General Shortcuts
| Action | Windows | Mac OS | KDE / GNOME | Emacs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File menu | Alt+F, or F10 then F | Ctrl+F2, then F (requires full keyboard access active, using System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Full Keyboard Access > All Controls. Alternatively use Ctrl+F7 to toggle this setting.) | Alt+F | Meta+`, then f |
| Edit menu | Alt+E | Ctrl+F2, then E | Alt+E | Meta+`, then e |
| View menu | Alt+V | Ctrl+F2, then V | Alt+V | |
| Undo the last operation | Ctrl+Z, or Alt+← Backspace | ⌘ Cmd+Z | Ctrl+Z | Ctrl+x, then u or Ctrl+/ or Ctrl+_ or Undo |
| Redo the last operation | Ctrl+Y, or ⇧ Shift+Alt+← Backspace | ⇧ Shift+⌘ Cmd+Z | ⇧ Shift+Ctrl+Z, or Ctrl+Y | Same as undo, when undo is exhausted, it redoes. Move the cursor after one or more undos, and further undos will be redos. |
| Cut the selection and store it in the clipboard | Ctrl+X, or ⇧ Shift+Del | ⌘ Cmd+X | Ctrl+X | Ctrl+w |
| Copy the selection into the clipboard | Ctrl+C, or Ctrl+Ins | ⌘ Cmd+C | Ctrl+C | Meta+w, or Ctrl+Ins |
| Paste contents of clipboard at cursor | Ctrl+V, or ⇧ Shift+Ins | ⌘ Cmd+V | Ctrl+V | Ctrl+y, or ⇧ Shift+Ins, or |
| Paste special | Ctrl+Alt+V | ⇧ Shift+⌥ Opt+⌘ Cmd+V | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+V | Meta+y |
| Select all in focused control or window | Ctrl+A | ⌘ Cmd+A | Ctrl+A | Ctrl+x, then h |
| Cycle through installed keyboard languages / input methods | ⇧ Shift+Alt, or ⊞ Win+Space
The latter displays a menu with the currently selected input method highlighted, and debuted in Windows 8. |
⌘ Cmd+Space (not MBR)
Configure desired keypress in Keyboard and Mouse Preferences, Keyboard Shortcuts, Select the next source in Input menu. |
Ctrl+Alt+K via KDE Keyboard
⇧ Shift+Alt in GNOME |
Ctrl+\ |
Navigation Shortcuts
| Action | Windows | Mac OS | KDE/GNOME |
|---|---|---|---|
| New browser window with same page as current | Ctrl+N (for both explorer.exe and iexplore.exe) | Ctrl+N | |
| New folder | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+N | ⇧ Shift+⌘ Cmd+N | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+N |
| Applications menu | ⊞ Win or Ctrl+Esc |
Alt + "n"
e.g. for _File_ Alt + F |
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| Lock desktop | ⊞ Win+L | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Eject or MBR Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Pwr
(If "Require password after sleep or screen saver" is enabled in "System Preferences — Security & Privacy") |
Ctrl+Alt+L |
| Show desktop | ⊞ Win+D or ⊞ Win+M (then use ⊞ Win+⇧ Shift+M to bring back all windows) |
F11 | Ctrl+Alt+D |
| Log out user | ⇧ Shift+⌘ Cmd+Q | Ctrl+Alt+Delete | |
| Switch active user | ⊞ Win+L | ||
| Task manager | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Esc, Ctrl+Alt+Delete | Alt+⌘ Cmd+Esc | Ctrl+Esc |
| Rename object | F2 | ↵ Enter or F2 | F2 |
| Open file or program | ↵ Enter | ⌘ Cmd+O | ↵ Enter |
| Switch window (next/previous) | Alt+Tab ↹ /
⇧ Shift+Alt+Tab ↹ |
⌘ Cmd+Tab ↹ /
⇧ Shift+⌘ Cmd+Tab ↹ |
Alt+Tab ↹ /
Alt+⇧ Shift+Tab ↹ |
| Switch window without dialog (next/previous) | Alt+Esc /
⇧ Shift+Alt+Esc |
Only works within single Applications ⌘ Cmd+` / ⌘ Cmd+~ |
Alt+Esc /
⇧ Shift+Alt+Esc |
| Run application | ⊞ Win, enter executable name or ⊞ Win+R, enter executable name |
⌘ Cmd+Space, enter executable name | Alt+F2, enter executable name |
| Search | ⊞ Win, enter executable name or ⊞ Win+F |
⌘ Cmd+Space /
Alt+F |
Power Management Shortcuts
| Action | Windows | Mac OS | KDE / GNOME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place computer into sleep/standby mode | Sleep (available on some keyboards, configurable in Control Panel → Power Options → Advanced tab dialog box) | ⌥ Opt+⌘ Cmd+Eject | Sleep (available on some keyboards, configurable in Control Panel → Power Options → Advanced tab dialog box) |
| Shutdown computer | Ctrl+⌥ Opt+⌘ Cmd+Eject
(no confirmation, shutdown is immediate) |
Ctrl+Alt+⇧ Shift+PageDown
(KDE; no confirmation, shutdown is immediate) |
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| Restart computer | Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Eject (no confirmation, restart is immediate) |
Ctrl+Alt+⇧ Shift+PageUp
(KDE; no confirmation, restart is immediate) |
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| Place display in sleep mode | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Eject | ||
| Bring up power/sleep dialog box | Alt+F4 (while on Desktop only) | Ctrl+Eject |
Screenshots
| Action | Windows | Mac OS | KDE / GNOME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Save screenshot of entire screen as file | ⊞ Win+Print Screen or Print Screen | ⇧ Shift+⌘ Cmd+3 | Print Screen set the name and click "Save". GNOME Shell |
| Copy screenshot of entire screen to clipboard | Print Screen or Ctrl+Print Screen | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+⌘ Cmd+3 | Print Screen click "Copy to Clipboard". GNOME Shell |
| Save screenshot of window as file | ⇧ Shift+⌘ Cmd+4 then Space | Alt+Print Screen set the name and click "Save". GNOME | |
| Copy screenshot of window to clipboard | Alt+Print Screen | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+⌘ Cmd+4 then Space | Alt+Print Screen click "Copy to Clipboard". GNOME |
| Copy screenshot of arbitrary area to clipboard | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+⌘ Cmd+4 | ||
| Save screenshot of arbitrary area as file | ⇧ Shift+⌘ Cmd+4 | ||
| Screencasting | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Alt+R |
Text Editing
| Action | Windows | Mac OS | KDE / GNOME | Emacs | Vim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delete char to the right of cursor | Del or Fn+← Backspace | Del, or Ctrl+d, or Fn+← Backspace | Del | Ctrl+d | x |
| Delete word to the right of cursor | Ctrl+Del | ⌥ Opt+Del or ⌥ Opt+ Fn+← Backspace |
Ctrl+Del | Meta+d | dw |
| Delete word to the left of cursor | Ctrl+← Backspace | ⌥ Opt+← Backspace | Ctrl+← Backspace | Ctrl+← Backspace, or Meta+← Backspace | db |
| Go to start of line | Home, or Fn+← | ⌘ Cmd+← or Ctrl+A | Home | Ctrl+a, or Home | 0 |
| Go to end of line | End, or Fn+→ | ⌘ Cmd+→ or Ctrl+E | End | Ctrl+e, or End | $ |
| Go to start of document | Ctrl + Home | ⌘ Cmd+↑ | Ctrl + Home | Meta+<, or Ctrl+Home | gg |
| Go to end of document | Ctrl + End | ⌘ Cmd+↓ | Ctrl + End | Meta+>, or Ctrl+End | G |
| Go to previous word | Ctrl+← | ⌥ Opt+← | Ctrl+← | Meta+b, or Ctrl+←, or Meta+← | b |
| Go to next word | Ctrl+→ | ⌥ Opt+→ | Ctrl+→ | Meta+f, or Ctrl+→, or Meta+→ | w |
| Go to previous line | ↑ | ↑, or Ctrl+p | ↑ | Ctrl+p, or ↑ | k |
| Go to next line | ↓ | ↓, or Ctrl+n | ↓ | Ctrl+n, or ↓ | j |
| Go to previous line break (paragraph) | Ctrl+↑ | ⌥ Opt+↑ | Ctrl+↑ (kword or GNOME) | Meta+'{', or Control+↑ | { |
| Go to next line break | Ctrl+↓ | ⌥ Opt+↓ | Ctrl+↓ (kword or GNOME) | Meta+'}', or Control+↓ | } |
| Move the cursor down the length of the viewport | Page Down | Fn+↓ | Page Down | ||
| Move the cursor up the length of the viewport | Page Up | Fn+↑ | Page Up | ||
| Find | Ctrl+F | ⌘ Cmd+F
⌘ Cmd+E (Search with current selection) |
Ctrl+F
Ctrl+K (GNOME; interactive search) |
Ctrl+s | / |
| Go to next search result | F3 | ⌘ Cmd+G | Ctrl+G (GNOME) or F3 (KDE) | Ctrl+s | n |
| Go to previous search result | ⇧ Shift+F3 | ⇧ Shift+⌘ Cmd+G | ⇧ Shift+Ctrl+G (GNOME) or ⇧ Shift+F3 (KDE) | Ctrl+r | N |
| Search and replace | Ctrl+H | ⌘ Cmd+F | Ctrl+H (GNOME) or Ctrl+R (KDE) | Meta+% | %s/fosh/fish/gc |
| Search with a regular expression | Ctrl+Meta+s | All search uses regular expressions. | |||
| Search and replace with a regular expression | Ctrl+Meta+%, |
Text Formatting
| Action | Windows | Mac OS | KDE / GNOME[11] | Emacs | Vim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bold | Ctrl+B | ⌘ Cmd+B | Ctrl+B | ||
| Underline | Ctrl+U | ⌘ Cmd+U | Ctrl+U | ||
| Italic | Ctrl+I | ⌘ Cmd+I | Ctrl+I | ||
| Uppercase / Lowercase | ⇧ Shift+F3 | ⌥ Opt+⌘ Cmd+C | ⇧ Shift+F3 | Meta+u for upper,
Meta+l for lower, Meta+c for capitalized. |
gU for upper, gu for lower, ~ to toggle. |
| Superscript | Ctrl+⇧ Shift++ | Ctrl+⌘ Cmd++ (Pages and Adobe Applications only?) | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+P[12] | ||
| Subscript | Ctrl+= | Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+- (Pages and Adobe Applications only?) | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+B[12] | ||
| Make selected text larger/smaller | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+>/Ctrl+⇧ Shift+<,
Ctrl+[/Ctrl+] |
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| Make selected text bulleted or Numbered Items | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+L |
Browsers / Go menu
| Action | Windows | Mac OS | KDE / GNOME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go to Address Bar | Alt+D or Alt+C depending on language |
⌘ Cmd+L | Ctrl+L or Alt+D or F6 |
| Go to the previous location in history | Alt+← or ← Backspace | ⌘ Cmd+[ or ⌘ Cmd+← | Alt+← |
| Go to the next location in history | Alt+→ or ⇧ Shift+← Backspace (web browser only) | ⌘ Cmd+] or ⌘ Cmd+→ | Alt+→ |
| Go up one level in the navigation hierarchy | Alt+↑ (Vista, 7 or 8 only) or ← Backspace (Windows Explorer) | ⌘ Cmd+↑ | Alt+↑ |
| Go to the starting page defined by the user or application | Alt+Home | ⌘ Cmd+Home | Ctrl+Home (KDE) /
Alt+Home (GNOME) |
Web browsers
| Action | Windows | Mac OS | KDE / GNOME | Emacs-w3m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookmarks menu | Ctrl+B | ⌘ Cmd+B (Firefox) | Alt+B | v |
| URL Shortcuts (Adds www. + .com) | Ctrl+↵ Enter | ⌘ Cmd+↵ Enter (Firefox) or Control+↵ Enter (Chrome) |
Ctrl+↵ Enter | |
| URL Shortcuts (Adds www. + .org) | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+↵ Enter | ⇧ Shift+⌘ Cmd+↵ Enter (Firefox) | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+↵ Enter | |
| URL Shortcuts (Adds www. + .net) | ⇧ Shift +↵ Enter | ⇧ Shift +↵ Enter (Firefox) | ⇧ Shift +↵ Enter | |
| Add bookmark for current page | Ctrl+D | ⌘ Cmd+D | Ctrl+B /
Ctrl+D |
a |
| Add bookmark for current link | Meta+a | |||
| Manage bookmarks | Ctrl+B | ⌘ Cmd+⌥ Opt+B (Chrome/Safari) or ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+B (Firefox) |
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+R /
Ctrl+B |
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| Focus and select Web search bar | Ctrl+E | ⌘ Cmd+E (Opera) or ⌘ Cmd+K (Firefox) or ⌥ Opt+⌘ Cmd+F (Safari) |
Ctrl+k | |
| Focus and select address bar | Ctrl+L or F6 or Alt+D | ⌘ Cmd+L | Ctrl+L or Alt+D or F6 | g s |
| Refresh a webpage | F5 or Ctrl+R | ⌘ Cmd+R | F5 or Ctrl+R | R |
| Refresh a webpage ignoring cache | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+F5 or Ctrl+⇧ Shift+R | ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+R | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+F5 or Ctrl+⇧ Shift+R | |
| Open a new window | Ctrl+N | ⌘ Cmd+N (Chrome) | Ctrl+N | |
| Zoom Options (zoom in / zoom out / zoom 100%) | Ctrl++ / Ctrl+- / Ctrl+0 | ⌘ Cmd++ / ⌘ Cmd+- / ⌘ Cmd+0 | Ctrl++ / Ctrl+- / Ctrl+0 |
Tab Management
| Action | Windows | Mac OS | KDE / GNOME | Emacs-w3m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New tab | Ctrl+T | ⌘ Cmd+T | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+N or Ctrl+⇧ Shift+T or Ctrl+T | Ctrl+c, then Ctrl+t | |
| Close tab | Ctrl+W | ⌘ Cmd+W | Ctrl+W Mozilla Firefox & Opera & Chrom{e,ium} & Arora & Epiphany & Midori
Ctrl+F4 Mozilla Firefox & Opera & Chrom{e,ium} & Arora |
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| Close all tabs but the current one | ⌘ Cmd+⌥ Opt+t (Safari) | Ctrl+c, then Meta+w | |||
| Go to next tab | Ctrl+Tab ↹ | Control+Tab ↹ or ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+→ (Safari) | Ctrl+PageDown or Ctrl+Tab ↹ or Ctrl+. | Ctrl+c, then Ctrl+n | |
| Go to previous tab | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Tab ↹ | ⇧ Shift+Control+Tab ↹ or ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+← (Safari) | Ctrl+PageUp or Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Tab ↹ or Ctrl+, | Ctrl+c, then Ctrl+p | |
| Go to tab-n | Ctrl+n (Chrome/Firefox/Internet Explorer) | ⌘ Cmd+n (Chrome) | Alt+n (Chrome/Firefox) or
Ctrl+n '(Chrome) |
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| Open a previously closed tab | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+T | ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+T (Firefox/Opera/Chrome) | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+T (Firefox/Opera/Chrome) | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+T (Firefox) | |
| Open a previously closed window | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+N (Firefox) |
Window management
| Action | Windows | Mac OS | KDE | GNOME | Emacs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop up window menu | Alt+Space | Alt+F3 | Alt+Space | Ctrl+`, then b | |
| Close the focused window | Alt+F4 or Ctrl+F4 or Ctrl+W or Alt+Space then C | ⌘ Cmd+W | Alt+F4 | Alt+F4 | Ctrl+x, then k |
| Restore the focused window to its previous size | Alt+Space then R | Alt+F3 then X | Alt+F5 | Ctrl+x, then r, then j, then letter of the window state register. | |
| Move the focused window | Alt+Space then M then Arrow Keys and ↵ Enter(to save location) | Alt+Mouse /
Alt+F3 then M then Arrow Keys |
Alt+Mouse /
Alt+F7 then Arrow Keys |
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| Resize the focused window | Alt+Space then S then Arrow Keys | Alt+F3 then S then Arrow Keys | Alt+F8 then Arrow Keys | Ctrl+x, then ^ vertically | |
| Hide the focused window | ⌘ Cmd+H | Meta+x, then bury-buffer RET, then Ret | |||
| Hide all except the focused window | ⌘ Cmd+⌥ Option+H | ||||
| Lower the focused window | Alt+Esc | ||||
| Minimize the focused window | Alt+Space then N, or ⊞ Win+↓ (Windows 7 and Vista Home Premium) | ⌘ Cmd+M | Alt+F3 then N | Alt+F9 | Meta+x, then bury-buffer RET, then Ret |
| Maximize the focused window | Alt+Space then X, or ⊞ Win+↑ (Windows 7 and Windows 8) | ⌘ Cmd+L | Alt+F3 then X | Alt+F10 | Ctrl+x, then 1 |
| Maximize horizontally | Available, but no default | Available, but no default | |||
| Maximize vertically | ⊞ Win+⇧ Shift+↑ (Windows 7 and Windows 8) | Available ('Zoom'), but no default | Available, but no default | Available, but no default | |
| Minimize all | ⊞ Win+M or ⊞ Win+D | ⌘ Cmd+Alt+M | Available, but no default | Ctrl+Alt+D | |
| Minimize all non focused windows | ⊞ Win+Home (Windows 7 and Windows 8.1) | Available, but no default | |||
| Undo minimize all | ⇧ Shift+⊞ Win+M | Available, but no default | Ctrl+Alt+D | ||
| Switch fullscreen/normal size | F11 | ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+F | F11 | F11 | |
| Show the window in full screen mode, with no border, menubar, toolbar or statusbar | Depends on application, system default: ⌘ Cmd+CTRL+F | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+F | Ctrl+F11 | ||
| Rollup/down window | Available, but no default | Alt+F12 | |||
| Show all open windows | ⊞ Win+Tab ↹ | F9 or
Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner |
⊞ Win works per desktop on Gnome 3+ | Ctrl+x, then Ctrl+b | |
| Show all windows of current application | F3 or
Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner |
Ctrl+` | Ctrl+x, then Ctrl+b | ||
| Show all workspaces | F8 or
Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner |
⊞ Win then mouse over the desktop bar on the right edge of the screen | |||
| Move window to left/right/up/down workspace | ⊞ Win+←/→ (Windows 7 and Windows 8) | Available, but no default | Ctrl+Alt+⇧ Shift+
← / → / ↑ / ↓ |
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| Move window between multiple monitors | ⊞ Win+⇧ Shift+←/→ (Windows 7 and Windows 8) | ||||
| Move window to workspace n | Available, but no default | ||||
| Switch to next/previous workspace list | Available, but no default | ||||
| Go to workspace n | Ctrl+n | Ctrl+Fn | |||
| Go to left/right/up/down workspace | Ctrl+← /
Ctrl+→ / Ctrl+↑ / Ctrl+↓ (OS X 10.5 to 10.6), Ctrl+← / Ctrl+→ (OS X 10.7) |
Ctrl+Alt+← /
→ / ↑ / ↓ |
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| Quit application of current window | Alt+F4 or Ctrl+F4 varies | ⌘ Cmd+Q | Ctrl+Alt+Esc | q | |
| Close dialog | Esc | Esc | |||
| Open/Focus (preview) pinned program on the taskbar | ⊞ Win+(#) where "#" is the position of the program on the Windows Taskbar (Windows 7 and Windows 8.1) | ||||
| Open new program window of pinned program in Quick Launch | ⊞ Win+(#) where "#" is the position of the program on the Quick Launch toolbar (Windows Vista, 7 and 8.1) | ||||
| Open new program window of the pinned program on the taskbar (if program is already opened) | ⊞ Win+⇧ Shift+(#) where "#" is the position of the program on the Windows Taskbar (Windows 7 and Windows 8.1) | ||||
| Focus the first taskbar entry. Pressing again will cycle through them | ⊞ Win+T, you can ←→ back and forth. Hold ⇧ Shift to cycle backwards (Windows 7 and Windows 8.1) | ||||
| Peek at the desktop | ⊞ Win+Space (Windows 7 only) | F11 or
Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner |
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| Bring gadgets to the front of the Z-order and cycle between gadgets | ⊞ Win+G (Windows Vista,7) or ⊞ Win+Space (Vista only, no cycling) | ||||
| External display options (mirror, extend desktop, etc.) | ⊞ Win+P (Windows 7 and Windows 8) |
User Interface Navigation, Widgets and Controls
| Action | Windows | Mac OS | KDE | GNOME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moves keyboard focus to next/previous control | Tab ↹ / ⇧ Shift+Tab ↹ | With full keyboard access active (System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Full Keyboard Access > All Controls)
Tab ↹ / ⇧ Shift+Tab ↹ |
Tab ↹ / ⇧ Shift+Tab ↹ | Tab ↹ / ⇧ Shift+Tab ↹
Ctrl+Tab ↹ / ⇧ Shift+Ctrl+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 | ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+/, then type command name, or Ctrl+F2 (or Fn+Ctrl+F2 on some keyboards - requires full keyboard access active using System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Full Keyboard Access > All Controls)) |
Alt | F10 |
| Pop up contextual menu for currently selected objects (aka context menu) | ⇧ Shift+F10 or ≣ Menu | Varies with laptop / extended keyboard type; enable Mouse keys in Universal Access, then Function+Ctrl+5 or Ctrl+5 (numeric keypad) or Function+Ctrl+i (laptop) | ≣ Menu | ≣ Menu or ⇧ Shift+F10 |
| Toggle selected state of focused checkbox, radio button, or toggle button | Space | Space | Space | Space |
| Activate focused button, menu item etc. | ↵ Enter | Space (also ↵ Enter for menu items) | ↵ 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 | ⇞ / ⇟
(or Fn+↑}+Fn+↓ on some keyboards) |
PageUp / Ctrl+PageUp / PageDown / Ctrl+PageDown |
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| Scroll selected view to top/bottom | ↖ or on MacBook Pro Fn + ⌥ Opt + ↖
↘ or on MacBook Pro Fn + ⌥ Opt + ↘ |
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| Switch focus to the next/previous tab within a window | Ctrl+Tab ↹ | Ctrl+Tab ↹ /
⌘ Cmd+` |
Ctrl+Tab ↹ ->
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Tab ↹ <- |
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| 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) | Ctrl+Alt+Esc /
⇧ Shift+Ctrl+Alt+Esc |
Command line shortcuts
| Action | Microsoft Windows (cmd.exe) |
Microsoft Windows (Windows PowerShell) |
Unix/Linux/Mac OS X (bash) |
Unix/Linux/Mac OS X (POSIX shell) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scroll through History of typed commands | ↑/↓ | ↑/↓ | ↑/↓ or Ctrl+P/Ctrl+N | ESC K / ESC J |
| Signal end-of-file | Ctrl+Z | Ctrl+D | ||
| Abort current command/typing | Ctrl+C | Ctrl+C | Ctrl+C | Ctrl+C |
| Erase word to the left | Ctrl+← Backspace | Ctrl+W | ||
| Erase word to the right | Ctrl+Delete | Alt+D | ||
| Erase line to the left | Ctrl+Home | Ctrl+Home | Ctrl+U | |
| Erase line to the right | Ctrl+End | Ctrl+End | Ctrl+K | |
| Yank/paste previously erased string | Ctrl+Y | |||
| Move one word to the left (backward) | Ctrl+← | Alt+← | Alt+B | |
| Move one word to the right (forward) | Ctrl+→ | Alt+→ | Alt+F | |
| Move to beginning of line | Home | Home | Ctrl+A or Home |
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| Move to end of line | End | End | Ctrl+E or End |
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| Reverse search of history | F8 | F8 | Ctrl+R | |
| Stop execution of the current job | Ctrl+Z | |||
| Insert the next character typed verbatim | Ctrl+V | |||
| Autocomplete command/file name | Tab ↹ (enabled by default in Windows XP and later) | Tab ↹ | Tab ↹ (usually once) | Esc (usually twice) |
| Paste contents of clipboard at cursor | ⇧ Shift+Ins | |||
| Scroll window up | ⇧ Shift+PageUp (may not work in some versions of Windows XP) | ⇧ Shift+PageUp | ||
| Scroll window down | ⇧ Shift+PageDown (may not work in some versions of Windows XP) | ⇧ Shift+PageDown |
Accessibility
| Action | Windows | Mac OS | KDE | GNOME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utility Manager | ⊞ Win+U | |||
| Use keyboard to control cursor | (Left Alt+Left Shift+Numlock | |||
| Allow user to press shortcuts one key at a time | (⇧ Shift 5 times) | ***(⇧ Shift 5 times) | ||
| Hear beep when -lock key pressed | (Numlock for 5 seconds) | |||
| Stop/slow repeating characters when key is pressed | (Right Shift for 8 seconds) | ***(⇧ Shift for 8 seconds) |
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| Inverse (Reverse Colors) Mode | Left Alt+Left Shift+PrtScn | ⌘ Cmd+⌥ Opt+Ctrl+8 | Meta+⇧ Shift+i (if enabled) | |
| Inverse (Reverse Colors) Mode (Only current window) | Meta+⇧ Shift+u (if enabled) |
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