List of common keyboard shortcuts

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The following is a list of common keyboard shortcuts in many modern desktop environments, such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, GNOME, and KDE.

Contents 1 Non-platform-specific shortcuts 2 Windows-specific shortcuts 3 Mac OS X-specific shortcuts 4 Command line shortcuts 5 See also

In the table below, "Co" means the Command key for Mac OS, and the Control key for most other platforms.

Shortcut	Name	Description
[edit] Non-platform-specific shortcuts
F1	Help	Request online help
Alt-F4	Close Window	Close the current window
Co-A	Select All	Select all items (text, objects, files, etc.)
Co-C or Ctrl-Ins	Copy	Copy currently selection to clipboard
Co-X or Shift-Del	Cut	Copy current selection to clipboard and remove from original location
Co-V or Shift-Ins	Paste	Insert clipboard at cursor
Co-N	New	Create a new document/window
Co-O	Open	Open an existing file
Co-P	Print	Print the current item
Co-W	Close File	Closes the current file
Co-Z	Undo	Undo the last action
Co-Y	Redo	Redo the last action
Esc	Cancel	Closes the current dialog window, discarding any changes
Alt-Tab	Switch Window	Shift focus to next window
[edit] Windows-specific shortcuts
Alt-Tab	Task Switcher/Flip (Windows Vista)	Switches between open programs
Win-F	Find	Opens the Find File dialog or window
Win-M	Minimize All	Minimize all open windows
Win-Shift-M	Undo Minimize all	Reverses a Minimize All
Ctrl-Alt-Del	Task Manager	Starts the Task Manager in Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP
Ctrl-Esc or Windows key	Start menu	Opens the Start menu
Ctrl-Shift-Esc	Task Manager	Starts the Task Manager on Windows 2000 and Windows XP
Win-D	Show Desktop	Minimize all open windows and Dialogue Boxes to show Desktop
Win-L (Windows XP/2003)	Lock Desktop	Lock the desktop, requiring a password to unlock (if a password has been set). Takes you to the Switch User-screen when Fast User Switching has been enabled (enabled by default in XP).
Win-Break	System Properties	Opens the System Properties menu
CTRL-'Scroll Wheel'	Change IE Font Size	Increases or Decreases the Font Size In IE
Shift-'Scroll Wheel'	Forward & Back	Go Forward & Back In IE
for a more complete list, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 126449
[edit] Mac OS X-specific shortcuts
Option-delete	Delete word	Delete one word backwards from the cursor.
Option-left/right arrow	Move cursor by word.	Moves the cursor forward or backward one word at a time.
Cmd- ~	Cycle through windows of current application.	Useful in conjunction with Cmd-Tab.
Cmd- +	Make text larger.
Cmd- -	Make text smaller.
Ctrl-K	emacs-style Kill	Kill line from cursor to end-of-line into the kill-ring.
Ctrl-Y	emacs-style Yank	Yank text from the kill-ring.
Cmd-I	Get Info	In the Finder, get data about a file, folder or a selected group of files. In ITunes, edit song data.
cmd-up	Up one level.	In the Finder, opens the containing folder.
Cmd-M	Minimize	Minimizes the current window into the Dock
Cmd-Option-D	Show/Hide Dock	Show or hide the Dock
Cmd-Shift-Q	Log Out	Immediately logs out of the operating system
Ctrl-F1	Enable/Disable Full Keyboard Access	Turn on full keyboard access
for a more complete list, see Apple Support article 75459
[edit] Command line shortcuts
CTRL+C	Cancel	Aborts the current program or operation (Unix, DOS, Win)
F3	Recall command	Recalls the previous command (DOS, Win)
F7	Command history window	Displays a pop up window with a history of recent commands (Win)
ESC	Discard command	Discards any partial command input and waits for a new command (DOS, Win)
Up/Down Arrows	Command history	Moves back and forward in the command history (DOS with DOSKey, Win, some Unix)
CTRL-Z	EOF	Signals end-of-file (DOS, Win)
CTRL-D	EOF	Signals end-of-file (Unix)

[edit] See also

• Table of keyboard shortcuts
• Keyboard shortcut
• Common User Access