Keyboard shortcuts worth knowing

You do not need hundreds of shortcuts. These few save time every day. On a Mac, use Cmd wherever Windows uses Ctrl.

Everywhere

ShortcutDoes
Ctrl + C / Ctrl + VCopy / paste
Ctrl + XCut
Ctrl + ZUndo. The most useful shortcut there is
Ctrl + YRedo
Ctrl + ASelect all
Ctrl + SSave
Ctrl + FFind a word on the page or in the document
Ctrl + PPrint, or save as PDF
Alt + TabSwitch between open windows (Cmd + Tab on a Mac)

Windows

ShortcutDoes
Windows key + EOpen File Explorer
Windows key + DShow the desktop
Windows key + LLock the computer when you step away
Windows key + Shift + SScreenshot a part of the screen
Windows key + VClipboard history: paste something you copied earlier
Windows key + .Emoji and symbols, including ₵
Windows key + PProjector and second screen options
Ctrl + Shift + EscTask Manager, to close a frozen program
Windows key + left or right arrowSnap a window to half the screen

In the browser

ShortcutDoes
Ctrl + TNew tab
Ctrl + WClose tab
Ctrl + Shift + TReopen the tab you just closed
Ctrl + LJump to the address bar
Ctrl + + / Ctrl + –Zoom in / out. Ctrl + 0 resets
Ctrl + Shift + NPrivate (incognito) window

Typing

ShortcutDoes
Ctrl + BackspaceDelete a whole word
Ctrl + left or right arrowMove by a word
Shift + arrow keysSelect text
Home / EndStart or end of the line
Ctrl + B / I / UBold / italic / underline in Word and Google Docs

The Ghana cedi sign

On Windows, the Windows key + . panel has symbols including ₵. On a phone keyboard, press and hold the $ key in the symbols view; most keyboards offer ₵ there.