LIBRARY

All shortcuts

Browse every published shortcut. Start here if you want the full catalog instead of the interactive tools.

Open explorer
Windows

View open apps thumbnails and switch with arrow keys

Press Ctrl + Alt + Tab to open a thumbnail view of all open apps. Use arrow keys to navigate between them and press Enter to switch.

Ctrl + Alt + Tab
Windows

Open Start Menu

Open the Start menu to access apps, settings, and power options.

Ctrl + Esc
Windows

Close Active Document in Full-Screen Multi-Document Apps

Closes the currently active document in full-screen applications that support multiple open documents simultaneously.

Ctrl + F4
Windows

Refresh the current window

Reloads the content of the active window, discarding any cached version.

Ctrl + F5
Windows

Switch Keyboard Layout

Switch between available keyboard layouts when multiple layouts are configured.

Ctrl + Shift
Windows

Toggle Chinese IME

Enable or disable the Chinese input method editor (IME) to switch between Chinese and English input modes.

Ctrl + Space
Windows

Capture Region Screenshot to Clipboard

Press PrtScn to capture a selected region of the screen and copy it to the clipboard.

PrtScn or Print Screen
Windows

Delete words to the left of the cursor

Deletes the word immediately to the left of the cursor.

Ctrl + Backspace
Windows

Copy selected text

Copies the selected text or item to the clipboard.

Ctrl + Insert
Windows

Delete words to the right of the cursor

Deletes the word immediately to the right of the cursor.

Ctrl + Del
Windows

Move cursor to next paragraph

Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph in a document or text field.

Ctrl +
Windows

Find and Replace Text

Open the Find and Replace dialog in many applications to search for text and replace it.

Ctrl + H
Windows

Move cursor to previous word

Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous word, useful for quick text navigation.

Ctrl +
Windows

Move cursor to next word start

Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next word in text editing fields.

Ctrl +
Windows

Paste as plain text

Pastes clipboard content without formatting, removing any font, size, color, or style.

Ctrl + Shift + V
Windows

Move cursor to previous paragraph start

Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph in a document or text field.

Ctrl +
Windows

Paste the last item from the clipboard

Pastes the most recently copied or cut item from the clipboard.

Shift + Insert
Windows

Delete Characters to the Right of the Cursor

Deletes the character immediately to the right of the cursor (forward delete).

Del
Windows

Move cursor to next line

Moves the cursor down to the next line in text fields or documents.

Windows

Move cursor to end of line

Moves the cursor to the end of the current line in text editing contexts.

End
Windows

Move cursor to beginning of line

Moves the cursor to the start of the current line in text fields or documents.

Home
Windows

Move cursor backward one character

Moves the text cursor one character to the left in editable fields or documents.

Windows

Move Cursor Forward by One Page

Moves the cursor down one screen's worth of content in documents or lists.

PgDn
Windows

Move cursor backward one page

Moves the cursor up one full screen height in documents or web pages.

PgUp