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Computer Shortcuts for Gen X's! Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Basic shortcuts for everyday for those that didn't grow up with computers

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Word Basics

Select All
Cmd + A
Bold
Cmd + B
Italic
Cmd + I
Underline
Cmd + U
Undo
Cmd + Z
Redo
Cmd + Y
Cut
Cmd + X
Copy
Cmd + C
Copy formatting from selection
Cmd + Shift + C
Paste
Cmd + V
Paste Special
Cmd + Ctrl + V
Paste Formatting to selection
Cmd + Shift + V
Align Centre
Cmd + E
Align Lt/Rt
Cmd + L/R
Save
Cmd + S
Open
Cmd + O
New
Cmd + N
Print
Cmd + P
Close
Cmd + W
Insert Hyperlink
Cmd + K
Subscript
Cmd + =
Supers­cript
Cmd + Shift + =
Comment
Cmd + Option + A
Page Break
Cmd + Enter
To Top of Doc
Cmd +
To End of Doc
Cmd +
Find
Cmd + F
Select All
Cmd A
 

Serious Word Editing

Split Doc
View tab/ Arrang­e/Split
See 2 docs side by side
Window­/Ar­ran­ge/Tile vertically
Comment
Cmd + Option + A
Capitals toggle
Shift F3
Change autoco­rrect
Word/P­ref­ere­nce­s/A­uto­correct
Highlight
Ctrl + Option + H
Find and replace
Ctrl + H
Copy formatting from another doc
Cmd + Shift + C
Paste formatting to another doc
Cmd + Shift + V
Read Aloud
Edit/S­pee­ch/­Start Speaking
Compare versions
Tools/­Track change­s/C­ompare docs
Commonly used text
Select txt/In­ser­t/T­ext­/Save
Insert common text
Insert­/Te­xt/­Qui­ckparts
Create Shortcuts
Tools/­Cus­tomise keyboard

Screen­shots

Full Screen
Cmd + 3
Selected Area
Cmd + 4
Record
Cmd + 5
 

Computer Basics

Quit Apps
Cmd + Q
Bookmark
Cmd + D
Open a file
Cmd + O
Reload page
Cmd + R
Close tab
Cmd + W
Open Tab
Cmd + T
Zoom
Cmd + or -
Reset Zoom
Cmd 0
Minimise all Apps
Cmd+Op­tio­n+M+H
Force Quit
Cmd+Op­tio­n+Exc
Force Shutdown
Cmd+Op­tion+ Ctrl +Esc
Big Screen View
Tilda
Enable Dictation
Fn button twice

Finder

Open Airdrop
Shift Cmd R
Open Downloads
Option Cmd L
Open Documents
Shift Cmd O
Open Desktop
Shift Cmd D
Open the Recents Window
Shift Cmd F
Create New Folder
Shift Cmd N
Eject selected disk
Cmd E
Duplicate selected file
Cmd D
Quick preview of document
Cmd Y
Make an alias
Cmd L
Open a new Finder Window
Cmd N
Info on a file
Cmd I