current window (Mac).
N
- Ctrl + N: Open a new window (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + N: New window or document (Mac).
- Ctrl + Shift + N: Open an incognito window in Chrome/Edge (Windows/Mac).
O
- Ctrl + O: Open a file (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + O: Open file (Mac).
- Ctrl + Shift + O: Open bookmarks (Windows).
P
- Ctrl + P: Print the current page or document (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + P: Print (Mac).
- Ctrl + Shift + P: Open print dialog (Windows/Mac).
Q
- Ctrl + Q: Close the application (Windows).
- Cmd + Q: Quit the application (Mac).
R
- Ctrl + R: Refresh the page or document (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + R: Reload the page (Mac).
S
- Ctrl + S: Save the document (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + S: Save file (Mac).
T
- Ctrl + T: Open a new tab in web browsers (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + T: New tab (Mac).
- Ctrl + Shift + T: Reopen the last closed tab (Windows/Mac).
U
- Ctrl + U: View the source code of the page (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + U: Open the source code (Mac).
V
- Ctrl + V: Paste the copied content (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + V: Paste (Mac).
W
- Ctrl + W: Close the current tab/window (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + W: Close tab (Mac).
- Alt + W: Close the active window (Windows).
X
- Ctrl + X: Cut the selected content (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + X: Cut (Mac).
Y
- Ctrl + Y: Redo the action (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + Y: Redo (Mac).
Z
- Ctrl + Z: Undo the last action (Windows/Mac).
- Cmd + Z: Undo (Mac).