Keyboard Shortcuts For Popular Software and Services

Mozilla Firefox Hotkeys

Ctrl + CCopy
Ctrl + XCut
Ctrl + VPaste
Ctrl + ZUndo
Ctrl + Y
Ctrl + Shift + Z
Redo
Alt + Left ArrowBack
Alt + Right ArrowForward
Ctrl +  TNew Tab
Ctrl + TabNext Tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Ctrl + Page Up
Previous Tab
DeleteDelete
Ctrl + -Decrease Text Size
Ctrl + +Increase Text Size
Ctrl + Shift + W
Alt + F4
Close Window
EndBottom of Page
HomeBottom of Page
Find Link As You Type
/Find Text As You Type
F11Full Screen
Ctrl + HHistory List
Ctrl + E
Ctrl + K
Web Search
Ctrl + DAdd Bookmark
Ctrl + B
Ctrl +I
Bookmarks List

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ICQ Hotkeys

Activate ICQ

Ctrl + Shift + AActivate and Deactivate User Window
Ctrl + Shift + ISimulate Double Clicking on System Tray

ICQ Utilities

Control + Shift + NCreate an ICQ Note
Control + Shift + SActivate Web “blue”
Control + Shift + DCopy Browser’s URL to “blue” Edit Field
Control + Shift + CCheck for New Email
Control + Shift + ESend Email
Control + Shift + FAdvanced Find
Control + Shift + MBring ICQ Notes to Front
Control + Shift + F3“blue” for User in Contact List
Control + Shift + RCreate a New Reminder
Control + Shift + F1ICQ Help
Control + Shift + F6Send a URL to a contact
Control + Shift + F10User Menu Selection
Control + Shift + I and then Alt + F4Close ICQ

Send ICQ Message

Press Enter on the Contact Name and type messageOpen ICQ Message Form
Control + Enter or Alt + SSend ICQ Message

Recieve ICQ Message

Control + Shift + IReceive incoming message
Use the tab key to locate ”read next” button and press the spacebarReading multiple messages
Tab to History button and press the spacebar, then press the tab key and use arrow keys to read the historyReading History from within Message form

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AOL Instant Messenger Hotkeys

Ctrl+Shift+INew Instant Message
Ctrl+Shift+AAdd Buddy (from List Setup tab)
Ctrl+Shift+GAdd Group / Ignore Select User (in Chat session)
Ctrl+IItalic Text
Ctrl+BBold Text
Ctrl+UUnderline Text
F2Show/Hide Timestamp (toggle)
Ctrl++Increase Font Size
Ctrl+ -Decrease Font Size
Ctrl+Shift+LSet up Alert for Selected Buddy (from List Setup tab)
Ctrl+Shift+BBlock Warn Ctrl+Shift+W
Ctrl+Shift+RGet Chat Room Info
Ctrl+Shift+VInvite another User

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Yahoo! Mail Hotkeys

cAllows you to compose a new message.
/Puts your cursor in the search box.
kOpens or moves your cursor to a more recent conversation.
jOpens or moves your cursor to the next oldest conversation.
nMoves your cursor to the next message.
pMoves your cursor to the previous message.
o or <Enter>Opens your conversation. Also expands or collapses a message if you are in ‘Conversation View.’
uRefreshes your page and returns you to the inbox, or list of conversations.
yAutomatically removes the message or conversation from your current view.
xAutomatically checks and selects a conversation so that you can archive, apply a label, or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to that conversation.
sAdds or removes a star to a message or conversation. Stars allow you to give a message or conversation a special status.
!Marks a message as spam and removes it from your conversation list.
rReply to the message sender.
aReply to all message recipients.
fForward a message.
EscRemoves the cursor from your current input field.
dDeletes message(s)

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Gmail Hotkeys

cAllows you to compose a new message.
Shift + callows you to compose a message in a new window.
/Puts your cursor in the search box.
kOpens or moves your cursor to a more recent conversation. You can hit <Enter> to expand a conversation.
jOpens or moves your cursor to the next oldest conversation. You can hit <Enter> to expand a conversation.
nMoves your cursor to the next message. You can hit <Enter> to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)
pMoves your cursor to the previous message. You can hit <Enter> to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)
o or EnterOpens your conversation. Also expands or collapses a message if you are in ‘Conversation View.’
uRefreshes your page and returns you to the inbox, or list of conversations.
yAutomatically removes the message or conversation from your current view.

  • From ‘Inbox,’ ‘y’ means Archive
  • From ‘Starred,’ ‘y’ means Unstar
  • From any label, ‘y’ means Remove the label

‘y’ has no effect if you’re in ‘Spam,’ ‘Sent,’ or ‘All Mail.’

xAutomatically checks and selects a conversation so that you can archive, apply a label, or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to that conversation.
sAdds or removes a star to a message or conversation. Stars allow you to give a message or conversation a special status.
!Marks a message as spam and removes it from your conversation list.
rReply to the message sender.
Shift + rallows you to reply to a message in a new window. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)
aReply to all message recipients
Shift +aallows you to reply to all message recipients in a new window. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)
fForward a message.
Shift + fallows you to forward a message in a new window. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)
EscRemoves the cursor from your current input field.

Hotkeys to navigate through Gmail

tab then EnterAfter composing your message, use this combination to send it automatically. (Supported in Internet Explorer and Firefox, on Windows.)
y then oArchive your conversation and move to the next one.
g then aTakes you to ‘All Mail,’ the storage site for all mail you’ve ever sent or received (and have not deleted).
g then sTakes you to all conversations you have starred.
g then cTakes you to your Contacts list.
g then dTakes you to all drafts you have saved.
g then iReturns you to the inbox.

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Google Docs & Spreadsheets Hotkeys

Ctrl+ASelect all
Ctrl+BBold
Ctrl+CCopy
Ctrl+DCopy Down (used in combo with Shift + arrow)
Ctrl+ECenter alignment
Ctrl+HReplace
Ctrl+IItalicize
Ctrl+JFull justify
Ctrl+KInsert link
Ctrl+LLeft alignment
Ctrl+MInsert comment
Ctrl+PPrint
Ctrl+RRight alignment (documents)
Copy Right (used in combo with Shift + arrow) (spreadsheets)
Ctrl+SSave
Ctrl+UUnderline
Ctrl+VPaste
Ctrl+XCut
Ctrl+YRedo
Ctrl+ZUndo
Shift+TabMove to previous cell in table (documents) or row (spreadsheets)
TabMove to next cell in table (documents) or row (spreadsheets)

Documents

Ctrl+Shift+LBulleted list
Ctrl+Shift+Space Insert non-breaking space
Ctrl+SpaceRemove formatting
Ctrl+1Header style 1
Ctrl+2Header style 2
Ctrl+3Header style 3

Spreadsheets

Ctrl+EndGo to last cell in data region
Ctrl+HomeGo to first cell in data region 
Ctrl+left-arrowGo to left-most cell in data region (current row)
Ctrl+right-arrowGo to right-most cell in data region (current row)
Ctrl+down-arrowGo to bottom-most cell in data region (current column)
Ctrl+up-arrowGo to top-most cell in data region (current column)
Ctrl+Page DownMove to next worksheet
Ctrl+Page UpMove to previous F2 Edit active cell
EnterMove to next cell in column
EscCancel cell entry
Shift+EnterMove to previous cell in column
Shift+page up/downExtend the selection up/down one screen
Ctrl+spacebar Selectentire column
Shift+spacebarSelect entire row
Shift+down, up, left, right arrow keyManual select
Page DownMove down one screen
Page UpMove up one screen

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Google Reader Hotkeys

jview the next item in your reading list
kview the previous item
nscroll to the next item without viewing it
pscroll to the previous item without viewing it
shift nscroll down by one screen of items
shift pscroll up by one screen of items
o or <Enter>view the selected item
hgo to the top of your reading list
rrefresh your reading list
sstar the current item
ljump to the form for labeling the current item
vopen original item in a new window
g then hloads your home (reading list) items
g then sloads your starred items
g then uloads your subscriptions and labels
g then rloads your read items
g then llets you type in a label and then loads it

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Google Video Hotkeys

spaceToggles pause on and off
Right arrowSkips forward in the video by 5%
Left arrowSkips backward in the video by 5%
Up arrowIncreases volume by 5%
Down arrowDecreases volume by 5%
mToggles muting on and off
fToggles full-screen mode on and off

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Google Maps Hotkeys

Arrow keysPan around the map
Page Up / DownPan up and down the map in wider increments
Home / EndPan left and right in wider increments
+Zoom in to the map
-Zoom out of the map

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Google Toolbar Keyboard Shortcuts

Alt + sfocus the search box
Alt + Enteropen the search in a new tab (this is the same as Firefox’s built-in search box
Shift + Enterdo an “I’m Feeling Lucky” search

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Google Desktop Hotkeys

Ctrl + Alt + G or
Windows + G
Focus the cursor in the search box of Google Desktop Deskbar, Sidebar, or Floating Deskbar.
Shift twice Hide or display undocked gadgets, and to bring any hidden gadget to the front of your screen.
Ctrl twiceInstantly make the search box appear.

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Google Calendar Hotkeys

cDisplays the create event dialog
/Places the cursor in the search field
pMoves calendar view to previous date range
nMoves calendar view to next date range
tMoves calendar view to include current day
dSwitches to day view
wSwitches to week view
mSwitches calendar to month view
xSwitches calendar to customised view
aDisplays your upcoming appointments
qQuick Add and moves cursor there
EscBack to default calendar view

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Remember the milk

tAdd a new item to the current list
cComplete the selected task/s
pPostpone the selected task/s by one day if they have a due date
dChange the due date of the selected task
fChange the repeat of the selected task
gChange the time estimate of the selected task
sChange the tags for the selected task
uChange the URL for the selected task
lChange the location for the selected task
yAdd a note to the selected task
rRename the selected item
zUndo the last action
1Set the priority of the selected task/s to 1
2Set the priority of the selected task/s to 2
3Set the priority of the selected task/s to 3
4Set the selected task/s to have no priority
DelDelete the currently selected task(s)
aSelect all items in the current list
nSelect none of the items in the current list
kWhen on a list, move the cursor up
jen on a list, move the cursor down
iWhen on a list, select an item
hSwitch between tabs (e.g. Task and Notes)
mToggle multi-edit mode on or off (default is off)
TabSave input and move to the next input field
EscRemove the cursor from the current input field

Combination Shortcuts

Ctrl + Shift + /Moves the cursor to the search box
Ctrl + Shift + 6Switch to the Tasks screen
Ctrl + Shift + 7Switch to the Tasks screen
Ctrl + Shift + 8Switch to the Locations screen
Ctrl + Shift + 9Switch to the Contacts screen
Ctrl + Shift + 0Switch to the Settings screen
Ctrl + Shift + RightSwitch between tabs (e.g. move to the next list)
Ctrl + Shift + LeftSwitch between tabs (e.g. move to the previous list)
Ctrl + Shift + lSkip to Login screen (from homepage)

Locations Shortcuts

Arrow KeysMove around the map
Page Up, Page Dn,
Home, End
Move around the map, wider pan than arrow keys
-Zoom in on the map
+Zoom out on the map
Ctrl> + <Shift> + lMoves the cursor to the location ‘go’ box

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Picasa Hotkeys

Selecting Photos

Ctrl + ASelect all photos in album
Ctrl + DDe-select photos
Ctrl + IInvert photo selection
HomeSelect the first photo in your album
EnterSelect the last photo in your album
Ctrl + HHold selected photos in Photo Tray
Ctrl + EnterLocate the photo file on your computer
Ctrl + OOpen a file on your computer

Viewing Photos

Ctrl + 1View your photos as small thumbnails
Ctrl + 2View your photos as large thumbnails
F11Use Picasa in full-screen mode
Ctrl + 4Start a slideshow
Ctrl + 5View your timeline

Editing Photos

Ctrl + 3Open an image in “Edit Mode”
Ctrl + RRotate the image clockwise
Ctrl + Shilft + RRotate the image counter-clockwise
Ctrl + Shilft + HFlip image horizontally
Ctrl + Shilft + VFlip image vertically
Ctrl + Shilft + BAdd black and white effect

Miscellaneous

Ctrl + EEmail selected photos
Ctrl + PPrint selected images
Ctrl + Shift + PPrint album contact sheet
Ctrl + FSearch
Ctrl + KAdd keywords to your photos
Ctrl + NCreate a new album
F1View help content

Watching Videos

/Pause or play video
,Rewind video
.Fast forward video

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Wikipedia Hotkeys

+Allows you to add a new section (talk pages only)
.Opens your user page if logged in
=Allows you to protect / unprotect the current page (sysops only)
cShows the content page associated with the current article
dAllows you to delete / undelete the current page (sysops only)
eAllows you to edit the current page (non-protected pages)
Shows the source of the current page (protected pages)
fAllows you to search Wikipedia
hShows the current page’s history
jShows all of the pages that link to the current one
kShows recent changes in pages linked to the current one
lOpens your watchlist (logged-in users only)
mAllows you to move the current page and its talk page (non-move-protected pages only)
nOpens your user’s or IP’s talk page
pShows a preview of your changes (on edit pages)
qShows a list of all special pages
rShows a list of recent changes to the Wikipedia
sSaves the changes that you have made (on edit pages)
tOpens the current article’s talk page
uAllows you to upload images or media files
vShows what changes you made to the text (on edit pages)
wAdds the current page to your watchlist (logged-in users only)
xLoads a random article
yOpens a list of your user’s or IP’s contributions
xGoes to the Main Page

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Pandora Hotkeys

SpacebarToggle Play / Pause
Right-arrowSkip to the Next Song
+Like this Song
-Don’t Like this Song
Up-arrowRaise Volume
Down-arrowLower Volume
Shift + up-arrowFull Volume
Shift + down-arrowMute

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Netvibes Hotkeys

Main Shortcuts

HDisplays the list of available keyboard shortcuts for the
current context
Up, Down, Left, RightMoves the focus from one module to another
Shift+HGives more module shortcuts
EnterPerforms an action on a module: open feed reader for RSS,
start editing for a webnote, etc.
EOpens the edit panel for the current module
RRefresh the current module
D
 
Remove the module from your page
PPublish module. Only for RSS and iCal Modules
EscRemoves focus from current module
1,2,…,0Switch quickly to the tab you want
J,KSwitches to the previous/next tab
SOpen settings pannel
FGives the focus to the search form
AOpens the content panel that allows you to add new content
to your Netvibes page

Advanced Module Shortcuts

Shift+ Up, Down, Left, RightMoves the current module arround
Shift+T Move the current module to top
Shift+BMove the current module to bottom
Shift+AMark all item as read.  Only for RSS modules
Shift+UMark all item as unread.  Only for RSS modules
Shift+DDuplicate this module  ake an exact clone of the selected
module
Shift+CCollapse/Expand the selected module

Tabs shortcuts

T then NAppend a new tab to your tabs
T then DDeletes the current tab, modules will be moved to another
tab (hold shift/alt to delete modules too)
T then RRenames the current tab
T then PSubmits this tab to the Netvibes ecosystem
T then 1,2,3,4Sets the number of columns to 1, 2, 3 or 4 for the current
tab
T then OOpens current tab options

Content panel

HDisplays the list of available keyboard shortcuts for the
content panel
AOpens the content subscription popup
EGo to the netvibes ecosystem
EscClose the content panel

Feed reader shortcuts

HDisplay the list of available keyboard shortcuts for the
feed reader
 
PRead previous feed item
NRead next feed item
UpScroll in content and read previous feed item
DownScroll in content and read next feed item
 
SpaceScroll in content and read next unread feed item
AMarks all items as read
UMark the selected item as unread
Shift+UMarks all items as unread
EscCloses the feedreader window and goes back to your Netvibes
page
IDisplay the full website into the feed reader

 

blogger

Blogger Shortcuts

Ctrl + BBold
Ctrl + IItalic
Ctrl + LBlockquote (when in HTML-mode only)
Ctrl + ZUndo
Ctrl + XRedo
Ctrl + Shift + ALink
Ctrl + Shift + PPreview
Ctrl + DSave as Draft
Ctrl + PPublish Post
Ctrl + SAutosave and keep editing
Ctrl + GHindi transliteration

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WordPress

Alt+ Ppublish
Alt + Bbold
Alt+ Iitalic
Alt+ QBlockquote
Alt+Tmore (Read More tag)
Alt+ Uul (Unordered list)
Alt+ Ool (Ordered list)
Alt+ Lli (list item)
Alt+ Alink
Alt+ Ccode
Alt+ Sins

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