Keyboard Shortcut

[Britney]

A keyboard shortcut is a key combination that performs a certain command, such as closing a window or saving a file. For example, pressing Control-S in a Windows program or Command-S on the Mac is the standard shortcut for saving an open document. You can also usually close a window on the Mac by pressing Command-W or by pressing Alt-F4 in Windows. The shortcut for copying data is usually Control-C (Windows) or Command-C (Mac) and for pasting data, it is Control-V (Windows) or Command-V (Mac).
Most keyboard shortcuts are shortcuts for commands located in a programs menu bar. For example, most of the commands within the File and Edit menus have standard shortcuts. Each command that has a keyboard shortcut usually has the shortcut listed next to the command in the menu. For example, the Save option in a Windows program will usually have the text Ctrl S next to it, indicating that pressing Control and S together will save the document.
While most keyboard shortcuts are located in a programs menu bar, there are many keyboard shortcuts that are sometimes not visible to the user. To view a list of keyboard shortcuts available for the Macintosh and Windows operating systems, view the pages below:
Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts | Windows XP Keyboard Shortcuts

[Lizzy Liz]

a key or combination of keys that you can press on a computer keyboard as a quick way of achieving a particular result: