Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

Quickly access frequently used functions without having to use a mouse. Maximize your productivity with Windows & MacOS keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet. Quickly access essential commands with ease.

Windows

Generic Shortcuts

Shortcut	Function
Ctrl + C	Copy
Ctrl + X	Cut
Ctrl + V	Paste
Ctrl + Z	Undo
Ctrl + Y	Redo
Ctrl + A	Select all
Ctrl + F	Find
Ctrl + P	Print
Ctrl + S	Save
Ctrl + N	Open a new document
Ctrl + O	Open a file
Ctrl + W	Close the current window
Ctrl + Shift + Esc	Open the Task Manager
Alt + Tab	Switch between open programs
Alt + F4	Close the current program
Windows + D	Show the desktop
Windows + E	Open File Explorer
Windows + I	Open Settings
Windows + L	Lock the computer
Windows + R	Open the Run dialog box
Windows + Tab	Open Task View
Windows + P	Project to a different screen
Ctrl + Shift + Esc	Open Task Manager
Alt + Tab	Switch between open applications
Ctrl + Alt + Del	Open the Security Screen
Ctrl + Shift + T	Reopen the last closed tab (in most web browsers)

File Explorer Shortcuts

Shortcut	Function
Ctrl + N	Open a new File Explorer window
Ctrl + W	Close the current File Explorer window
Ctrl + Shift + N	Create a new folder
Ctrl + E	Select the search box in File Explorer
Ctrl + Shift + E	Expand the folder tree to show all sub-folders
Alt + D	Select the address bar in File Explorer

Command Prompt Shortcuts

Shortcut	Function
Ctrl + C	Copy the selected text
Ctrl + V	Paste the copied text
Ctrl + A	Select all text in the Command Prompt window
Ctrl + Shift + Arrow keys	Select multiple lines of text
Right-click + Mark	Start marking text (to copy multiple items)

Mac

Shortcut	Description
⌘ + C	Copy
⌘ + X	Cut
⌘ + V	Paste
⌘ + Z	Undo
⌘ + ⇧ + Z	Redo
⌘ + A	Select all
⌘ + F	Find
⌘ + P	Print
⌘ + S	Save
⌘ + N	Open a new document
⌘ + O	Open a file
⌘ + W	Close the current window
⌘ + ⇥	Switch between open programs
⌘ + Q	Quit the current program