Press C, Q, X, T or Z. Hold Cmd on a Mac and those five letters copy, quit, cut, open a new tab and undo, all under the left hand. On Windows, Ctrl does four of them and Alt+F4 closes the app.

Keep your hands on the keys and off the mouse

Shortcut Sheets gives you the twenty keys worth learning in each app you use, Mac and Windows side by side, free to search and print. The guides cover the keyboards, desk gear, apps and automations that keep work on the keys.

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Shortcut Sheets

Start with five keys in the app you use most

Twelve free sheets, Mac and Windows side by side, each one page to print and keep by the keyboard.

Chrome All twenty Chrome keys

#What it doesMacWindows
01New tabCmd+TCtrl+T
02Close the tabCmd+WCtrl+W
03Reopen the tab you just closedCmd+Shift+TCtrl+Shift+T
04Jump to the address barCmd+LCtrl+L
05Next tabCmd+Option+RightCtrl+Tab

Sections

Start with Shortcuts, for the app you use most. Buying a keyboard? Keyboards, then Desk Setup. Typing the same thing every day? Automation.

escAboutShortcutsApp by app, task by task, with drillsSpreadsheetsFrom the first lookup to the monthly reportMac & WindowsThe OS itself, and switching between the twoProductivity AppsJudged by how fast they are from the keyboardtab ⇥KitWhat we’d keep on our own desksAutomationText expanders, macros and remappingTypingTouch typing, speed and accuracyKeyboardsSwitches, sizes and layoutsDesk SetupMice, monitors, desks and chairsenter ↵GuidesNewest firstspaceShortcut SheetsTwelve apps, twenty keys each, Mac and Windows side by side. Free to search, and one page each to print.

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Who writes here

  • Lydia Szabo

    Editor and IT trainer

    Has taught Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace to office teams for twelve years, and starts every class with the keys.

  • Felix Okoro

    Keyboards and desk setup writer

    Has built and modded keyboards for nine years and works from a home desk arranged around a split board.