What will you prefer for reaching the top floor of a sky-high building?
Obviously LIFT! In present days we are habituated with this Lift so much that we lose half of our energy by just a thought of using stairs. This is the nothing but the habit of SHORTCUT. That is so, because it saves both our time and energy.
May be these shortcut-tendency leads the OS developers to develop keyboard-shortcut keys?
Well, whatever the reason behind but this is a no doubt user-friendly development. Here is the most comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts for different applications you use right from your morning tea.
The Keyboard Shortcuts list include
- windows xp keyboard shortcuts
- vista keyboard shortcuts
- windows 7 keyboard shortcuts
- microsoft word keyboard shortcuts
- powerpoint keyboard shortcuts
- chrome keyboard shortcuts
- safari keyboard shortcuts
- ubuntu keyboard shortcuts
- google keyboard shortcuts
- gmail keyboard shortcuts
- xbmc keyboard shortcuts
Windows XP keyboard shortcuts
System key combinations:
| Key | Function |
| ALT + F4 | Quit the active program |
| ALT + TAB | Switch between the opened programs |
| F1 | Help |
| F2 | Rename selected object |
| F3 | Find in all files |
| F10 | Activate the menu bar |
| CTRL + ESC | Open the Start menu |
| SHIFT + DELETE | Delete the selected items permanently |
| Windows + L | Lock computer |
Program key combinations:
| Key | Function |
| CTRL + X | Cut selected items |
| CTRL + C | Copy selected items |
| CTRL + V | Paste copied items |
| CTRL + Z | Undo last change |
| CTRL + U | Underline |
| CTRL + B | Bold |
| CTRL + A | Select all |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo last change |
| CTRL + I | Italic |
Mouse clicks and keyboard modifier combinations:
| Key | Function |
| ALT + double click | Properties |
| SHIFT + double click | Run alternate default command |
| SHIFT + right click | Display shortcut menu containing the alternative commands |
To copy a file: Press and hold the CTRL key while dragging the file to another folder.
To create a shortcut: Press and hold ‘CTRL+SHIFT’ while dragging a file to the desktop or a folder.
General directory management combinations:
| Key | Function |
| F4 | Select the Go To A Different Folder box and relocate the entries in the box |
| F5 | Refresh the window |
| F6 | Moves through Windows Explorer elements |
| CTRL+O | Open dialog Box |
Windows Explorer tree control:
| Key | Function |
| Numeric key + | Expand current selection |
| Numeric key - | Collapse current selection. |
| Numeric key * | Expand all under current selection |
| LEFT ARROW | Collapse current selection if that is expanded |
| RIGHT ARROW | Expand menu |
Properties control: Press CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB to move items through the property tabs.
Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys:
| Keys | Function |
| Windows | Start menu( display or hide) |
| Windows + R | Run dialog box |
| Application key | Display shortcut menu for selected items |
| SHIFT + Windows + M | Undo minimize all |
| Windows + M | Minimize all |
| CTRL + Windows + F | Find computer |
| Windows + F | Find files or folders |
| Windows + F1 | Help |
| Windows + E | Windows Explorer |
| Windows + D | Minimize all open windows |
| Windows + TAB | Cycle through taskbar buttons |
| CTRL + Windows + TAB | |
| Windows + Break | Display System Properties dialog box |
| Windows + B | Select the first program from list of systems |
Keyboard with IntelliType software installed:
| Key | Function |
| Windows + SPACEBAR | Displays all Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys |
| Windows + S | toggles CAPS LOCK on and off |
| Windows + P | Starts Print Manager |
| Windows + L | Log off Windows |
| Windows + A | Starts Accessibility Options |
| Windows + V | Starts Clipboard |
| Windows + C | Opens Control Panel |
| Windows + I | Opens Mouse Properties dialog box |
| Windows + K | Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box |
Windows Vista keyboard shortcuts
Managing Windows:
| Key | Function |
| Alt + Tab | Go to previous active window |
| Alt + F4 | Close the active window |
| Win + Tab | Flip 3D |
| Alt + Esc | Cycle through all open windows |
| Ctrl + Win + Tab | Persistent Flip 3D
|
| Win + T | Cycle through applications on taskbar |
| Win + M | Minimize all open windows |
| Win + Shift + M | Undo all window minimization
|
| Win + D | Toggle showing the desktop |
Starting Programs:
| Key | Function |
| Ctrl + Shift + Esc | Open Windows Task Manager
|
| Win + N | Open nth program on your Quick Launch bar |
| Win + E | Open Explorer |
| Win + Pause | Open System Properties portion from the Control Panel |
| Win + 1 | Open first program on your Quick Launch bar
|
| Win + 2 | Open second program on your Quick Launch bar |
| Win + X | Open Mobility Center |
| Win + U | Open ease of access center |
| Win + F | Open search window |
| Win + R | Open Run window |
| Win + B | Move focus to notification tray |
Logging In And Out: (→ stands for the Right arrow)
| Key | Function |
| Win + → + → + → + Enter | Shutdown |
| Win + → + → + → +W | Switch Users |
| Win + → + → + → + U | Shutdown
|
| Win + → + → + → + R | Restart
|
| Win + → + Enter | Sleep
|
| Win + L | Locks computer
|
Viewing Folders with Windows Explorer
| Key | Function |
| Alt + ↑ | Go up a directory
|
| Alt + → | Go forward
|
| Alt + ← | Go back
|
| Ctrl + Mouse wheel | Change the view type |
| Alt + D , Tab | Move focus to search bar |
| Alt + D | Move focus to address bar
|
| Alt + Enter | Open the Properties window of the current selection
|
Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts
New in Windows 7: (The → symbol stands for the right arrow key, ← for the left arrow key.)
| Key | Function |
| Win + [Minus sign] | Zoom out |
| Win + [Plus sign] | Zoom in |
| Win + ← | Dock current window in left half of your screen
|
| Win + → | Dock current window in right half of your screen
|
| Win + ↑ | Maximize current window |
| Win + ↓ | If current window is maximized then restore it or vice versa
|
| Win + Space | Have a peek at your desktop |
| Win + Shift + ← | Move current window to left display |
| Win + Shift + → | Move current window to right display |
| Win + Home | Minimize all windows except current window |
| Win + P | Open projection menu |
| Alt + P | Show or hide preview pane |
The shortcut keys for Starting Programs, Logging In and Out, Viewing Folders with Explorer on windows 7 are same as Windows Vista.
Microsoft word keyboard shortcuts
Most commonly used shortcut keys in MS Word are:
| Key | Function |
| F7 | Spell check |
| Ctrl + W | Closes active window, without exiting from Word. |
| Ctrl + N | Opens a new word document |
| Ctrl + O | Opens the previously saved document |
| Alt + F4 | Exit current document |
Other keyboard shortcuts are similar to windows XP Program keys combinations.
PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts
Power point shortcut keywords are very much similar to that of the MS Word. There are some extra keys related to the slide show presentations.
Shortcut keys for Slides and Presentation Files
| Key | Function |
| CTRL + N | New Presentation |
| CTRL + O, CTRL + F12 | Open a Presentation |
| F12 | Save As |
| CTRL + S, F12 | Save |
| CTRL + P | |
| CTRL + H | Replace |
| Shift + CTRL + M | New Slide like last one |
| CTRL + M | New Slide |
| CTRL + Q or ALT + F4 | Exit / Quit |
| CTRL + Enter | Move focus from Title to the Text and then from Body text to the Title of Next Slide |
Controlling Slides in Slide Show
| Keys | Function |
| <number> ENTER | Go to Slide <number> |
| W or Comma | White/Unwhite Screen |
| B or Period | Black/Unblack Screen |
| E | Erase Screen Annotations |
| H | Advance to Hidden Slide |
| A or = | Show/Hide Pointer |
| Backspace, P, Left Arrow, Up Arrow | Return to Previous Page Up Slide |
| ESC, CTRL + Break, Minus, END | End Show |
Chrome keyboard shortcuts
| Key | Function |
| Ctrl + J | Opens Downloads tab |
| Alt + F or Alt + E | Open menu |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Toggles Bookmarks Bar on and off |
| Ctrl + D | Bookmark |
| Shift + Esc | Opens ‘Task Manager’, |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Bookmarks all in one folder |
| Ctrl + U | View page source |
| Ctrl + L | Selects your current page’s URL |
| Ctrl + Backspace | Deletes one word/phrase to the left of cursor in the address bar |
| Ctrl + Shift + J | Opens Chrome Developer Tools |
| Ctrl + F!) Ctrl + Shift + G | Finds previous instance |
| Ctrl + G | Finds next instance of search term |
| Ctrl + R | Reloads the current tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Re-opens most recently closed tab |
| Ctrl + 1(2, 3, 4, etc) | Switch to the tab by number |
Safari keyboard shortcuts
Bookmarks view shortcuts:
| Key | Funtion |
| Tab key | move to the next editable cell, when editing |
| Spacebar or Double-click | Open bookmarks |
| Delete key | Delete bookmark |
| Cmd-double-click | Open bookmark in a new window |
| Option-click New Folder button | Put items in new folder |
| Return key | Start or finish editing name of the bookmark |
Menu shortcuts
| Key | Function |
| Cmd-? | Safari Help |
| Cmd-B | Show/Hide Favorites Bar |
| Cmd-A | Select All |
| Cmd-F | Find |
| Cmd-H | Hide Safari |
| Cmd-G | Find Again |
| Cmd-D | Add Bookmark |
| Cmd-C | Copy |
| Cmd-E | Use Selection for Find |
| Cmd-L | Open Location |
| Cmd-O | Open File |
| Cmd-J | Jump to Selection |
| Cmd-N | New Window |
| Cmd-R | Reload Page |
| Cmd-P | |
| Cmd-S | Save As |
| Cmd-V | Paste |
| Cmd-W | Close Window |
| Cmd-X | Cut |
| Cmd-Z | Undo |
| Cmd-K | Block Pop-up Windows |
| Cmd-Shift-B | Bookmark this group of tabs or Send File to Bluetooth Device |
| Cmd-M | Minimize |
| Cmd-Q | Quit Safari |
| Cmd-T | New Tab |
| Cmd-Shift-D | Add Bookmark to Menu |
| Cmd-Shift-A | AutoFill Form |
| Cmd-Shift-G | Find Previous |
| Cmd-Shift-F | Full Screen |
| Cmd-Shift-K | Block images and Plugins |
| Cmd-Shift-H | Go to the Home page |
| Cmd-Shift-M | Max Screen |
| Cmd-Shift-L | Search with Google |
| Cmd-Shift-P | Page Setup |
| Cmd-Shift-N | Add Bookmark Folder |
| Cmd-Shift-S | Start Sampling |
| Cmd-Option-E | Empty Cache |
| Cmd-Shift-Z | Redo |
| Cmd-Shift-U | Open URL in OmniWeb |
| Cmd-Option-F | Google Search |
| Cmd-Option-A | Activity |
| Cmd-Shift-T | Stop Sampling |
| Cmd-Option-M | Minimize All |
| Cmd-Ctrl-D | Add SafariStand Bookmark |
| Cmd-Option-W or Cmd-Option-Shift-W | Close All Windows |
| Cmd-Option-B | Show All Bookmarks |
| Cmd-Option-H | Hide Others |
| Cmd-Option-P | SnapBack to Page |
| Cmd-Option-S | SnapBack to Search |
| Cmd-Option-L | Downloads |
| Cmd-Option-V | View Source |
| Cmd-Option-K | Mark Page for SnapBack |
| Cmd-Shift-Y | Make new Sticky Note |
| Cmd-Shift-W | Close Window |
| Cmd-Ctrl-S | Save Browser Window |
| F5 | SafariStand Bar |
| Cmd-1 to Cmd-9 | First 9 bookmarks (not folders) in Bookmarks Toolbar |
| Cmd-[ | Back |
| Cmd-. | Stop |
| Cmd-] | Forward |
| Cmd-, | Preferences |
| Cmd-| | Show/Hide Address Bar |
| Cmd-\ | Show Page Load Test Window |
| Cmd-/ | Show/Hide Status Bar |
| Cmd-= | Define in OmniDictionary |
| Cmd-; | Check Spelling |
| Cmd–( -minus) | Make Text Smaller |
| Cmd-Shift-: | Spelling |
| Cmd-Shift-* | Get Result of AppleScript |
| Cmd-+ | Make Text Bigger |
| Cmd-Shift-right-arrow | Select Next Tab |
| Cmd-Shift-left-arrow | Select Previous Tab |
| Cmd-Option-, | SafariStand Setting |
| Cmd-Option-> | Send to |
Ubuntu keyboard shortcuts
| Key | Funtion |
| Alt-Ctrl-L | Locks screen. |
| Alt-F1 | Opens Applications menu |
| Alt-F2 | Opens Run Application dialog box. |
| Alt-F3 | Opens Deskbar Applet |
| Alt-F4 | Closes current window. |
| Alt-F5 | Reduces current window |
| Alt-F10 | Maximizes current window. |
| Alt-Tab | Toggles between the open windows. |
| Alt-F7 | Adjusts position of the current window. |
| Alt-F8 | Resizes current window. |
| Alt-F9 | Minimizes current window. |
| Alt-spacebar | Opens window menu. |
| Ctrl-Alt-Tab | Moves between the open panels on the desktop. |
| Ctrl-W | Closes current window. |
| Ctrl-Q | Closes current application. |
Here are some keyboards shortcuts for working in the Terminal window:
| Key | Function |
| Ctrl- R | Finds last command matching the entered letters. |
| Ctrl- C | Stops current process. |
| Ctrl-D | Logout. |
| Ctrl -W | Deletes word before the cursor. |
| Ctrl -L | Clears terminal output. |
| Shift- Insert | Pastes contents of the clipboard. |
| Ctrl- Z | Sends current process to the background. |
| Ctrl -U | Deletes current line. |
| Ctrl- K | Deletes from the cursor right. |
| Alt- B | Moves backward one word. |
| Alt- F | Moves forward one word. |
Google keyboard shortcuts
| Keys | Function |
| F | Forward |
| S | Star |
| R | Reply |
| V | View |
| T | Tag |
| k | Next item |
| P, N | Previous and next item as in the calendar |
| J | Previous items |
Gmail keyboard shortcuts
| Key | Definition | Action |
| p | Previous message | Go to the previous message. |
| / | Search | Focuses in the search box. |
| k | Move to newer conversation | Go to recent conversation. |
| c | Compose | Compose new message. |
| n | Next message | Go to next message. Hit <Enter> to expand/ collapse a message |
| j | Move to older conversation | Go to next oldest conversation. |
| m | Mute | Archives conversation |
| o or <Enter> Open | Opens your conversation | Expands or collapses message in ‘Conversation View.’ |
| e | Archive | Archive conversation |
| u | Return to conversation list | Refreshes page and then returns to inbox, list of conversations. |
| r | Reply | Replies only to message sender |
| - | Mark as unimportant | Helps Gmail learn what’s not important for you with the help of Priority Inbox |
| + | Mark as important | Mark the message as important |
| s | Star a message | Stars a conversation with special status. |
| f | Forward | Forwards the currently opened message |
| ! | Report spam | Marks currently opened message as spam and removes it |
| a | Reply all | Replies to all the recipients of the message |
| # | Delete | Moves current conversation to Trash. |
| <Ctrl> + s | Save draft | Saves a draft while composing a message. |
| <Esc> | Escape from input field | Removes focus from current input field. |
| l | Label | Opens Labels menu |
| v | Move to | Moves selected conversation from inbox |
| <Shift> + u | Mark as unread | Marks selected message as unread |
| <Shift> + i | Mark as read | Marks selected message as read |
| [ | Archive and previous | Removes current label from the specific conversation |
| ] | Archive and next | Removes current view’s label from the specific conversation |
| z | Undo | Undoes previous action |
| <Ctrl> + <Down arrow> | Opens options in Chat | Moves from edit field in the chat window. Press <Tab> to select the emoticon menu. Press <Enter> to open selected menu. |
| y | Remove from Current View | Automatically removes conversation from current view. |
| q | Move cursor to chat search | Moves focus to chat search box. |
| . | Show more actions | Displays ‘More Actions’ menu. |
| k | Move up a contact | Moves focus up in contact list |
| j | Move down a contact | Moves focus down in contact list |
| o or <Enter> | Open | Opens up next contact |
| u | Return to contact list view | Refreshes page in the contact list |
| x | Select contact | Selects a contact to change membership |
| e | Remove from Current Group | Removes selected contacts from the displaying group |
| <Esc> | Escape from input field | Removes cursor from current focus |
| # | Delete | Deletes the selected contact permanently |
| l | Group membership | Opens groups button |
| ? | Help for keyboard shortcuts | Displays help menu for the keyboard shortcuts |
XBMC keyboard shortcuts
| Key | Function |
| Any Single character | That button on keyboard |
| O | Displays video diagnostic information |
| P | Play |
| X | Stop |
| Space | Pause |
| F | Fast Forward |
| R | Rewind |
| T | Toggle subtitles on and off |
| L | Cycle subtitles |
| Up-arrow | Up |
| Down-arrow | Down |
| Right-arrow | Right |
| Left-arrow | Left |
| Page Down | Page Down |
| Page Up | Page Up |
| Backspace | Parent Directory |
| Q | Queue |
| Return | Select |
| M | Activate OSD Player Controls |
| S | Activate Shutdown Menu |
| W | Marked as Watched |
| Esc | Home menu |
| I | Media Information |
| C | Context Menu |
| Comma | Skip Previous |
| Period | Skip Next |
| Print Screen | Screenshot |
| Tab | Toggles full-screen modes |
| Plus (+) | Volume Up |
| Minus (-) | Volume Down |
| 0 | Number0 |
| 1 | Number 1 |
| 2 | Number 2 |
| 3 | Number 3 |
| 4 | Number 4 |
| 5 | Number 5 |
| 6 | Number 6 |
| 7 | Number 7 |
| 8 | Number 8 |
| 9 | Number 9 |
| End | Shutdown XBMC |
| Backslash (\) | Toggle Application Full Screen |
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