PC Keyboard Shortcuts
General Shortcuts
Shortcut | What it does |
Ctrl+shift+left click | Done after selecting one thing in explorer - highlights everything between the two files |
Ctrl + click | Highlights/selects things that may not be close to each other |
Ctrl+tab | Switches between open windows |
Ctrl+click | Highlights/selects things that may not be close to each other |
Command-Control-power button | Force your Mac to restart |
Ctrl+M | Minimizes the current window |
Ctrl+ + | Zoom in on a window |
Ctrl+ - | Zoom out on a window |
Ctrl+shift+left/right | Shift between tabs on a browser |
Text Shortcuts (used in googleapps/MS Suite)
Shortcut | What it does |
Ctrl + Z | Undo your most recent action |
Ctrl + Y | Redo an undone action |
Ctrl+C | Copies highlighted content to the clipboard. |
Ctrl+V | Pastes content from the clipboard. |
Ctrl+Shift+V | Paste content from the clipboard without formatting. |
Ctrl+X | Deletes the highlighted content and copies it to the clipboard. |
Ctrl+B | Bolds the text highlighted |
Ctrl + U | Underlines the text highlighted |
Ctrl + I | Italicizes the text highlighted |
Ctrl + shift + right/down/up | Highlights a whole row/paragraph |
Shift + left/right/up/down | Highlights from where the cursor is left/right/up/down |
Double left click mouse | highlight the word the cursor is on |
Triple click mouse | highlights the entire section the mouse is on |
Chrome Shortcuts
Ctrl+N | Opens a new window. |
Ctrl+T | Opens a new tab. |
Ctrl+Shift+T | Reopens the last tab you've closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you've closed. |
Drag a link to a tab. | Opens the link in the tab. |
Drag a link to a blank area on the tab strip. | Opens the link in a new tab. |
Drag a tab out of the tab strip. | Opens the tab in a new window. |
Ctrl+Shift+N | Opens a new window in incognito mode. |
Press Ctrl+O, then select file. | Opens a file from your computer in Google Chrome. |
Space bar | Scrolls down the web page. |
Ctrl + click on a link | Opens the link in a new tab |
Shift + click on a link | Opens the link in a new window |
Ctrl+S | Saves your current page. |
Ctrl+H | Opens the History page. |
Ctrl+J | Opens the Downloads page. |
Ctrl+F | Opens the “find” bar |
Ctrl+P | Prints your current page. |
Esc | Stops loading a current page |
Ctrl + backspace | Go back one space in the browser history |
Ctrl+shift+backspace/alt+right arrow | Go forward in the browser history |