Keyboard Shortcuts

🔤 General

• Ctrl + C : Copy
• Ctrl + X : Cut
• Ctrl + V : Paste
• Ctrl + Z : Undo
• Ctrl + Y : Redo
• Ctrl + A : Select all
• Ctrl + S : Save
• Ctrl + P : Print
• Ctrl + N : New window
• Ctrl + O : Open file

🖥️ System Shortcuts

• Win + D : Show/hide desktop
• Win + E : Open File Explorer
• Win + L : Lock PC
• Win + R : Open Run
• Win + I : Open Settings
• Win + A : Open Action Center
• Win + Tab : Open Task View
• Win + X : Open power user menu
• Win + X → U → U : Shut down
• Win + X → U → R : Restart
• Win + X → U → S : Sleep
• Win + Ctrl + Shift + B : Restart graphics driver
• Win + Pause : System properties
• Win + , : Peek at desktop

📁 File Explorer

• Ctrl + Shift + N : New folder
• Alt + Enter : File properties
• F2 : Rename
• Alt + ↑ : Go up folder
• Alt + ← : Back
• Alt + → : Forward
• Ctrl + E : Focus search bar
• F3 : Search
• Ctrl + Shift + E : Expand folder tree
• F4 : Focus address bar

🌐 Web Browsing

• Ctrl + T : New tab
• Ctrl + W : Close tab
• Ctrl + Shift + T : Reopen closed tab
• Ctrl + Tab : Next tab
• Ctrl + Shift + Tab : Previous tab
• Ctrl + L : Address bar focus
• Ctrl + D : Bookmark page
• Ctrl + H : History
• Ctrl + J : Downloads
• F5 : Refresh
• Ctrl + F5 : Force refresh
• Ctrl + U : View source

📄 Document Navigation

• Ctrl + Home : Go to top
• Ctrl + End : Go to bottom
• Page Up : Scroll up
• Page Down : Scroll down
• Home : Line start
• End : Line end
• Ctrl + → : Next word
• Ctrl + ← : Previous word

🖱️ Window Management

• Alt + Tab : Switch apps
• Alt + F4 : Close app
• Win + ↑ : Maximize
• Win + ↓ : Minimize
• Win + ← : Snap left
• Win + → : Snap right
• Win + Shift + ↑ : Vertical maximize
• Win + Shift + ↓ : Restore vertical
• Win + Shift + M : Restore minimized windows
• Win + M : Minimize all

🖼️ Screenshots & Media

• PrtScn : Full screenshot
• Alt + PrtScn : Active window screenshot
• Win + Shift + S : Snip & Sketch
• Win + G : Game bar
• Win + Alt + R : Start/stop screen recording
• Win + V : Clipboard history
• Win + . : Emoji picker
• Ctrl + Shift + Esc : Task Manager

⌨️ Accessibility

• Win + U : Open Ease of Access Center
• Win + + / - : Zoom in/out
• Win + Ctrl + Enter : Toggle Narrator
• Shift (5x) : Toggle Sticky Keys
• Left Alt + Left Shift + Print Screen : Toggle High Contrast
• Win + H : Start dictation

🧠 Advanced & Power User

• Ctrl + Shift + Esc : Open Task Manager
• Win + Ctrl + D : New virtual desktop
• Win + Ctrl + ← / → : Switch desktops
• Win + Ctrl + F4 : Close virtual desktop
• Ctrl + Shift + N : New folder
• Win + P : Project screen
• Win + K : Connect devices
• Win + B : Focus system tray
• Win + Number : Launch taskbar app
• Win + Alt + D : Show date/time

🧠 Productivity

• Ctrl + F : Find
• Ctrl + Shift + N : Create new folder
• Ctrl + Shift + Esc : Open Task Manager
• Ctrl + Esc : Open Start menu
• Alt + F4 : Close active window
• Alt + Tab : Switch between open apps
• Alt + Spacebar : Open window menu
• Win + Shift + S : Open Snip & Sketch
• Win + V : Open clipboard history
• Win + G : Open Game Bar

🧭 Navigation & Window Management

• Win + Up Arrow : Maximize window
• Win + Down Arrow : Minimize/restore window
• Win + Left Arrow : Snap window to left
• Win + Right Arrow : Snap window to right
• Win + Shift + Left/Right : Move window to another monitor
• Win + M : Minimize all windows
• Win + Shift + M : Restore minimized windows
• Win + Home : Minimize all except active window
• Win + T : Focus taskbar apps
• Win + Number : Open app pinned to taskbar in that position

🖱️ Accessibility & Ease of Access

• Win + U : Open Accessibility settings
• Win + Ctrl + Enter : Start/stop Narrator
• Win + Plus (+) : Zoom in (Magnifier)
• Win + Minus (-) : Zoom out (Magnifier)
• Win + Esc : Exit Magnifier
• Win + H : Start dictation
• Win + O : Lock device orientation

📄 Virtual Desktops

• Win + Ctrl + D : Create new virtual desktop
• Win + Ctrl + Left/Right : Switch between desktops
• Win + Ctrl + F4 : Close current desktop

😎 Emojis & Input

• Win + . : Open emoji panel
• Win + ; : Open emoji panel
• Win + Space : Switch input language/keyboard

🕹️ Gaming

• Win + Alt + R : Start/stop screen recording
• Win + Alt + G : Record last few moments of gameplay
• Win + Alt + B : Toggle HDR (if supported)
• Win + Alt + T : Show/hide recording timer

📁 File Explorer (Extended)

• Alt + D : Select address bar
• Ctrl + E / Ctrl + F : Select search box
• Ctrl + N : Open new window
• Ctrl + W : Close current window
• Ctrl + Mouse Wheel : Change folder view size
• F2 : Rename selected file/folder
• F3 : Search for a file/folder
• F4 : Show address bar list
• F5 : Refresh window
• F6 : Cycle through screen elements
• Alt + Enter : Open properties
• Alt + ↑ : Go up one folder level
• Alt + ← / → : Back / Forward

📟 Command Prompt

• Ctrl + C : Cancel command
• Ctrl + V : Paste text
• Ctrl + ↑ / ↓ : Scroll up/down
• Ctrl + M : Enter Mark mode
• Arrow keys : Navigate command history
• Tab : Auto-complete folder/file names

📌 Taskbar Shortcuts

• Win + 1..9 : Open taskbar apps by order
• Shift + Click : Open new instance
• Ctrl + Shift + Click : Open as admin
• Shift + Right Click : Show window menu
• Win + T : Cycle through taskbar apps

🌐 Browser Shortcuts (Works in Edge, Chrome, Firefox)

• Ctrl + T : New tab
• Ctrl + Shift + T : Reopen closed tab
• Ctrl + W : Close current tab
• Ctrl + Tab / Shift + Ctrl + Tab : Next/previous tab
• Ctrl + D : Bookmark current page
• Ctrl + L / Alt + D / F6 : Focus address bar
• Ctrl + J : Downloads
• Ctrl + H : History
• Ctrl + Shift + Del : Clear browsing data

⚙️ Miscellaneous

• Print Screen : Copy screenshot
• Alt + Print Screen : Copy active window screenshot
• Win + Print Screen : Save screenshot to file
• Ctrl + Shift + Esc : Open Task Manager
• Shift + Delete : Delete permanently (bypass Recycle Bin)
• Win + K : Connect to wireless display/device
• Win + P : Project screen (extend/duplicate)

🖥️ Windows Terminal

• Ctrl + Shift + T : Open new tab
• Ctrl + Tab : Switch to next tab
• Ctrl + Shift + Tab : Switch to previous tab
• Ctrl + Shift + W : Close current tab
• Ctrl + C : Copy selected text
• Ctrl + V : Paste from clipboard
• Ctrl + Shift + Plus (+) : Zoom in
• Ctrl + Minus (-) : Zoom out
• Ctrl + Shift + F : Search in terminal
• Alt + Enter : Toggle full screen

🔤 General

• ⌘ + C : Copy
• ⌘ + V : Paste
• ⌘ + X : Cut
• ⌘ + Z : Undo
• ⌘ + Shift + Z : Redo
• ⌘ + A : Select All
• ⌘ + S : Save
• ⌘ + P : Print
• ⌘ + N : New Window
• ⌘ + O : Open File
• ⌘ + W : Close Window
• ⌘ + Q : Quit Application
• ⌘ + ` : Cycle through app windows
• ⌘ + Shift + ? : macOS Help
• Fn + Left/Right Arrow : Home / End
• ⌘ + ↑/↓ : Move to top/bottom of document

🖥️ System Shortcuts

• ⌘ + Space : Spotlight Search
• ⌘ + Tab : Switch Applications
• ⌘ + Option + Esc : Force Quit
• Control + ⌘ + Q : Lock Screen
• ⌘ + Shift + 3 : Screenshot Full Screen
• ⌘ + Shift + 4 : Screenshot Selection
• ⌘ + Shift + 5 : Screenshot and Record Options
• ⌘ + H : Hide Active App
• ⌘ + Option + H : Hide All Other Apps
• ⌘ + M : Minimize Window
• ⌘ + Option + M : Minimize All Windows
• Control + ⌘ + Power : Restart Mac
• Control + Option + ⌘ + Power : Shut Down
• Control + ⌘ + Q : Lock Now
• ⌘ + Option + Eject : Sleep
• ⌘ + Option + Control + Eject : Shut Down Immediately
• ⌘ + Option + Power : Sleep Display

📁 Finder Shortcuts

• ⌘ + D : Duplicate Item
• ⌘ + Delete : Move to Trash
• ⌘ + Shift + Delete : Empty Trash
• ⌘ + I : Get Info
• ⌘ + Option + I : Show Inspector
• ⌘ + J : Show View Options
• ⌘ + K : Connect to Server
• ⌘ + L : Make Alias
• ⌘ + Shift + N : New Folder
• ⌘ + T : Open New Tab
• ⌘ + Option + T : Toggle Finder Toolbar
• ⌘ + / : Show/Hide Path Bar
• ⌘ + Option + S : Hide Sidebar
• ⌘ + ↑ : Go to Parent Folder
• ⌘ + ↓ : Open Selected Item
• ⌘ + Option + Space : Open New Finder Search

🧭 Safari Shortcuts

• ⌘ + T : Open New Tab
• ⌘ + Shift + T : Reopen Last Closed Tab
• ⌘ + W : Close Tab
• ⌘ + Option + W : Close All Tabs
• ⌘ + R : Reload Page
• ⌘ + L : Focus Address Bar
• ⌘ + F : Find on Page
• ⌘ + Option + F : Quick Website Search
• ⌘ + Y : View History
• ⌘ + Shift + B : Toggle Bookmarks Bar
• ⌘ + Option + P : Private Browsing Window
• ⌘ + Shift + \ : Show All Tabs
• ⌘ + 1 through 9 : Switch to Tab 1–9

🧠 Accessibility

• ⌘ + Option + F5 : Toggle Accessibility Options
• Control + Option + F8 : Open VoiceOver Utility
• Control + Option + Command + 8 : Invert Colors
• Control + Option + Command + Period : Increase Contrast
• Control + Option + Command + Comma : Decrease Contrast
• Control + Option + Command + D : Toggle VoiceOver
• Control + Option + Command + = : Zoom In
• Control + Option + Command + - : Zoom Out
• Control + Option + Command + 8 : Toggle Zoom
• Fn + Fn (press twice) : Start Dictation

📊 Productivity

• ⌘ + Control + D : Dictionary Lookup
• Fn + Q : Start/Stop Quick Note
• ⌘ + Shift + A : Open Applications folder (in Finder)
• Control + ⌘ + Space : Emoji & Symbols Picker
• ⌘ + Option + Control + T : Open Launchpad
• ⌘ + Option + F : Search in Finder
• ⌘ + Shift + G : Go to Folder (in Finder)

🔤 General & Tabs

• Ctrl + T : Open New Tab
• Ctrl + N : New Window
• Ctrl + Shift + N : New Incognito Window
• Ctrl + W : Close Current Tab
• Ctrl + Shift + T : Reopen Last Closed Tab
• Ctrl + Tab : Switch to Next Tab
• Ctrl + Shift + Tab : Switch to Previous Tab
• Ctrl + 1–8 : Switch to Tab 1–8
• Ctrl + 9 : Switch to Last Tab
• Ctrl + Click : Open Link in New Tab
• Ctrl + Shift + Click : Open Link in New Tab & Switch to It
• Ctrl + Shift + B : Show/Hide Bookmarks Bar
• Ctrl + L : Focus Address Bar
• Alt + Enter : Open Address Bar Search in New Tab
• Ctrl + Shift + M : Switch Profiles

🖥️ Page Navigation

• Alt + Left Arrow : Back
• Alt + Right Arrow : Forward
• F5 : Reload Page
• Ctrl + F5 : Hard Reload (Bypass Cache)
• Esc : Stop Page Load
• Ctrl + U : View Page Source
• Ctrl + D : Bookmark Current Page
• Ctrl + J : Open Downloads
• Ctrl + H : Open History
• Ctrl + O : Open a File in Chrome
• Ctrl + E or Ctrl + K : Move cursor to search bar

🔍 Search & Tools

• Ctrl + F : Find on Page
• Ctrl + G : Find Next
• Ctrl + Shift + G : Find Previous
• Ctrl + Shift + Delete : Clear Browsing Data
• Ctrl + Shift + O : Open Bookmarks Manager
• Ctrl + Shift + I : Open DevTools
• Ctrl + Shift + J : Open DevTools (Console)
• Ctrl + Shift + C : Inspect Element (Picker)
• Ctrl + P : Print Current Page
• Ctrl + S : Save Web Page
• Ctrl + Shift + U : View Source (Unicode mode)

🧠 Accessibility & View

• Ctrl + Plus (+) : Zoom In
• Ctrl + Minus (-) : Zoom Out
• Ctrl + 0 : Reset Zoom
• F11 : Toggle Fullscreen
• Ctrl + Shift + B : Toggle Bookmarks Bar
• Ctrl + Shift + M : Switch Profiles
• Ctrl + Shift + N : New Incognito Window
• Ctrl + Shift + Delete : Clear Browsing Data
• Ctrl + Shift + I : Toggle Developer Tools

🎵 Media & Productivity

• Media Keys : Play/Pause, Next/Prev Track (on supported sites)
• Ctrl + Shift + Space : Toggle Live Caption
• Picture-in-Picture : Right-click twice on video → "Picture in Picture"
• Ctrl + Shift + E : Manage Extensions
• Alt + Home : Open Home Page
• Ctrl + Shift + T : Reopen Last Closed Tab
• Ctrl + Shift + Q (twice) : Quit Chrome

🔤 General

• Ctrl + P : Quick Open
• Ctrl + Shift + P : Command Palette

🗂️ File Navigation

• Ctrl + P : Quick Open File
• Ctrl + Shift + P : Show Command Palette
• Ctrl + Tab : Cycle through open files
• Ctrl + Shift + Tab : Cycle backward
• Ctrl + , : Open Settings
• Ctrl + K then S : Keyboard Shortcuts
• Ctrl + B : Toggle Sidebar
• Ctrl + \ : Split Editor
• Ctrl + 1 / 2 / 3 : Focus into editor groups
• Ctrl + W : Close Editor

✍️ Editing

• Ctrl + X : Cut line
• Ctrl + C : Copy line
• Alt + ↑ / ↓ : Move line up/down
• Shift + Alt + ↓ / ↑ : Copy line up/down
• Ctrl + Shift + K : Delete line
• Ctrl + Enter : Insert line below
• Ctrl + Shift + Enter : Insert line above
• Ctrl + Shift + \\ : Jump to matching bracket
• Alt + Click : Insert cursor
• Ctrl + D : Add selection to next find match
• Ctrl + Shift + L : Select all matches
• Ctrl + F2 : Rename Symbol

🔎 Search & Replace

• Ctrl + F : Find
• Ctrl + H : Replace
• F3 : Find Next
• Shift + F3 : Find Previous
• Alt + Enter : Select all occurrences
• Ctrl + Shift + F : Global search

🧱 Code Navigation

• F12 : Go to Definition
• Alt + F12 : Peek Definition
• Ctrl + Click : Go to Definition
• Ctrl + Shift + O : Go to Symbol
• Ctrl + T : Go to All Symbols
• Ctrl + G : Go to Line
• Ctrl + M : Toggle Tab Moves Focus
• Ctrl + Shift + M : Show Problems
• F8 : Next Error
• Shift + F8 : Previous Error

⚙️ Refactoring & Formatting

• Alt + Shift + F : Format Document
• Ctrl + K then Ctrl + F : Format Selection
• F2 : Rename Symbol
• Ctrl + . : Quick Fix
• Shift + Alt + F : Format Document (alternative)
• Ctrl + / : Toggle Line Comment
• Shift + Alt + A : Toggle Block Comment

📤 Source Control

• Ctrl + Shift + G : Open Source Control
• Ctrl + Enter : Commit changes
• Ctrl + Shift + U : View Output

🧪 Debugging

• F9 : Toggle Breakpoint
• F5 : Start/Continue Debugging
• Shift + F5 : Stop Debugging
• F11 : Step Into
• F10 : Step Over
• Shift + F11 : Step Out
• Ctrl + K then Ctrl + I : Show Hover

📊 Terminal

• Ctrl + ` : Toggle Terminal
• Ctrl + Shift + ` : Create New Terminal
• Ctrl + Shift + C : Copy Terminal Content
• Ctrl + Shift + V : Paste into Terminal

🖥️ View Controls

• Ctrl + Shift + E : Explorer
• Ctrl + Shift + F : Search
• Ctrl + Shift + G : Source Control
• Ctrl + Shift + D : Debug
• Ctrl + Shift + X : Extensions
• Ctrl + Shift + U : Output
• Ctrl + Shift + M : Problems

🧩 Extensions

• Ctrl + Shift + X : Open Extensions
• Ctrl + Shift + H : Replace in Files

🛑 Misc

• Ctrl + Q : Show all commands
• Ctrl + Shift + P : Command Palette
• Ctrl + K, V : Markdown Preview
• Alt + Z : Toggle Word Wrap

🔤 General Navigation

• g then n : Go to Notifications
• g then p : Go to Pull Requests
• g then i : Go to Issues
• g then d : Go to Dashboard
• g then s : Go to Search
• g then b : Go to Repositories
• g then w : Go to Wiki
• g then c : Go to Projects

🧾 File and Code Navigation

• t : Open file finder to jump to a file
• y : Copy permalink URL for current file and line
• b : Jump to Blame view of the current file
• l : Show line history for current line
• Ctrl + s (Cmd + s on Mac) : Save changes when editing files

🛠️ Issue and PR Navigation

• i : Open issues sidebar
• p : Open pull requests sidebar
• / : Focus on search box
• n : Next issue/PR in the list
• p : Previous issue/PR in the list
• c : Create a new issue or pull request

📝 Writing and Commenting

• @ : Mention a user or team
• # : Reference an issue or pull request
• Ctrl + Enter (Cmd + Enter on Mac) : Submit comment, issue, or PR
• Tab : Autocomplete usernames or issue numbers when typing
• Ctrl + B (Cmd + B) : Bold selected text in markdown editor
• Ctrl + I (Cmd + I) : Italicize selected text in markdown editor

📋 Miscellaneous

• . : Open web-based VS Code editor (GitHub Codespaces)
• Shift + . : Toggle file tree in code view
• ? : Show all GitHub keyboard shortcuts overlay
• Ctrl + f (Cmd + f) : Find in file
• Ctrl + Shift + f (Cmd + Shift + f) : Global search across repo
• Ctrl + Shift + p (Cmd + Shift + p) : Command palette (Codespaces/editor)

🔤 General Git Commands

• git clone <repo_url> : Clone a repository
• git status : Show the working tree status
• git add . : Stage all changes
• git commit -m "message" : Commit staged changes
• git push : Push changes to remote
• git pull : Pull latest changes
• git branch : List branches
• git checkout <branch_name> : Switch branch
• git merge <branch_name> : Merge a branch
• git log : Show commit history

Microsoft Word

• Ctrl + B : Bold text
• Ctrl + I : Italicize text
• Ctrl + U : Underline text
• Ctrl + S : Save document
• Ctrl + P : Print document
• Ctrl + K : Insert hyperlink
• Ctrl + F : Find text
• Ctrl + H : Replace text
• Ctrl + Z : Undo
• Ctrl + Y : Redo

Microsoft Excel

• Ctrl + C : Copy
• Ctrl + V : Paste
• Ctrl + X : Cut
• Ctrl + Z : Undo
• Ctrl + Y : Redo
• Ctrl + Arrow Keys : Move to edge of data region
• Ctrl + Space : Select entire column
• Shift + Space : Select entire row
• F2 : Edit active cell
• Alt + = : AutoSum

Microsoft PowerPoint

• F5 : Start slideshow
• Esc : End slideshow
• Ctrl + M : New slide
• Ctrl + D : Duplicate slide or object
• Ctrl + Shift + C : Copy formatting
• Ctrl + Shift + V : Paste formatting
• Ctrl + K : Insert hyperlink
• Ctrl + S : Save presentation
• Ctrl + P : Print
• Ctrl + Z : Undo

• Windows + U : Open Accessibility Settings
• Windows + Ctrl + C : Toggle color filters
• Windows + Plus (+) : Zoom in (Magnifier)
• Windows + Minus (-) : Zoom out (Magnifier)
• Windows + Esc : Exit Magnifier
• Windows + Enter : Open Narrator
• Alt + Left Shift + Print Screen : Toggle High Contrast
• Ctrl + Windows + N : Open Narrator settings
• Mac: Command + Option + F5 : Open Accessibility Options
• Mac: Command + Option + 8 : Toggle Zoom

🔤 General

• Ctrl + N : New Document
• Ctrl + O : Open Document
• Ctrl + S : Save
• Ctrl + Z : Undo/Redo (toggle last action)
• Ctrl + Alt + Z : Step backward (multiple undos)
• B : Brush Tool
• V : Move Tool
• M : Marquee Selection Tool
• Ctrl + T : Free Transform
• Ctrl + D : Deselect
• Ctrl + J : Duplicate layer
• Ctrl + Shift + N : New layer

🔤 General

• Alt + A : Mute/unmute audio
• Alt + V : Start/stop video
• Alt + S : Start/stop screen sharing
• Alt + R : Start/stop local recording
• Alt + P : Pause/resume recording
• Alt + Q : Leave meeting
• Alt + H : Show/hide chat panel
• Alt + Y : Raise/lower hand
• Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H : Show/hide participant list

🔤 Playback Controls

• Space : Play/Pause
• Ctrl + Right Arrow : Next track
• Ctrl + Left Arrow : Previous track
• Ctrl + Up Arrow : Volume up
• Ctrl + Down Arrow : Volume down
• Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow : Fast forward
• Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow : Rewind
• Ctrl + L : Search
• Ctrl + S : Toggle shuffle
• Ctrl + R : Toggle repeat