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AI Quick Tips 216: Did you know that ChatGPT has keyboard shortcuts?

Written by Damien Griffin | Aug 30, 2025 12:15:00 PM

If you are anything like me then when you are using a computer, the less you use the mouse, the better.


Using keyboard shortcuts has saved me more time that I can calculate.


On ChatGPT, you can find the list of shortcuts under the help menu.  

  • Click the icon in the bottom left corner
  • From the menu that comes up, highlight Help and click on Keyboard shortcuts
  • This will bring up the list of keyboard shortcuts
  • By the way, you might notice that there is a shortcut to bringing up the shortcuts - Ctrl + /


This isn’t the longest shortcut list that I’ve seen but it can still save you some time.  


Shortcut List (for those that skim)

  • Ctrl + Shift + O - open new chat
  • Shift + Esc - Focus chat input
  • Ctrl + Shift + ; - Copy last code block
      • That’s a semi-colon
  • Ctrl + Shift + | - Set custom instructions
      • That’s a pipe
  • Ctrl + Shift + S - Toggle sidebar
  • Ctrl + Shift + Backspace - Delete chat
  • Ctrl + + - Zoom in
      • That’s a plus
  • Ctrl + - - Zoom out
      • That’s a minus
  • Ctrl + 0 - Reset zoom
  • Ctrl + / - Show shortcuts