If you are coming from Windows to use a Mac or vice versa, there will be a number of keyboard shortcuts that you use that behave differently between Mac and Windows, so here is a list of them.
Operation | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
Cut | Ctrl+X | Cmd+X |
Copy | Ctrl+C | Cmd+C |
Paste | Ctrl+V | Cmd+V |
Undo | Ctrl+Z | Cmd+Z |
Open | Ctrl+O | Cmd+O |
Save | Ctrl+S | Cmd+S |
Lock Computer | Win+L | Cmd+Ctrl+Q |
Show Desktop | Win+D | Cmd+F3 |
Open File Browser | Win+E | Cmd+N |
Minimise Windows | Win+M | Cmd+M |
Search | Win | Cmd+Space |
Close Active Window | Ctrl+W | Cmd+W |
Switch Tasks | Alt+Tab | Cmd+Tab |
Maximise to Full screen | Win+Up (arrow) | Ctrl+Cmd+F |
Screenshot | Win+Shift+S | Cmd+Shift+3 |
Screenshot Window | Win+Shift+S | Cmd+Shift+4 |
View file info (properties) | Alt+Enter | Cmd+I |
Select all | Ctrl+A | Cmd+A |
Select a range of items | Ctrl+Click | Cmd+Click |
