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⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
Essential keyboard shortcuts for Windows, Mac, VS Code, Chrome, and more.
📋 Essential Shortcuts (Mac / Windows)
| ⌘/Ctrl + C | Copy selected text or item |
| ⌘/Ctrl + V | Paste from clipboard |
| ⌘/Ctrl + X | Cut selected text or item |
| ⌘/Ctrl + Z | Undo last action |
| ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + Z | Redo |
| ⌘/Ctrl + A | Select all |
| ⌘/Ctrl + F | Find / Search |
| ⌘/Ctrl + S | Save current file |
| ⌘/Ctrl + P | |
| ⌘/Ctrl + W | Close current window/tab |
| ⌘/Ctrl + Q | Quit application (Mac) / Close (Win) |
| ⌘/Ctrl + Tab | Switch between open apps/tabs |
🖱️ Text Navigation
| ⌥/Ctrl + ←/→ | Move cursor by word |
| ⌘/Home | Go to beginning of line/document |
| ⌘/End | Go to end of line/document |
| Shift + ↑/↓ | Select lines |
| ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + ←/→ | Select by word |
📸 Screenshots (Mac)
| ⌘ + Shift + 3 | Screenshot entire screen |
| ⌘ + Shift + 4 | Screenshot selection |
| ⌘ + Shift + 5 | Screenshot/record menu |
⚡ Essential VS Code
| ⌘/Ctrl + P | Quick Open file |
| ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + P | Command Palette |
| ⌘/Ctrl + ` | Toggle terminal |
| ⌘/Ctrl + B | Toggle sidebar |
| ⌘/Ctrl + / | Toggle line comment |
| ⌥/Alt + ↑/↓ | Move line up/down |
| ⌘/Ctrl + D | Select next occurrence |
| ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + K | Delete line |
| F12 | Go to definition |
| ⌥/Alt + Click | Multi-cursor editing |
🌐 Chrome Browser
| ⌘/Ctrl + T | New tab |
| ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + T | Reopen closed tab |
| ⌘/Ctrl + L | Focus address bar |
| ⌘/Ctrl + R | Refresh page |
| ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + R | Hard refresh (clear cache) |
| ⌘/Ctrl + 1-8 | Switch to tab 1-8 |
| ⌘/Ctrl + 9 | Switch to last tab |
| ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + I | Open DevTools |
| ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + N | New incognito window |
📊 Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets
| ⌘/Ctrl + ↓ | Jump to last row with data |
| ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + L | Toggle filters |
| ⌘/Ctrl + ; | Insert current date |
| ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + ; | Insert current time |
| F2 | Edit cell |
| F4 | Toggle absolute reference ($) |
| ⌘/Ctrl + ` | Show formulas |
| Alt + = | AutoSum |