Below, you'll find a list of keyboard shortcuts for Google documents. If you're looking for keyboard shortcuts for comments and discussions in Google documents, you can visit the comments and discussions guide.
PC shortcuts
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Common actions |
Shortcut |
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| Select all |
Ctrl + A |
| Copy |
Ctrl + C |
| Cut |
Ctrl + X |
| Paste |
Ctrl + V |
| Undo |
Ctrl + Z |
| Redo |
Ctrl + Shift + Z |
| Compact controls |
Ctrl + Shift + F |
Ctrl + P |
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| Insert or edit link |
Ctrl + K |
| Open link |
Alt + Enter |
| Show common keyboard shortcuts |
Ctrl + / |
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Save Note: Every change you make is automatically saved in Drive |
Ctrl + S |
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Format text |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Bold |
Ctrl + B |
| Italicize |
Ctrl + I |
| Underline |
Ctrl + U |
| Strikethrough |
Alt + Shift + 5 |
| Superscript |
Ctrl + . |
| Subscript |
Ctrl + , |
| Copy formatting |
Ctrl + Alt + C |
| Paste formatting |
Ctrl + Alt + V |
| Clear formatting |
Ctrl + \ |
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Edit and format paragraphs |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Increase paragraph indentation |
Tab |
| Decrease paragraph indentation |
Shift + Tab |
| Apply normal text style |
Ctrl + Alt + 0 |
| Apply header style [1-6] |
Ctrl + Alt + [1-6] |
| Left align |
Ctrl + Shift + L |
| Center align |
Ctrl + Shift + E |
| Right align |
Ctrl + Shift + R |
| Full justify |
Ctrl + Shift + J |
| Numbered list |
Ctrl + Shift + 7 |
| Bulleted list |
Ctrl + Shift + 8 |
| Move paragraph up/down |
Alt + Shift + Up/Down arrow |
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Edit and access comments and footnotes |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
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Insert comment See Keyboard shortcuts for comments and discussions |
Ctrl + Alt + M |
| Open 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 |
| Insert footnote |
Ctrl + Alt + F |
| Enter 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 |
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Application features |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Find |
Ctrl + F |
| Find again |
Ctrl + G |
| Find previous |
Ctrl + Shift + G |
| Find and replace... |
Ctrl + H |
| Open revision history |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + G |
| Open research tool |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I |
| Define selected word |
Ctrl + Shift + Y |
| Word count |
Ctrl + Shift + C |
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Toggle Input Controls (available in documents in non-Latin languages) |
Ctrl + Shift + K |
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Open menus |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
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Search the menus (only in Compact controls) |
Alt + / |
| Context (right-click) menu |
Ctrl + Shift + \ |
| File menu |
in Google Chrome: Alt + Fother browsers: Alt + Shift + F |
| Edit menu |
in Google Chrome: Alt + Eother browsers: Alt + Shift + E |
| View menu |
in Google Chrome: Alt + Vother browsers: Alt + Shift + V |
| Insert menu |
in Google Chrome: Alt + Iother browsers: Alt + Shift + I |
| Format menu |
in Google Chrome: Alt + Oother browsers: Alt + Shift + O |
| Tools menu |
in Google Chrome: Alt + Tother browsers: Alt + Shift + T |
| Table menu |
in Google Chrome: Alt + Bother browsers: Alt + Shift + B |
| Help menu |
in Google Chrome: Alt + Hother browsers: Alt + Shift + H |
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Input Tools menu (available in documents in non-Latin languages) |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K |
| Show your browser's context menu |
Shift + right-click |
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Navigate around the document |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open header |
holding Ctrl + Alt, press O then H |
| Open footer |
holding Ctrl + Alt, press O then F |
| 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] |
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Move to next media (image or drawing) |
holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then G |
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Move to previous media (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 misspelling |
Ctrl + ; |
| Move to previous misspelling |
Ctrl + [ |
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Navigate a table |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| 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 next table |
holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press N then T |
| Move to the previous table |
holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press P then T |
| 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 |
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Focus |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Return focus to document text |
Esc |
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Move focus to popup (for links, bookmarks, and images) |
holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then P |
| Move to top of application |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + M |
| Chat |
Shift + Esc |
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Focus containing webpage (such as when using Docs in Google+ Hangouts) |
Ctrl + Shift + Esc |
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Use a screen reader |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
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Enable screen reader support For more information, see Use Google Docs with a screen reader |
Alt + Shift + ~ |
| Speak selection |
Ctrl + Alt + X |
| Announce cursor location |
holding Ctrl + Alt, press A then L |
| Announce styles at cursor location |
holding Ctrl + Alt, press A then S |
| Speak the table column and row header |
holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then H |
| Speak the table cell location |
holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then N |
| Speak the table row header |
holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then R |
| Speak the table column header |
holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then C |
Mac shortcuts
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Common actions |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Select all |
⌘ + A |
| Copy |
⌘ + C |
| Cut |
⌘ + X |
| Paste |
⌘ + V |
| Undo |
⌘ + Z |
| Redo |
⌘ + Shift + Z |
| Compact controls |
⌘ + Shift + F |
⌘ + P |
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| Insert or edit link |
⌘ + K |
| Open link |
Alt + Enter |
| Show common keyboard shortcuts |
⌘ + / |
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Save Note: Every change you make is automatically saved in Drive |
⌘ + S |
|
Format text |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Bold |
⌘ + B |
| Italicize |
⌘ + I |
| Underline |
⌘ + U |
| Strikethrough |
Option + Shift + 5 |
| Superscript |
⌘ + . |
| Subscript |
⌘ + , |
| Copy formatting |
⌘ + Alt + C |
| Paste formatting |
⌘ + Alt + V |
| Clear formatting |
⌘ + \ |
|
Edit and format paragraphs |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Increase paragraph indentation |
Tab |
| Decrease paragraph indentation |
Shift + Tab |
| Apply normal text style |
⌘ + Option + 0 |
| Apply header style [1-6] |
⌘ + Option + [1-6] |
| Left align |
⌘ + Shift + L |
| Center align |
⌘ + Shift + E |
| Right align |
⌘ + Shift + R |
| Full justify |
⌘ + Shift + J |
| Numbered list |
⌘ + Shift + 7 |
| Bulleted list |
⌘ + Shift + 8 |
| Move paragraph up/down |
Ctrl + Shift + Up/Down arrow |
|
Edit and access comments and footnotes |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
|
Insert comment See Keyboard shortcuts for comments and discussions |
⌘ + Option + M |
| Open 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 |
| Insert footnote |
⌘ + Option + F |
| Enter 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 |
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Application features |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Find |
⌘ + F |
| Find again |
⌘ + G |
| Find previous |
⌘ + Shift + G |
| Find and replace... |
⌘ + Shift + H |
| Open revision history |
⌘ + Ctrl + G |
| Open research tool |
⌘ + Option + Shift + I |
| Define selected word |
⌘ + Shift + Y |
| Word count |
⌘ + Shift + C |
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Toggle Input Controls (available in documents in non-Latin languages) |
⌘ + Shift + K |
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Open menus |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
|
Search the menus (only in Compact controls) |
in Mozilla Firefox: Ctrl + ~other browsers: Option + / |
| Context (right-click) menu |
⌘ + Shift + \ |
| 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 |
| Table menu |
Ctrl + Option + B |
| Help menu |
Ctrl + Option + H |
|
Input Tools menu (available in documents in non-Latin languages) |
⌘ + Option + Shift + K |
| Show your browser's context menu |
Shift + right-click |
|
Navigate around the document |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open header |
holding Ctrl + ⌘, press O then H |
| Open footer |
holding Ctrl + ⌘, press O then F |
| 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] |
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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 misspelling |
⌘ + ; |
| Move to previous misspelling |
⌘ + [ |
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Navigate a table |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| 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 next table |
holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press N then T |
| Move to the previous table |
holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press P then T |
| 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 |
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Focus |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Return focus to document text |
Esc |
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Move focus to popup (for links, bookmarks, and images) |
holding Ctrl + ⌘, press E then P |
| Move to top of application |
⌘ + Option + Shift + M |
| Chat |
Shift + Esc |
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Focus containing webpage (such as when using Docs in Google+ Hangouts) |
Ctrl + Shift + Esc |
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Use a screen reader |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
|
Enable screen reader support For more information, see Use Google Docs with a screen reader |
Option + Shift + ~ |
| Speak selection |
Ctrl + ⌘ + X |
| Announce cursor location |
holding Ctrl + ⌘, press A then L |
| Announce styles at cursor location |
holding Ctrl + ⌘, press A then S |
| Speak the table column and row header |
holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then H |
| Speak the table cell location |
holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then N |
| Speak the table row header |
holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then R |
| Speak the table column header |
holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then C |