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"This post originally appeared on the Buffer blog.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLewis and Clark discovered the Pacific Ocean. I discovered what a four-finger swipe does on my Macbook.\r\n\r\nThe discoveries will not go down the same in history, but I have to admit: I was pretty stoked to find mine.\r\n\r\nLittle epiphanies like these are hugely satisfying when I\u2019m trying to squeeze just a little more time out of each and every day. A second or two here becomes a minute or two there. It\u2019s an awesome feeling to sense that you\u2019re working just as fast as possible.\r\n\r\nWe\u2019re always open for a good hack here at Buffer, and we often hunt for keyboard shortcuts in our favorite apps, tools, and services. We thought it might be useful to share some of our discoveries (and favorites) with you.\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for all your favorite services\r\nI\u2019ll go into a lot more detail on each of these shortcuts, but if you\u2019re interested in a quick overview of what we\u2019ll cover, here\u2019s an infographic to read, share, and maybe even pin on the wall next to your computer.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n(With the shortcuts you see below, I\u2019ve listed most with their Mac keyboard names and shortcuts. In most cases, these can be translated onto a Windows keyboard by substituting &amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt; on a Mac for &amp;amp;lt;Control&amp;amp;gt; on a PC. When this isn\u2019t the case, I tried to make a note of the shortcut on both. If there\u2019s any confusion at all, let me know in the comments!)\r\nCommon keyboard shortcuts\r\nBefore we get in too deep, I wanted to quickly review a handful of common shortcuts that are helpful to know in a variety of different apps and services. You might already be familiar with these, but just in case:\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+c = copy\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+x = cut\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+v = paste\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+q = quit\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+w = close window\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+n = open new\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+s = save\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+p = print\r\n\r\nDirect links to each page:\r\n\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Gmail\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Twitter\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Facebook\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for YouTube\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Google+\r\nKeyboard shortcut for the Buffer extension\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for WordPress\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Pocket\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Mac\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Windows\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Google Docs\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for browsers\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Dropbox\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Feedly\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Evernote\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Spotify\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for SoundCloud\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for the Tumblr dashboard\r\nBonus tip: iPhone/iPad\r\nWhat are your favorite keyboard shortcuts?\r\n\r\n\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Gmail\r\nWe\u2019ve built quite the system for the way that we use Gmail at Buffer. As a distributed team, it\u2019s imperative that we stay in touch as often as possible and make connections on as many different points as can be. Email can get deep and wide pretty fast. Here\u2019s how we combat it:\r\ne = archive email and return to inbox\r\n] = archive email and go to next email (returns to inbox if you\u2019re at the last email)\r\ng then i = go to inbox\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Shift&amp;amp;gt;+u = mark unread\r\nc = compose a new email\r\nr = reply to sender\r\na = reply-all\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+&amp;amp;lt;Shift&amp;amp;gt;+c = add cc recipients\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+&amp;amp;lt;Shift&amp;amp;gt;+b = add bcc recipients\r\nTo see the full list of Gmail shortcuts, simply type a question mark from anywhere inside Gmail.\r\n\r\nNote: If keyboard shortcuts don\u2019t seem to be working, check your Gmail settings for the on/off switch.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Twitter\r\nAs part of our Twitter tips series, we mentioned how you can supercharge your Twitter experience with shortcuts. Twitter makes it as simple as possible by using up key real estate in their drop down menu to link to their full list of shortcuts. Here are a few favorites:\r\ng + l = Takes me directly to my Twitter lists\r\nj / k = Cycling forward and backward through tweets\r\nEnter = Open tweet details\r\n| = Close all open tweets\r\nYou can view the full list of shortcuts by clicking on the gear icon in the top right of the Twitter menu, and choosing Keyboard Shortcuts from the drop-down menu.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Facebook\r\nFacebook keyboard shortcuts differ by browser and by computer. For the Mac, all of Facebook\u2019s shortcuts in Safari, Firefox, and Chrome start with Control and Option. On PC, the shortcuts are unique to each browser. Here\u2019s a quick view:\r\n\r\n\r\n\tInternet Explorer for PC: Alt + #, then Enter\r\n\tFirefox for PC: Shift + Alt + #\r\n\tChrome for PC: Alt + #\r\n\tSafari, Firefox, and Chrome for Mac: Ctrl + Opt + #\r\n\r\nThe # signs in the above shortcuts represent different hotkeys that perform certain. For instance, if you were using Internet Explorer on the PC, you could jump to the Facebook home page by pressing Alt + 2, then Enter.\r\n\r\nHere are where each of the 10 numbers takes you:\r\n0 \u2013 Help\r\n1 \u2013 Home\r\n2 \u2013 Timeline\r\n3 \u2013 Friends\r\n4 \u2013 Inbox\r\n5 \u2013 Notifications\r\n6 \u2013 Settings\r\n7 \u2013 Activity Log\r\n8 \u2013 About\r\n9 \u2013 Terms\r\n\r\n\r\nIn addition, there are a few regular shortcuts that can make browsing Facebook even faster.\r\nj/k = scroll up/down between News Feed stories\r\nl = like or unlike a story\r\nc = comment on a story\r\ns = share a story\r\np = post a new status update\r\n/ = search\r\nTyping a question mark will open the full list of Facebook shortcuts.\r\n\r\n\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for YouTube\r\nAre you a fan of YouTube? We\u2019ve recently started building more videos ourselves here at Buffer, so we\u2019re excited to learn more about how everything works. We also love watching cool vids! Here are some ways we\u2019ve found to watch even faster.\r\n1 = jump ahead to 10 percent through a video\r\n5 = jump ahead to 50 percent\r\nAny other single digit = jump ahead to a certain percentage through a video (e.g., 3 = 30 percent, 4 = 40 percent)\r\n0 = starts the video over at 0:00\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Spacebar&amp;amp;gt; = pauses/unpauses the video\r\n\r\n\r\nHere are even more shortcuts for YouTube, courtesy of Hong Kiat.\r\n\r\n\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Google+\r\nLike most Google products, Google+ has some handy shortcuts for faster use. Try any of these from inside your Google+ account.\r\nleft arrow = Navigates to the menu at the left side of the page (e.g., Home, Photos), and you can scroll this list with the up/down arrows.\r\n/ = selects the search box at the top of the page\r\nj/k = moves up/down in the stream\r\nYou can access the full list of Google+ shortcuts from any G+ page by typing a question mark.\r\n\r\n\r\nKeyboard shortcut for the Buffer extension\r\nThis is one of our favorite tips to use with Buffer. When you\u2019ve installed the Buffer browser extension, you can activate your Buffer composer with a simple hotkey from any website at all. The shortcut is customizable in the Buffer extension settings, but it defaults to this:\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Option&amp;amp;gt;+b\r\n\r\n\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for WordPress\r\nWe use WordPress every day for composing our blog posts here at Buffer, so we\u2019ve picked up a few tricks along the way. If you ever want to view the full list of keyboard shortcuts inside your WordPress editor, click on the question mark icon from the editor menu.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nHere are a few of my personal favorites:\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+ 2, 3, or 4 = Heading 2, 3, or 4 wherever your cursor currently is\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Alt&amp;amp;gt;+&amp;amp;lt;Shift&amp;amp;gt;+a = add a link\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Alt&amp;amp;gt;+&amp;amp;lt;Shift&amp;amp;gt;+m = insert an image\r\n(I use distraction-free writing mode when I\u2019m composing in WordPress, and there\u2019s a neat shortcut that lets you resize the width of the distraction-free editor. Press &amp;amp;lt;Control&amp;amp;gt;+plus/minus to change the width.)\r\n\r\nTo see the full list of WordPress shortcuts, you can click the question mark icon in the menu bar of your post editor, or use the shortcut &amp;amp;lt;Alt&amp;amp;gt;+&amp;amp;lt;Shift&amp;amp;gt;+h.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Pocket\r\nI\u2019ve found Pocket to be an ideal part of my researching and reading habit, and it\u2019s great to learn new ways to make this tool even more useful. Here are a couple.\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+1 = go to homepage\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+2 = go to favorites\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+3 = go to archive\r\na = Archive\r\nf = Favorite\r\n\r\n\r\nThe complete list of keyboard shortcuts can be found here.\r\n\r\n\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Mac\r\nWe are pretty big Apple fans at Buffer. Our setups include Macbook Airs and Macbook Pros, and we\u2019ve learned some pretty nifty tricks to fly through our workflows just as fast as possible. Here are a few of our favorite tips:\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+&amp;amp;lt;Spacebar&amp;amp;gt; = opens Spotlight search so you can search your Mac for anything (files, apps, etc.)\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+up/down = scroll to top/bottom of a page or document\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+h = hides the active window\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+&amp;amp;lt;Tab&amp;amp;gt; = switches between open applications\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+~ = switches between windows in the same app (e.g., multiple browser windows)\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+d = functions as the delete key\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+&amp;amp;lt;Shift&amp;amp;gt;+4, then &amp;amp;lt;Spacebar&amp;amp;gt; = the first part of this shortcut lets you take a screenshot of anything you see. Just press the hotkeys then click and drag the crosshair cursor over the area you want to grab. If you\u2019d like to take a screenshot of an entire window, press spacebar once the crosshair cursor appears.\r\nHere is a huge list of even more shortcuts for Mac.\r\n\r\n\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Windows\r\nBefore joining Buffer, I worked at a company that exclusively used PCs, so I learned a number of different ways to work quickly in Windows. I get the sense that a lot of you might be on PCs, too, so if there are any favorite shortcuts I overlooked here, please add them to the comments!\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Alt&amp;amp;gt;+home/end = scrolls to the top/bottom of a window/page\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Alt&amp;amp;gt;+&amp;amp;lt;Tab&amp;amp;gt; = switch between open windows\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Windows&amp;amp;gt;+d = show desktop\r\nF2 = rename a selected file or folder\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Windows&amp;amp;gt;+&amp;amp;lt;Print Screen&amp;amp;gt; = take a screenshot ands save it to a \u201Cscreenshots\u201D folder in your pictures\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Windows&amp;amp;gt;+m = minimize all windows\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Control&amp;amp;gt;+scroll = in windows explorer, this cycles through viewing options and changes folder sizes\r\nThere are tons more Windows keyboard shortcuts, too.\r\n\r\n\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Google Docs\r\nWhen I\u2019m not writing in WordPress, I\u2019m writing in Google Docs. A lot of the most useful keyboard shortcuts in Docs are similar to the common ones you use in a lot of other places: copy, cut, paste, etc. That being said, here are three unique ones that save me a bit of time.\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+k = insert link\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+&amp;amp;lt;Shift&amp;amp;gt;+c = word count\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+&amp;amp;lt;Option&amp;amp;gt;+m = insert a comment\r\nHere is the full list of Google Docs keyboard shortcuts.\r\n\r\n\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for browsers\r\nMost browsers can be sped up the same way with similar shortcuts across each. You\u2019re likely familiar with a few of these. Any of your favorites that I missed?\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+n = opens a new window\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+t = opens a new tab\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+w = closes the current tab\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+&amp;amp;lt;Shift&amp;amp;gt;+t = opens the most recently closed tab(s)\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+&amp;amp;lt;Shift&amp;amp;gt;+n = opens a new Incognito window (great for seeing how someone else might experience a page if they\u2019re not logged in as you)\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+l = places your cursor in the address bar\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+plus/minus = increases/decreases the zoom on the page (&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+zero resets everything to default)\r\n\r\n\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Dropbox\r\nDropbox has been a huge help for me to digitize parts of my life that used to take up boxes and boxes in my office. Now that there\u2019s a whole bunch of files there, it\u2019s been fun to figure out how to surf them even faster. Here are a few tips:\r\n/ = search\r\nleft = go up a folder\r\nright = open a selected folder\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Enter&amp;amp;gt; = download or open a file\r\nF2 = rename a selected file\r\nYou can access the full list of Dropbox keyboard shortcuts by typing a question mark within Dropbox.\u00A0\r\n\r\n\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Feedly\r\nFeedly is a favorite integration for many of us who use Buffer, and it\u2019s one of the most popular RSS readers out there. The keyboard shortcuts are really unique and interesting, too. These only require keying in a letter or series of letters. No Command, Control, Alt, or Shift needed!\r\nga = view all\r\ngh = go home\r\ngg = view the magic bar (like a quick navigation to all your feeds + search)\r\ngl = go to saved articles\r\nm = mark as read\r\ns = save for later\r\nb = add to Buffer\r\nThe complete list of Feedly shortcuts can be viewed at any time by typing a question mark.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Evernote\r\nYou might use Evernote for your curation or saving strategy. It makes clipping and saving from just about anywhere\u2014browser, phone, photos, handwritten notes\u2014super easy and useful. A number of us on the Buffer team use it regularly. Here are some top shortcuts:\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+n = create a new note\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+&amp;amp;lt;Shift&amp;amp;gt;+n = create a new notebook\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Control&amp;amp;gt;+&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+n = create new tag (Windows users try &amp;amp;lt;Control&amp;amp;gt;+&amp;amp;lt;Shift&amp;amp;gt;+t)\r\nHere are even more Evernote shortcuts, courtesy of dashkards.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for Spotify\r\nDo you listen to music while you work? Turns out there are a number of neat benefits in regards to music and the brain, so connecting with services like Spotify could help you work a little faster. Here are some quick tips:\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+up/down = volume up/down\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Command&amp;amp;gt;+left/right = next/previous track\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Spacebar&amp;amp;gt; = pause/unpause\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Enter&amp;amp;gt; = play selected row\r\nClick here to see the full list of keyboard shortcuts for Spotify.\r\n\r\n\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for SoundCloud\r\nSoundCloud is another source of great music to optimize your brain for creativity; plus SoundCloud hosts a number of podcasts and unique audio tracks that are uploaded from users. Here are some ways to work with SoundCloud even faster:\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Shift&amp;amp;gt;+up/down = increase/decrease volume\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Spacebar&amp;amp;gt; = pause/unpause\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Shift&amp;amp;gt;+left/right = play next/previous track\r\narrow left/right = seek\r\nl = like the playing track\r\nr = repost the playing track\r\nYou can see the full list of SoundCloud shortcuts by pressing H from inside SoundCloud.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nKeyboard shortcuts for the Tumblr dashboard\r\nIf you\u2019re into Tumblr for visual content, memes, or laughs, you can browse through your dashboard lightning fast with these shortcuts.\r\nj/k = move forward/backward through your posts\r\nl = like the current post\r\nn = view notes for the current post\r\narrow right/left = go to the next/previous page\r\n&amp;amp;lt;Alt&amp;amp;gt;+r = reblog the current post\r\nEven more Tumblr keyboard shortcuts and fun tips can be found here.\r\n\r\n\r\nBonus tip: iPhone/iPad\r\nTouch gestures in iOS are so fun and helpful to use, I just couldn\u2019t help but place one here. An iPhone/iPad is not necessarily a big part of my workflow, but I definitely find myself looking for neat ways to use these devices better. Here is my favorite find so far:\r\nDouble-click &amp;amp;lt;Home&amp;amp;gt; to bring up a card view of open applications, then touch a card and swipe up to close the app. You can also do a four-finger swipe up to pull up the same card view (the four-finger swipe is my go-to move).\r\n\r\n\r\n(screenshot courtesy of iMore)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWhat are your favorite keyboard shortcuts?\r\nI\u2019m sure you\u2019ve got some neat ways that you\u2019ve found to hack your way to a quicker workflow. What keyboard shortcuts do you use? Are there some favorite apps with some favorite hacks?\r\n\r\nI\u2019d love to hear any tips you might have in the comments. I\u2019m always on the look out for more ways to work smarter!\r\n\r\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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