Hot Keys
Hot Keys/Keyboard Shortcuts
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- General Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
- Google Shortcuts
- Salesforce Shortcuts
The following shortcuts work in Windows in general and can be used in the CMS, Salesforce, etc. This is an abridged version. For the full list go here.
| Shortcut Keys | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + X | Cut the selected item |
| Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert) | Copy the selected item |
| Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert) | Paste the selected item |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo an action |
| Alt + Tab | Switch between open apps |
| Alt + F4 | Close the active item, or exit the active app |
| Windows logo key + L | Lock your PC |
| Windows logo key + D | Display and hide the desktop |
| F2 | Rename the selected item |
| F3 | Search for a file or folder in File Explorer |
| F4 | Display the address bar list in File Explorer |
| F5 | Refresh the active window |
| F6 | Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop |
| F10 | Activate the Menu bar in the active app |
| Alt + F8 | Show your password on the sign-in screen |
| Alt + Esc | Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened |
| Alt + Spacebar | Open the shortcut menu for the active window |
| Alt + Left arrow | Go back |
| Alt + Right arrow | Go forward |
| Ctrl + F4 | Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and let you have multiple documents open at the same time) |
| Ctrl + A | Select all items in a document or window |
| Ctrl + D (or Delete) | Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin |
| Ctrl + R (or F5) | Refresh the active window |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo an action |
| Ctrl + Right arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word |
| Ctrl + Left arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word |
| Ctrl + Down arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph |
| Ctrl + Up arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph |
| Ctrl + Alt + Tab | Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps |
| Alt + Shift + arrow keys | When a group or tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it in the direction specified |
| Ctrl + Shift + arrow keys | When a tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it into another tile to create a folder |
| Ctrl + arrow keys | Resize the Start menu when it's open |
| Ctrl + arrow key (to move to an item) + Spacebar | Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop |
| Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key | Select a block of text |
| Ctrl + Esc | Open Start |
| Ctrl + Shift + Esc | Open Task Manager |
| Ctrl + Shift | Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available |
| Ctrl + Spacebar | Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off |
| Shift with any arrow key | Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document |
| Shift + Delete | Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first |
| Right arrow | Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu |
| Left arrow | Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu |
| Esc | Stop or leave the current task |
| Windows logo key | Open or close Start |
| Windows logo key + A | Open Action center |
| Windows logo key + D | Display and hide the desktop |
| Windows logo key + Alt + D | Display and hide the date and time on the desktop |
| Windows logo key + E | Open File Explorer |
| Windows logo key + I | Open Settings |
| Windows logo key + K | Open the Connect quick action |
| Windows logo key + L | Lock your PC or switch accounts |
| Windows logo key + M | Minimize all windows |
| Windows logo key + P | Choose a presentation display mode |
| Windows logo key + R | Open the Run dialog box |
| Windows logo key + S | Open search |
| Windows logo key + T | Cycle through apps on the taskbar |
| Windows logo key + U | Open Ease of Access Center |
| Windows logo key + V | Cycle through notifications |
| Windows logo key + Shift + V | Cycle through notifications in reverse order |
| Windows logo key + X | Open the Quick Link menu |
| Windows logo key + Z | Show the commands available in an app in full-screen mode |
The following shortcuts work in Google Chrome and are extremely helpful. This is an abridged version. For the full list go here.
| Shortcut Keys | Description |
|---|---|
| Alt+Left Arrow | Back a page |
| Alt+Right Arrow | Forward a page |
| Alt+F4 | Close browser window |
| F11 | Display the current website in full-screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode. |
| Esc | Stop page or download from loading |
| Ctrl+(- or +) | Zoom in or out of a page, "-" will zoom out and "+" will zoom in |
| Ctrl+1-8 | Pressing Ctrl and any number 1 through 8 will move to the corresponding tab in your tab bar. |
| Ctrl+9 | Switch to last tab |
| Ctrl+0 | Reset browser zoom to default |
| Ctrl+Shift+Del | Open the Clear Data window to quickly clear private data |
| Ctrl+Shift+B | Toggle the bookmarks bar between hidden and shown |
| Ctrl+A | Select everything on a page |
| Ctrl+D | Add a bookmark for the page currently opened |
| Ctrl+F | Open the "find" bar to search text on the current page |
| Ctrl+O | Open a file in the browser |
| Ctrl+Shift+O | Open the Bookmark manager |
| Ctrl+H | Open browser history in a new tab |
| Ctrl+J | Display the downloads window |
| Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E | Moves your text cursor to the omnibox so that you can begin typing your search query and perform a Google search |
| Ctrl+L | Move the cursor to the browser address bar and highlight everything in it |
| Ctrl+N | Open New browser window |
| Ctrl+Shift+N | Open a new window in incognito (private) mode |
| Ctrl+P | Print current page or frame |
| Ctrl+R or F5 | Refresh the current page or frame. |
| Ctrl+F5 | Hard Refresh the current page or frame. |
| Ctrl+S | Saves the current page |
| Ctrl+T | Opens a new tab |
| Ctrl+U | View a web page's source code |
| Ctrl+W | Closes the currently selected tab |
| Ctrl+Shift+W | Closes the currently selected window |
| Ctrl+Shift+T | This combination reopens the last tab you've closed. If you've closed multiple tabs you can press this shortcut key multiple times to restore each of the closed tabs. |
| Ctrl+Tab | Moves through each of the open tabs going to the right |
| Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Moves through each of the open tabs going to the left |
| Ctrl+Left-click | Open a link in a new tab in the background |
| Ctrl+Shift Left-click | Open a link in a new tab and switch to the new tab |
| Ctrl+Page Down | Open the browser tab to the right |
| Ctrl+Page Up | Open the browser tab to the left |
| Spacebar | Moves down a page at a time |
| Shift+Spacebar | Moves up a page at a time |
| Home | Go to top of page |
| End | Go to bottom of page |
The following shortcuts work in Service Cloud and are extremely helpful. This is an abridged version. For the full list go here.
| Shortcut Keys | Description |
|---|---|
| V | Selects the navigation tab. |
| Shift+F | Selects the first item on the list view. |
| R | Selects the first item on the list view. |
| Windows: Ctrl+Mouse Click | Opens the selected item in a new tab without shifting focus. |
| T | Opens a new tab. |
| C | Closes a selected tab. |
| E | Switch from detail to edit page. |
| Ctrl+S | Saves changes to the selected tab. |