Productivity Reference

Keyboard Shortcuts

A keyboard shortcut is a combination of keys that performs a specific action. The shortcuts typically involve one or more modifier keys such as Ctrl, Alt, or Command combined with another key usually a letter, number, or punctuation symbol. By using keyboard shortcuts, you can bypass navigating through menus and dialog boxes in software applications. Tasks that would normally require multiple clicks with a mouse can be accomplished swiftly using shortcuts, and you will be less relying on mouse movements. Professionals who use keyboard shortcuts efficiently perform repetitive actions more quickly. Most software allows customization of keyboard shortcuts. Users can assign their preferred shortcuts for specific functions. Additionally, each application often has its own unique set of shortcuts. We have crafted shortcuts for most commonly used applications across multiple platforms.

Practical Notes

Shortcut Learning Strategy

Keyboard shortcuts are easiest to adopt when you focus on repeated actions instead of trying to memorize an entire application at once.

Start with frequent tasks

Learn the commands you use every hour: search, save, switch tabs, copy, paste, undo, and open command menus.

Mind the platform

The same action may use Ctrl on Windows or Linux and Command on macOS.

Practice in context

Shortcuts stick faster when you use them during real work instead of reading a list once.

Shortcut	Application	Action
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z`or`Ctrl`+`Y`	Firefox	Redo delete of a node
`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`F`	Firefox	Replace
`Ctrl`+`0`	Firefox	Reset font size
`F8`	Firefox	Resume execution when at a breakpoint
`Ctrl`+`S`	Firefox	Save file to disk
`S`	Firefox	Scroll the selected node into view
`End`	Firefox	Scroll to end of autocomplete suggestions
`End`	Firefox	Scroll to end of console output (only if the command line is empty)
`Home`	Firefox	Scroll to start of autocomplete suggestions
`Home`	Firefox	Scroll to start of console output (only if the command line is empty)
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F`	Firefox	Search for a string in all files
`Ctrl`+`F`	Firefox	Search for a string in the current file
`Ctrl`+`P`	Firefox	Search for scripts by name
`Ctrl`+`F`	Firefox	Search in the message display pane
`Ctrl`+`A`	Firefox	Select all
`Enter`	Firefox	Select the current color
`Click`	Firefox	Select the element under the mouse and cancel picker mode
`Shift`+`Click`	Firefox	Select the element under the mouse and stay in picker mode
`Enter`or`Space`	Firefox	Show/hide more information about current property (Computed view only, when a property is selected)
`Enter`or`Space`	Firefox	Start editing property or value (Rules view only, when a property or value is selected, but not already being edited)
`Shift`+`Tab`	Firefox	Step backward through properties and values
`Shift`+`Tab`	Firefox	Step backward through the attributes of a node
`Shift`+`F9`	Firefox	Step forward through matching command history (after initiating reverse search)
`Tab`	Firefox	Step forward through properties and values
`Tab`	Firefox	Step forward through the attributes of a node
`F11`	Firefox	Step into
`Shift`+`F11`	Firefox	Step out
`F10`	Firefox	Step over
`F2`or`Ctrl`+`Enter`	Firefox	Stop editing HTML
`Shift`+`F9`	Firefox	Storage Inspector
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`C`	Firefox	Toggle “Pick an element from the page”
`F1`	Firefox	Toggle between active tool and settings
`Ctrl`+`B`	Firefox	Toggle breakpoint on the currently selected line
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`B`	Firefox	Toggle conditional breakpoint on the currently selected line
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`M`	Firefox	Toggle Responsive Design Mode
`Esc`	Firefox	Toggle split console (except if console is the currently selected tool)
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`D`	Firefox	Toggle toolbox between the last 2 docking modes
`Ctrl`+`Z`	Firefox	Undo
`Ctrl`+`Z`	Firefox	Undo delete of a node
`Shift`+`Tab`	Firefox	Unindent
`Ctrl`+`Enter`	MS Edge	Add www. to the beginning and .com to the end of text typed in the address bar
`Ctrl`+`W`	MS Edge	Close the current tab
`Ctrl`+`F4`	MS Edge	Close the current tab
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`W`	MS Edge	Close the current window
`Alt`+`F4`	MS Edge	Close the current window
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`K`	MS Edge	Duplicate the current tab
`F11`	MS Edge	Enter full screen (toggle)
`F9`	MS Edge	Enter or exit Immersive Reader
`F3`	MS Edge	Find in the current tab
`Alt`+`←`	MS Edge	Go back

Shortcut Learning Strategy

Start with frequent tasks

Mind the platform

Practice in context

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