Knowing keyboard shortcuts for Google Docs can significantly boost your productivity and streamline your workflow. Hereβs a list of Google Docs keyboard shortcuts to help you do just that.
Common Actions
Action |
Windows |
Mac |
Copy |
Control + C |
Command + C |
Cut |
Control + X |
Command + X |
Paste |
Control + V |
Command + V |
Paste w/o Formatting |
Control + Shift + V |
Command + Shift + V |
Undo |
Control + Z |
Command + Z |
Redo |
Control + Shift + Z |
Command + Shift + Z |
Insert Link |
Control + K |
Command + K |
Open Link |
Alt + Enter |
Option + Enter |
Show Shortcuts |
Control + / |
Command + / |
Save |
Control + S |
Command + S |
Print |
Control + P |
Command + P |
Open |
Control + O |
Command + O |
Find |
Control + F |
Command + F |
Find & Replace |
Control + H |
Command + Shift + H |
Find Again |
Control + G |
Command + G |
Find Previous |
Control + Shift + G |
Command + Shift + G |
Hide Menus |
Control + Shift + F |
Control + Shift + F |
Insert Page Break |
Control + Enter |
Command + Enter |
Tool Finder |
Alt + / |
Option + / |
Repeat Action |
Control + Y |
Command + Y |
Edit Mode |
Control + Alt + Shift + Z |
Command + Option + Shift + Z |
Suggest Mode |
Control + Alt + Shift + X |
Command + Option + Shift + X |
View Mode |
Control + Alt + Shift + C |
Command + Option + Shift + C |
Zoom In |
Control + + |
Command + + |
Zoom Out |
Control + β |
Command + β |
Zoom 100% |
Control + 0 |
Command + 0 |
Text and Paragraph Formatting
Action |
Windows |
Mac |
Bold |
Control + B |
Command + B |
Italic |
Control + I |
Command + I |
Underline |
Control + U |
Command + U |
Strikethrough |
Alt + Shift + 5 |
Command + Shift + X |
Superscript |
Control + . |
Command + . |
Subscript |
Control + , |
Command + , |
Copy Formatting |
Control + Alt + C |
Command + Option + C |
Paste Formatting |
Control + Alt + V |
Command + Option + V |
Clear Formatting |
Control + |Command + | |
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Increase Font Size |
Control + Shift + . |
Command + Shift + . |
Decrease Font Size |
Control + Shift + , |
Command + Shift + , |
Increase Indent |
Control + ] |
Command + ] |
Decrease Indent |
Control + [ |
Command + [ |
Normal Text |
Control + Alt + 0 |
Command + Option + 0 |
Heading [1-6] |
Control + Alt + 1 to 6 |
Command + Option + 1 to 6 |
Left Align |
Control + Shift + L |
Command + Shift + L |
Center Align |
Control + Shift + E |
Command + Shift + E |
Right Align |
Control + Shift + R |
Command + Shift + R |
Justify |
Control + Shift + J |
Command + Shift + J |
Numbered List |
Control + Shift + 7 |
Command + Shift + 7 |
Bulleted List |
Control + Shift + 8 |
Command + Shift + 8 |
Checklist |
Control + Shift + 9 |
Command + Shift + 9 |
Move Paragraph |
Control + Shift + Up Arrow / β |
Control + Shift + Up Arrow / β |
Images and Drawings
Action |
Windows |
Mac |
Alt Text |
Control + Alt + Y |
Command + Option + Y |
Resize Larger |
Control + Alt + K |
Command + Control + K |
Resize Larger Horizontally |
Control + Alt + B |
Command + Control + B |
Resize Larger Vertically |
Control + Alt + I |
Command + Control + I |
Resize Smaller |
Control + Alt + J |
Command + Control + J |
Resize Smaller Horizontally |
Control + Alt + W |
Command + Control + W |
Resize Smaller Vertically |
Control + Alt + Q |
Command + Control + Q |
Rotate Clockwise 15ΓβΓΒ° |
Alt + β |
Option + β |
Rotate Counterclockwise 15ΓβΓΒ° |
Alt + β |
Option + β |
Rotate Counterclockwise 1ΓβΓΒ° |
Alt + Shift + β |
Option + Shift + β |
Rotate Clockwise 1ΓβΓΒ° |
Alt + Shift + β |
Option + Shift + β |
Close Editor |
Shift + Escape |
Command + Escape / Shift + Escape |
Comments and Footnotes
Action |
Windows |
Mac |
Insert Comment |
Control + Alt + M |
Command + Option + M |
Open Discussion |
Control + Alt + Shift + A |
Command + Option + Shift + A |
Enter Comment |
Control + Alt + E then C |
Control + Command + E then C |
Insert Footnote |
Control + Alt + F |
Command + Option + F |
Move to Footnote |
Control + Alt + E then F |
Control + Command + E then F |
Next Footnote |
Control + Alt + N then F |
Control + Command + N then F |
Previous Footnote |
Control + Alt + P then F |
Control + Command + P then F |
Next Suggestion |
Control + Alt + N then U |
Control + Command + N then U |
Previous Suggestion |
Control + Alt + P then U |
Control + Command + P then U |
Review Edits |
Control + Alt + O then U |
Control + Command + O then U |
Next Comment |
Control + Alt + N then C |
Control + Command + N then C |
Previous Comment |
Control + Alt + P then C |
Control + Command + P then C |
Comment History |
Control + Alt + Shift + A |
Command + Option + Shift + A |
Menus
Action |
Windows |
Mac |
Context Menu |
Control + Shift + X |
Command + Shift + | |
File Menu |
Alt + F |
Control + Option + F |
Edit Menu |
Alt + E |
Control + Option + E |
View Menu |
Alt + V |
Control + Option + V |
Insert Menu |
Alt + I |
Control + Option + I |
Format Menu |
Alt + O |
Control + Option + O |
Tools Menu |
Alt + T |
Control + Option + T |
Help Menu |
Alt + H |
Control + Option + H |
Accessibility Menu |
Alt + A |
Control + Option + A |
Input Tools |
Control + Alt + Shift + K |
Command + Option + Shift + K |
Text Selection (Keyboard)
Action |
Windows |
Mac |
Select All |
Control + A |
Command + A |
Select None |
Control + Alt + U then A |
Control + Command + U then A |
Extend Char Selection |
Shift + β / β |
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Extend Line Selection |
Shift + β / β |
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Extend Word Selection |
Control + Shift + β / β |
Command + Shift + β / β |
Extend to Line Start |
Shift + Home |
Shift + Fn + β |
Extend to Line End |
Shift + End |
Shift + Fn + β |
Extend to Doc Start |
Control + Shift + Home |
Command + Shift + β |
Extend to Doc End |
Control + Shift + End |
Command + Shift + β |
Text Selection (Mouse)
Action |
Windows and Mac |
Select Word |
Double-click |
Extend Word Selection |
Double-click + Drag |
Select Paragraph |
Triple-click |
Extend Paragraph Selection |
Triple-click + Drag |
Screen Reader
Action |
Windows |
Mac |
Enable Screen Reader |
Control + Alt + Z |
Option + Command + Z |
Enable Braille |
Control + Alt + H |
Command + Option + H |
Verbalize Selection |
Control + Alt + A then X |
Control + Command + A then X |
Verbalize from Cursor |
Control + Alt + A then R |
Control + Command + A then R |
Announce Cursor Location |
Control + Alt + A then L |
Control + Command + A then L |
Navigation
Action |
Windows |
Mac |
Show Outline |
Control + Alt + A then H |
Control + + Command + A then H |
Next Heading |
Control + Alt + N then H |
Control + + Command + N then H |
Previous Heading |
Control + Alt + P then H |
Control + + Command + P then H |
Next Media |
Control + Alt + N then G |
Control + + Command + N then G |
Previous Media |
Control + Alt + P then G |
Control + + Command + P then G |
Table
Action |
Windows |
Mac |
Start of Table |
Control + Alt + Shift + T then S |
Control + Command + Shift + T then S |
End of Table |
Control + Alt + Shift + T then D |
Control + Command + Shift + T then D |
Start of Column |
Control + Alt + Shift + T then I |
Control + Command + Shift + T then I |
End of Column |
Control + Alt + Shift + T then K |
Control + Command + Shift + T then K |
Next Column |
Control + Alt + Shift + T then B |
Control + Command + Shift + T then B |
Previous Column |
Control + Alt + Shift + T then V |
Control + Command + Shift + T then V |
Start of Row |
Control + Alt + Shift + T then J |
Control + Command + Shift + T then J |
End of Row |
Control + Alt + Shift + T then L |
Control + Command + Shift + T then L |
Next Row |
Control + Alt + Shift + T then M |
Control + Command + Shift + T then M |
Previous Row |
Control + Alt + Shift + T then G |
Control + Command + Shift + T then G |
Exit Table |
Control + Alt + Shift + T then E |
Control + Command + Shift + T then E |
Other Shortcuts
Action |
Windows |
Mac |
Revision History |
Control + Alt + Shift + H |
Command + Option + Shift + H |
Explore Tool |
Control + Alt + Shift + I |
Command + Option + Shift + I |
Spelling/Grammar |
Control + Alt + X / F7 |
Command + Option + X / Fn + F7 |
Dictionary |
Control + Shift + Y |
Command + Shift + Y |
Word Count |
Control + Shift + C |
Command + Shift + C |
Voice Typing |
Control + Shift + S |
Command + Shift + S |
Side Panel |
Control + Alt + . / , |
Command + Option + . / , |
Page Up |
Page Up |
Fn + β |
Page Down |
Page Down |
Fn + β |
Next Misspelling |
Control + β |
Command + β |
Previous Misspelling |
Control + ; |
Command + ; |
Header |
Control + Alt + O then H |
Control + Command + O then H |
Footer |
Control + Alt + O then F |
Control + Command + O then F |
Focus to Popup |
Control + Alt + E then P |
Control + Command + E then P |
Focus Out of Text |
Control + Alt + Shift + M |
Command + Option + Shift + M |
Return to Text |
Escape |
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Show Person Info |
Alt + β |
Option + β |
Toggle Checkbox |
Control + Alt + Enter |
Command + Option + Enter |
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