Did you know your computer keyboard has over 100 keyboard shortcuts? In addition to the standard copy and paste, Windows computers are programmed with a variety of keyboard shortcuts for documents, formatting, and navigation. Without touching the mouse, you can impress your peers by controlling your computer with a few quick taps.
For Apple users, check out Keyboard Tips and Tricks for Apple Computers
Are you interested in even more keyboard commands? Check out the complete list of Windows shortcuts. As noted below for some commands, the keyboard shortcuts differ if you’re using the Google docs editing platform.
Navigation
| Undo | ctrl + z |
| Redo | ctrl + y |
| Close window | ctrl + w |
| Minimize window | windows key + down arrow |
| Maximize window (make fullscreen) | windows key + up arrow |
| Force quit an app | alt + F4 |
Webpages
| Refresh webpage | F5 |
| Zoom in | ctrl + + |
| Zoom out | ctrl + – |
| Open a new tab | ctrl + t |
| Open hyperlink in new tab | ctrl + (click link) |
Text Formatting – Microsoft Office
| Superscript | ctrl + shift + = |
| for Google docs: ctrl + . | |
| Subscript | ctrl + = |
| Google docs: ctrl + , | |
| Insert hyperlink | ctrl + k |
| Paste and match formatting of surrounding text | ctrl + shift + v |
| Copy formatting of selected text | ctrl + shift + c |
| Paste copied formatting on selected text | ctrl + shift + v |
Select
| Select all text | ctrl + a |
| Select all text below | ctrl + shift + end |
| Select all text above | ctrl + shift + home |
| Select text 1 line below | shift + down arrow |
| Select text 1 line above | shift + up arrow |
Move Cursor
| Move to beginning of line/paragraph | ctrl + up arrow |
| Move to end of line/paragraph | ctrl + down arrow |
Screenshot
| Take screenshot (will be copied to clipboard) | ctrl + PrtScr |
