Safety

Keyboard Shortcuts

Common Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac and Windows

On Mac use the Apple key instead of the Control key (CTRL)

Keys Purpose
CTRL+A Select all
CTRL+S Save
CTRL+C Copy
CTRL+X Cut
CTRL+V Paste
CTRL+Z Undo
CTRL+O Open document
CTRL+W Close document or window
CTRL+N New document
CTRL+P Print
CTRL+I Italicise
CTRL+B Bold
CTRL+F Find
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
CTRL+LEFT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
CTRL+DOWN ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
CTRL+UP ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys Highlight a block of text
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document

Windows only

In any application in Windows and underlined letter in a top-level menu name indications that that menu will open when you use ALT + Underlined letter. Once the menu is open hit any underlined letter in a command name (menu item) to perform the corresponding command.

Keys Purpose
ALT+TAB Toggle between the open applications (or windows)
F2 key Rename the selected item
F3 key Search for a file or a folder
ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program

Reference: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449/

Mac Only


Keys Purpose
Apple key+Q Quit
Apple key+TAB Toogle between the open applications (or windows
Apple key+` In some applications, this will toggle between open documents, e.g. Excel, Word

Reference: Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts

Themis keyboard shortcuts

If you are a heavy user of Themis, please familiarise yourself with the keyboard shortcuts available. Shortcuts are listed in:

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