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Gmail keyboard shortcuts

Turn on keyboard shortcuts

Some keyboard shortcuts only work if you've turned them on.

Note: Keyboard shortcuts aren't supported on all keyboards.

  1. On a computer, go to Gmail.
  2. In the top right, click Settings Settings and then See all settings. 
  3. Click Settings.
  4. Scroll down to the "Keyboard shortcuts" section.
  5. Select Keyboard shortcuts on.
  6. At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.

Shortcuts you can use

You can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate your inbox and messages, format text, and complete actions like archiving and deleting.

To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, including which need to be turned on, type ? when you have Gmail open.

Note: Keyboard shortcuts work differently on PC and Mac computers. On PCs, you'll use Ctrl instead of ⌘.

Compose & chat
Action Shortcut
Previous message in an open conversation p
Next message in an open conversation n
Focus main window Shift + Esc
Focus latest chat or compose Esc
Advance to the next chat or compose Ctrl + .
Advance to previous chat or compose Ctrl + ,
Send ⌘/Ctrl + Enter
Add cc recipients ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + c
Add bcc recipients ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + b
Access custom from ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + f
Insert a link ⌘/Ctrl + k
Go to next misspelled word (Mac only) ⌘ + ;
Open spelling suggestions ⌘/Ctrl + m
Formatting text
Action Shortcut
Previous font ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 5
Next font ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 6
Decrease text size ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + -
Increase text size ⌘/Ctrl + Shift and +
Bold ⌘/Ctrl + b
Italics ⌘/Ctrl + i
Underline ⌘/Ctrl + u
Numbered list ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 7
Bulleted list ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 8
Quote ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 9
Indent less ⌘/Ctrl + [
Indent more ⌘/Ctrl + ]
Align left ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + l
Align center ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + e
Align right ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + r
Remove formatting ⌘/Ctrl + \
Actions

Note: These shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

Action Shortcut
Move focus to toolbar ,
Select conversation x
Toggle star/rotate among superstars s
Archive e
Mute conversation m
Report as spam !
Delete #
Reply r
Reply in a new window Shift + r
Reply all a
Reply all in a new window Shift + a
Forward f
Forward in a new window Shift + f
Update conversation Shift + n
Archive conversation and go previous/next ] or [
Undo last action z
Mark as read Shift + i
Mark as unread Shift + u
Mark unread from the selected message _
Mark as important + or =
Mark as not important -
Snooze

Note: This shortcut isn't available in classic Gmail.

 b
Expand entire conversation ;
Collapse entire conversation :
Add conversation to Tasks Shift + t
Jumping

Note: These keyboard shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

Action Shortcut
Go to Inbox g + i
Go to Starred conversations g + s
Go to Snoozed conversations g + b
Go to Sent messages g + t
Go to Drafts g + d
Go to All mail g + a

Switch between the Calendar/Keep/Tasks sidebar and your inbox.

⌘/Ctrl + Alt + , 

and

⌘/Ctrl + Alt + .
Go to Tasks g + k
Go to label g + l
Threadlist selection

Note: These keyboard shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

Action Shortcut
Select all conversations * + a
Deselect all conversations * + n
Select read conversations * + r
Select unread conversations * + u
Select starred conversations * + s
Select unstarred conversations * + t
Navigation

Note: These keyboard shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

Action Shortcut
Go to next page g + n
Go to previous page g + p
Back to threadlist u
Newer conversation k
Older conversation j
Open conversation o or Enter
Go to next Inbox section `
Go to previous Inbox section ~
Application

Note: These keyboard shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

Action Shortcut
Compose c
Compose in a new tab d
Search mail /
Search chat contacts q
Open "more actions" menu .
Open "move to" menu v
Open "label as" menu l
Open keyboard shortcut help ?

Customize keyboard shortcuts

You can change your default keyboard shortcuts in Gmail.

Step 1: Turn on custom keyboard shortcuts

  1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
  2. At the top right, click Settings Settings and then Settings. 
  3. Click Advanced. 
  4. Next to “Custom keyboard shortcuts,” click Enable.
  5. At the bottom, click Save Changes.

Step 2: Change your keyboard shortcuts

  1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
  2. At the top right, click Settings Settings and then Settings. 
  3. At the top, click Keyboard Shortcuts.
  4. Next to the action, type the keyboard key to make a new shortcut.
  5. At the bottom, click Save Changes.

Note: One key can refer to only one action.

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Chrome browser keyboard shortcuts

Windows & Linux

Tab & window shortcuts
Action Shortcut
Open a new window Ctrl + n
Open a new window in Incognito mode Ctrl + Shift + n
Open a new tab, and jump to it Ctrl + t
Reopen previously closed tabs in the order they were closed Ctrl + Shift + t
Jump to the next open tab Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PgDn
Jump to the previous open tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + PgUp
Jump to a specific tab Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8
Jump to the rightmost tab Ctrl + 9
Open your home page in the current tab Alt + Home
Open the previous page from your browsing history in the current tab Alt + Left arrow
Open the next page from your browsing history in the current tab Alt + Right arrow
Close the current tab Ctrl + w or Ctrl + F4
Close the current window Ctrl + Shift + w or Alt + F4
Minimize the current window Alt + Space then n
Maximize the current window Alt + Space then x
Quit Google Chrome Alt + f then x
Move tabs right or left Ctrl + Shift + PgUp or Ctrl + Shift + PgDn
Turn on full-screen mode F11
Turn off full-screen mode F11 or press and hold Esc

Open the menu for tab groups

On Windows:

  1. On your Windows computer, open Chrome.
  2. To move to tab selection, press F6 until your tabs are in focus.
  3. To switch focus to a specific tab, press Tab to move forward or Shift + Tab to move backward.
  4. To open the tab group menu, press Menu.
  5. To make a menu selection:
    • To move up or down, press Up arrow Up arrow or Down arrow Down arrow.
    • To move left or right, press Left arrow Left chevron or Right arrow Right arrow.
    • To select a menu option, press Enter.

On a Chromebook:

  1. On your Chromebook, open Chrome.
  2. To move to tab selection, press Ctrl + Tab.
  3. To switch focus to a specific tab, press Ctrl + Back or Ctrl + Forward .
  4. To open the tab group menu:
    • Press Search + Shift + Increase volume .
    • You can also press Launcher + Shift + Increase volume .
  5. To make a menu selection:
    • To move up or down, press Up arrow Up arrow or Down arrow Down arrow.
    • To move left or right, press Left arrow Left chevron or Right arrow Right arrow.
    • To select a menu option, press Enter.

Move, collapse and expand tab groups

You can collapse a tab group so that only the group name or a colored circle shows. You can also expand a tab group so that all tabs show.

To collapse or expand a tab group:

  1. Switch focus to the tab group header.
  2. Press Space bar or Enter.

Tip: When a tab group is collapsed, you can only select the group. You can't select individual tabs inside the group.

To move a tab or tab group:

  1. Switch focus to the tab or tab group.
  2. Press Ctrl + Left arrow Left chevron or Ctrl + Right arrow Right arrow.
Google Chrome feature shortcuts
Action Shortcut
Open the Chrome menu Alt + f or Alt + e
Show or hide the Bookmarks bar Ctrl + Shift + b
Open the Bookmarks Manager Ctrl + Shift + o
Open the History page in a new tab Ctrl + h
Open the Downloads page in a new tab Ctrl + j
Open the Chrome Task Manager Shift + Esc
Set focus on the first item in the Chrome toolbar Shift + Alt + t
Set focus on the rightmost item in the Chrome toolbar F10
Switch focus to unfocused dialog (if showing) and all toolbars F6
Open the Find Bar to search the current page Ctrl + f or F3
Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search Ctrl + g
Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search Ctrl + Shift + g
Open Developer Tools Ctrl + Shift + j or F12
Open the Delete Browsing Data options Ctrl + Shift + Delete
Open the Chrome Help Center in a new tab F1
Log in a different user or browse as a Guest Ctrl + Shift + m
Open a feedback form Alt + Shift + i
Turn on caret browsing F7
Skip to web contents Ctrl + F6
Focus on inactive dialogs Alt + Shift + a
Address bar shortcuts

Use the following shortcuts in the address bar:

Action Shortcut
Search with your default search engine Type a search term + Enter
Search using a different search engine Type a search engine name and press Tab
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in the current tab Type a site name + Ctrl + Enter
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in a new window Type a site name + Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Open a new tab and perform a Google search Type a search term + Alt + Enter
Jump to the address bar Ctrl + l or Alt + d or F6
Search from anywhere on the page Ctrl + k or Ctrl + e
Remove predictions from your address bar Down arrow to highlight + Shift + Delete
Move cursor to the address bar Ctrl + F5
Webpage shortcuts
Action Shortcut
Open options to print the current page Ctrl + p
Open options to save the current page Ctrl + s
Reload the current page F5 or Ctrl + r
Reload the current page, ignoring cached content Shift + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + r
Stop the page loading Esc
Browse clickable items moving forward Tab
Browse clickable items moving backward Shift + Tab
Open a file from your computer in Chrome Ctrl + o + Select a file
Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page Ctrl + u
Save your current webpage as a bookmark Ctrl + d
Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder Ctrl + Shift + d
Make everything on the page bigger Ctrl and +
Make everything on the page smaller Ctrl and -
Return everything on the page to default size Ctrl + 0
Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time Space or PgDn
Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time Shift + Space or PgUp
Go to the top of the page Home
Go to the bottom of the page End
Scroll horizontally on the page Shift + Scroll your mousewheel
Move your cursor to the beginning of the previous word in a text field Ctrl + Left arrow
Move your cursor to the next word Ctrl + Right arrow
Delete the previous word in a text field Ctrl + Backspace
Open the Home page in the current tab Alt + Home
Mouse shortcuts

The following shortcuts require you to use your mouse:

Action Shortcut
Open a link in a current tab (mouse only) Drag a link to a tab
Open a link in new background tab Ctrl + Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it Ctrl + Shift + Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it (mouse only) Drag a link to a blank area of the tab strip
Open a link in a new window Shift + Click a link
Open a tab in a new window (mouse only) Drag the tab out of the tab strip
Move a tab to a current window (mouse only) Drag the tab into an existing window
Return a tab to its original position Press Esc while dragging
Save the current webpage as a bookmark Drag the web address to the Bookmarks Bar
Scroll horizontally on the page Shift + Scroll your mousewheel
Download the target of a link Alt + Click a link
Display your browsing history

Right-click Back Back or click & hold Back Back 
Right-click Next Next or click & hold Next Next
Switch between maximized and windowed modes Double-click a blank area of the tab strip
Make everything on the page bigger Ctrl + Scroll your mousewheel up
Make everything on the page smaller Ctrl + Scroll your mousewheel down

Mac

Keyboard navigation is turned on by default in your system preferences.

Tip: To focus your keyboard on text boxes or list items, press ⌘ + F7.
Tab & window shortcuts
Action Shortcut
Open a new window ⌘ + n
Open a new window in Incognito mode ⌘ + Shift + n
Open a new tab, and jump to it ⌘ + t
Reopen previously closed tabs in the order they were closed ⌘ + Shift + t
Jump to the next open tab ⌘ + Option + Right arrow
Jump to the previous open tab ⌘ + Option + Left arrow
Jump to a specific tab ⌘ + 1 through ⌘ + 8
Jump to the last tab ⌘ + 9
Open the previous page in your browsing history for the current tab ⌘ + [ or ⌘ + Left arrow
Open the next page in your browsing history for the current tab ⌘ + ] or ⌘ + Right arrow
Close the current tab or pop-up ⌘ + w
Close the current window ⌘ + Shift + w
Minimize the window ⌘ + m
Hide Google Chrome ⌘ + h
Quit Google Chrome ⌘ + q
Move tabs right or left Ctrl + Shift + PgUp or Ctrl + Shift + PgDn
Turn on full-screen mode Fn + f
Turn off full-screen mode Fn + f or press and hold Esc

Open the menu for tab groups

  1. On your Mac, open Chrome.
  2. Make sure you have VoiceOver turned on.
  3. To move to tab selection, press Tab.
  4. To switch focus to a specific tab, press Tab to move forward or Shift + Tab to move backward.

Move, collapse and expand tab groups

You can collapse a tab group so that only the group name or a colored circle shows. You can also expand a tab group so that all tabs show.

To collapse or expand a tab group:

  1. Switch focus to the tab group header.
  2. Press Space bar or Enter.

Tip: When a tab group is collapsed, you can only select the group. You can't select individual tabs inside the group.

To move a tab or tab group:

  1. Switch focus to the tab or tab group.
  2. Press Ctrl + Left arrow Left chevron or Ctrl + Right arrow Right arrow.
Google Chrome feature shortcuts
Action Shortcut
Show or hide the Bookmarks Bar ⌘ + Shift + b
Open the Bookmark Manager ⌘ + Option + b
Open the Settings page in a new tab ⌘ + ,
Open the History page in a new tab ⌘ + y
Open the Downloads page in a new tab ⌘ + Shift + j
Open the Find Bar to search the current page ⌘ + f
Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search ⌘ + g
Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search ⌘ + Shift + g
When Find Bar is open, search for selected text ⌘ + e
Open Developer Tools ⌘ + Option + i
Open the Delete Browsing Data options ⌘ + Shift + Delete
Log in as a different user, browse as a Guest, or access payment and password info ⌘ + Shift + m
Jump to the main menu bar Control + F2
Cycle focus to unfocused dialog (if showing) and all toolbars ⌘ + Option + Up arrow or Down arrow
Open a feedback form ⌘ + Option + Shift + i
Turn on caret browsing F7
Focus on inactive dialogs ⌘ + Option + Shift + a
Address bar shortcuts

Use the following shortcuts in the address bar:

Action Shortcut
Search with your default search engine Type a search term + Return
Search using a different search engine Type a search engine name and press Tab
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in the current tab Type a site name + Ctrl + Return
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in a new window Type a site name + Ctrl + Shift + Return
Open the website in a new background tab Type a web address + ⌘ + Return
Jump to the address bar ⌘ + l
Remove predictions from your address bar

Down arrow to highlight + Shift + fn + Delete

Forward Delete or fn-Delete on a laptop
Move cursor to the address bar Ctrl + F5
Webpage shortcuts
Action Shortcut
Compose a new email message with a link to the current page ⌘ + Shift + i
Open options to print the current page ⌘ + p
Open options to save the current page ⌘ + s
Open the Page Setup dialog ⌘ + Option + p
Reload your current page, ignoring cached content ⌘ + Shift + r
Stop the page loading Esc
Browse clickable items moving forward Tab
Browse clickable items moving backward Shift + Tab
Open a file from your computer in Google Chrome ⌘ + o + Select a file
Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page ⌘ + Option + u
Open the JavaScript Console ⌘ + Option + j
Save your current webpage as a bookmark ⌘ + d
Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder ⌘ + Shift + d
Make everything on the page bigger ⌘ and +
Make everything on the page smaller ⌘ and -
Return everything on the page to the default size ⌘ + 0
Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time Space
Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time Shift + Space
Search the web ⌘ + Option + f
Move your cursor to the beginning of the previous word in a text field Option + Left arrow
Move your cursor to the back of the next word in a text field Option + Right arrow
Delete the previous word in a text field Option + Delete
Open your home page in the current tab ⌘ + Shift + h
Mouse shortcuts

The following shortcuts require you to use your mouse:

Action Shortcut
Open a link in a current tab (mouse only) Drag a link to a tab
Open a link in new background tab ⌘ + Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it ⌘ + Shift + Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it (mouse only) Drag a link to a blank area of the tab strip
Open a link in a new window Shift + Click a link
Open a tab in a new window (mouse only) Drag the tab out of the tab strip
Move a tab to a current window (mouse only) Drag the tab into an existing window
Return a tab to its original position Press Esc while dragging
Save the current webpage as a bookmark Drag the web address to the Bookmarks Bar
Download the target of a link Option + Click a link
Display your browsing history

Right-click Back Back or click & hold Back Back 
Right-click Next Next or click & hold Next Next
Increase the window to full height Double-click a blank area of the tab strip

Related resources

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Calendar keyboard shortcuts

Turn on keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts only work if you use Google Calendar on your computer or an Android device with a keyboard connected.

  1. On your computer, open Google Calendar.
  2. In the top right corner, click Settings Settings and then Settings.
  3. In the "Enable keyboard shortcuts" section, select Yes.
  4. At the bottom of the page, click Save.

Shortcuts you can use

Tip: After you turn on keyboard shortcuts, you can see all the shortcuts you can use by typing a question mark ?. 

Move around the calendar

Action

Shortcut

Change your calendar view to the next date range

j or n

Refresh your calendar

r

Move to the current day

t

Move to add a calendar section

+

Put your cursor in the search box

/

Go to the Settings page

s

Go to a specific date 

g
Change your calendar view

Action

Shortcut

Day view

1 or d

Week view

2 or w

Month view

3 or m

Custom view

4 or x

Agenda view

5 or a
Make changes to an event

Action

Shortcut

Create a new event

c

See an event's details

e

Delete an event

Backspace or Delete

Undo

z

Save event (from the event details page)

⌘ + s (Mac)
Ctrl + s (Windows)

Return to calendar grid from an event details page

Esc
View Tasks & Keep

You can now use Keep and Tasks in a side panel while using Calendar. To go to the side panel, use these shortcuts:

  • Windows: Ctrl + Alt + . (period) or Ctrl + Alt + , (comma)
  • Chromebook: Alt + Shift + . (period) or Alt + Shift + , (comma)
  • Mac: ⌘ + Option + . (period) or ⌘ + Option + , (comma).

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Drive keyboard shortcuts

Below, you'll find a list of keyboard shortcuts for Google Drive on the web.

To display the keyboard shortcut list in Google Drive, press Ctrl + / (Windows and Chrome OS) or command + / (Mac).

Shortcut description Windows/ChromeOS shortcut MacOS shortcut

Navigation and views
Go to navigation panel (folders list) alt + g then n
alt + g then f		 option + g then n
option + g then f
Go to items view alt + g then i option + g then i
Switch between grid and list in items view alt + v then l option + v then l
Go to page content alt + g then c option + g then c
Go to details pane alt + g then d option + g then d
Go to top of application (Google bar) alt + g then t option + g then t
Go to download status alt + g then a option + g then a
Go to upload status alt + g then u option + g then u
Show or hide approvals pane alt + v then e option + v then e
Show or hide details pane alt + v then d option + v then d
Show or hide activity pane alt + v then a option + v then a

 

Shortcut description Windows/ChromeOS shortcut MacOS shortcut

Select items
Select or deselect item shift + space shift + space
Select next item down down arrow down arrow
Select next item up up arrow up arrow
Select next item to the left left arrow left arrow
Select next item to the right right arrow right arrow
Extend selection down shift + down arrow shift + down arrow
Extend selection up shift + up arrow shift + up arrow
Extend selection left shift + left arrow shift + left arrow
Extend selection right shift + right arrow shift + right arrow
Select all visible items ctrl + a command + a
Clear all selections esc esc

 

Shortcut description Windows/ChromeOS shortcut MacOS shortcut

Move between items
Move down without changing selection ctrl + down arrow command + down arrow
Move up without changing selection ctrl + up arrow command + up arrow
Move left without changing selection ctrl + left arrow command + left arrow
Move right without changing selection ctrl + right arrow command + right arrow

 

Shortcut description Windows/ChromeOS shortcut MacOS shortcut

Take action on selected items
Open selected items enter enter
Open selected items in new tab


ctrl + enter

 command + enter
Rename selected items

F2

F2
Share selected items ctrl + alt + a command + option + a
Move selected items to new folder ctrl + alt + m command + option + m
Star or unstar selected items ctrl + alt + s command + option + s

Create shortcuts to selected items

 ctrl + alt + r command + option + r
Remove selected items delete or # delete or #
Copy selected item URLs to the clipboard ctrl + alt + l command + option + l
Copy selected item titles to the clipboard ctrl + shift + c command + shift + c
Cut selected items to the clipboard ctrl + x command + x
Paste items from the clipboard as a shortcut ctrl + shift + v command + shift + v
Paste selected items from the clipboard
or move selected items from the clipboard		 ctrl + shift + v command + shift + v
Create a shortcut for the selected item ctrl + alt + r command + option + r
Redo last undone action ctrl + y command + y
Upload file alt + c then u control + c then u
Upload folder alt + c then i control + c then i

 

Shortcut description Windows/ChromeOS shortcut MacOS shortcut

Create new items
Document alt + c then t control + c then t
Presentation alt + c then p control + c then p
Spreadsheet alt + c then s control + c then s
Drawing alt + c then d control + c then d
Folder alt + c then f control + c then f
Form alt + c then o control + c then o

 

Shortcut description Windows/ChromeOS shortcut MacOS shortcut

Open menus
Create menu alt + n control + n
More actions menu

shift + F10

alt + a

shift + F10

control + a
Current folder actions menu alt + shift + a control + shift + a
Sort menu alt + r control + r
Settings menu control + shift + s command + shift + s

 

Shortcut description Windows/ChromeOS shortcut MacOS shortcut

Application actions
Display keyboard shortcuts list ctrl + / command + /
Choose next visual density
(row height and element spacing for list view)		 alt + t then q control + t then q
Find/find next ctrl + f command + f
Print ctrl + p command + p
Undo last action ctrl + z command + z
Redo last undone action ctrl + y command + y
Show last message alt + g then k option + g then k
Search your Drive / /

 

Shortcut description Windows/ChromeOS shortcut MacOS shortcut

Preview mode actions
Preview items ctrl + alt + p command + option + p
Close esc esc
Play/pause space space
Zoom in + or = + or =
Zoom out - -

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Docs keyboard shortcuts

To open a list of keyboard shortcuts in Google Docs, press Ctrl + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or ⌘ + / (Mac).

Tool finder (formerly search the menus), press Alt + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or Option + / (Mac).

You can also use menu access keys. Open any application menu using the keyboard, then type the underlined letter for the item you'd like to select. For example, to open the Insert menu on a Mac, press Ctrl + Option + i. To select "Image," type the underlined letter i.

PC shortcuts

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
Print 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
Tool finder (formerly 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
Zoom in Ctrl + +
Zoom out Ctrl + -
Zoom 100% Ctrl + 0

Text formatting
Bold Ctrl + b
Italicize 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
Center 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 counterclockwise by 15° Alt + Left arrow
Rotate counterclockwise 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 current footnote holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then f
Move to next footnote holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then f
Move to previous footnote holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then f
Move to next suggestion holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then u
Move to previous suggestion holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then u
Review suggested edits holding Ctrl + Alt, press o then u
Move to next comment holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then c
Move to previous comment holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then c
Open comment history Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a

Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments
Reply to current comment R
Move to next comment J
Move to 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 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 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 left/right arrow to move to a separate section of text you also want to select.

Text selection with 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 shortcuts

The shortcuts below help you work with a screen reader. Before you use them, turn on screen reader support. Learn how to turn on screen reader support.

Screen reader support
Enable screen reader support Ctrl + Alt + z
Alt + Shift + ~
Enable braille support Ctrl + Alt + h
Verbalize selection holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then x
Verbalize from cursor location holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then r
Announce cursor location holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then l
Announce formatting at cursor location holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then f
Verbalize table row and column headers holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then h
Verbalize table cell location holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then n
Verbalize table row header holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then r
Verbalize table column header holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then c
Show live edits Ctrl + Alt + Shift + r
Verbalize comment holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then c
Verbalize comment anchor holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then a
Verbalize selection formatting holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then s
Verbalize cursor location holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press a then l
Verbalize word count  holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press a then w

Navigation shortcuts

Two groups of shortcuts below help you move quickly through your document or table:

  • Move to the next or previous item with Ctrl + Alt + n or Ctrl + Alt + p followed by another key.
  • Move quickly around a table with Ctrl + Alt + Shift + t followed by another key.

Document navigation
Show outline holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then h
Move to next heading holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then h
Move to previous heading holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then h
Move to next heading [1-6] holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then [1-6]
Move to previous heading [1-6] holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then [1-6]
Move to next graphic
(image or drawing)		 holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then g
Move to previous graphic
(image or drawing)		 holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then g
Move to next list holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then o
Move to previous list holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then o
Move to next item in the current list holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then i
Move to previous item in the current list holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then i
Move to next link holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then l
Move to previous link holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then l
Move to next bookmark holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then b
Move to previous bookmark holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then b
Move to next formatting change holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then w
Move to previous formatting change holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then w
Move to next edit
(while viewing revision history or new changes)		 holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then r
Ctrl + Alt + k
Move to 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 side panel Ctrl + Alt + .
Ctrl + Alt + ,
Page up Page Up
Page down Page Down
Move to next misspelling Ctrl + '
Move to previous misspelling Ctrl + ;
Insert or move to header holding Ctrl + Alt, press o then h
Insert or move to footer holding Ctrl + Alt, press o then f
Move focus to popup
(for links, bookmarks, and images)		 holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then p
Move focus out of editing area Ctrl + Alt + Shift + m
Show person or group info Alt + Right arrow
Toggle a checkbox Ctrl + Alt + Enter

 

Mac shortcuts

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
Print ⌘ + 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
Tool finder (formerly 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
Zoom in ⌘ + +
Zoom out ⌘ + -
Zoom 100% ⌘ + 0

Text formatting
Bold ⌘ + b
Italicize ⌘ + 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
Center align ⌘ + Shift + e
Right align ⌘ + Shift + r
Justify ⌘ + Shift + j
Numbered list ⌘ + Shift + 7
Bulleted list ⌘ + Shift + 8
Checklist ⌘ + 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 counterclockwise by 15° Option + Left arrow
Rotate counterclockwise 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 current footnote holding Ctrl + ⌘, press e then f
Move to next footnote holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then f
Move to previous footnote holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then f
Move to next suggestion holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then u
Move to previous suggestion holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then u
Review suggested edits holding Ctrl + ⌘, press o then u
Move to next comment holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then c
Move to previous comment holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then c
Open comment history ⌘ + Option + Shift + a

Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments
Reply to current comment R
Move to next comment J
Move to 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 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 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 current list item holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press e then i
Select all list items at 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 left/right arrow to move to a separate section of text you also want to select.

Text selection with 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 shortcuts

The shortcuts below help you work with a screen reader. Before you use them, turn on screen reader support. Learn how to turn on screen reader support.

Screen reader support
Enable screen reader support Option + ⌘ + z
Enable braille support ⌘ + Option + h
Verbalize selection holding Ctrl + ⌘ , press a then x
Verbalize from cursor location holding Ctrl + ⌘ , press a then r
Announce cursor location holding Ctrl + ⌘, press a then l
Announce formatting at cursor location holding Ctrl + ⌘, press a then f
Verbalize table row and column headers holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then h
Verbalize table cell location holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then n
Verbalize table row header holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then r
Verbalize table column header holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then c
Show live edits ⌘ + Option + Shift + r
Verbalize comment holding Ctrl + ⌘, press a then c
Verbalize comment anchor holding Ctrl + ⌘, press a then a
Verbalize selection formatting holding Ctrl + ⌘, press a then s
Verbalize cursor location holding Ctrl + ⌘, press A then L
Verbalize word count  holding Ctrl + ⌘, press A then W

Navigation shortcuts

Two groups of shortcuts below help you move quickly through your document or table:

  • Move to the next or previous item with Ctrl + ⌘ + n or Ctrl + ⌘ + p followed by another key.
  • Move quickly around a table with Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift + t followed by another key.

Document navigation
Show outline holding Ctrl + ⌘, press a then h
Move to next heading holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then h
Move to previous heading holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then h
Move to next heading [1-6] holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then [1-6]
Move to previous heading [1-6] holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then [1-6]
Move to 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 next list holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then o
Move to previous list holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then o
Move to next item in the current list holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then i
Move to previous item in the current list holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then i
Move to next link holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then l
Move to previous link holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then l
Move to next bookmark holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then b
Move to previous bookmark holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then b
Move to 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 side panel ⌘ + Option + .
⌘ + Option + ,
Page up Fn + Up arrow
Page down Fn + Down arrow
Move to next misspelling ⌘ + '
Move to previous misspelling ⌘ + ;
Insert or move to header holding Ctrl + ⌘, press o then h
Insert or move to footer holding Ctrl + ⌘, press o then f
Move focus to popup
(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
Toggle a checkbox Command + Option + Enter
Chrome OS shortcuts

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
Print 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
Tool finder (formerly 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
Italicize 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
Center 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 counterclockwise by 15° Alt + Left arrow
Rotate counterclockwise 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 current footnote holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then f
Move to next footnote holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then f
Move to previous footnote holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then f
Move to next suggestion holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then u
Move to previous suggestion holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then u
Review suggested edits holding Ctrl + Alt, press o then u
Move to next comment holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then c
Move to previous comment holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then c
Open comment history Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a

Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments
Reply to current comment R
Move to next comment J
Move to 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 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 current list item holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then i
Select all list items at 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 left/right arrow to move to a separate section of text you also want to select.

Text selection with 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 shortcuts

The shortcuts below help you work with a screen reader. Before you use them, turn on screen reader support. Learn how to turn on screen reader support.

Screen reader support
Enable screen reader support Ctrl + Alt + z
Alt + Shift + ~
Enable braille support Ctrl + Alt + h
Verbalize selection holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then x
Verbalize from cursor location holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then r
Announce cursor location holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then l
Announce formatting at cursor location holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then f
Verbalize table row and column headers holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then h
Verbalize table cell location holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then n
Verbalize table row header holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then r
Verbalize table column header holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then c
Show live edits Ctrl + Alt + Shift + r
Verbalize comment holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then c
Verbalize comment anchor holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then a
Verbalize selection formatting holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then s
Verbalize cursor location holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press a then l
Verbalize word count  holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press a then w

Navigation shortcuts

Two groups of shortcuts below help you move quickly through your document or table:

  • Move to the next or previous item with Ctrl + Alt + N or Ctrl + Alt + p followed by another key.
  • Move quickly around a table with Ctrl + Alt + Shift + t followed by another key.

Document navigation
Show outline holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then h
Move to next heading holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then h
Move to previous heading holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then h
Move to next heading [1-6] holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then [1-6]
Move to previous heading [1-6] holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then [1-6]
Move to next graphic
(image or drawing)		 holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then g
Move to previous graphic
(image or drawing)		 holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then g
Move to next list holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then o
Move to previous list holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then o
Move to next item in the current list holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then i
Move to previous item in the current list holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then i
Move to next link holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then l
Move to previous link holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then l
Move to next bookmark holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then b
Move to previous bookmark holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then b
Move to 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 side panel Alt + Shift + .
Alt + Shift + ,
Page up Alt + Up arrow
Page down Alt + Down arrow
Move to beginning of document Ctrl + Search + Left arrow
Move to end of document Ctrl + Search + Right arrow
Move to next misspelling Ctrl + '
Move to previous misspelling Ctrl + ;
Insert or move to header holding Ctrl + Alt, press o then h
Insert or move to footer holding Ctrl + Alt, press o then f
Move focus to popup
(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
Show person or group info Alt + Right arrow
Toggle a checkbox Ctrl + Alt + Enter

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Sheets keyboard shortcuts

To see a list of keyboard shortcuts in Google Sheets, press Ctrl + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or ⌘ + / (Mac).

Tool finder (formerly search the menus), press Alt + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or Option + / (Mac).

PC shortcuts

Common actions
Select column Ctrl + Space
Select row Shift + Space
Select all Ctrl + a
Ctrl + Shift + Space
Undo Ctrl + z
Redo Ctrl + y
Ctrl + Shift + z
F4
Find Ctrl + f
Find and replace Ctrl + h
Fill range Ctrl + Enter
Fill down Ctrl + d
Fill right Ctrl + r
Save
(every change is saved automatically in Drive)		 Ctrl + s
Open Ctrl + o
Print Ctrl + p
Copy Ctrl + c
Cut Ctrl + x
Paste Ctrl + v
Paste values only Ctrl + Shift + v
Show common keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + /
Insert new sheet Shift + F11
Compact controls Ctrl + Shift + f
Input tools on/off
(available in spreadsheets in non-Latin languages)		 Ctrl + Shift + k
Select input tools Ctrl + Alt + Shift + k
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus)

Alt + /
Rename sheet Alt + 1
Convert range to table Ctrl + Alt + T

Format cells
Bold Ctrl + b
Underline Ctrl + u
Italic Ctrl + i
Strikethrough Alt + Shift + 5
Center align Ctrl + Shift + e
Left align Ctrl + Shift + l
Right align Ctrl + Shift + r
Apply top border Alt + Shift + 1
Apply right border Alt + Shift + 2
Apply bottom border Alt + Shift + 3
Apply left border Alt + Shift + 4
Remove borders Alt + Shift + 6
Apply outer border

Alt + Shift + 7

Ctrl + Shift + 7
Insert link Ctrl + k
Insert time Ctrl + Shift + ;
Insert date Ctrl + ;
Insert date and time Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ;
Format as decimal Ctrl + Shift + 1
Format as time Ctrl + Shift + 2
Format as date Ctrl + Shift + 3
Format as currency Ctrl + Shift + 4
Format as percentage Ctrl + Shift + 5
Format as exponent Ctrl + Shift + 6
Clear formatting Ctrl + \

Navigate spreadsheet
Move to beginning of row Home
Move to beginning of sheet Ctrl + Home
Move to end of row End
Move to end of sheet Ctrl + End
Scroll to active cell Ctrl + Backspace
Move to next sheet Alt + Down Arrow
Move to previous sheet Alt + Up Arrow
Display list of sheets Alt + Shift + k
Open hyperlink Alt + Enter
Open Explore

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + i
Go to side panel Ctrl + Alt + .
Ctrl + Alt + ,
Move focus out of spreadsheet Ctrl + Alt + Shift + m
Move to quicksum
(when a range of cells is selected)		 Alt + Shift + q
Move focus to popup
(for links, bookmarks, and images)		 holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then p
Open drop-down menu on filtered cell Ctrl + Alt + r
Open revision history Ctrl + Alt + Shift + h
Close drawing editor Shift + Esc

Edit notes and comments
Insert/edit note Shift + F2
Insert/edit comment Ctrl + Alt + m
Open comment discussion thread Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a
Enter current comment holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then c
Move to next comment holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then c
Move to previous comment holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then c

Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments
Reply to current comment R
Move to next comment J
Move to previous comment K
Resolve current comment E
Exit current comment U

Open a menu
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
Data menu in Google Chrome: Alt + d
other browsers: Alt + Shift + d
Tools menu in Google Chrome: Alt + t
other browsers: Alt + Shift + t
Open insert menu Ctrl + Alt + =
(with cells selected)
Open delete menu Ctrl + Alt + - (with cells selected)
Form menu
(present when the spreadsheet is connected to a form)		 in Google Chrome: Alt + m
other browsers: Alt + Shift + m
Add-ons menu in Google Chrome: Alt + n
other browsers: Alt + Shift + n
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
Sheet menu
(copy, delete, and other sheet actions)		 Alt + Shift + s
Context menu

Ctrl + Shift + \
Shift + F10
Table column menu Ctrl + Alt + \

Add or change rows and columns
Insert rows above

Ctrl + Alt + =
(with rows selected)

in Google Chrome: Alt + i, then r, then r
other browsers: Alt + Shift + i, then r, then r
Insert rows below in Google Chrome: Alt + i, then r, then b
other browsers: Alt + Shift + i, then r, then b
Insert columns to the left

Ctrl + Alt + =
(with columns selected)

in Google Chrome: Alt + i, then c, then c
other browsers: Alt + Shift + i, then c, then c
Insert columns to the right in Google Chrome: Alt + i, then c, then o
other browsers: Alt + Shift + i, then c, then o
Delete rows

Ctrl + Alt + - (with rows selected)

in Google Chrome: Alt + e, then d, then d
other browsers: Alt + Shift + e, then d, then d
Delete columns

Ctrl + Alt + - (with columns selected)

in Google Chrome: Alt + e, then d, then e
other browsers: Alt + Shift + e, then d, then e
Hide row Ctrl + Alt + 9
Unhide row Ctrl + Shift + 9
Hide column Ctrl + Alt + 0
Unhide column Ctrl + Shift + 0
Group rows or columns Alt + Shift + Right Arrow
Ungroup rows or columns Alt + Shift + Left Arrow
Expand grouped rows or columns Alt + Shift + Down Arrow
Collapse grouped rows or columns Alt + Shift + Up Arrow

Use formulas
Show all formulas Ctrl + ~
Insert array formula Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Collapse an expanded array formula Ctrl + e
Show/hide formula help
(when entering a formula)		 Shift + F1
Full/compact formula help
(when entering a formula)		 F1
Absolute/relative references
(when entering a formula)		 F4
Toggle formula result previews
(when entering a formula)		 F9
Resize formula bar
(move up or down)		 Ctrl + Up / Ctrl + Down

Toggle formula range selection
(when entering a formula)

F2
Ctrl + e

Help for screen readers
Turn on screen reader support
Learn more about using Google Sheets with a screen reader		 Ctrl + Alt + z
Enable braille support Ctrl + Alt + h
Read column Ctrl + Alt + Shift + c
Read row Ctrl + Alt + Shift + r

Mac shortcuts

Common actions
Select column Ctrl + Space
Select row Shift + Space
Select all ⌘ + a
⌘ + Shift + Space
Undo ⌘ + z
Redo ⌘ + y
⌘ + Shift + z
Fn + F4
Find ⌘ + f
Find and replace ⌘ + Shift + h
Fill range ⌘ + Enter
Fill down ⌘ + d
Fill right ⌘ + r
Save
(every change is saved automatically in Drive)		 ⌘ + s
Open ⌘ + o
Print ⌘ + p
Copy ⌘ + c
Cut ⌘ + x
Paste ⌘ + v
Paste values only ⌘ + Shift + v
Show common keyboard shortcuts ⌘ + /
Insert new sheet Shift + Fn + F11
Compact controls Ctrl + Shift + f
Input tools on/off
(available in spreadsheets in non-Latin languages)		 ⌘ + Shift + k
Select input tools ⌘ + Option + Shift + k
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus) Option + /
Select current region around selected cell ⌘ + Shift + *
Ctrl + Shift + *
Displays or hides the menus ⌘ + Option + R
Ctrl + Shift + F
Convert range to table ⌘ + Alt + T

Format cells
Bold

⌘ + b
⌘ + 2
Ctrl + 2
Underline

⌘ + u
⌘ + 4
Ctrl + 4
Italic ⌘ + i
⌘ + 3
Ctrl + 3
Strikethrough

⌘ + Shift + x
⌘ + 5
Ctrl + 5
Center align ⌘ + Shift + e
Left align ⌘ + Shift + l
Right align ⌘ + Shift + r
Apply top border Option + Shift + 1
Apply right border Option + Shift + 2
Apply bottom border Option + Shift + 3
Apply left border Option + Shift + 4
Remove borders Option + Shift + 6
Apply outer border

Option + Shift + 7
⌘ + Shift + 7
Ctrl + Shift + 7
Insert link ⌘ + k
Insert time ⌘ + Shift + ;
Insert date ⌘ + ;
Insert date and time ⌘ + Option + Shift + ;
Format as decimal Ctrl + Shift + 1
Format as time Ctrl + Shift + 2
Format as date Ctrl + Shift + 3
Format as currency Ctrl + Shift + 4
Format as percentage Ctrl + Shift + 5
Format as exponent Ctrl + Shift + 6
Clear formatting ⌘ + \

Navigate spreadsheet
Move to beginning of row Fn + Left Arrow
Move to beginning of sheet ⌘ + Fn + Left Arrow
Move to end of row Fn + Right Arrow
Move to end of sheet ⌘ + Fn + Right Arrow
Scroll to active cell ⌘ + Backspace
Move to next sheet

Option + Down Arrow

MacBook:
Option + Right Arrow
Move to previous sheet

Option + Up Arrow

MacBook:
Option + Left Arrow
Display list of sheets Option + Shift + k
Open hyperlink Option + Enter
Open Explore

⌘ + Option + Shift + i
Go to side panel ⌘ + Option + .
⌘ + Option + ,
Move focus out of spreadsheet Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift + m
Move to quicksum
(when a range of cells is selected)		 Option + Shift + q
Move focus to popup
(for links, bookmarks, and images)		 holding Ctrl + ⌘, press e then p
Open drop-down menu on filtered cell Ctrl + ⌘ + r
Open revision history ⌘ + Option + Shift + h
Close drawing editor ⌘ + Esc
Shift + Esc
Show "Go to range" dialog Ctrl + G
Find and replace with Find tab selected Ctrl + F

Edit notes and comments
Insert/edit note Shift + F2
Insert/edit comment ⌘ + Option + m
Open comment discussion thread ⌘ + Option + Shift + a
Enter current comment holding Ctrl + ⌘, press e then c
Move to next comment holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then c
Move to previous comment holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then c

Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments
Reply to current comment R
Move to next comment J
Move to previous comment K
Resolve current comment E
Exit current comment U

Open a menu
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
Data menu Ctrl + Option + d
Tools menu Ctrl + Option + t
Open insert menu ⌘ + Option + = (with cells selected)
Open delete menu ⌘ + Option + - (with cells selected)
Form menu
(present when the spreadsheet is connected to a form)		 Ctrl + Option + m
Add-ons menu Ctrl + Option + n
Help menu Ctrl + Option + h
Accessibility menu
(present when screen reader support is enabled)		 Ctrl + Option + a
Sheet menu
(copy, delete, and other sheet actions)		 Option + Shift + s
Context menu

⌘ + Shift + \
Shift + F10
Table column menu ⌘ + Option + \

Add or change rows and columns
Insert rows above

⌘ + Option + = (with rows selected)
Ctrl + Option + i, press r then r
Insert rows below Ctrl + Option + i, press r then b
Insert columns to the left

⌘ + Option + = (with columns selected)
Ctrl + Option + i, press c then c
Insert columns to the right Ctrl + Option + i, press c then o
Delete rows ⌘ + Option + - (with rows selected)
Ctrl + Option + e, then d, then d
Delete columns ⌘ + Option + - (with columns selected)
Ctrl + Option + e, then d, then e
Hide row ⌘ + Option + 9
Unhide row ⌘ + Shift + 9
Hide column ⌘ + Option + 0
Unhide column ⌘ + Shift + 0
Group rows or columns Option + Shift + Right Arrow
Ungroup rows or columns Option + Shift + Left Arrow
Expand grouped rows or columns Option + Shift + Down Arrow
Collapse grouped rows or columns Option + Shift + Up Arrow

Use formulas
Show all formulas Ctrl + ~
Insert array formula ⌘ + Shift + Enter
Collapse an expanded array formula ⌘ + e
Show/hide formula help
(when entering a formula)		 Shift + Fn + F1
Full/compact formula help
(when entering a formula)		 Fn + F1
Absolute/relative references
(when entering a formula)		 Fn + F4
Toggle formula result previews
(when entering a formula)		 Fn + F9
Resize formula bar
(move up or down)		 Ctrl + Option + Up and Ctrl + Option + Down

Toggle formula range selection (when entering a formula)

F2
Ctrl + e

Help for screen readers
Turn on screen reader support
Learn more about using Google Sheets with a screen reader		 ⌘ + Option + z
Enable braille support ⌘ + Option + h
Read column ⌘ + Option + Shift + c
Read row ⌘ + Option + Shift + r

Chrome OS shortcuts

Common actions
Select column Ctrl + Space
Select row Shift + Space
Select all Ctrl + a
Undo Ctrl + z
Redo Ctrl + y
Ctrl + Shift + z
Find Ctrl + f
Find and replace Ctrl + h
Fill range Ctrl + Enter
Fill down Ctrl + d
Fill right Ctrl + r
Save
(every change is saved automatically in Drive)		 Ctrl + s
Open Ctrl + o
Print Ctrl + p
Copy Ctrl + c
Cut Ctrl + x
Paste Ctrl + v
Paste values only Ctrl + Shift + v
Show common keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + /
Compact controls Ctrl + Shift + f
Input tools on/off
(available in spreadsheets in non-Latin languages)		 Ctrl + Shift + k
Select input tools Ctrl + Alt + Shift + k
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus) Alt + /
Convert range to table Shift + Alt + T

Format cells
Bold Ctrl + b
Underline Ctrl + u
Italic Ctrl + i
Strikethrough Alt + Shift + 5
Center align Ctrl + Shift + e
Left align Ctrl + Shift + l
Right align Ctrl + Shift + r
Apply top border Alt + Shift + 1
Apply right border Alt + Shift + 2
Apply bottom border Alt + Shift + 3
Apply left border Alt + Shift + 4
Remove borders Alt + Shift + 6
Apply outer border

Alt + Shift + 7
Ctrl + Shift + 7
Insert link Ctrl + k
Insert time Ctrl + Shift + ;
Insert date Ctrl + ;
Insert date and time Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ;
Format as decimal Ctrl + Shift + 1
Format as time Ctrl + Shift + 2
Format as date Ctrl + Shift + 3
Format as currency Ctrl + Shift + 4
Format as percentage Ctrl + Shift + 5
Format as exponent Ctrl + Shift + 6
Clear formatting Ctrl + \

Navigate spreadsheet
Move to beginning of row Search + Left Arrow
Move to end of row Search + Right Arrow
Move to first cell in row with data Ctrl + Left Arrow
Move to top left of sheet Ctrl + Search + Left Arrow
Move to last cell in row with data Ctrl + Right Arrow
Move to bottom right of sheet Ctrl + Search + Right Arrow
Scroll to active cell Ctrl + Backspace
Move to beginning of sheet Ctrl + Search + Left Arrow
Move to end of sheet Ctrl + Search + Right Arrow
Move to next sheet Ctrl + Shift + Search + Down Arrow
Move to previous sheet Ctrl + Shift + Search + Up Arrow
Display list of sheets Alt + Shift + k
Open hyperlink Alt + Enter
Open Explore

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + i
Go to side panel Alt + Shift + .
Alt + Shift + ,
Move focus out of spreadsheet Ctrl + Alt + Shift + m
Move to quicksum
(when a range of cells is selected)		 Alt + Shift + q
Move focus to popup
(for links, bookmarks, and images)		 holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then p
Open drop-down menu on filtered cell Ctrl + Alt + r
Open revision history Ctrl + Alt + Shift + h
Close drawing editor Ctrl + Esc
Shift + Esc

Edit notes and comments
Insert/edit note Shift + Search + 2
Insert/edit comment Ctrl + Alt + m
Open comment discussion thread Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a
Enter current comment holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then c
Move to next comment holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then c
Move to previous comment holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then c

Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments
Reply to current comment R
Move to next comment J
Move to previous comment K
Resolve current comment E
Exit current comment U

Open a menu
File menu Alt + f
Edit menu Alt + e
View menu Alt + v
Insert menu Alt + i
Format menu Alt + o
Data menu Alt + d
Tools menu Alt + t
Open insert menu Ctrl + Alt + = (with cells selected)
Open delete menu Ctrl + Alt + - (with cells selected)
Form menu
(present when the spreadsheet is connected to a form)		 Alt + m
Add-ons menu Alt + n
Help menu Alt + h
Accessibility menu
(present when screen reader support is enabled)		 Alt + a
Sheet menu
(copy, delete, and other sheet actions)		 Ctrl + Shift + s
Context menu

Ctrl + Shift + \
Shift + F10
Table column menu Ctrl + Alt + \

Add or change rows and columns
Insert rows above Ctrl + Alt + = (with rows selected)
Alt + i, then r, then r
Insert rows below Alt + i, then r, then b
Insert columns to the left Ctrl + Alt + = (with columns selected)
Alt + i, then c, then c
Insert columns to the right Alt + i, then c, then o
Delete rows Ctrl + Alt + - (with rows selected)
Alt + e, then d, then d
Delete columns Ctrl + Alt + - (with columns selected)
Alt + e, then d, then e
Hide rows Ctrl + Alt + 9
Unhide rows Ctrl + Shift + 9
Hide columns Ctrl + Alt + 0
Unhide columns Ctrl + Shift + 0
Group rows or columns Alt + Shift + Right Arrow
Ungroup rows or columns Alt + Shift + Left Arrow
Expand grouped rows or columns Alt + Shift + Down Arrow
Collapse grouped rows or columns Alt + Shift + Up Arrow

Use formulas
Show all formulas Ctrl + ~
Insert array formula Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Collapse an expanded array formula Ctrl + e
Show/hide formula help
(when entering a formula)		 Shift + Search + 1
Full/compact formula help (when entering a formula) Search + 1
Absolute/relative references (when entering a formula) Search + 4
Toggle formula result previews (when entering a formula) Search + 9
Resize formula bar (move up or down)

Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow and

Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow

Toggle formula range selection (when entering a formula)

F2
Ctrl + e

Help for screen readers
Turn on screen reader support
Learn more about using Google Sheets with a screen reader		 Ctrl + Alt + z
Enable braille support Ctrl + Alt + h
Read column Ctrl + Alt + Shift + c
Read row Ctrl + Alt + Shift + r

Use other spreadsheet shortcuts

You can use shortcuts for spreadsheets made by other companies in Google Sheets.

  1. On your computer, open a spreadsheet at sheets.google.com.
  2. At the top, click Help and then Keyboard shortcuts.
  3. At the bottom of the window, turn on Enable compatible spreadsheet shortcuts.

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Slides keyboard shortcuts

To open a list of keyboard shortcuts in Google Slides, press Ctrl + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or ⌘ + / (Mac).

Tool finder (formerly search the menus), press Alt + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or Option + / (Mac).

You can also use menu access keys. Open any application menu using the keyboard, then type the underlined letter for the item you'd like to select. For example, to open the Insert menu on a Mac, press Ctrl + Option + i. To select "Image," type the underlined letter i.

PC shortcuts

Common actions
New slide Ctrl + m
Duplicate slide Ctrl + d
Undo Ctrl + z
Redo Ctrl + y
Ctrl + Shift + z
Copy Ctrl + c
Cut Ctrl + x
Paste Ctrl + v
Copy formatting of the selected text or shape Ctrl + Alt + c
Paste formatting of the selected text or shape Ctrl + Alt + v
Insert or edit link Ctrl + k
Open link Alt + Enter
Delete Delete
Select all Ctrl + a
Select none holding Ctrl + Alt, press u then a
Find Ctrl + f
Find and replace Ctrl + h
Find again Ctrl + g
Find previous Ctrl + Shift + g
Open... Ctrl + o
Print Ctrl + p
Save
Every change is automatically saved in Drive		 Ctrl + s
Show common keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + /
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus) Alt + /
Alt + z (Google Chrome)
Hide or show menus (compact mode) Ctrl + Shift + f
Turn on captions while presenting Ctrl + Shift + c
Alt text Ctrl + Alt + y

Film strip actions
Move to previous slide Page Up
Up arrow
Move to next slide Page Down
Down arrow
Move focus to first slide Home
Move focus to last slide End
Move slide up Ctrl + Up arrow
Move slide down Ctrl + Down arrow
Move slide to beginning Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow
Move slide to end Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow
Select previous slide Shift + Up arrow
Select next slide Shift + Down arrow
Select first slide Shift + Home
Select last slide Shift + End

Navigation
Zoom in Ctrl + +
Zoom out Ctrl + -
Zoom 100% Ctrl + 0
Move to filmstrip Ctrl + Alt + Shift + f
Move to canvas Ctrl + Alt + Shift + c
Open speaker notes panel Ctrl + Alt + Shift + s
Change to HTML view of presentation Ctrl + Alt + Shift + p
Open animations panel Ctrl + Alt + Shift + b
Continue in animation preview Enter
Open Explore Ctrl + Alt + Shift + i
Go to side panel Ctrl + Alt + .
Ctrl + Alt + ,
Open dictionary Ctrl + Shift + y
Open revision history panel Ctrl + Alt + Shift + h
Open cell border selection (for tables) holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then p
Play the selected video Enter
Present slides Ctrl + F5
Exit the current mode Esc

Menus
Context menu

Ctrl + Shift + \
Ctrl + Shift + x
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 presentations in non-Latin languages)		 Ctrl + Alt + Shift + k
Toggle input controls
(available in presentations in non-Latin languages)		 Ctrl + Shift + k

Comments
Insert comment Ctrl + Alt + m
Enter current comment holding Ctrl + Enter
Move to next comment in the presentation holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then c
Move to previous comment in the presentation holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then c
When focus is on comment, move to next comment j
When focus is on comment, move to previous comment k
When focus is on comment, reply to comment r
When focus is on comment, resolve comment e
Open comment discussion thread Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a

Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments
Reply to current comment R
Move to next comment J
Move to previous comment K
Resolve current comment E
Exit current comment U
Hide comment Ctrl + Alt + Shift + j

Text
Bold Ctrl + b
Italic Ctrl + i
Underline Ctrl + u
Subscript Ctrl + ,
Superscript Ctrl + .
Strikethrough Alt + Shift + 5
Clear formatting Ctrl + \
Ctrl + Space
Increase font size Ctrl + Shift + >
Decrease font size Ctrl + Shift + <
Left align Ctrl + Shift + l
Right align Ctrl + Shift + r
Center align Ctrl + Shift + e
Justify Ctrl + Shift + j
Move paragraph down Alt + Shift + Down arrow
Move paragraph up Alt + Shift + Up arrow
Increase indent Ctrl + ]
Decrease indent Ctrl + [
Bulleted list Ctrl + Shift + 8
Numbered list Ctrl + Shift + 7
Select list item holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then i
Select list items at current level holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then o
Move to next text formatting change holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then w
Move to previous text formatting change holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then w
Move to next misspelling Ctrl + '
Move to previous misspelling Ctrl + ;

Move and arrange objects
Duplicate Ctrl + d
Group Ctrl + Alt + g
Ungroup Ctrl + Alt + Shift + g
Send backward Ctrl + Down arrow
Bring forward Ctrl + Up arrow
Send to back Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow
Bring to front Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow
Select next shape Tab
Select previous shape Shift + Tab
Nudge up, down, left, or right Arrow keys
Nudge one pixel at a time Shift + Arrow keys
Rotate counterclockwise by 1° Alt + Shift + Left arrow
Rotate clockwise by 1° Alt + Shift + Right arrow
Rotate counterclockwise by 15° Alt + Left arrow
Rotate clockwise by 15° Alt + Right arrow
Resize larger horizontally Ctrl + Alt + b
Resize larger vertically Ctrl + Alt + i
Resize smaller Ctrl + Alt + j
Resize larger Ctrl + Alt + k
Resize smaller vertically Ctrl + Alt + 9
Resize smaller horizontally Ctrl + Alt + w
Exit crop mode Enter
Suppress guides Alt + Move with mouse
Duplicate Ctrl + Move with mouse
Resize from center Ctrl + Resize with mouse
Constrain to vertical or horizontal movements Shift + Move with mouse
Constrain to object's aspect ratio Shift + Resize with mouse
Constrain to 15° rotation increments Shift + Rotate with mouse

Presenting
Stop presenting Esc
Next Right arrow
Previous Left arrow
Go to specific slide (7 followed by Enter goes to slide 7) Number followed by Enter
First slide Home
Last slide End
Open speaker notes s
Open audience tools a
Toggle laser pointer l
Print Ctrl + p
Toggle captions (English only) Ctrl + Shift + c
Toggle full screen F11
Show a blank black slide b or .
Return to the presentation from a blank black slide Press any key
Show a blank white slide w or ,
Return to the presentation from a blank white slide Press any key

Video Player
Toggle play/pause k
Rewind 10 seconds u
Fast forward 10 seconds o
Previous frame (while paused) Shift + ,
Next frame (while paused) Shift + .
Decrease playback rate Ctrl + Shift + ,
Increase playback rate Ctrl + Shift + .
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration) Shift + 0..9
Toggle captions on/off c
Toggle full screen f
Toggle mute m

Screen reader support
Verbalize selection Ctrl + Alt + x
Enable screen reader support
Learn more about using Google Slides with a screen reader		 Ctrl + Alt + z
Alt + Shift + ~
Enable braille support Ctrl + Alt + h
Verbalize from cursor location Ctrl + Alt + r
Announce formatting at cursor location holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then f
Mac shortcuts

Common actions
New slide Ctrl + m
Duplicate slide ⌘ + d
Undo ⌘ + z
Redo ⌘ + y
⌘ + Shift + z
Copy ⌘ + c
Cut ⌘ + x
Paste ⌘ + v
Copy formatting of the selected text or shape ⌘ + Option + c
Paste formatting of the selected text or shape ⌘ + Option + v
Insert or edit link ⌘ + k
Open link Option + Enter
Delete Delete
Select all ⌘ + a
Select none holding Ctrl + ⌘, press u then a
Find ⌘ + f
Find and replace ⌘ + Shift + h
Find again ⌘ + g
Find previous ⌘ + Shift + g
Open... ⌘ + o
Print ⌘ + p
Save
Every change is automatically saved in Drive		 ⌘ + s
Show common keyboard shortcuts ⌘ + /
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus) Option + /
Ctrl + Option + z
Mozilla Firefox: Ctrl + ~
Hide or show menus (compact mode) Ctrl + Shift + f
Turn on captions while presenting ⌘ + Shift + c
Alt text ⌘ + Option + y

Film strip actions
Move to previous slide Up arrow
Move to next slide Down arrow
Move focus to first slide Fn + Left arrow
Move focus to last slide Fn + Right arrow
Move slide up ⌘ + Up arrow
Move slide down ⌘ + Down arrow
Move slide to beginning ⌘ + Shift + Up arrow
Move slide to end ⌘ + Shift + Down arrow
Select previous slide Shift + Up arrow
Select next slide Shift + Down arrow
Select first slide Shift + Fn + Left arrow
Select last slide Shift + Fn + Right arrow

Navigation
Zoom in ⌘ + +
Zoom out ⌘ + -
Zoom 100% ⌘ + 0
Move to filmstrip ⌘ + Option + Shift + f
Move to canvas ⌘ + Option + Shift + c
Open speaker notes panel ⌘ + Option + Shift + s
Change to HTML view of presentation ⌘ + Option + Shift + p
Open animations panel ⌘ + Option + Shift + b
Continue in animation preview Enter
Open explore tool ⌘ + Option + Shift + i
Define selected word in explore tool ⌘ + Shift + y
Go to side panel ⌘ + Option + .
⌘ + Option + ,
Open revision history panel ⌘ + Option + Shift + h
Open cell border selection (for tables) holding Ctrl + ⌘, press e then p
Play the selected video Enter
Present slides ⌘ + Enter
Present slides from beginning ⌘ + Shift + Enter
Exit the current mode Esc

Menus
Context menu

⌘ + Shift + \
Shift + F10
File menu Ctrl + Option + f
Edit menu Ctrl + Option + e
View menu Ctrl + Option + v
Insert menu Ctrl + Option + i
Slide menu Ctrl + Option + s
Format menu Ctrl + Option + o
Arrange menu Ctrl + Option + r
Tools menu Ctrl + Option + t
Help menu Ctrl + Option + h
Input tools menu
(available in presentations in non-Latin languages)		 ⌘ + Option + Shift + k
Toggle input controls
(available in presentations in non-Latin languages)		 ⌘ + Shift + k

Comments
Insert comment ⌘ + Option + m
Enter current comment holding Ctrl + Enter
Move to next comment in the presentation holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then c
Move to previous comment in the presentation holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then c
When focus is on comment, move to next comment j
When focus is on comment, move to previous comment k
When focus is on comment, reply to comment r
When focus is on comment, resolve comment e
Open comment discussion thread ⌘ + Option + Shift + a

Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments
Reply to current comment R
Move to next comment J
Move to previous comment K
Resolve current comment E
Exit current comment U
Hide comment ⌘ + Option + Shift + j

Text
Bold ⌘ + b
Italic ⌘ + i
Underline ⌘ + u
Subscript ⌘ + ,
Superscript ⌘ + .
Strikethrough ⌘ + Shift + x
Clear formatting ⌘ + \ (back slash)
Increase font size ⌘ + Shift + >
Decrease font size ⌘ + Shift + <
Left align ⌘ + Shift + l
Right align ⌘ + Shift + r
Center align ⌘ + Shift + e
Justify ⌘ + Shift + j
Select paragraph above Option + Shift + Up arrow
Select paragraph below Option + Shift + Down arrow
Increase indent ⌘ + ]
Decrease indent ⌘ + [
Bulleted list ⌘ + Shift + 8
Numbered list ⌘ + Shift + 7
Select list item holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press e then i
Select list items at current level holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press e then o
Move to next text formatting change holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then w
Move to previous text formatting change holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then w
Move to next misspelling ⌘ + '
Move to previous misspelling ⌘ + ;

Move and arrange objects
Duplicate ⌘ + d
Group ⌘ + Option + g
Ungroup ⌘ + Option + Shift + g
Send backward ⌘ + Down arrow
Bring forward ⌘ + Up arrow
Send to back ⌘ + Shift + Down arrow
Bring to front ⌘ + Shift + Up arrow
Select next shape Tab
Select previous shape Shift + Tab
Nudge up, down, left, or right Arrow keys
Nudge one pixel at a time Shift + Arrow keys
Rotate counterclockwise by 1° Option + Shift + Left arrow
Rotate clockwise by 1° Option + Shift + Right arrow
Rotate counterclockwise by 15° Option + Left arrow
Rotate clockwise by 15° Option + Right arrow
Resize larger horizontally ⌘ + Ctrl + b
Resize larger vertically ⌘ + Ctrl + i
Resize smaller ⌘ + Ctrl + j
Resize larger ⌘ + Ctrl + k
Resize smaller horizontally ⌘ + Ctrl + w
Exit crop mode Enter
Suppress guides ⌘ + Move with mouse
Duplicate Option + Move with mouse
Resize from center Option + Resize with mouse
Constrain to vertical or horizontal movements Shift + Move with mouse
Constrain to object's aspect ratio Shift + Resize with mouse
Constrain to 15° rotation increments Shift + Rotate with mouse

Presenting
Stop presenting Esc
Next Right arrow
Previous Left arrow
Go to specific slide (7 followed by Enter goes to slide 7) Number followed by Enter
First slide Home
Last slide End
Open speaker notes s
Open audience tools a
Toggle laser pointer l
Print ⌘ + p
Toggle captions (English only) ⌘ + Shift + c
Toggle full screen ⌘ + Shift + f
Show a blank black slide b or .
Return to the presentation from a blank black slide Press any key
Show a blank white slide w or ,
Return to the presentation from a blank white slide Press any key

Video Player
Toggle play/pause k
Rewind 10 seconds u
Fast forward 10 seconds o
Previous frame (while paused) Shift + ,
Next frame (while paused) Shift + .
Decrease playback rate ⌘ + Shift + ,
Increase playback rate ⌘ + Shift + .
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration Shift + 0..9
Toggle captions on/off c
Toggle full screen f
Toggle mute m

Screen reader support
Verbalize selection Ctrl + ⌘ + x
Enable screen reader support
Learn more about using Google Slides with a screen reader		 Option + ⌘ + z
Enable braille support ⌘ + Option + h
Verbalize from cursor location Ctrl + ⌘ + r
Announce formatting at cursor location holding Ctrl + ⌘, press a then f
Chrome OS shortcuts

Common actions
New slide Ctrl + m
Duplicate slide Ctrl + d
Undo Ctrl + z
Redo Ctrl + y
Ctrl + Shift + z
Copy Ctrl + c
Cut Ctrl + x
Paste Ctrl + v
Copy formatting of the selected text or shape Ctrl + Alt + c
Paste formatting of the selected text or shape Ctrl + Alt + v
Insert or edit link Ctrl + k
Open link Alt + Enter
Delete Backspace
Select all Ctrl + a
Select none holding Ctrl + Alt, press u then a
Find Ctrl + f
Find and replace Ctrl + h
Find again Ctrl + g
Find previous Ctrl + Shift + g
Open... Ctrl + o
Print Ctrl + p
Save
Every change is automatically saved in Drive		 Ctrl + s
Show common keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + /
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus) Alt + /
Alt + z
Hide or show menus (compact mode) Ctrl + Shift + f
Turn on captions while presenting Ctrl + Shift + c
Alt text Ctrl + Alt + y

Film strip actions
Move focus to previous slide Alt + Up arrow
Up arrow
Move focus to next slide Alt + Down arrow
Down arrow
Move focus to first slide Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow
Move focus to last slide Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow
Extend selection to previous slide Shift + Up arrow
Extend selection to next slide Shift + Down arrow
Move slide up Ctrl + Up arrow
Move slide down Ctrl + Down arrow
Move slide to beginning Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow
Move slide to end Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow

Navigation
Zoom in Ctrl + +
Zoom out Ctrl + -
Zoom 100% Ctrl + 0
Move to filmstrip Ctrl + Alt + Shift + f
Move to canvas Ctrl + Alt + Shift + c
Open speaker notes panel Ctrl + Alt + Shift + s
Change to HTML view of presentation Ctrl + Alt + Shift + p
Open animations panel Ctrl + Alt + Shift + b
Continue in animation preview Enter
Open explore tool Ctrl + Alt + Shift + i
Define selected word in explore tool Ctrl + Shift + y
Go to side panel Alt + Shift + .
Alt + Shift + ,
Open cell border selection (for tables) holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then p
Present slides Ctrl + Search + 5
Exit the current mode Esc
Context 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 presentations in non-Latin languages)		 Ctrl + Alt + Shift + k
Toggle input controls
(available in presentations in non-Latin languages)		 Ctrl + Shift + k

Comments
Insert comment Ctrl + Alt + m
Enter current comment Ctrl + Enter
Move to next comment in the presentation holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then c
Move to previous comment in the presentation holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then c
When focus is on comment, move to next comment j
When focus is on comment, move to previous comment k
When focus is on comment, reply to comment r
When focus is on comment, resolve comment e
Open comment discussion thread Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a

Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments
Reply to current comment R
Move to next comment J
Move to previous comment K
Resolve current comment E
Exit current comment U
Hide comment Ctrl + Alt + Shift + j

Text
Bold Ctrl + b
Italic Ctrl + i
Underline Ctrl + u
Subscript Ctrl + ,
Superscript Ctrl + .
Strikethrough Alt + Shift + 5
Clear formatting Ctrl + Space
Ctrl + \
Increase font size Ctrl + Shift + >
Decrease font size Ctrl + Shift + <
Right align Ctrl + Shift + r
Center align Ctrl + Shift + e
Justify Ctrl + Shift + j
Increase indent Ctrl + ]
Decrease indent Ctrl + [
Bulleted list Ctrl + Shift + 8
Numbered list Ctrl + Shift + 7
Select list item holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then i
Select list items at current level holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then o
Move to next text formatting change holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then w
Move to previous text formatting change holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then w
Move to next misspelling Ctrl + '
Move to previous misspelling Ctrl + ;

Move and arrange objects
Duplicate Ctrl + d
Group Ctrl + Alt + g
Ungroup Ctrl + Alt + Shift + g
Send backward Ctrl + Down arrow
Bring forward Ctrl + Up arrow
Send to back Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow
Bring to front Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow
Select next shape Tab
Select previous shape Shift + Tab
Nudge up, down, left, or right Arrow keys
Nudge one pixel at a time Shift + Arrow keys
Rotate counterclockwise by 1° Alt + Shift + Left arrow
Rotate clockwise by 1° Alt + Shift + Right arrow
Rotate counterclockwise by 15° Alt + Left arrow
Rotate clockwise by 15° Alt + Right arrow
Resize larger horizontally Ctrl + Alt + b
Resize larger vertically Ctrl + Alt + i
Resize smaller Ctrl + Alt + j
Resize larger Ctrl + Alt + k
Resize smaller vertically Ctrl + Alt + 9
Resize smaller horizontally Ctrl + Alt + w
Exit crop mode Enter
Duplicate Ctrl + Move with mouse
Resize from center Ctrl + Resize with mouse
Constrain to vertical or horizontal movements Shift + Move with mouse
Constrain to object's aspect ratio Shift + Resize with mouse
Constrain to 15° rotation increments Shift + Rotate with mouse
Add to selection Shift + Click

Presenting
Stop presenting Esc
Next Right arrow
Previous Left arrow
Go to specific slide (7 followed by Enter goes to slide 7) Number followed by Enter
First slide Home
Last slide End
Open speaker notes s
Open audience tools a
Toggle laser pointer l
Print Ctrl + p
Toggle captions (English only) Ctrl + Shift + c
Toggle full screen F11
Show a blank black slide b or .
Return to the presentation from a blank black slide Press any key
Show a blank white slide w or ,
Return to the presentation from a blank white slide Press any key

Video Player
Toggle play/pause k
Rewind 10 seconds u
Fast forward 10 seconds o
Previous frame (while paused) Shift + ,
Next frame (while paused) Shift + .
Decrease playback rate Ctrl + Shift + ,
Increase playback rate Ctrl + Shift + .
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration) Shift + 0..9
Toggle captions on/off c
Toggle full screen f
Toggle mute m

Screen reader support
Verbalize selection Ctrl + Alt + x
Enable screen reader support
Learn more about using Google Slides with a screen reader		 Ctrl + Alt + z
Alt + Shift + ~
Enable braille support Ctrl + Alt + h
Verbalize from cursor location Ctrl + Alt + r
Announce formatting at cursor location holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then f

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Meet keyboard shortcuts

Note: To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, open Google Meet and in a video meeting, press Shift + ?. 
Accessible info (requires screen reader) Mac Windows/Chrome OS
Announce who is currently speaking Ctrl + ⌘ + s Ctrl + Alt + s
Announce current information about the room Ctrl + ⌘ + i Ctrl + Alt + i
Announce recently received reactions Ctrl + ⌘ + x Ctrl + Alt + x
Meeting controls Mac Windows/Chrome OS
Show or hide captions c c
Open picture-in-picture mode Shift + m Shift + m
Turn on or off camera ⌘ + e Ctrl + e
Mute or unmute your microphone ⌘ + d Ctrl + d
Increase the number of participant tiles Ctrl + ⌘ + k Ctrl + Alt + k
Decrease the number of participant tiles Ctrl + ⌘ + j Ctrl + Alt + j
Show or hide meeting chat window Ctrl + ⌘ + c Ctrl + Alt + c
Show or hide participants Ctrl + ⌘ + p Ctrl + Alt + p
Raise or lower your hand Ctrl + ⌘ + h Ctrl + Alt + h
Minimize or expand your video Ctrl + ⌘ + m Ctrl + Alt + m
Push to Talk*
*Enable "Push to Talk" in settings to use this shortcut.		 Press and hold spacebar Press and hold spacebar

Meet keyboard shortcuts (Android)

Note: These shortcuts won't be available unless you have connected an external keyboard to your Android device.
Meeting controls Shortcut
Show or hide captions c
Turn camera on or off ⌘ + e / Ctrl + e
Mute or unmute your microphone ⌘ + d / Ctrl + d
Show meeting chat window Ctrl + ⌘ + c / Ctrl + Alt + c
Raise or lower your hand Ctrl + ⌘ + h / Ctrl + Alt + h

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