Keyboard Shortcuts Reference

A complete cheat sheet of keyboard shortcuts for Windows, Mac, browsers, VS Code, and more.

Universal15

Copy selected text or itemsCtrl+C
Cut selected text or itemsCtrl+X
Paste from clipboardCtrl+V
Undo last actionCtrl+Z
Redo last undone actionCtrl+Y
Select allCtrl+A
Save file or documentCtrl+S
Find / search in documentCtrl+F
PrintCtrl+P
New file or windowCtrl+N
Open fileCtrl+O
Close current window or tabCtrl+W
Close current application (Windows)Alt+F4
Refresh / reloadF5
Toggle fullscreenF11

Windows17

Show or hide desktopWin+D
Open File ExplorerWin+E
Lock screenWin+L
Open Run dialogWin+R
Open SearchWin+S
Open Task ViewWin+Tab
Open SettingsWin+I
Open Power User menuWin+X
Maximize windowWin+
Restore / minimize windowWin+
Snap window leftWin+
Snap window rightWin+
Switch between open appsAlt+Tab
Open Task Manager / security screenCtrl+Alt+Del
Open Task Manager directlyCtrl+Shift+Esc
Take screenshot to clipboardPrint Screen
Open Snipping Tool / screenshot snipWin+Shift+S

Mac12

Open Spotlight Search+Space
Switch between apps+Tab
Quit current app+Q
Minimize window+M
Hide app+H
Hide other apps++H
Open app preferences+,
Screenshot selection++4
Screenshot full screen++3
Open emoji picker++Space
Delete selected item+Backspace
Force Quit applications++Esc

Browser16

Open new tabCtrl+T
Close current tabCtrl+W
Switch to next tabCtrl+Tab
Switch to previous tabCtrl+Shift+Tab
Focus address barCtrl+L
Reload pageCtrl+R
Hard reload (clear cache)Ctrl+Shift+R
Bookmark current pageCtrl+D
Open historyCtrl+H
Open downloadsCtrl+J
Open Developer ToolsCtrl+Shift+I
View page sourceCtrl+U
Open Developer ToolsF12
Zoom inCtrl++
Zoom outCtrl+-
Reset zoom to 100%Ctrl+0

VS Code15

Open Command PaletteCtrl+Shift+P
Open integrated terminalCtrl+`
Toggle sidebarCtrl+B
Open keyboard shortcutsCtrl+K+Ctrl+S
Toggle line commentCtrl+/
Add next occurrence to selectionCtrl+D
Go to line numberCtrl+G
Move line upAlt+
Move line downAlt+
Delete current lineCtrl+Shift+K
Rename symbolF2
Go to definitionF12
Search across filesCtrl+Shift+F
Quick open file by nameCtrl+P
Open new VS Code windowCtrl+Shift+N

Excel / Sheets12

Go to cell A1Ctrl+Home
Go to last used cellCtrl+End
Jump to last cell in row with dataCtrl+
Jump to last cell in column with dataCtrl+
Toggle AutoFilterCtrl+Shift+L
Create tableCtrl+T
Format cells dialogCtrl+1
Auto sum selected cellsAlt+=
Edit active cellF2
Insert row or columnCtrl+Shift++
Delete row or columnCtrl+-
Apply General number formatCtrl+Shift+~