List of Keyboard Shortcuts for Google Docs
Windows
| Common actions | |
|---|---|
| Copy | Ctrl + C |
| Cut | Ctrl + X |
| Paste | Ctrl + V |
| Paste without formatting | Ctrl + Shift + V |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z |
| Redo | Ctrl + Shift + Z |
| Insert or edit the link | Ctrl + K |
| Open link | Alt + Enter |
| Show common keyboard shortcuts | Ctrl + / |
| Save Every change is automatically saved in Drive |
Ctrl + S |
| Ctrl + P | |
| Open | Ctrl + O |
| Find | Ctrl + F |
| Find and replace | Ctrl + H |
| Find again | Ctrl + G |
| Find previous | Ctrl + Shift + G |
| Hide the menus (compact mode) | Ctrl + Shift + F |
| Insert page break | Ctrl + Enter |
| Search the menus | Alt + / Alt + Shift + z Google Chrome: Alt + z |
| Repeat last action | Ctrl + Y |
| Switch to editing | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Z |
| Switch to suggesting | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X |
| Switch to viewing | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C |
| Text formatting | |
| Bold | Ctrl + B |
| Italicise | Ctrl + I |
| Underline | Ctrl + U |
| Strikethrough | Alt + Shift + 5 |
| Superscript | Ctrl + . |
| Subscript | Ctrl + , |
| Copy text formatting | Ctrl + Alt + C |
| Paste text formatting | Ctrl + Alt + V |
| Clear text formatting | Ctrl + Ctrl + Space |
| Increase font size | Ctrl + Shift + . |
| Decrease font size | Ctrl + Shift + , |
| Paragraph formatting | |
| Increase paragraph indentation | Ctrl + ] |
| Decrease paragraph indentation | Ctrl + [ |
| Apply normal text style | Ctrl + Alt + 0 |
| Apply heading style [1-6] | Ctrl + Alt + [1-6] |
| Left align | Ctrl + Shift + L |
| Centre align | Ctrl + Shift + E |
| Right align | Ctrl + Shift + R |
| Justify | Ctrl + Shift + J |
| Numbered list | Ctrl + Shift + 7 |
| Bulleted list | Ctrl + Shift + 8 |
| Checklist | Ctrl + Shift + 9 |
| Move paragraph up/down | Ctrl + Shift + Up/Down arrow |
| Images and drawings | |
| Alt text | Ctrl + Alt + Y |
| Resize larger | Ctrl + Alt + k |
| Resize larger horizontally | Ctrl + Alt + B |
| Resize larger vertically | Ctrl + Alt + I |
| Resize smaller | Ctrl + Alt + J |
| Resize smaller horizontally | Ctrl + Alt + W |
| Resize smaller vertically | Ctrl + Alt + Q |
| Rotate clockwise by 15° | Alt + Right arrow |
| Rotate anticlockwise by 15° | Alt + Left arrow |
| Rotate anticlockwise by 1° | Alt + Shift + Left arrow |
| Rotate clockwise by 1° | Alt + Shift + Right arrow |
| Close drawing editor | Shift + Esc |
| Comments and footnotes | |
| Insert comment | Ctrl + Alt + M |
| Open discussion thread | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A |
| Enter current comment | holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then C |
| Insert footnote | Ctrl + Alt + f |
| Move to the current footnote | holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then F |
| Move to the next footnote | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then F |
| Move to the previous footnote | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then F |
| Move to the next suggestion | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then U |
| Move to the previous suggestion | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then U |
| Review suggested edits | holding Ctrl + Alt, press O then U |
| Move to the next comment | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then C |
| Move to the previous comment | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then C |
| Open comment history | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A |
| Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments | |
| Reply to the current comment | R |
| Move to the next comment | J |
| Move to the previous comment | K |
| Resolve current comment | E |
| Exit current comment | U |
| Menus | |
| Context (right-click) menu | Ctrl + Shift + X Ctrl + Shift + Shift + F10 |
| File menu | in Google Chrome: Alt + F other browsers: Alt + Shift + F |
| Edit menu | in Google Chrome: Alt + E other browsers: Alt + Shift + E |
| View menu | in Google Chrome: Alt + V other browsers: Alt + Shift + V |
| Insert menu | in Google Chrome: Alt + I other browsers: Alt + Shift + I |
| Format menu | in Google Chrome: Alt + O other browsers: Alt + Shift + O |
| Tools menu | in Google Chrome: Alt + T other browsers: Alt + Shift + T |
| Help menu | in Google Chrome: Alt + H other browsers: Alt + Shift + H |
| Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled) |
in Google Chrome: Alt + A other browsers: Alt + Shift + A |
| Input Tools menu (available in documents in non-Latin languages) |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K |
| Show your browser’s context menu | Shift + right-click |
| Text selection with keyboard | |
| Select all | Ctrl + A |
| Select none | holding Ctrl + Alt, press U, then A |
| Extend selection of one character | Shift + Left/right arrow |
| Extend selection one line | Shift + Up/down arrow |
| Extend selection one word | Ctrl + Shift + Left/Right arrow |
| Extend selection to the beginning of the line | Shift + Home |
| Extend selection to the end of the line | Shift + End |
| Extend selection to the beginning of the document | Ctrl + Shift + Home |
| Extend selection to the end of the document | Ctrl + Shift + End |
| Select current list item | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then I |
| Select all list items at the current level | Holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then O |
| Select multiple sections of text | After selecting one section of text, Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left/right arrow. Use the left/right arrow to move to a separate section of text that you also want to select. |
| Text selection with the mouse | |
| Select word | Double-click |
| Extend selection one word at a time | Double-click + drag |
| Select paragraph | Triple-click |
| Extend selection one paragraph at a time | Triple-click + drag |
| Screen reader support | |
|---|---|
| Enable screen reader support | Ctrl + Alt + Z Alt+Shift + ~ |
| Enable braille support | Ctrl + Alt + H |
| Verbalise selection | holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then X |
| Verbalise from the cursor location | holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then R |
| Announce cursor location | holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then L |
| Announce formatting at the cursor location | holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then F |
| Verbalise table row and column headers | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T, then H |
| Verbalise table cell location | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T, then N |
| Verbalise table row header | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T, then R |
| Verbalise table column header | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T, then C |
| Show live edits | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R |
| Verbalise comment | holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then C |
| Verbalise comment anchor | holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then A |
| Verbalise selection formatting | holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then S |
| Verbalise cursor location | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press A, then L |
| Verbalise word count | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press A, then W |
| Document navigation | |
|---|---|
| Show outline | holding Ctrl + Alt, press A then H |
| Move to the next heading | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then H |
| Move to the previous heading | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then H |
| Move to the next heading [1-6] | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then [1-6] |
| Move to the previous heading [1-6] | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then [1-6] |
| Move to the next graphic (image or drawing) |
holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then G |
| Move to the previous graphic (image or drawing) |
holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then G |
| Move to the next list | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then O |
| Move to the previous list | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then O |
| Move to the next item in the current list | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then I |
| Move to the previous item in the current list | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then I |
| Move to the next link | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then L |
| Move to the previous link | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then L |
| Move to the next bookmark | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then B |
| Move to the previous bookmark | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then B |
| Move to the next formatting change | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then W |
| Move to previous formatting change | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then W |
| Move to the next edit (while viewing revision history or new changes) |
holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then R Ctrl + Alt + K |
| Move to the previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes) |
holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then R Ctrl + Alt + J |
| Table navigation | |
| Move to the start of the table | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then S |
| Move to the end of the table | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then D |
| Move to the start of the table column | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then I |
| Move to the end of the table column | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then K |
| Move to the next table column | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then B |
| Move to the previous table column | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then V |
| Move to the start of the table row | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then J |
| Move to the end of the table row | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then l |
| Move to the next table row | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then M |
| Move to the previous table row | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then G |
| Exit table | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then E |
| Move to the next table | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press N then T |
| Move to the previous table | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press P then T |
| Other tools and navigation | |
| Open revision history | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H |
| Open Explore tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I |
| Open spelling/grammar | Ctrl + Alt + x F7 |
| Open dictionary | Ctrl + Shift + Y |
| Word count | Ctrl + Shift + C |
| Start voice typing (available in Chrome browsers) |
Ctrl + Shift + S |
| Go to the side panel | Ctrl + Alt + . Ctrl + Alt + , |
| Page up | Page Up |
| Page down | Page Down |
| Move to the next misspelling | Ctrl + ‘ |
| Move to the previous misspelling | Ctrl + ; |
| Insert or move to the header | holding Ctrl + Alt, press O then H |
| Insert or move to the footer | holding Ctrl + Alt, press O then F |
| Move focus to pop-up (for links, bookmarks, and images) |
holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then P |
| Move focus out of the editing area | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + M |
| Show person or group info | Alt + Right arrow |
Mac
| Common actions | |
|---|---|
| Copy | ⌘ + C |
| Cut | X |
| Paste | ⌘ + V |
| Paste without formatting | ⌘ + Shift + V |
| Undo | ⌘ + z |
| Redo | Shift + Z |
| Insert or edit link | ⌘ + K |
| Open link | Option + Enter |
| Show common keyboard shortcuts | ⌘ + / |
| Save Every change is automatically saved in Drive |
⌘ + S |
| ⌘ + P | |
| Open | ⌘ + O |
| Find | ⌘ + F |
| Find and replace | ⌘ + Shift + H |
| Find again | ⌘ + G |
| Find previous | ⌘ + Shift + G |
| Hide the menus (compact mode) | Ctrl + Shift + F |
| Insert page break | ⌘ + Enter |
| Search the menus | Option + / Ctrl + Option + Z |
| Repeat last action | ⌘ + Y |
| Switch to editing | ⌘ + Option + Shift + Z |
| Switch to suggesting | ⌘ + Option + Shift + X |
| Switch to viewing | ⌘ + Option + Shift + C |
| Text formatting | |
| Bold | ⌘ + B |
| Italicise | ⌘ + I |
| Underline | ⌘ + U |
| Strikethrough | ⌘ + Shift + X |
| Superscript | ⌘ + . |
| Subscript | ⌘ + , |
| Copy text formatting | ⌘ + Option + C |
| Paste text formatting | ⌘ + Option + V |
| Clear text formatting | ⌘ + |
| Increase font size | ⌘ + Shift + . |
| Decrease font size | ⌘ + Shift + , |
| Paragraph formatting | |
| Increase paragraph indentation | ⌘ + ] |
| Decrease paragraph indentation | ⌘ + [ |
| Apply normal text style | ⌘ + Option + 0 |
| Apply heading style [1-6] | ⌘ + Option + [1-6] |
| Left align | ⌘ + Shift + L |
| Centre align | ⌘ + Shift + E |
| Right align | ⌘ + Shift + R |
| Justify | ⌘ + Shift + J |
| Numbered list | ⌘ + Shift + 7 |
| Bulleted list | ⌘ + Shift + 8 |
| Checklist | Command + Shift + 9 |
| Move paragraph up/down | Ctrl + Shift + Up/Down arrow |
| Images and drawings | |
| Alt text | ⌘ + Option + Y |
| Resize larger | ⌘ + Ctrl + K |
| Resize larger horizontally | ⌘ + Ctrl + B |
| Resize larger vertically | ⌘ + Ctrl + I |
| Resize smaller | ⌘ + Ctrl + J |
| Resize smaller horizontally | ⌘ + Ctrl + W |
| Resize smaller vertically | ⌘ + Ctrl + Q |
| Rotate clockwise by 15° | Option + Right arrow |
| Rotate anticlockwise by 15° | Option + Left arrow |
| Rotate anticlockwise by 1° | Option + Shift + Left arrow |
| Rotate clockwise by 1° | Option + Shift + Right arrow |
| Close drawing editor | ⌘ + Esc Shift + Esc |
| Comments and footnotes | |
| Insert comment | ⌘ + Option + M |
| Open discussion thread | ⌘ + Option + Shift + A |
| Enter current comment | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press E then C |
| Insert footnote | ⌘ + Option + F |
| Move to the current footnote | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press E then F |
| Move to the next footnote | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then F |
| Move to the previous footnote | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then F |
| Move to the next suggestion | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then U |
| Move to the previous suggestion | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then U |
| Review suggested edits | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press O then U |
| Move to the next comment | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then C |
| Move to the previous comment | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then C |
| Open comment history | ⌘ + Option + Shift + A |
| Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments | |
| Reply to the current comment | R |
| Move to the next comment | J |
| Move to the previous comment | K |
| Resolve current comment | E |
| Exit current comment | U |
| Menus | |
| Context (right-click) menu | ⌘ + Shift + Shift + F10 |
| File menu | Ctrl + Option + F |
| Edit menu | Ctrl + Option + E |
| View menu | Ctrl + Option + V |
| Insert menu | Ctrl + Option + I |
| Format menu | Ctrl + Option + O |
| Tools menu | Ctrl + Option + T |
| Help menu | Ctrl + Option + H |
| Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled) |
Ctrl + Option + A |
| Input Tools menu (available in documents in non-Latin languages) |
⌘ + Option + Shift + K |
| Toggle input controls (available in documents in non-Latin languages) |
⌘ + Shift + K |
| Show your browser’s context menu | Shift + right-click |
| Text selection with keyboard | |
| Select all | ⌘ + A |
| Select none | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press U, then A |
| Extend selection of one character | Shift + Left/Right arrow |
| Extend selection one line | Shift + Up/Down arrow |
| Extend selection to the beginning of the line | Shift + Fn + Left arrow |
| Extend selection to one paragraph | Option + Shift + Up/Down arrow |
| Extend selection to the end of the line | Shift + Fn + Right arrow |
| Extend selection to the beginning of the document | ⌘ + Shift + Up arrow |
| Extend selection to the end of the document | ⌘ + Shift + Down arrow |
| Select the current list item | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press E then I |
| Select all list items at the current level | Holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press E then O |
| Select multiple sections of text | After selecting one section of text, Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift + Left/right arrow. Use the left/right arrow to move to a separate section of text that you also want to select. |
| Text selection with the mouse | |
| Select word | Double-click |
| Extend selection one word at a time | Double-click + drag |
| Select paragraph | Triple-click |
| Extend selection one paragraph at a time | Triple-click + drag |
| Screen reader support | |
|---|---|
| Enable screen reader support | Option + ⌘ + Z |
| Enable braille support | ⌘ + Option + H |
| Verbalise selection | holding Ctrl + ⌘ , press A , then X |
| Verbalise from the cursor location | holding Ctrl + ⌘ , press A , then R |
| Announce cursor location | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press A, then L |
| Announce formatting at the cursor location | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press A, then F |
| Verbalise table row and column headers | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T, then H |
| Verbalise table cell location | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T, then N |
| Verbalise table row header | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T, then R |
| Verbalise table column header | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T, then C |
| Show live edits | ⌘ + Option + Shift + R |
| Verbalise comment | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press A, then C |
| Verbalise comment anchor | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press A, then A |
| Verbalise selection formatting | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press A, then S |
| Verbalise cursor location | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press A, then L |
| Verbalise word count | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press A, then W |
| Document navigation | |
|---|---|
| Show outline | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press a then H |
| Move to the next heading | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then H |
| Move to the previous heading | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then H |
| Move to the next heading [1-6] | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then [1-6] |
| Move to the previous heading [1-6] | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then [1-6] |
| Move to the next media (image or drawing) |
holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then G |
| Move to previous media (image or drawing) |
holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then G |
| Move to the next list | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then O |
| Move to the previous list | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then O |
| Move to the next item in the current list | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then I |
| Move to the previous item in the current list | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then I |
| Move to the next link | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then L |
| Move to the previous link | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then L |
| Move to the next bookmark | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then B |
| Move to the previous bookmark | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then B |
| Move to the next formatting change | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then W |
| Move to previous formatting change | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then W |
| Move to the next edit (while viewing revision history or new changes) |
holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then R |
| Move to the previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes) |
holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then R |
| Table navigation | |
| Move to the start of the table | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then S |
| Move to the end of the table | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then D |
| Move to the start of the table column | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then I |
| Move to the end of the table column | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then K |
| Move to the next table column | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then B |
| Move to the previous table column | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then V |
| Move to the start of the table row | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then J |
| Move to the end of the table row | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then L |
| Move to the next table row | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then M |
| Move to the previous table row | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then G |
| Exit table | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then E |
| Move to the next table | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press N then T |
| Move to the previous table | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press P then T |
| Other tools and navigation | |
| Open revision history | ⌘ + Option + Shift + H |
| Open Explore tool | ⌘ + Option + Shift + I |
| Open spelling/grammar | ⌘ + Option + x Fn + F7 |
| Open dictionary | ⌘ + Shift + Y |
| Word count | ⌘ + Shift + C |
| Start voice typing (available in Chrome browsers) |
⌘ + Shift + S |
| Go to the side panel | ⌘ + Option + . ⌘ + Option + , |
| Page up | Fn + Up arrow |
| Page down | Fn + Down arrow |
| Move to the next misspelling | ⌘ + ‘ |
| Move to the previous misspelling | ⌘ + ; |
| Insert or move to the header | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press O then H |
| Insert or move to the footer | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press O then F |
| Move focus to pop-up (for links, bookmarks and images) |
holding Ctrl + ⌘, press E then P |
| Move focus out of document text | ⌘ + Option + Shift + M |
| Return focus to document text | Esc |
| Show person or group info | Option + Right arrow |
ChromeOS
| Common actions | |
|---|---|
| Copy | Ctrl + C |
| Cut | Ctrl + X |
| Paste | Ctrl + V |
| Paste without formatting | Ctrl + Shift + V |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z |
| Redo | Ctrl + Shift + Z |
| Insert or edit link | Ctrl + K |
| Open link | Alt + Enter |
| Show common keyboard shortcuts | Ctrl + / |
| Save Every change is automatically saved in Drive |
Ctrl + S |
| Ctrl + P | |
| Open | Ctrl + O |
| Find | Ctrl + F |
| Find and replace | Ctrl + H |
| Find again | Ctrl + G |
| Find previous | Ctrl + Shift + G |
| Hide the menus (compact mode) | Ctrl + Shift + F |
| Insert page break | Ctrl + Enter |
| Search the menus | Alt + Z Alt + / |
| Switch to editing | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Z |
| Switch to suggesting | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X |
| Switch to viewing | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C |
| Text formatting | |
| Bold | Ctrl + B |
| Italicise | Ctrl + I |
| Underline | Ctrl + U |
| Strikethrough | Alt + Shift + 5 |
| Superscript | Ctrl + . |
| Subscript | Ctrl + , |
| Copy text formatting | Ctrl + Alt + C |
| Paste text formatting | Ctrl + Alt + V |
| Clear text formatting | Ctrl + |
| Increase font size | Ctrl + Shift + . |
| Decrease font size | Ctrl + Shift + , |
| Paragraph formatting | |
| Increase paragraph indentation | Ctrl + ] |
| Decrease paragraph indentation | Ctrl + [ |
| Apply normal text style | Ctrl + Alt + 0 |
| Apply heading style [1-6] | Ctrl + Alt + [1-6] |
| Left align | Ctrl + Shift + L |
| Centre align | Ctrl + Shift + E |
| Right align | Ctrl + Shift + R |
| Justify | Ctrl + Shift + J |
| Numbered list | Ctrl + Shift + 7 |
| Bulleted list | Ctrl + Shift + 8 |
| Images and drawings | |
| Alt text | Ctrl + Alt + Y |
| Resize larger | Ctrl + Alt + k |
| Resize larger horizontally | Ctrl + Alt + B |
| Resize larger vertically | Ctrl + Alt + I |
| Resize smaller | Ctrl + Alt + J |
| Resize smaller horizontally | Ctrl + Alt + W |
| Resize smaller vertically | Ctrl + Alt + Q |
| Rotate clockwise by 15° | Alt + Right arrow |
| Rotate anticlockwise by 15° | Alt + Left arrow |
| Rotate anticlockwise by 1° | Alt + Shift + Left arrow |
| Rotate clockwise by 1° | Alt + Shift + Right arrow |
| Close drawing editor | Ctrl + Esc Shift + Esc |
| Comments | |
| Insert comment | Ctrl + Alt + M |
| Open discussion thread | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A |
| Enter current comment | holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then C |
| Insert footnote | Ctrl + Alt + f |
| Move to the current footnote | holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then F |
| Move to the next footnote | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then F |
| Move to the previous footnote | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then F |
| Move to the next suggestion | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then U |
| Move to the previous suggestion | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then U |
| Review suggested edits | holding Ctrl + Alt, press O then U |
| Move to the next comment | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then C |
| Move to the previous comment | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then C |
| Open comment history | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A |
| Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments | |
| Reply to the current comment | R |
| Move to the next comment | J |
| Move to the previous comment | K |
| Resolve current comment | E |
| Exit current comment | U |
| Menus | |
| Context (right-click) menu | Ctrl + Shift + x Shift + F10 |
| File menu | Alt + F |
| Edit menu | Alt + E |
| View menu | Alt + V |
| Insert menu | Alt + I |
| Format menu | Alt + O |
| Tools menu | Alt + T |
| Help menu | Alt + H |
| Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled) |
Alt + A |
| Input Tools menu (available in documents in non-Latin languages) |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K |
| Text selection with keyboard | |
| Select all | Ctrl + A |
| Select none | holding Ctrl + Alt, press U, then A |
| Extend selection of one character | Shift + Left/right arrow |
| Extend selection one line | Shift + Up/down arrow |
| Extend selection one word | Ctrl + Shift + Left/Right arrow |
| Extend selection to the beginning of the paragraph | Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow |
| Extend selection to the end of the paragraph | Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow |
| Select the current list item | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then I |
| Select all list items at the current level | Holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then O |
| Select multiple sections of text | After selecting one section of text, Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left/right arrow. Use the left/right arrow to move to a separate section of text that you also want to select. |
| Text selection with the mouse | |
| Select word | Double-click |
| Extend selection one word at a time | Double-click + drag |
| Select paragraph | Triple-click |
| Extend selection one paragraph at a time | Triple-click + drag |
| Screen reader support | |
|---|---|
| Enable screen reader support | Ctrl + Alt + Z Alt + Shift + ~ |
| Enable braille support | Ctrl + Alt + H |
| Verbalise selection | holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then X |
| Verbalise from the cursor location | holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then R |
| Announce cursor location | holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then L |
| Announce formatting at the cursor location | holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then F |
| Verbalise table row and column headers | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T, then H |
| Verbalise table cell location | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T, then N |
| Verbalise table row header | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T, then R |
| Verbalise table column header | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T, then C |
| Show live edits | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R |
| Verbalise comment | holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then C |
| Verbalise comment anchor | holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then A |
| Verbalise selection formatting | holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then S |
| Verbalise cursor location | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press A, then L |
| Verbalise word count | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press A, then W |
| Document navigation | |
|---|---|
| Show outline | holding Ctrl + Alt, press A then H |
| Move to the next heading | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then H |
| Move to the previous heading | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then H |
| Move to the next heading [1-6] | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then [1-6] |
| Move to the previous heading [1-6] | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then [1-6] |
| Move to the next graphic (image or drawing) |
holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then G |
| Move to the previous graphic (image or drawing) |
holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then G |
| Move to the next list | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then O |
| Move to the previous list | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then O |
| Move to the next item in the current list | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then I |
| Move to the previous item in the current list | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then I |
| Move to the next link | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then L |
| Move to the previous link | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then L |
| Move to the next bookmark | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then B |
| Move to the previous bookmark | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then B |
| Move to the next formatting change | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then W |
| Move to previous formatting change | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then W |
| Move to the next edit (while viewing revision history or new changes) |
holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then R Ctrl + Alt + K |
| Move to the previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes) |
holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then r Ctrl + Alt + j |
| Table navigation | |
| Move to the start of the table | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then S |
| Move to the end of the table | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then D |
| Move to the start of the table column | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then I |
| Move to the end of the table column | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then K |
| Move to the next table column | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then B |
| Move to the previous table column | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then V |
| Move to the start of the table row | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then J |
| Move to the end of the table row | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then l |
| Move to the next table row | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then M |
| Move to the previous table row | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then G |
| Exit table | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then E |
| Move to the next table | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press N then T |
| Move to the previous table | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press P then T |
| Other navigation | |
| Open Explore tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I |
| Open revision history | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H |
| Open dictionary | Ctrl + Shift + Y |
| Word count | Ctrl + Shift + C |
| Start voice typing | Ctrl + Shift + S |
| Go to the side panel | Alt + Shift + . Alt + Shift + , |
| Page up | Alt + Up arrow |
| Page down | Alt + Down arrow |
| Move to beginning of the document | Ctrl + Search + Left arrow |
| Move to the end of the document | Ctrl + Search + Right arrow |
| Move to the next misspelling | Ctrl + ‘ |
| Move to the previous misspelling | Ctrl + ; |
| Insert or move to the header | holding Ctrl + Alt, press O then H |
| Insert or move to the footer | holding Ctrl + Alt, press O then F |
| Move focus to pop-up (for links, bookmarks and images) |
holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then P |
| Move focus out of document text | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + M |
| Return focus to document text | Esc |
| Focus containing web page (such as when using Docs in Google+ Hangouts) |
Ctrl + Shift + Esc |
| Show person or group info | Alt + Right arrow |
Android
| Common actions | |
|---|---|
| Copy | Ctrl + C |
| Cut | Ctrl + X |
| Paste | Ctrl + V |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z |
| Redo | Ctrl + Shift + Z |
| Insert comment | Ctrl + Alt + M |
| Insert page break | Ctrl + Enter |
| Help menu (Android N only) | Ctrl + / |
| Text formatting | |
| Bold | Ctrl + B |
| Italicise | Ctrl + I |
| Underline | Ctrl + U |
| Strikethrough | Alt + Shift + 5 |
| Superscript | Ctrl + . |
| Subscript | Ctrl + , |
| Clear text formatting | Ctrl + |
| Increase font size | Ctrl + Shift + . |
| Decrease font size | Ctrl + Shift + , |
| Paragraph formatting | |
| Increase paragraph indentation | Ctrl + ] |
| Decrease paragraph indentation | Ctrl + [ |
| Apply normal text style | Ctrl + Alt + 0 |
| Apply heading style [1-6] | Ctrl + Alt + [1-6] |
| Left align | Ctrl + Shift + L |
| Centre align | Ctrl + Shift + E |
| Right align | Ctrl + Shift + R |
| Justify | Ctrl + Shift + J |
| Numbered list | Ctrl + Shift + 7 |
| Bulleted list | Ctrl + Shift + 8 |
| Text selection with keyboard | |
| Select all | Ctrl + A |
| Select none | holding Ctrl + Alt, press U, then A |
| Extend selection of one character | Shift + Left/Right arrow |
| Extend selection one line | Shift + Up/down arrow |
| Extend selection one word | Ctrl + Shift + Left/right arrow |
| Extend selection to beginning/end of paragraph | Ctrl + Shift + Up/down arrow |
| Document navigation | |
| Page up/down | Alt + Up/down arrow |
| Return focus to document text | Esc |
| Move to the next heading | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then H |
| Move to the previous heading | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then H |
| Move to the next heading [1-6] | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then [1-6] |
| Move to the previous heading [1-6] | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then [1-6] |
| Move to the next list | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then O |
| Move to the previous list | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then O |
| Move to the next item in the current list | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then I |
| Move to the previous item in the current list | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then I |
| Move to the next formatting change | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then W |
| Move to previous formatting change | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then W |
| Table navigation | |
| Move to the start of the table | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then S |
| Move to the end of the table | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then D |
| Move to the start of the table column | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then I |
| Move to the end of the table column | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then K |
| Move to the next table column | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then B |
| Move to the previous table column | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then V |
| Move to the start of the table row | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then J |
| Move to the end of the table row | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then l |
| Move to the next table row | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then M |
| Move to the previous table row | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then G |
| Exit table | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then E |
| Move to the next table | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press N then T |
| Move to the previous table | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press P then T |
iPhone & iPad
| Common actions | |
|---|---|
| Copy | ⌘ + C |
| Cut | X |
| Paste | ⌘ + V |
| Undo | ⌘ + z |
| Redo | Shift + Z |
| Insert comment | ⌘ + Option + M |
| Text formatting | |
| Bold | ⌘ + B |
| Italicise | ⌘ + I |
| Underline | ⌘ + U |
| Strikethrough | Option + Shift + 5 |
| Superscript | ⌘ + . |
| Subscript | ⌘ + , |
| Clear text formatting | ⌘ + |
| Increase font size | ⌘ + Shift + . |
| Decrease font size | ⌘ + Shift + , |
| Paragraph formatting | |
| Increase paragraph indentation | ⌘ + ] |
| Decrease paragraph indentation | ⌘ + [ |
| Apply normal text style | ⌘ + Option + 0 |
| Apply heading style [1-6] | ⌘ + Option + [1-6] |
| Left align | ⌘ + Shift + L |
| Centre align | ⌘ + Shift + E |
| Right align | ⌘ + Shift + R |
| Justify | ⌘ + Shift + J |
| Numbered list | ⌘ + Shift + 7 |
| Bulleted list | ⌘ + Shift + 8 |
| Move paragraph up/down | Ctrl + Shift + Up/down arrow |
| Text selection with keyboard | |
| Select all | ⌘ + A |
| Select none | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press U, then A |
| Extend selection one character | Shift + Left/right arrow |
| Extend selection one line | Shift + Up/down arrow |
| Extend selection one word | ⌘ + Shift + Left/right arrow |
| Extend selection to beginning/end of line | ⌘ + Shift + Left/right arrow |
| Extend selection to beginning/end of paragraph | ⌘ + Shift + Up/down arrow |
| Extend selection to the beginning/end of the document | ⌘ + Shift + Up/down arrow |
| Document navigation | |
| Move to the next heading | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then H |
| Move to the previous heading | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then H |
| Move to the next heading [1-6] | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then [1-6] |
| Move to the previous heading [1-6] | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then [1-6] |
| Move to the next list | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then O |
| Move to the previous list | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then O |
| Move to the next item in the current list | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then I |
| Move to the previous item in the current list | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then I |
| Move to the next formatting change | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then W |
| Move to previous formatting change | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then W |
| Table navigation | |
| Move to the start of the table | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then S |
| Move to the end of the table | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then D |
| Move to the start of the table column | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then I |
| Move to the end of the table column | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then K |
| Move to the next table column | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then B |
| Move to the previous table column | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then V |
| Move to the start of the table row | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then J |
| Move to the end of the table row | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then L |
| Move to the next table row | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then M |
| Move to the previous table row | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then G |
| Exit table | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then E |
| Move to the next table | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press N then T |
| Move to the previous table | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press P, then T |
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