- ⌘ Q : Quit
- ⌘ W : Close Window
- ⌘ B : Bold text
- ⌘ I : Italicize text
- ⌘ U : Underline text
- ⌘ O : Open
- ⌘ P : Print
- ⌘ A : Select All
- ⌘ S : Save
- ⌘ F : Find
- ⌘ G : Find Again (the G key is next to the F key on a QWERTY keyboard)
- ⌘ Z : Undo (resembles the action of striking out a mistake)
- ⌘ X : Cut (resembles scissors, the X key is next to the C key on a QWERTY keyboard)
- ⌘ C : Copy
- ⌘ V : Paste (resembles an arrow pointing downward “into” the document, or a brush used for applying paste, as well as the proofreader’s mark for “insert”, the V key is next to the C key on a QWERTY keyboard)
- ⌘ N : New Document
- ⌘ . (full stop): User interrupt
- ⌘ ? : Help (? signifies a question or confusion)