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The shortcuts described are the keys on a US keyboard. On other keyboards these key positions may be labelled differently. For example, control on Windows is equivalent to Command on Mac OS X. Similarly, Alt on Windows means Option on Mac OS X. If you don't find a keyboard shortcut here that meets your needs, you can create a custom keyboard shortcut. For instructions, go to Create a custom keyboard shortcut for Office for Mac. Many of the shortcuts that use the Ctrl key on a Windows keyboard also work with the Control key in Excel for Mac. However, not all do.

Shortcut or gesture. Add a bookmark to the Favorites bar. Click the Smart Search field to show the page’s full address and its icon, then drag the icon to the Favorites bar. Open all bookmarks from a folder in the Favorites bar. Command-click the folder in the Favorites bar. Move a bookmark on the Favorites bar. Drag the bookmark left or right.
Display current module shortcuts. Ctrl + / Command + / Hide current module shortcuts. Go to current module Help. Ctrl + Alt + / Command +.
Spotlight keyboard shortcuts on Mac. Quickly search with Spotlight using keyboard shortcuts on your Mac. Open Spotlight to start a search. Command-Space bar. Complete the search using the suggested result. Move to the next search result.

Microsoft Edge is getting the spotlight in the browser game. After trying their luck with an in-house EdgeHTML-based browser, the company finally switched to the Chromium rendering engine to load web pages. Microsoft is confident enough to meet the needs of casual and power users with the Chromium-based Edge browser. With the Windows 10 May 2020 update, the company is bundling Edge as the default browser on all the PCs and Laptops. While the Edge browser is capable, you can always take the productivity to the next level with keyboard shortcuts.

Using your daily web browser with keyboard shortcuts is a delightful experience. You don’t need to use a touchpad or mouse to navigate through menus and options. Remembering the key and essential keyboard shortcuts will help you to speed up your workflow and save you a lot of time.

In this post, we are going to talk about the top 13 keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Edge for Windows and Mac. Let’s get started.

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1. Open And Close Tabs

This one is fairly standard one and works across all the browsers, but I'm putting it here since it is heavily underused and not many people still don't know about it. Everyone should know these couple of keyboard shortcuts. You can open a new tab in the Edge browser with Ctrl + T keys on Windows and Command + T keyboard shortcut on Mac.

To close the current tab, use the Ctrl + W shortcut on Windows and Command + W on Mac. The shortcut will close the current tab and move you back to the side tab.

2. Add Current Page to Favorites

Microsoft Edge refers to Bookmarks as Favorites. You can always import Favorites from the other browser. To add the current web page as favorite, you can use the Ctrl + D shortcut on Windows and Command + D keys on Mac. The Edge browser will allow you to select folders or Favorites bar to add the web page.

3. Open History Menu

I don’t usually use this shortcut, but if you need to access the History menu on the Edge browser, then use the Ctrl + H shortcut on Windows or Command + Y keys on Mac.

4. Show Favorites Bar

I use the Favorites bar all the time. You can access your favorite website from the favorites bar below the address bar. Normally, I hide the Favorites bar as it takes up space at the top. Whenever I need to access the Favorites bar, I simply use the Ctrl + Shift + B shortcut on Windows or Command + Shift + B keys on the Mac. You can use the same keyboard shortcut to hide the Favorites bar.

5. Zoom In/Out

This keyboard shortcut is also standard across all browsers. You canuse the Ctrl + - (Minus) shortcut on Windows or Command + - (Minus) keys on Macto Zoom out the current web page by 10%. Replace ‘–‘ with ‘+’ and you canZoom In the web page by 10%.

6. Refresh Web Page

Sometimes, you might need to refresh web pages. Instead of tapping the‘Refresh’ button beside the address bar, you can use the Ctrl + R onWindows or Command + R on Mac to refresh the current web page.

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7. Switch to a Specific Tab

While dealing with dozens of open web pages, it can be confusing to switch between them using the tab bar. You can always use number key along to figure the respective tab and use the Ctrl + 1 to 8 or Command + 1 to 8 keys to switch. For example, if you use Ctrl + 4 then the browser will move you to the fourth tab.

If you have opened more than eight tabs, then you can use the Ctrl + 9 on Windows or Command + 9 on Mac keyboard shortcut, and jump to the last tab on the browser.

8. Put Cursor in Search Bar

I use this shortcut several times a day. Users can opt for the Ctrl + L on Windows or Command + L on Mac and move the cursor to the search bar. Simply start typing the query and hit enter to search term. That will save so much time for you.

9. Open Link in New Tab

This one helps when you are researching for a topic and need to open several tabs from a web page or a google search. To open the link in a new tab, you can hold the Ctrl on Windows or Command on Mac and click the link to open the web page in a new tab. The user stays on the current page. But if you want to move to the opened tab then use the following shortcut.

10. Open Link to New Tab and Switch to That Tab

As the title suggests, you can open a new tab and automatically switch to it. Use Ctrl + Shift on Windows or Command + Shift on Mac and click the link.

11. Open Link in New Window

I usually don’t use this shortcut. If you want to open the new tab directly into a new window, then hold the Shift button and tap on the link on Windows or Mac.

12. Move Forward/Backward

This one is also standard across all browsers. You should opt for Alt + left/right arrow on Windows or Command + left arrow/right arrow on Mac to quickly move forward or backward in the Edge browser.

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13. Clear Browsing Data

We recommend that you should clear the browsing history, cookies, and cache of the browser frequently. Use Ctrl + Shift + Delete on Windows or Command + Shift + Delete on Mac and the Edge browser will open a small window to clear data. Select the relevant option and hit the Clear button at the bottom.

Master Microsoft Edge Keyboard Shortcuts

Memorize the keyboard shortcuts mentioned above and use Microsoft Edge just like your previous favorite browser. You can expect Microsoft to add more keyboard shortcuts for functions like Edge Collections in the future update. How do you like this new Chromium-based Edge browser? Share your experience in the comments section below.

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This cheatsheet covers the default hotkeys, keywords and shortcuts for Alfred's features. Hotkeys in green are part of Powerpack features.

Note that, if you have changed hotkeys and keywords away from defaults, you'll need to refer to your own Alfred preferences to find out what they are.

Clever Question Mark:In Alfred, type '?hotkeys', '?keywords' or the question mark followed by the name of a feature, workflow, snippet, custom search, etc to bring up the relevant results.

↩ Return

⇧ Shift

⌃ Control

⌥ Option

⌘ Command

Basic Hotkeys

⌥space Show Alfred

↓ Select the next result in the list

↑ Select the previous item in the list

↩ Action the currently selected item

⌘# Action the # item directly [1-9]

⌘o Open file or application in default application

⌘, Show the Preferences Window

⌥↩ Search the currently typed query in Spotlight

⌃↩ Search the currently typed query in default web search

⌘↩ Reveal in Finder (if the result is a local file)

preferences Show Alfred Preferences

Launch applications

app name To launch an application simply start typing its name, then hit Return

Search the web

google, wiki ... Use predefined web search keywords

Find files quickly

open Follow keyword by query to open a file

spacebar Follow a space with your query to open a file

find Follow keyword by query to reveal file in Finder

⌘o Open the file

in Follow by a query to search for files that contain this query

Speed up your Mac productivity

define Follow keyword by a word and get a definition

spell Follow keyword by a word and see results with suggested spelling

13*567 Type a calculation into main window to get the result

= Start an advanced calculation (enable this function in the Calculator Preferences)

screensaver Start Screen Saver

trash Show Trash

emptytrash Empty Trash

logout Log Out

sleep Sleep your Mac

sleepdisplays Sleep your Mac's displays

lock Lock your Mac

restart Restart your Mac

shutdown Shut Down your Mac

eject Eject (removable media or all mounted volumes)

hide Hide the running application

quit Quit the running application

forcequit Force Quit the running application

Work with files and applications

~ Navigate to your home folder

/ Navigate to your root folder

⌥⌘/ Go to last browsed path in the File System Navigation

previous Go to last browsed path in the File System Navigation

→ Show list of available Actions for selected item

fn Show list of available Actions for selected item

⌃ Show list of available Actions for selected item

⌥⌘ Show list of available Actions for selected Finder item

⌘↓ Browse selected folder in File System Navigation

↩ Enter a folder in File System Navigation

backspace Go up a folder

⇥ Autocomplete

. Show hidden files in File System Navigation

Tip: start typing in name of a folder/file to select it

Save your clips

Clipboard History and Snippets are Powerpack features.

⌥⌘c Open Clipboard History viewer

⌘c Copy selected clip to current Clipboard

snip Access snippets from main Alfred window with this keyword

clear Use keyword to clear Clipboard History

⌘s While in the Clipboard Viewer, save current clip as a snippet

Listen to Music

The iTunes Mini Player is a Powerpack feature.

These keywords must be used while the Mini Player is showing. Set up iTunes workflows to add keywords to your default results or global hotkeys.

⌃⌘↩ Show the iTunes Mini Player

itunes Use keyword to show the iTunes Mini Player

⌃⌘↓ Play / Pause

play/pause Play / Pause keywords

⌃⌘→ Next Track

next Next Track

⌃⌘← Back Track

back Back Track

Discord Hotkeys For Mac

previous Previous Track

⌃⌘↑ Play Random Album

random Play Random Album

Word Search Hotkey

volmax Maximum volume

volmid Half volume

mute Mute volume

⌃⌘[0-5] Rate currently playing song from 0 to 5 stars

backspace Go up a folder in iTunes Mini Player

⌘r Reindex iTunes library

Email and keep contacts

Contacts and Emailing is a Powerpack feature.

email Use keyword followed by name or email address to send an email using your default email client

Mac Shortcut Keys

Tip: If you open Address Book entries within Alfred, you can action individual fields (e.g. pressing return on an email Address will launch a new email to this address, etc)