You can use keyboard shortcuts on your Macbook to perform everyday actions faster—for example, copying a string of text and pasting it somewhere else would take several clicks, but you can do it very quickly by pressing a few keys, and your hands don’t have to leave the keyboard. Below are some useful keyboard shortcuts for Macbooks. If you learn your favorites and practice using them, your everyday tasks can become much more efficient.
Here are a few basic shortcuts:
| Copy | cmd + c |
| Paste | cmd + v |
| Cut | cmd + x |
| Turn on caps lock | caps lock |
| Reload | cmd + r |
| Zoom in | cmd and + (plus) |
| Zoom out | cmd and - (minus) |
| Search the page | cmd + f |
| Undo | cmd + z |
| Redo | shift + cmd + z |
| Select all | cmd + a |
And here are a few more advanced shortcuts:
| Open a new window | cmd + n |
| Open a new tab | cmd + t |
| Switch between windows | F3 |
| Maximize window | fn + f |
| Minimize window | cmd + m |
| Open history page | cmd + y |
| Open downloads page | cmd + shift + j |
| Open a link in a new tab | hold cmd and then click the link |
| Scroll down a web page | press the spacebar |
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This is just a selection of what you can do with keyboard shortcuts on your Macbook. You can also take a look at this Complete list of Macbook shortcuts.