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Mac

ALT + CMD + SPACE to search in finder
    CMD + ALT + Left/Right to switch between tabs
    CMD + L to access the input field
    CMD + ` on a mac to tab through application windows
    CMD + OPT + ESC to Force Quit apps
    CMD + Tab to cycle through open apps on Mac
    CMD + H to hide the window
    CMD + ALT + H to hide other windows
    Shift + CMD + I when in safari opens a mail with the link of the current page in it
    CMD + T followed by CMD + K to perform a search in a new tab
    ALT + CMD + Eject put the mac to sleep
    CMD + Shift + A to autofill forms in Safari
    OPT/CMD + arrow keys â€“ also hold Shift to select. Makes it easy to delete multiple words/lines quickly
    CMD + OPT + Shift and V to paste without coping the formatting of what you pasted
    CTRL + OPT + CMD + 8. Inverts Mac screen colors
    CMD + Shift + 4. Saves a snapshot of a selected area to the desktop (You can then press spacebar to cycle between a crosshair or window selection)
    CMD + CTRL + Shift + 4 = snap a screen a picture of a marquee area of the screen and copy it to clipboard
    CMD + SPACE to open spotlight
    CTRL + OPT + CMD + Eject Quits all applications and shuts the computer down
    CMD + E to eject selected volume on the Mac
    CTRL + Shift + CMD + 3 for clipboard â€“ screenshot, compared to print-screen on PCs
    CMD + , on a Mac to access current app preferences
    CMD + OPT click and drag creates an alias of the file where you drag it
    CMD + Delete to move to trash
    CMD + Shift + Delete to empty the trash from Finder
    CTRL + OPT + CMD + . = increase contrast CTRL + OPT + CMD + , = decrease contrast
    CMD + OPT + D to hide/unhide the dock

Windows

CTRL + INS to copy, Shift + INS to paste, Shift + Delete to cut. Such an underappreciated series of hotkeys.
    CTRL + 0 to return web page to 100% (default) zoom level
    CTRL + Shift + Eject to turn off monitor
    CTRL + Shift + ESC on windows to get to task manager directly
    Win7: WIN + M to minimize all opened windows
    WIN + Left/Right to put windows side by side. Nice live coding method.
    CTRL + K + D this hotkey indents html and c# code nicely
    WIN + D (return to desktop)
    ALT + BACK to backspace by the word rather than by the character
    win: Shift + Delete delete files without saving to trash bin

Linux

CTRL + ALT + T to open Terminal on Ubuntu. I canâ€™t live without it now

Photoshop / Illustrator

CMD + Shift + C in Photoshop to copy the merged selection (saveâ€™s you the step of merging your file then undoing!)
    In Photoshop â€“ CMD + ALT + 0 to resize the window to 100% is essential for web designers!
    Shift + ALT + CMD + S (win: CTRL + Shift + ALT + S)â€¦ Save for web in Photoshop
    CTRL + Shift + C flatten and copy with transparency, Photoshop
    Illustrator CTRL + 7 to crop image
    Photoshop: CTRL + Shift + ALT + E merges all visible layers to a new layer on top of the others without deleting them

Firefox / Chrome

CTRL + Shift + E for Edit CSS (Firefox/Webmasters Toolbar)
    CMD + Shift + C Inspect Element // Firefoxâ€”Firebug // Chromeâ€”Developer Tools
    CTRL + Shift + T to open closed tabs FF Chrome, and CTRL + Shift + N to open closed windows FF
    Firefox CTRL + L to enable retyping of a web address
    ESC hides the mousepointer (in browser). Great for Screenshots

Honorable Mention: Mouse Gestures

â€œI almost stopped using hot keys when started using mouse gestures, both in ff and chromeâ€

Press Shift and scroll your mousewheel. Scrolls horizontally on the page
    Click on links using mousewheel in FF & Chrome and links open automatically in new tab

URL: http://www.noupe.com/tools/obscure-and-valuable-keyboard-shortcuts.html

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