Imagine my surprise when I realized that I have to re-learn a ton of shortcuts I used constantly in Windows and Linux. Why? Because in macOS going to the start of the line in a text editor is not as simple as pressing the [Home] button…
That was just one example and I got so frustrated that I made a cheat sheet with all the usual shortcuts. Because that is what I do when I’m frustrated 🙂
Shortcuts
| Mac | Windows | Description |
| Cmd + ⇧ | Ctrl + Home | Jump to start of document |
| Cmd + ⇩ | Ctrl + End | Jump to end of document |
| Cmd + ⇦ | Home | Jump to start of line |
| Cmd + ⇨ | End | Jump to end of line |
| Alt + ⇧ | Home x2 | Jump to start of paragraph |
| Alt + ⇩ | End x2 | Jump to end of paragraph |
| Alt + ⇦ | Ctrl + ⇦ | Jump to start of word |
| Alt + ⇨ | Ctrl + ⇨ | Jump to end of word |
| Ctr + Cmd + q | Win + l | Lock the screen |
| Cmd + q | Alt + F4 | Close app |
| Cmd + w | Ctrl + w | Close window or tab |
| Cmd + n | Ctrl + n | New |
| Cmd + t | Ctrl + t | New tab |
| Cmd + z | Ctrl + z | Undo |
| Cmd + y | Ctrl + y | Redo |
| Cmd + f | Ctrl + f | Find |
| Cmd + g | F3 | Find next |
| Cmd + Shift + g | Shift + F3 | Find previous |
| Cmd + a | Ctrl + a | Select all |
