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Windows
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Macintosh
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CONTROL
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COMMAND (for most shortcuts) or CONTROL
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ALT
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OPTION
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Windows/Start
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COMMAND/Apple
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BACKSPACE
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DELETE
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DELETE
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DEL
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SHIFT
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SHIFT
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ENTER
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RETURN
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System
Shortcuts
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Action
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Windows
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Macintosh
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Backward delete
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BACKSPACE
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DELETE
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Capture whole screen to Clipboard
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PRINT SCREEN
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COMMAND+CONTROL+SHIFT+3
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Capture front most window
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ALT+PRINT SCREEN
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COMMAND+SHIFT+3
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Close active window
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CONTROL+W
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COMMAND+W
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Copy a file/folder
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CONTROL+ drag icon
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OPTION+ drag icon
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Copy to Clipboard
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CONTROL+C
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COMMAND+C
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Create an alias or shortcut
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Mouse right-click, then select
Create Shortcut
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Select item, then COMMAND+L
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Delete to Clipboard
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CONTROL+X
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COMMAND+X
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Exit a dialog box without changes
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ESC
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ESC
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Find/Search
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CONTROL+F
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COMMAND+F
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Force exit from unresponsive
application
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CONTROL+ALT+DELETE
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COMMAND+OPTION+ESC
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Forward delete
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DELETE
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DEL (Mac notebooks: Function
(fn)+DELETE)
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View item information or
properties
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ALT+ENTER
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COMMAND+I
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Log off Current User
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Windows logo key +L
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COMMAND+SHIFT+Q
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Maximize window
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CONTROL+F10
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CONTROL+F3, then UP ARROW or DOWN
ARROW to select minimized windows on Dock, then ENTER
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Minimize windows
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Windows logo key +M
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COMMAND+M
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New folder
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CONTROL+N
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COMMAND+SHIFT+N
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Open file
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CONTROL+O
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COMMAND+O
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Paste Clipboard content
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CONTROL+V
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COMMAND+V
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Print
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CONTROL+P
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COMMAND+P
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Exit/quit program
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ALT+F4
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COMMAND+Q
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Rename file/folder
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Select item, then F2
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Select item, then ENTER
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Save file
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CONTROL+S
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COMMAND+S
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Select all items
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CONTROL+A
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COMMAND+A
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Select more than one item in a
list (noncontiguous)
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CONTROL, then click each item
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COMMAND, then click each item
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Send items to Recycle Bin/Trash
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Select items, then DELETE
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Select items, then COMMAND+DELETE
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Send/receive e-mail
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CONTROL+K
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COMMAND+K
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Shut down
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Windows logo key +U+U
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COMMAND+OPTION+CONTROL+Eject key
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Switch to next window
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CONTROL + F6
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COMMAND+~ (tilde)
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Switch to previous window
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CONTROL+SHIFT+F6
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COMMAND+SHIFT+~ (tilde)
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Toggle through open applications
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ALT+TAB
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COMMAND+TAB
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Type special characters
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ALT+ character key
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OPTION+ character key
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Undo
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CONTROL+Z
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COMMAND+Z
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