Use Google Workspace keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts help you get more done with fewer clicks.

Gmail

Chrome Browser

Gmail keyboard shortcuts

Turn on keyboard shortcuts

Open Gmail .

At the top right, click Settings See all settings.

Scroll to the Keyboard shortcuts section and select Keyboard shortcuts on.

At the bottom, click Save Changes.

Note: To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, open Gmail and press Shift + ?.
Use ⌘ for Mac or Ctrl for Windows, Chrome OS.

Write an email	Keyboard shortcut
Compose	c
Add Cc recipients	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + c
Insert a link	⌘/Ctrl + k
Compose in a new tab	d
Add Bcc recipients	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + b
Send	⌘/Ctrl + Enter

Read an email	Keyboard shortcut
Previous message in an open conversation *	p
Mark as read	Shift + i
Expand entire conversation *	;
Next message in an open conversation *	n
Mark as unread	Shift + u
Collapse entire conversation *	:

Format text	Keyboard shortcut
Bold	⌘/Ctrl + b
Underline	⌘/Ctrl + u
Italics	⌘/Ctrl + i
Remove formatting	⌘/Ctrl + \

Interact with an email	Keyboard shortcut
Select conversation	x
Add conversation to Tasks	Shift + t
Snooze	b
Archive	e
Reply	r
Reply all	a
Forward	f

Categorize an email	Keyboard shortcut
Mark as important	+ or =
Mark as not important	-
Open Label as menu	l
Select starred conversations	* + s

Navigate your inbox	Keyboard shortcut
Go to Inbox	g + i
Go to Sent messages	g + t
Go to Drafts	g + d
Go to All mail	g + a

* Conversation view must be enabled.

Chrome Browser keyboard shortcuts

Note: For a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, see Chrome keyboard shortcuts.
Use ⌘ for Mac or Ctrl for Windows, Chrome OS.

Open and close tabs	Keyboard shortcut
Open a new tab and jump to it	⌘/Ctrl + t
Reopen the last closed tab and jump to it	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + t
Jump to a specific tab	⌘/Ctrl + 1 through ⌘/Ctrl + 8
Close the current tab or pop-up	⌘/Ctrl + w

Open and close windows	Keyboard shortcut
Open a new window	⌘/Ctrl + n
Open a new window in Incognito mode	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + n
Close the current window	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + w
Minimize the window	⌘ + m Alt + Space + n

Use Chrome Browser	Keyboard shortcut
Search the web	⌘ + Option + f Ctrl + k
Open the Downloads page in a new tab	⌘ + Shift + j Ctrl + j
Open options to print the current page	⌘/Ctrl + p
Open options to save the current page	⌘/Ctrl + s
Open a file from your computer in Chrome Browser	⌘/Ctrl + o + select a file
Save your current webpage as a bookmark	⌘/Ctrl + d
Jump to the address bar	⌘/Ctrl + l
Open the Bookmark Manager	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + o
Sign in as a different user or browse as a guest	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + m
Open the History page in a new tab	⌘ + y Ctrl + h
Quit Chrome Browser	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + q

Customize Chrome Browser	Keyboard shortcut
Open your home page in the current tab	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + h
Make everything on the page smaller	⌘/Ctrl and -
Make everything on the page bigger	⌘/Ctrl and +
Return everything on the page to the default size	⌘/Ctrl + 0

Calendar keyboard shortcuts

Turn on keyboard shortcuts

In Google Calendar, click Settings Settings.

At left, click Keyboard shortcuts.

Check the Enable keyboard shortcuts box.

Click Back to return to Calendar.

Note: To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, open Calendar and press Shift + ?.
Use ⌘ for Mac or Ctrl for Windows, Chrome OS.

Navigate your calendar	Keyboard shortcut
Change your calendar view to the next date range	j or n
Move to the current day	t
Refresh your calendar	⌘/Ctrl +r
Go to the Settings page	s

Change your calendar view	Keyboard shortcut
Day view	1 or d
Week view	2 or w
Month view	3 or m
Agenda view	5 or a

Create and edit events	Keyboard shortcut
Create a new event	c
See an event's details	e
Delete an event	Delete
Undo	z
Save event (from the event details page)	⌘/Ctrl + s
Return to calendar grid from an event details page	Esc

Jump to Tasks and Keep

Use Google Keep and Google Tasks in a side panel while you’re in Calendar.

Keyboard shortcut

To go to the side panel, use these shortcuts:

Windows

Ctrl + Alt + . or Ctrl + Alt + ,

Chromebook

Alt + Shift + . or Alt + Shift + ,

Mac

Option + ⌘ +. or Option + ⌘ +,

Drive keyboard shortcuts

Note: To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, open Google Drive and
press Shift + ?.

Use ⌘ for Mac or Ctrl for Windows, Chrome OS.

Create folders and files	Keyboard shortcut
Document	Shift + t
Presentation	Shift + p
Spreadsheet	Shift + s
Drawing	Shift + d
Folder	Shift + f
Form	Shift + o

Select items	Keyboard shortcut
Select or deselect item	x
Select next item down	j Down arrow
Select next item up	k Up arrow
Select next item to the left	h Left arrow
Select next item to the right	l Right arrow
Clear all selections	Shift + n

Interact with items	Keyboard shortcut
Open selected item	Enter + o
Rename selected item	n
Share selected items	.
Move selected items to new folder	z
Star or unstar selected items	s
Undo last action	⌘/Ctrl + z

Open menus	Keyboard shortcut
Create menu	c
More actions menu	a
Sort menu	r
Settings menu	t

Navigate in Drive	Keyboard shortcut
Go to navigation panel (folders list)	g + n g + f
Go to details pane	g + d
Show or hide details pane	d
Show or hide activity pane	i

Docs keyboard shortcuts

Note: To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, open Google Docs and press ⌘ + / (Mac) or Ctrl + / (Windows, Chrome OS).
Use ⌘ for Mac or Ctrl for Windows, Chrome OS.

Common actions	Keyboard shortcut
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
Find	⌘/Ctrl + f

Format text	Keyboard shortcut
Bold	⌘/Ctrl + b
Italicize	⌘/Ctrl + i
Underline	⌘/Ctrl + u
Strikethrough	Option/Alt + Shift + 5
Superscript	⌘/Ctrl + .
Copy text formatting	⌘/Ctrl + Alt + c

Format paragraphs	Keyboard shortcut
Increase paragraph indentation	⌘/Ctrl + ]
Decrease paragraph indentation	⌘/Ctrl + [
Numbered list	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 7
Right align	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + r
Left align	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + l
Bulleted list	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 8

Add comments and footnotes	Keyboard shortcut
Insert comment	⌘/Ctrl + Alt + m
Open discussion thread	⌘/Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a
Insert footnote	⌘/Ctrl + Alt + f

Sheets keyboard shortcuts

Note: To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, open Google Sheets and press Ctrl + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or ⌘ + / (Mac).
Use ⌘ for Mac or Ctrl for Windows, Chrome OS.

Common actions	Keyboard shortcut
Select column	Ctrl + Space
Select row	Shift + Space
Insert a link	⌘/Ctrl + k
Open Explore	Alt + Shift + x
Insert new sheet	Shift + F11

Format cells	Keyboard shortcut
Bold	⌘/Ctrl + b
Underline	⌘/Ctrl + u
Italic	⌘/Ctrl + i
Apply right border	Option + Shift + 4
Apply top border	Option + Shift + 1
Clear formatting	⌘/Ctrl + \
Center align	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + e
Right align	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + r
Left align	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + l
Apply left border	Option + Shift + 2
Apply bottom border	Option + Shift + 3

Change rows and columns	Keyboard shortcut
Hide row	⌘/Ctrl + Alt + 9
Group rows or columns	Alt + Shift + Right arrow
Unhide row	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 9
Ungroup rows or columns	Alt + Shift + Left arrow

Add notes and comments	Keyboard shortcut
Insert/edit note	Shift + F2
Insert comment	⌘/Ctrl + Alt + m
Open comment discussion thread	⌘/Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a

Slides keyboard shortcuts

Note: To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, open Google Slides and press Ctrl + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or ⌘ + / (Mac).
Use ⌘ for Mac or Ctrl for Windows, Chrome OS.

Common actions	Keyboard shortcut
New slide	Ctrl + m
Select all	⌘/Ctrl + a
Open link	Alt + Enter
Select none	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + a
Insert or edit link	Ctrl + k

Format text	Keyboard shortcut
Bold	⌘/Ctrl + b
Italic	⌘/Ctrl + i
Underline	⌘/Ctrl + u
Increase font size	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + >
Decrease font size	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + <
Bulleted list	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 8

Move and arrange objects	Keyboard shortcut
Group	⌘/Ctrl + Alt + g
Ungroup	⌘/Ctrl + Alt + Shift + g
Nudge up, down, left, or right	Arrow keys
Select next shape	Tab
Select previous shape	Shift + Tab

Switch between slides	Keyboard shortcut
Move to previous slide	Page Up Up arrow
Move to next slide	Page Down Down arrow

Add notes and comments	Keyboard shortcut
Insert comment	⌘/Ctrl + Alt + m
Enter current comment	Holding ⌘/Ctrl + Enter
Open comment discussion thread	⌘/Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a

Navigate presentations	Keyboard shortcut
Open speaker notes panel	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + s
Open animations panel	⌘/Ctrl + Alt + Shift + b

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Google Meet keyboard shortcuts

Note: To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, open Google Meet and in a video meeting, press Shift + ?. Use ⌘ for Mac or Ctrl for Windows, Chrome OS.

Controls	Keyboard shortcut
Turn on or off camera	⌘/Ctrl + e
Mute or unmute your microphone	⌘/Ctrl + d

Accessibility	Keyboard shortcut
Announce who is currently speaking	Shift + ⌘/Ctrl + Alt + a then s
Announce current information about the room	Shift + ⌘/Ctrl + Alt + a then i

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