Google Docs Keyboard Shortcuts & Cheatsheet 💯

Tutorials & Methods
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Google Docs is an amazing way to create documents online, and it works pretty much the same way as Microsoft Word. If you use this online tool to prepare your documents, you might want to learn some of its keyboard shortcuts.

You can use these shortcuts to quickly open various menus, format your text, manage your media files in your documents, select text in a certain way, and do more.

What’s more, these shortcuts work across all major platforms so you can use them regardless of what machine you use.

Here are some of the Google Docs keyboard shortcuts you should learn.

Windows macOS Chrome OS Function
Basic Actions
Ctrl + C Command + C Ctrl + C Copy an item
Ctrl + X Command + X Ctrl + X Cut an item
Ctrl + V Command + V Ctrl + V Paste
Ctrl + Shift + V Command + Shift + V Ctrl + Shift + V Paste without formatting
Ctrl + Z Command + Z Ctrl + Z Undo change
Ctrl + Shift + Z Command + Shift + Z Ctrl + Shift + Z Redo change
Ctrl + K Command + K Ctrl + K Add or modify link
Alt + Enter Option + Enter Alt + Enter Launch link
Ctrl + S Command + S Ctrl + S Save changes
Ctrl + P Command + P Ctrl + P Print document
Ctrl + O Command + O Ctrl + O Open document
Ctrl + F Command + F Ctrl + F Find in document
Ctrl + H Command + Shift + H Ctrl + H Find and replace
Ctrl + G Command + G Ctrl + G Find again
Ctrl + Shift + G Command + Shift + G Ctrl + Shift + G Find previous
Ctrl + Shift + F Ctrl + Shift + F Ctrl + Shift + F Enter compact mode
Ctrl + Enter Command + Enter Ctrl + Enter Add page break
Alt + /, Alt + Shift + Z, Alt + Z (Chrome) Option + /, Ctrl + Option + Z Alt + Z, Alt + / Find in menus
Ctrl + Y Command + Y N/A Perform last action
Format Text
Ctrl + B Command + B Ctrl + B Bold text
Ctrl + I Command + I Ctrl + I Italicize text
Ctrl + U Command + U Ctrl + U Underline text
Alt + Shift + 5 Command + Shift + X Alt + Shift + 5 Strikethrough text
Ctrl + . (dot) Command + . (dot) Ctrl + . (dot) Superscript
Ctrl + , (comma) Command + , (comma) Ctrl + , (comma) Subscript
Ctrl + Alt + C Command + Option + C Ctrl + Alt + C Copy text formatting
Ctrl + Alt + V Command + Option + V Ctrl + Alt + V Paste text formatting
Ctrl + , Ctrl + Space Command + |Ctrl + |Remove text formatting
Ctrl + Shift + > Command + Shift + > Ctrl + Shift + > Increase font size
Ctrl + Shift + < Command + Shift + < Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease font size
Format Paragraphs
Ctrl + ] Command + ] Ctrl + ] Increase paragraph indentation
Ctrl + [ Command + [ Ctrl + [ Decrease paragraph indentation
Ctrl + Alt + 0 Command + Option + 0 Ctrl + Alt + 0 Use normal text style
Ctrl + Alt + 1 to 6 Command + Option + 1 to 6 Ctrl + Alt + 1 to 6 Use heading style (1 to 6)
Ctrl + Shift + L Command + Shift + L Ctrl + Shift + L Left align paragraph
Ctrl + Shift + E Command + Shift + E Ctrl + Shift + E Center align paragraph
Ctrl + Shift + R Command + Shift + R Ctrl + Shift + R Right align paragraph
Ctrl + Shift + J Command + Shift + J Ctrl + Shift + J Justify paragraph
Ctrl + Shift + 7 Command + Shift + 7 Ctrl + Shift + 7 Use numbered list
Ctrl + Shift + 8 Command + Shift + 8 Ctrl + Shift + 8 Use bulleted list
Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow N/A Move paragraph up
Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow N/A Move paragraph down
Media
Ctrl + Alt + Y Command + Option + Y Ctrl + Alt + Y Add alt text
Ctrl + Alt + K Command + Ctrl + K Ctrl + Alt + K Make media larger
Ctrl + Alt + B Command + Ctrl + B Ctrl + Alt + B Make media larger horizontally
Ctrl + Alt + I Command + Ctrl + I Ctrl + Alt + I Make media larger vertically
Ctrl + Alt + J Command + Ctrl + J Ctrl + Alt + J Make media smaller
Ctrl + Alt + W Command + Ctrl + W Ctrl + Alt + W Make media smaller horizontally
Ctrl + Alt + Q Command + Ctrl + Q Ctrl + Alt + Q Make media smaller vertically
Alt + Right Arrow Option + Right Arrow Alt + Right Arrow Rotate 15-degree clockwise
Alt + Left Arrow Option + Left Arrow Alt + Left Arrow Rotate 15-degree counterclockwise
Alt + Shift + Right Arrow Option + Shift + Right Arrow Alt + Shift + Right Arrow Rotate 1-degree clockwise
Alt + Shift + Left Arrow Option + Shift + Left Arrow Alt + Shift + Left Arrow Rotate 1-degree counterclockwise
Shift + Esc Command + Esc, Shift + Esc Ctrl + Esc, Shift + Esc Exit drawing editor
Comments and Footnotes
Ctrl + Alt + M Command + Option + M Ctrl + Alt + M Add comment
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A Command + Option + Shift + A Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A Access discussion thread
Ctrl + Enter Ctrl + Enter Ctrl + Enter Enter current comment
Ctrl + Alt + F Command + Option + F Ctrl + Alt + F Add footnote
Hold Ctrl + Alt and press e then f Hold Ctrl + Command and press e then f Hold Ctrl + Alt and press e then f Go to current footnote
Hold Ctrl + Alt and press n then f Hold Ctrl + Command and press n then f Hold Ctrl + Alt and press n then f Go to next footnote
Hold Ctrl + Alt and press p then f Hold Ctrl + Command and press p then f Hold Ctrl + Alt and press p then f Go to previous footnote
Menu Navigation
Ctrl + Shift + X, Ctrl + Shift + |Command + Shift + |Ctrl + Shift + X Access context menu
Alt + F (for Chrome), Alt + Shift + F Ctrl + Option + F Alt + F Open File menu
Alt + E (for Chrome), Alt + Shift + E Ctrl + Option + E Alt + E Open Edit menu
Alt + V (for Chrome), Alt + Shift + V Ctrl + Option + V Alt + V Open View menu
Alt + I (for Chrome), Alt + Shift + I Ctrl + Option + I Alt + I Open Insert menu
Alt + O (for Chrome), Alt + Shift + O Ctrl + Option + O Alt + O Open Format menu
Alt + T (for Chrome), Alt + Shift + T Ctrl + Option + T Alt + T Open Tools menu
Alt + H (for Chrome), Alt + Shift + H Ctrl + Option + H Alt + H Open Help menu
Alt + A (for Chrome), Alt + Shift + A Ctrl + Option + A Alt + A Open Accessibility menu
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K Command + Option + Shift + K Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K Open Input Tools menu
Shift + Right-Click Shift + Right-Click N/A Open browser’s context menu
Select Text with Keyboard
Ctrl + A Command + A Ctrl + A Select all
Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow Select one character on the left
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow Select one character on the right
Shift + Down Arrow Shift + Down Arrow Shift + Down Arrow Select next line
Shift + Up Arrow Shift + Up Arrow Shift + Up Arrow Select previous line
Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow N/A Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow Select one word on the left
Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow N/A Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow Select one word on the right
Shift + Home Shift + Fn + Left Arrow N/A Select from the beginning of the line
Shift + End Shift + Fn + Right Arrow N/A Select until the end of the line
Ctrl + Shift + Home Command + Shift + Up Arrow N/A Select from the beginning of the document
Ctrl + Shift + End Command + Shift + Down Arrow N/A Select until the end of the document
Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift and press e then i Hold Ctrl + Command + Shift and press e then i Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift and press e then i Select current list item
Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift and press e then o Hold Ctrl + Command + Shift and press e then o Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift and press e then o Select all list items at current level
Select Text with Mouse
Double-Click Double-Click Double-Click Select word
Double-Click + Drag Double-Click + Drag Double-Click + Drag Extend selection one word at a time
Triple-Click Triple-Click Triple-Click Select paragraph
Triple-Click + Drag Triple-Click + Drag Triple-Click + Drag Extend selection one paragraph at a time

Enjoy!

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