Have you ever been stuck behind someone who walks way too slow? It usually happens when you’re in a hurry or running late for something. That’s when you get caught behind a slow walker or two semis driving side. by. side. In your head you’re screaming – “HURRY UP!” – but it’s not helping. Let that panicky feeling sit in just a bit.
You want to know something that is very, very similar to slow walkers and vehicles that are impossible to pass? Slow typers. Yes, those hunt-and-peck typers that take forever to figure out how to copy and paste something.
But it’s okay, I’m here to save all of us the pain of dealing with slow typers – it’s called common keyboard shortcuts (or commands for Mac users). Common keyboard shortcuts are lifesavers for speeding up those typing skills. Sure, you could right-click and select paste, but it’s so much faster to just click CTRL+V. This is our quick list of common keyboard shortcuts that we give to anyone wanting to speed up their typing skills. We also include it in our employee handbook – because efficiency is bliss!
Common Keyboard Shortcuts
You can print a pretty version of this list here.
Windows |
Mac |
|
Select All |
CTRL + A | CMD + |
Select Forward |
CTRL + SHIFT + → | CMD + SHIFT + → |
Select Back |
CTRL + SHIFT + ← | CMD + SHIFT + ← |
Select Up |
CTRL + SHIFT + UP | CMD + SHIFT + UP |
Select Down |
CTRL + SHIFT + DOWN | CMD + SHIFT +DOWN |
Beginning of Page/Sentence |
HOME | HOME |
End of Page/Sentence |
END | END |
Next Page Up |
PAGE UP | PAGE UP |
Next Page Down |
PAGE DOWN | PAGE DOWN |
Copy |
CTRL + C | CMD + C |
Cut |
CTRL + X | CMD + X |
Paste |
CTRL + V | CMD + V |
Save |
CTRL + S | CMD + S |
Undo |
CTRL + Z | CMD + Z |
Redo |
CTRL + Y | CMD + Y |
Find |
CTRL + F | CMD + F |
Minimize All Windows |
WIN + M | CMD + M |
Line Break – Next Page |
CTRL + ENTER | CMD + ENTER |
View Source of Web Page |
CTRL + U |
CMD + U |
Sites to Help Speed Up Typing Skills
In all seriousness, if you do need help with typing or have staff that needs to speed up their typing skills, these common keyboard shortcuts won’t be needed just yet. However, they’re tons of free typing tools to help speed up those typing skills – even for advanced typers. Here are a few of our favorites:
