Keyboard shortcuts in browsers
Saturday, February 10, 2018
7:51 AM
Keyboard Shortcuts For Windows and Mac
Keyboard shortcuts are often used in modern operating systems and computer software programs.
Using keyboard shortcuts could save you a lot of time.
Basic Shortcuts
Description
Windows
Mac OS
Edit menu
Alt + E
Ctrl + F2 + F
File menu
Alt + F
Ctrl + F2 + E
View menu
Alt + V
Ctrl + F2 + V
Select all text
Ctrl + A
Cmd + A
Copy text
Ctrl + C
Cmd + C
Find text
Ctrl + F
Cmd + F
Find and replace text
Ctrl + H
Cmd + F
New Document
Ctrl + N
Cmd + N
Open a file
Ctrl + O
Cmd + O
Print options
Ctrl + P
Cmd + P
Save file
Ctrl + S
Cmd + S
Paste text
Ctrl + V
Cmd + V
Cut text
Ctrl + X
Cmd + X
Redo text
Ctrl + Y
Shift + Cmd + Z
Undo text
Ctrl + Z
Cmd + Z
Text Editing
Description
Windows
Mac OS
Cursor Movement
Go to the right or to the beginning of next line break
Right Arrow
Right Arrow
Go to the left or to the end of previous line break
Left Arrow
Left Arrow
Go up one row
Up Arrow
Up Arrow
Go down one row
Down Arrow
Down Arrow
Go to the beginning of the current line
Home
Cmd + Left Arrow
Go to the end of the current line
End
Cmd + Right Arrow
Go to the beginning of the document
Ctrl + Home
Cmd + Up Arrow
Go to the end of the document
Ctrl + End
Cmd + Down Arrow
Move up one frame
Page Up
Fn + Up Arrow
Move down one frame
Page Down
Fn + Down Arrow
Go to beginning of previous word
Ctrl + Left Arrow
Option + Left Arrow
Go to beginning of next word
Ctrl + Right Arrow
Option + Right Arrow
Go to beginning of line break
Ctrl + Up Arrow
Cmd + Left Arrow
Go to end of line break
Ctrl + Down Arrow
Cmd + Right Arrow
Text Selection
Select characters to the left
Shift + Left Arrow
Shift + Left Arrow
Select characters to the right
Shift + Right Arrow
Shift + Right Arrow
Select lines upwards
Shift + Up Arrow
Shift + Up Arrow
Select lines downwards
Shift + Down Arrow
Shift + Down Arrow
Select words to the left
Shift + Ctrl + Left
Shift + Opt + Left
Select words to the right
Shift + Ctrl + Right
Shift + Opt + Right
Select paragraphs to the left
Shift + Ctrl + Up
Shift + Opt + Up
Select paragraphs to the right
Shift + Ctrl + Down
Shift + Opt + Down
Select text between the cursor and the beginning of the current line
Shift + Home
Cmd + Shift + Left Arrow
Select text between the cursor and the end of the current line
Shift + End
Cmd + Shift + Right Arrow
Select text between the cursor and the beginning of the document
Shift + Ctrl + Home
Cmd + Shift + Up Arrow or Cmd + Shift + Fn + Left Arrow
Select text between the cursor and the end of the document
Shift + Ctrl + End
Cmd + Shift + Down Arrow or Cmd + Shift + Fn + Right Arrow
Select one frame at a time of text above the cursor
Shift + Page Up
Shift + Fn + Up Arrow
Select one frame at a time of text below the cursor
Shift + Page Down
Shift + Fn + Down Arrow
Select all text
Ctrl + A
Cmd + A
Find text
Ctrl + F
Cmd + F
Text Formatting
Make selected text bold
Ctrl + B
Cmd + B
Make selected text italic
Ctrl + I
Cmd + I
Underline selected text
Ctrl + U
Cmd + U
Make selected text superscript
Ctrl + Shift + =
Cmd + Shift + =
Make selected text subscript
Ctrl + =
Cmd + =
Text Editing
Delete characters to the left
Backspace
Backspace
Delete characters to the right
Delete
Fn + Backspace
Delete words to the right
Ctrl + Del
Cmd + Backspace
Delete words to the left
Ctrl + Backspace
Cmd + Fn + Backspace
Indent
Tab
Tab
Outdent
Shift + Tab
Shift + Tab
Copy text
Ctrl + C
Cmd + C
Find and replace text
Ctrl + H
Cmd + F
Paste text
Ctrl + V
Cmd + V
Cut text
Ctrl + X
Cmd + X
Redo text
Ctrl + Y
Shift + Cmd + Z
Undo text
Ctrl + Z
Cmd + Z
Web Browsers
Description
Windows
Mac OS
Navigation
Scroll down a frame
Space or Page Down
Space or Fn + Down Arrow
Scroll up a frame
Shift + Space or Page Up
Shift + Space or Fn + Up Arrow
Go to bottom of the page
End
Cmd + Down Arrow
Go to top of the page
Home
Cmd + Up Arrow
Go back
Alt + Left Arrow or Backspace
Cmd + Left Arrow
Go forward
Alt + Right Arrow or Shift + Backspace
Cmd + Right Arrow
Refresh a webpage
F5
Cmd + R
Refresh a webpage (no cache)
Ctrl + F5
Cmd + Shift + R
Stop
Esc
Esc
Toggle full-screen
F11
Cmd + Shift + F
Zoom in
Ctrl + +
Cmd + +
Zoom out
Ctrl + -
Cmd + -
Zoom 100% (default)
Ctrl + 0
Cmd + 0
Open homepage
Alt + Home
Option + Home or Option + Fn + Left Arrow
Find text
Ctrl + F
Cmd + F
Tab / Window Management
Open a new tab
Ctrl + T
Cmd + T
Close current tab
Ctrl + W
Cmd + W
Close all tabs
Ctrl + Shift + W
Cmd + Q
Close all tabs except the current tab
Ctrl + Alt + F4
Cmd + Opt + W
Go to next tab
Ctrl + Tab
Control + Tab or Cmd + Shift + Right Arrow
Go to previous tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Shift + Control + Tab or Cmd + Shift + Left Arrow
Go to a specific tab number
Ctrl + 1-8
Cmd + 1-8
Go to the last tab
Ctrl + 9
Cmd + 9
Reopen the last closed tab
Ctrl + Shift + T
Cmd + Shift + T
Open a new window
Ctrl + N
Cmd + N
Close current window
Alt + F4
Cmd + W
Go to next window
Alt + Tab
Cmd + Tab
Go to previous window
Alt + Shift + Tab
Cmd + Shift + Tab
Reopen the last closed window
Ctrl + Shift + N
Open links in a new tab in the background
Ctrl + Click
Cmd + Click
Open links in a new tab in the foreground
Ctrl + Shift + Click
Cmd + Shift + Click
Print current webpage
Ctrl + P
Cmd + P
Save current webpage
Ctrl + S
Cmd + S
Address Bar
Cycle between toolbar, search bar, and page elements
Tab
Tab
Go to browser's address bar
Ctrl + L or Alt + D
Cmd + L
Focus and select the browser's search bar
Ctrl + E
Cmd + E / Cmd + K
Open the address bar location in a new tab
Alt + Enter
Opt + Enter
Display a list of previously typed addresses
F4
Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the address bar (e.g., type "w3schools" and press Ctrl + Enter to open "[link]")
Ctrl + Enter
Cmd + Enter or Control + Enter
Bookmarks
Open the bookmarks menu
Ctrl + B
Cmd + B
Add bookmark for current page
Ctrl + D
Cmd + Opt + B or Cmd + Shift + B
Open browsing history
Ctrl + H
Cmd + Shift + H or Cmd + Y
Open download history
Ctrl + J
Cmd + J or Cmd + Shift + J
Screenshots
Description
Windows
Mac OS
Save screenshot of the whole screen as file
Cmd + Shift + 3
Copy screenshot of the whole screen to the clipboard
PrtScr (Print Screen) or Ctrl + PrtScr
Cmd + Ctrl + Shift + 3
Save screenshot of window as file
Cmd + Shift + 4, then Space
Copy screenshot of window to the clipboard
Alt + PrtScr
Cmd + Ctrl + Shift + 4, then Space
Copy screenshot of wanted area to the clipboard
Cmd + Ctrl + Shift + 4
Save screenshot of wanted area as file
Cmd + Shift + 4