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.
Newest first. Shortcuts come with Mac and Windows keys and the app version they were checked on; gear and apps come with a price and who can skip them.
Start with the Mac’s built-in Text Replacements, then choose Espanso, AutoHotkey, Raycast, TextExpander or Keyboard Maestro by system, price and what you need.
Set up a desk for long days in the order each step depends on: chair, keyboard, mouse, screen and light, with OSHA’s, Cornell’s and HSE’s figures named.
The Excel shortcuts worth learning, grouped by job, with Mac and Windows keys side by side, why the Mac keys differ, and how to reach any command from the keys.
A touch typing routine you can keep beside a working day: the home row, which finger takes each key, fifteen minutes a day on free sites, and accuracy first.
Full size, 96%, TKL, 75%, 65% and 60% compared by the keys each drops or moves behind Fn, what that costs in Excel and editing, and which size suits which job.
What linear, tactile and clicky switches feel like, which suit a shared office or calls, how to read the spec sheet, and how to choose one without guessing.
