Hotkey Cheat Sheet - Free Keyboard Shortcuts

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Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet: The 20 Most Used Shortcuts

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Action	Windows	Mac	Chromebook
Copy	`Ctrl + C`	`Cmd + C`	`Ctrl + C`
Cut	`Ctrl + X`	`Cmd + X`	`Ctrl + X`
Paste	`Ctrl + V`	`Cmd + V`	`Ctrl + V`
Paste without formatting	`Ctrl + Shift + V`	`Cmd + Option + Shift + V`	`Ctrl + Shift + V`
Undo	`Ctrl + Z`	`Cmd + Z`	`Ctrl + Z`
Redo	`Ctrl + Y`	`Cmd + Shift + Z`	`Ctrl + Shift + Z`
Select all	`Ctrl + A`	`Cmd + A`	`Ctrl + A`
Find	`Ctrl + F`	`Cmd + F`	`Ctrl + F`
Save	`Ctrl + S`	`Cmd + S`	`Ctrl + S`
Print	`Ctrl + P`	`Cmd + P`	`Ctrl + P`
New tab	`Ctrl + T`	`Cmd + T`	`Ctrl + T`
Close tab	`Ctrl + W`	`Cmd + W`	`Ctrl + W`
Reopen closed tab	`Ctrl + Shift + T`	`Cmd + Shift + T`	`Ctrl + Shift + T`
Switch apps	`Alt + Tab`	`Cmd + Tab`	`Alt + Tab`
Screenshot (area)	`Win + Shift + S`	`Cmd + Shift + 4`	`Ctrl + Shift + Show Windows`
Lock screen	`Win + L`	`Ctrl + Cmd + Q`	`Search + L`
Show desktop	`Win + D`	`Fn + F11`	Not listed in our catalog
Zoom in	`Ctrl + +`	`Option + Cmd + =`	`Ctrl + +`
Zoom out	`Ctrl + -`	`Option + Cmd + -`	`Ctrl + -`
Close window	`Alt + F4`	`Cmd + W`	Not listed in our catalog

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