Several useful keyboard shortcuts can save you time and simplify navigation and editing.
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| Common shortcuts | macOS | Windows |
| Copy | ⌘ + C | Ctrl + C |
| Cut | ⌘ + X | Ctrl + X |
| Paste | ⌘ + V | Ctrl + V |
| Paste (keep text only) | ⌘ + Shift + V | Ctrl + Shift + V |
| Insert row below | ⌘ + Shift + Enter | Ctrl + Shift + Enter |
| Insert table | ⌘ + Shift + G | Ctrl + Shift + G |
| Insert variable | ⌘ + ~ | Ctrl + ~ |
| Open row suggestions menu | ⌘ + SPACE | Ctrl + SPACE |
| Close row suggestions menu | ESC | ESC |
| Park row | ⌘ + Shift + P | Ctrl + Shift + P |
| Save | ⌘ + S | Ctrl + S |
| Select all | ⌘ + A | Ctrl + A |
| Undo | ⌘ + Z | Ctrl + Z |
| Redo | ⌘ + Shift + Z | Ctrl + Y |
| Formatting shortcuts | macOS | Windows |
| Bold | ⌘ + B | Ctrl + B |
| Italics | ⌘ + I | Ctrl + I |
| Underline | ⌘ + U | Ctrl + U |
| Navigation shortcuts | macOS | Windows |
| Jump to the top | FN + Left Arrow | HOME |
| Jump to the bottom | FN + Right Arrow | END |
| Next item | TAB | TAB |
| Previous item | Shift + TAB | Shift + TAB |
| 'Browse content' shortcuts | macOS | Windows |
| Scroll up | Up Arrow | Up Arrow |
| Scroll down | Down Arrow | Down Arrow |
| Expand a branch | Right Arrow | Right Arrow |
| Collapse a branch | Left Arrow | Left Arrow |
| Symbols | macOS - 'Australian', 'Canadian English' & 'U.S.' Keyboard Layouts*4 | macOS - 'British' Keyboard Layout*4 | macOS - 'Irish' Keyboard Layout*4 | Windows Keyboard *¹ |
| € Euro | (ALT or Option) + Shift + 2 | (ALT or Option) + 2 | (ALT or Option) + 2 | ALT + 0128 |
| ™ Trademark | (ALT or Option) + 2 | (ALT or Option) + Shift + 2 | (ALT or Option) + Shift + 2 | ALT + 0153 |
| £ Pound | (ALT or Option) + 3 | Shift + 3 | Shift + 3 | ALT + 0163 |
| © Copyright | (ALT or Option) + G | (ALT or Option) + G | (ALT or Option) + G | ALT + 0169 |
| « Left double arrow | (ALT or Option) + \ *² | (ALT or Option) + \ *² | (ALT or Option) + \ *² | ALT + 0171 |
| ® Registered | (ALT or Option) + R | (ALT or Option) + R | (ALT or Option) + R | ALT + 0174 |
| ° Degrees | (ALT or Option) + K | (ALT or Option) + K | (ALT or Option) + K | ALT + 0176 |
| ± Plus-minus | (ALT or Option) + Shift + = | (ALT or Option) + Shift + = | (ALT or Option) + Shift + = | ALT + 0177 |
| ² Squared | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | ALT + 0178 |
| ³ Cubed | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | ALT + 0179 |
| µ Micro | (ALT or Option) + M | (ALT or Option) + M | (ALT or Option) + M | ALT + 0181 |
| · Middle dot | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | ALT + 0183 |
| » Right double arrow | (ALT or Option) + Shift + \ *² | (ALT or Option) + Shift + \ *² | (ALT or Option) + Shift + \ *² | ALT + 0187 |
| ¼ Quarter | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | ALT + 0188 |
| ½ Half | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | ALT + 0189 |
| ¾ Three quarters | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | ALT + 0190 |
| Ø Diameter (large) | (ALT or Option) + Shift + O | (ALT or Option) + Shift + O | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | ALT + 0216 |
| ø Diameter (small) | (ALT or Option) + O | (ALT or Option) + O | No direct keyboard equivalent *³ | ALT + 0248 |
Notes:
*¹ – entering Alt codes only works using the separate numeric keypad on a full size PC keyboard, they will not work using the numeric keys located above the main keyboard, e.g. on a laptop keyboard.
*² – if using a Windows PC keyboard connected to your Apple Mac, the symbols printed on the equivalent Mac keys may differ, e.g. a Mac '\' key on a UK PC keyboard will usually be '#'.
*³ – there are no direct Mac keyboard shortcuts for these symbols. They can, however, be copied and pasted from here:- ² ³ · ¼ ½ ¾ Ø ø.
*4 – these shortcuts use a key which may be marked as either Alt or Option (or both) on your keyboard.