Table of keyboard shortcuts

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[edit] Desktop shortcuts

Action Windows XP/Windows Vista Mac OS KDE GNOME
Activate Menu bar Alt, or F10 Ctrl+F2
File menu Alt+F Alt+F Alt+F
Edit menu Alt+E Alt+E Alt+E
View menu Alt+V Alt+V Alt+V
Undo the last operation Ctrl+Z ⌘ Cmd+Z Ctrl+Z Ctrl+Z
Redo the last operation Ctrl+Y ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+Z ⇧ Shift+Ctrl+Z ⇧ Shift+Ctrl+Z
Cut the selected area and store it in the clipboard Ctrl+X, or ⇧ Shift+Del ⌘ Cmd+X Ctrl+X Ctrl+X
Copy the selected area into the clipboard Ctrl+C, or Ctrl+Ins ⌘ Cmd+C Ctrl+C Ctrl+C
Paste contents of clipboard at cursor Ctrl+V, or ⇧ Shift+Ins ⌘ Cmd+V Ctrl+V Ctrl+V
Select everything in focused control or window Ctrl+A ⌘ Cmd+A Ctrl+A Ctrl+A
Delete selected file(s) Del ⌘ Cmd+Backspace (Delete) Del Del
Delete selected file(s) definitively Shift+Del none Shift+Del Shift+Del
Display the selected object's properties/information window, or wrap text in in-cell typing, e.g. Excel. Alt+Enter ⌘ Cmd+I Alt+Enter
Show help F1 F1, ⌘ Cmd+? F1 F1

[edit] Documents

Action Windows XP/Windows Vista Mac OS KDE GNOME
Create a new document Ctrl+N ⌘ Cmd+N Ctrl+N Ctrl+N
Open a document Ctrl+O ⌘ Cmd+O Ctrl+O Ctrl+O
Save the current document Ctrl+S ⌘ Cmd+S Ctrl+S Ctrl+S
Print the current document Ctrl+P ⌘ Cmd+P Ctrl+P Ctrl+P
Close the current document varies [1] ⌘ Cmd+W Ctrl+W Ctrl+W
Zoom in on the document Ctrl+Click Wheel (Scroll) ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+= (⌘ Cmd++),⌘ Cmd+= Ctrl++ Ctrl++
Zoom out of the document Ctrl+Click Wheel (Scroll) ⌘ Cmd+- Ctrl+- Ctrl+-
Reload the current document, updating content from source if necessary F5, Ctrl+R ⌘ Cmd+R F5 Ctrl+R

[edit] Text editing

You can combine any of these commands with ⇧ Shift to select text from the current position to the position you will move to.

Action Windows XP/Windows Vista Mac OS KDE GNOME
start of line Home ⌘ Cmd+← Home
end of line End ⌘ Cmd+→ End
start of document Ctrl + Home Home Ctrl + Home
end of document Ctrl + End End Ctrl + End
previous word Ctrl+← ⌥ Opt+← Ctrl+←
next word Ctrl+→ ⌥ Opt+→ Ctrl+→
previous line break Ctrl+↑ ⌥ Opt+↑ Ctrl+↑ (kword)
next line break Ctrl+↓ ⌥ Opt+↓ Ctrl+↓ (kword)

[edit] Web browsers

Action Windows XP/Windows Vista Mac OS KDE GNOME
Bookmarks menu Alt+B Cmd+Opt+B Alt+B Alt+B
Add a bookmark for the current location Ctrl+D Cmd+D Ctrl+B Ctrl+D
Manage bookmarks Ctrl+B Cmd+Opt+B (Safari) Ctrl+B
Reload page from cache F5 Cmd+R Ctrl+R
Reload page bypassing cache Ctrl+F5 Shift+Cmd+R F5 Ctrl+Shift+Cmd+R

[edit] Go menu

Action Windows XP/Windows Vista Mac OS KDE GNOME
Go to Browser Cmd+L
Go to the previous location in history Alt+← or Backspace(Internet Explorer) Cmd+[ or Cmd+← Alt+← Alt+←
Go to the next location in history Alt+→ Cmd+] or Cmd+→ Alt+→ Alt+→
Go up one level in the navigation hierarchy Alt+↑(Vista only) or Backspace(Windows Explorer) Cmd+↑ Alt+↑ Alt+↑
Go to the starting page defined by the user or application Alt+Home Cmd+Home Ctrl+Home Alt+Home
Go back a page Cmd+{

[edit] Text formatting

Action Windows XP/Windows Vista Mac OS KDE GNOME
Make selected text bold/regular Ctrl+B Cmd+B Ctrl+B Ctrl+B
Toggle underlining of selected text Ctrl+U Cmd+U Ctrl+U Ctrl+U
Make selected text italic/regular Ctrl+I Cmd+I Ctrl+I Ctrl+I
Change to upper/lower case Shift+F3 ⌥ Opt+Cmd+C

[edit] Window management

Action Windows XP/Windows Vista Mac OS KDE GNOME
Switch to next/previous focused window Alt+Tab /

Shift+Alt+Tab

 Cmd+Tab /

Shift+Cmd+Tab

 Alt+Tab /

Shift+Alt+Tab

 Alt+Tab /

Shift+Alt+Tab
Switch focus to the next/previous window (without dialog) Alt+Esc /

Shift+Alt+Esc

 Ctrl+F4 or Cmd+` Alt+Esc /

Shift+Alt+Esc
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) Alt+Esc /

Shift+Alt+Esc
Pop up window menu Alt+Space Alt+F3 Alt+Space
Close the focused window Alt+F4 or Ctrl+F4 or Alt+Space then C or Ctrl + W Cmd+W Alt+F4 Alt+F4
Restore the focused window to its previous size Alt+F5
Move the focused window Alt+Space then M then Arrow Keys Alt+F7
Resize the focused window Alt+Space then S then Arrow Keys Alt+F8
Minimize the focused window Alt+Space then N Cmd+M Win+- Alt+F9
Maximize the focused window Alt+Space then X Win++ Alt+F10
Maximize horizontally Win+=
Maximize vertically Win+Space
Minimize all Win+M Cmd+Alt+M Ctrl+Alt+D Ctrl+Alt+D
Undo minimize all Shift+Win+M Ctrl+Alt+D Ctrl+Alt+D
Switch fullscreen/normal size F11 F11
Show the window in full screen mode, with no border, menubar, toolbar or statusbar Depends on application Ctrl+Shift+F Ctrl+F11
Rollup/down window Cmd+M Win+_ Alt+F12
Move window to left/right/up/down workspace win+ctrl+arrow keys Shift+Alt+Left / Right / Up / Down
Move window to desktop X Win+Alt+FX
Switch to next/previous desktop Fn+Right /

Fn+Left (Leopard)

 Win+Tab /

Win+Shift+Tab
Switch to next/previous desktop list Ctrl+Tab /

Shift+Ctrl+Tab
Go to desktop X Ctrl+FX /

Shift+Ctrl+FX
Go to left/right/up/down desktop Ctrl+Alt+Left /

Right / Up / Down
Show / hide desktop Win+D F11 Ctrl+Alt+D Ctrl+Alt+D
Activate window demanding attention Ctrl+Alt+A
Kill window Alt+F4 or Ctrl+F4 varies [1] Cmd+Alt+Esc Ctrl+Alt+Esc
Close dialog Esc Esc

[edit] Widget navigation

Action Windows XP/Windows Vista Mac OS KDE GNOME
Moves keyboard focus to next/previous control Tab / Shift+Tab Tab / Shift+Tab Tab / Shift+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 Ctrl+F2 Alt F10
Pop up contextual menu for currently-selected objects Shift+F10 or Menu Menu Shift+F10
Toggle selected state of focused checkbox, radio button, or toggle button Space Space Space Space
Activate focused button, menu item etc. Enter Enter Enter Enter
Select/move to first/last item in selected widget Home / End Home / End
Scroll selected view by one page up/left/down/right PageUp / Ctrl+PageUp /
PageDown / Ctrl+PageDown

[edit] Tab management

Action Windows XP/Windows Vista Mac OS KDE GNOME
Create new tab Ctrl+T Cmd+T Ctrl+Shift+N or Ctrl+T Ctrl+T
Close current tab Ctrl+W Cmd+W Ctrl+W
Go to next/previous tab Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab Cmd+{ / Cmd+} or Cmd+Shift+Left / Cmd+Shift+Right (Safari) Ctrl+, / Ctrl+. Ctrl+PageUp / Ctrl+PageDown

[edit] Desktop navigation

Action Windows XP/Windows Vista Mac OS KDE GNOME
Run new application Win+R Alt+F2 Alt+F2
Open new browser window with same page as current Ctrl+N Cmd+N (Non-default user option in Safari)
Start menu / Applications menu Win or Ctrl+Esc Cmd+Shift+A Alt+F1 Alt+F1
Copy a screenshot to clipboard Print Screen or Ctrl+Print Screen Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+3 (Cmd+Shift+3 to create as a file on the desktop) Ctrl+Print Print
Copy a screenshot of window to clipboard Alt+Print Screen Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+4 then Space (Cmd+Shift+4 to create as a file on the desktop) Alt+Print Alt+Print
Lock desktop Win+L or Ctrl+Alt+Space Ctrl+Alt+L Ctrl+Alt+L
Show desktop Win+D F11 Ctrl+Alt+D Ctrl+Alt+D
Switch active user Win+L [2] Ctrl+Alt+L
Task manager Ctrl+Shift+Esc, Ctrl +Alt+Delete[3] Cmd+Opt+Esc Ctrl+Esc
Rename file F2 Enter F2 F2

[edit] Command line shortcuts

Below is a list of common keyboard shortcuts that are used in a command line environment.

Action Windows (Cmd.exe) Unix/Linux/Mac OS X (bash) Unix/Linux/Mac OS X (POSIX shell)
Scroll through History of typed commands ↑/↓ ↑/↓ ESC K/ESC J
Signal end-of-file Ctrl+Z Ctrl+D
Abort current command/typing Ctrl+C Ctrl+C Ctrl+C
Erase word to the left Ctrl+W
Erase word to the right Alt+D
Erase line to the left Esc Ctrl+U
Erase line to the right Esc Ctrl+K
Move one word to the left (backward) Ctrl+← Alt+B
Move one word to the right (forward) Ctrl+→ Alt+F
Move to beginning of line Home Ctrl+A
Move to end of line End Ctrl+E
Reverse search of history F7 Ctrl+R
Send current job to the background Ctrl+Z
Autocomplete command/file name Tab ⇆ (if enabled eg. via TweakUI) Tab ⇆ (usually twice) Esc (usually twice)

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Takes you to the Switch User-screen when Fast User Switching has been enabled (enabled by default in XP).
  3. ^ 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. Same with Vista, but with a prettier menu.

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