Increasing ease of use with keyboard shortcuts [1]
By learning more keyboard shortcuts, you can perform actions with ease, enabling seamless navigation across your tabs and maximized functionality. Windows and Mac have their own click-and-key combinations for many of the same functions.
Windows keyboard shortcuts:
The Find function is a fantastic tool for finding a specific word or phrase on a page without having to scroll through trying to find it.
- Find: CTRL + F
Selecting text with your cursor can be clunky. Using the Shift + Arrow function will automatically select text as you press an arrow key.
- Highlight Text: Shift + Arrow
- NOTE: You can select entire words at a time with this function by holding down CTRL in addition to Shift + Arrow.
The back button in a browser is used to restore the previously visited webpage. There’s also a keyboard shortcut for that!
- Go back one page: ALT + Left Arrow
- Go forward one page: ALT + Right Arrow
If you find yourself with a cluttered desktop and need to filter through what’s open? Do it easily by minimizing all tabs and opening them one by one.
- Minimize all tabs: Windows Key + M
Done for the day? Close your open tabs with a simple hotkey.
- Close tabs: ALT + F4
Accidentally closing an important tab is frustrating and it is not always easy to retrieve it from browser history.
- Restore the most recently closed tab: CTRL + SHIFT + T
Renaming files is commonplace when working in Windows. Navigating through the right-click menu can feel like it’s wasting time, especially when you cannot find the rename function. Use this quick hotkey instead.
- Rename file: Left Click + F2
- NOTE: You may have to press Fn + F2 for the rename function to work.
Mac keyboard shortcuts:
The Find function is a fantastic tool for finding a specific word or phrase on a page without having to scroll through trying to find it.
- Find: Cmd + F
Adding hyperlinks to text can be tricky. Using the Cmd + K function will automatically create a hyperlink on the selected text.
- Add hyperlink: Cmd + K
The back button in a browser is used quite often to restore the previously visited webpage. Mac devices have their own key for that!
- Go back one page: ⇤ (backtab)
- Go forward one page: ⇥ (tab)
If you find yourself with a cluttered desktop and need to filter through what’s open? Do it easily by minimizing all tabs and opening them one by one.
- Minimize all tabs: Cmd + Option + M
Done for the day? Close your open tabs with a simple hotkey.
- Close tabs: Cmd + W
Accidentally closing an important tab is frustrating and it is not always easy to retrieve it from browser history.
- Restore the most recently closed tab: Cmd + Shift + T
Renaming files is commonplace when working in Windows. Navigating through the right-click menu can feel like it’s wasting time, especially when you cannot find the rename function. Use this quick hotkey instead.
- Rename file: Left Click + Return