A to Z Computer 150+ Shortcut Keys

 

Here are some of the most commonly used computer keyboard shortcuts:

A to Z Computer 150+ Shortcut Keys

This article lists all the keyboard shortcut keys for computers from A to Z, categorised by function or programme.

A keyboard shortcut is a set of keys that triggers a software programme to perform a pre-programmed action.

This action may be part of the operating system or application program's standard functionality or written by the user in a scripting language.

After that, let us start our main topic “Keyboard Shortcut Keys of Computer A to Z“.

Shortcut keys ABC

These basic Windows key shortcuts help you finish your work faster and easier.

 

S.No. Keyboard shortcut Action
1 CTRL+A Open File Explorer.
2 CTRL+B Bold
3 Ctrl + C Copy selected items
4 CTRL+D Duplicate
5 CTRL+E Align Centre
6 Ctrl + F Find
7 CTRL+G Go To
8 CTRL+H Find & Replace
9 CTRL+I Italic
10 CTRL+K Insert Hyperlink
11 Ctrl + L Align Left
12 CTRL+M Increase Indent
13 CTRL+N New document
14 CTRL+O Open
15 CTRL+P Print
16 CTRL+R Align right
17 Ctrl + W Close active window.
18 CTRL+S Save
19 CTRL+U Underline
20 CTRL+V Paste
21 CTRL+W Close active window.
22 CTRL+X Cut
23 CTRL+Y Repeat Action
24 CTRL+Z Undo
25 Alt+F File menu options in current program.
26 Alt+E Open Edit options in the current program.
27 Alt+Tab Switch between open programs.
28 Shift+Del Cut selected items.
29 Ctrl+Left arrow Moves one word to the left at a time.
30 Ctrl+Right arrow Moves one word to the right at a time.
31 Ctrl+Esc Open the Start menu.
32 Ctrl+Shift+Esc Open Windows Task Manager.
33 Alt+F4 Close the currently active program tab
34 Alt+Enter Open the properties for the selected item

Special Characters

These are some of the most popular special characters nowadays:

 

S.No Sequence Character
1 Alt 128 Ç
2 Alt 129 ü
3 Alt 130 é
4 Alt 131 â
5 Alt 132 ä
6 Alt 133 à
7 Alt 134 å
8 Alt 135 ç
9 Alt 136 ê
10 Alt 137 ë
11 Alt 138 è
12 Alt 139 ï
13 Alt 140 î
14 Alt 141 ì
15 Alt 145 æ
16 Alt 146 Æ
17 Alt 147 ô
18 Alt 148 ö
19 Alt 149 ò
20 Alt 150 û
21 Alt 151 ù
22 Alt 152 ÿ
23 Alt 155 ¢
24 Alt 156 £
25 Alt 157 ¥
26 Alt 158 P
27 Alt 159 ƒ
28 Alt 160 á
29 Alt 161 í

 

 

Keyboard Shortcuts on Mac

Here is the list of Computer A to Z Shortcut Keys for Mac:

 

S.No. Shortcut Action
1 Command-X Cut the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard.
2 Command-C Copy the selected item to the Clipboard.
3 Command-V Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current document or app.
4 Command-Z Undo the previous command. Press Command-Shift-Z to redo.
5 Command-A Select all items.
6 Command-F Open a Find window, or find items in a document.
7 Command-G Find the next occurrence of the item you’re searching for. Press Command-Shift-G to find the previous occurrence.
8 Command-H Hide the windows of the front app. Press Command-Option-H to view the front app but hide all other apps.
9 Command-M Minimize the front window to the Dock. Press Command-Option-M to minimize all windows of the front app.
10 Command-N Open a new document or window.
11 Command-O Open the selected item, or open a dialog to select a file to open.
12 Command-P Print the current document.
13 Command-S Save the current document.
14 Command-W Close the front window. Press Command-Option-W to close all windows of the app.
15 Command-Q Quit the current app.
16 Command-Option-Esc Choose an app to Force Quit.
17 Command-Tab Switch to the next most recently used app among your open apps.
18 Open Apple+Down Opens the selected icon.
19 Open Apple+Shift+Up Arrow Used to direct the input focus to the desktop level.
20 Open Apple+L Make alias.
21 Open Apple+R Show the original item.
22 Open Apple+? Mac help.
23 Open Apple+E Eject
24 Up arrow Used to select the icon above the one currently highlighted.
25 Down arrow Used to select the icon below the one currently highlighted.
26 Tab Highlight the next icon inside the folder, in alphabetical order.
27 Shift+Tab Highlight the previous icon inside the folder, in alphabetical order.
28 Left arrow Used when viewing by the icon to select the icon to the left of the one highlighted.
29 Right arrow Used when viewing by the icon to select the icon to the right of the one highlighted.
30 Shift+Click Select the icon and add it to the set of those selected.
31 Open Apple+T Add to favorites.

General Linux Shortcuts

Common Computer A-Z Shortcut Keys for Linux:

 

S.No. Shortcut Action
1 Ctrl + C Copy any highlighted text, image, or some other object to the clipboard.
2 Ctrl + V Paste copied text, image, or some other object from the clipboard.
3 Ctrl + X Cut highlighted text, image, or some other object.
4 Ctrl + S Save the currently opened file.
5 Ctrl + N Create a new file.
6 Ctrl + Z Undo the last action.
7 Ctrl + Q Quit the application in focus.
8 Ctrl + Alt + F1 to F6 Switch to a virtual console.
9 Ctrl + Alt + F7 Switch to the first graphical terminal.

Cinnamon Keyboard Shortcuts (Linux Mint)

These are the Cinnamon keyboard shortcut keys A-Z:

 

S.No. Shortcut Action
1 Ctrl + Alt + Down Show all currently running applications on the selected workspace.
2 Ctrl + Alt + Up Show running applications across all workspaces.
3 Alt + Tab Cycle between running applications.
4 Shift + Alt + Tab. Cycle between running applications in the opposite direction.
5 Alt + F2 Open a command prompt.
6 Alt + F4 Close the window in focus.
7 Super + L Open the Cinnamon Debugger.
8 Super + D Minimize all windows to show desktop.
9 Ctrl + Super + Arrow keys Span the window in focus to a border.
10 Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Left or Right Arrow Move the window in focus to the workspace on the left or right.

Ubuntu Keyboard Shortcuts

These are the computer A-Z shortcut keys for Ubuntu:

 

S.No. Shortcut Action
1 Super Open Activities.
2 Alt + F2 Open a command prompt.
3 Alt + Tab Cycle between running applications.
4 Super + Arrow keys Snap the window in focus to a border.
5 PrtSc Take a screenshot of the entire screen.
6 Alt + PrtSc Take a screenshot of the window in focus.
7 Shift + PrtSc Take a screenshot of a selected area on the screen.
8 Ctrl + Alt + T Launch Terminal.
9 Super + L Lock the current session.
10 Super + D Minimize all windows to show desktop.

Firefox Keyboard Shortcut

This table lists all the computer A-Z shortcut keys for Firefox:

 

S.No. Shortcut Action
1 Backspace Go back.
2 F5 or Ctrl + R Reload the current page.
3 Ctrl + P Print the current page.
4 Ctrl + S Save the current page.
5 Ctrl + F Find text on the current page.
6 Ctrl + K Bring the search bar into focus.
7 Ctrl + W Close the current tab.
8 Ctrl + N Open a new tab.
9 Ctrl + Shift + P Open a new private window.
10 Ctrl + Shift + Q Exit Firefox.

ChromeOS Keyboard Shortcuts (Chromebook)

These are the computer A-Z shortcut keys for Chrome OS or Chromebook:

S.No. Shortcut Action
1 Ctrl + Shift + L Lock the current session.
2 Ctrl + Shift + Q Log out from the current session.
3 Alt + 1 to 8 Launch an application from the taskbar.
4 Alt + [ or ] Dock the window in focus to the left or right side of the screen.
5 Ctrl + F5 Take a screenshot of the entire screen.
6 Ctrl + Shift + F5 Take a screenshot of a selected area on the screen.
7 Shift + Alt + M Open the Files app.
8 Shift + Alt + N Display notifications.
9 Ctrl + Alt + Display all keyboard shortcuts.
10 Shift + Esc Open the Task Manager.

 

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