When you spend a lot of time on the computer like I do, you come to rely on many shortcuts to make your keystrokes as efficient as possible. Today I want to share with you some of the shortcuts I use most. Some of you may already be familiar with them, some of you may not. I hope these keyboard shortcuts help you move around your computer programs a little more efficiently. Every second you save with a keystroke can be used to find new blogs, right?
PC (You can find more Windows/PC keyboard shortcuts at http://support.microsoft.com)
| Ctrl+X | Cut selection |
| Ctrl+V | Paste |
| Ctrl+C | Copy selection |
| Ctrl+F | Find on page |
| Ctrl+T | New tab in Firefox |
| Alt+Tab | Switch between open applications |
| Ctrl+O | Open a file |
| Ctrl+Number of Tab (For example, say you have three tabs open. You count them from the left. If you’re in tab 1 and want to move to the third tab hit Ctrl+3.) |
Switch between tabs in Firefox |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo |
| Ctrl+A | Select all items in a window |
| Shift+Arrow key | Highlight block of text |
| Ctrl+W | Close tab or document |
| Ctrl+Q | Quit application |
Mac (You can find more Mac keyboard shortcuts at http://support.apple.com)
| Command+X | Cut selection |
| Command+V | Paste |
| Command+C | Copy selection |
| Command+F | Find on page |
| Command+T | New tab in Firefox |
| Command+Tab | Switch between open applications |
| Command+O | Open a file |
| Command+Number of Tab (For example, say you have three tabs open. You count them from the left. If you’re in tab 1 and want to move to the third tab hit Command+3.) |
Switch between tabs in Firefox |
| Command+Z | Undo |
| Command+Y | Redo |
| Command+A | Select all items in a window |
| Shift+Arrow key | Highlight block of text |
| Command+W | Close tab or document |
| Command+Q | Quit application |
| Command+Shift+3 | Take a picture of the screen |
| Command+Shift+4 | Take a picture of the selection |
| Command+Shift+4, then press Control while selecting | Take a picture of the screen, place in Clipboard |
| Command+Shift+4, then Spacebar | Take a picture of the selected window |
| Option+Command+Esc | Force Quit |
| Control+Eject | Restart, Sleep, Shutdown dialog box |
| Control+Command+Eject | Quit all applications and restart |
| Option+Command+Eject or Option+Command+Power |
Sleep |
This post is cross-posted at Blogging Basics 101.
Head back to Works-for-Me Wednesday at Shannon’s to see what’s working for everyone else this week.
{ 11 comments… read them below or add one }
this is a great post – i know how many times i use these shortcuts, and how many people just don’t know them. you are great:-)
Oh those FF short cuts are awesome… can’t believe I didn’t know those already. I am VERY familiar with control Z though! LOL
Thanks so much!
Thank you for a truly useful WFMW. I plan to come back and print this out on some card stock to have close to the computer. I knew some of them, but to have a whole list is wonderful!!
Thanks, Melanie! You’re fantabulous : )
Oh if I ever get my Mac back, I’m all over those shortcuts!
I’m all about ECONOMY of MOTION and keyboard shortcuts are a way of life for me. I can’t imagine someone NOT using them. I didn’t realize that MAC shortcuts were just a tad bit different from (what do you call a non-mac?) what I use.
Ooohh! Thank you for the Firefox shortcuts. The Ctrl+# is a new one for me that is sorely needed!
thanks for the reminders…I knew most of them but didn’t know about the “alt /tab” one…very handy when you are like me and have a million windows open.
~amy
Thanks for the great tips. I love a good shortcut!
Thanks.. some of these tips.. I didn’t know!!!
Alt – tab is another one to tab threw to open programs
sorry! it’s listed already