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