Friday, 27 May 2016

Keyboard shortcuts

30 useful keyboard shortcuts for all browsers

 

Keyboard shortcuts allow you to perform simple tasks on your computer, such as opening a new tab, printing a page and zooming in on text by pressing a combination of keys at the same time. Whether you use a Mac or PC, these 30 shortcuts will save you time and turn you into a computer pro!

Browser keyboard shortcuts for Mac:

1.    Command+T – Open a new tab

2.    Command+N – Open a new window

3.    Command+Shift+T or Command+Z – Reopens the last tab you closed

4.    Command+Option+Right Arrow – Switch to the next right tab

5.    Command+ Option+Left Arrow  – Switch to the next left tab

6.    Command++ – Zoom in

7.    Command+- – Zoom out

8.    Command+0 – Default zoom level

9.    Command+Shift+4 – Screenshot part of a page (drag mouse to capture the part you wish)

10.  Command+click a link – Opens link in a new tab

 

General keyboards shortcuts for Mac:

1.    Command+Q – Quit any program

2.    Command+P – Print the current page

3.    Command+Option+Esc – Force quit an application

4.    Command+F – Open finder

5.    Command+H – Quickly hide the current active app

 

Browser keyboard shortcuts for PC:

1.    Ctrl+T – Open a new tab

2.    Ctrl+Tab – Switch to the next tab

3.    Ctrl+9 – Switch to the last tab

4.    Ctrl+W, Ctrl+F4 – Close the current tab

5.    Ctrl+Shift+T – Reopen the last closed tab

6.    Ctrl­++ – Zoom in

7.    Ctrl+- – Zoom out

8.    Ctrl+0 – Default zoom level

 

General keyboard shortcuts for PC:

1.    Ctrl+Q – Quit any program

2.    Ctrl+P – Print the current page

3.    F11 – Enter full-screen mode

4.    Esc – Exit full-screen mode

5.    Home – Top of page

6.    End – Bottom of page

7.    Escape – Stop an action, such as a page from loading

 

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