By Nick Pegley

If you’re looking for an easier way to work with your keyboard, the following shortcuts can really help you save time, and make your work easier. Below you will find some handy shortcuts for working with your computer applications, listed first with Windows, followed by Mac. There are four sections, including basic keyboard commands, Internet browsing, function keys, and Windows keys.

BASIC KEYBOARD COMMANDS:

Copy: Control-C / Command-C

Cut: Control-X / Command-X

Find/Search: Control-F / Command-F

New Folder/Document: Control-N / Command-N

Force Quit: Control-F / Command-F

Open: Control-O / Command-O

Paste: Control-V / Command-V

Quit Program: Alt-F4 / Command-Q

Print: Control-P / Command-P

Save: Control-S / Command-S

Redo: Control-Y / Command-Shift-Z

Screen Capture: Print Screen / Command-Control-Shift-3

Select All: Control-A / Command-A

Toggle: Alt-Tab / Command-Tab

Undo: Control-Z / Command-Z

INTERNET BROWSING (Internet Explorer / Safari):

Add Bookmark: Control-D / Command-D

Full-screen Mode: F11 / N/A

Bookmarks: Alt-B / Command-Option-B

Open New Window: Control-N / Command-N

Refresh: F5 / Command-R

FUNCTION KEYS (Windows Only):

F1: Opens help screen

F2: Renames highlighted file

F3: Open search

F4: Open find

Alt-F4: Closes active program

Ctrl-F4: Closes open window in active program

F5: Refreshed; starts slideshow in PowerPoint

F6: Moves cursor to address bar in Internet Explorer

F7: Spellcheck

Shift-F7: Thesaurus

Shift-F10: Same as a right-click

F11: Displays in Full Mode in Internet Explorer

WINDOWS KEYS:

By itself: Opens Start Menu

+ D: Shortcut to desktop

+ E: Opens Explorer window

+ F: Launches Windows Explorer

+ F1: Opens help

+ L: Locks computer

+ M: Minimize all windows

+ Shift + M: Undo minimize

+ R: Launch Run dialog

+ U: Opens utility manager

+ Tab: Tabs through taskbar

+ Pause/Break key: Opens system properties

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