Use keyboard shortcuts in Google Slides to navigate, format and edit.
Note: Some shortcuts might not work for all languages or keyboards.
Android shortcuts
Some shortcuts may only work on the latest version of Android.
Common actions |
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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 |
Open link | Alt + Enter |
Delete | Delete |
Select all | Ctrl + A |
Select none | hold Ctrl + Alt, press U then A |
Insert link | Ctrl + K |
Insert comment | Alt + Ctrl + M |
Find | Ctrl + F |
Show common keyboard shortcuts | Ctrl + / |
Filmstrip actions |
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Move focus to previous slide | Alt + Up arrow Up arrow |
Move focus to next slide | Alt + Down arrow 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 |
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Move to filmstrip | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F |
Move to canvas | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C |
Open speaker notes panel | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S |
Present from current slide (device) | Ctrl + Alt + P |
Present from beginning (device) | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P |
Present from current slide (meeting) | Ctrl + Alt + H |
Present from beginning (meeting) | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H |
Exit the current mode | Esc |
Comments and footnotes |
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Move to next comment in the presentation | hold Ctrl + Alt, press N then C |
Text formatting |
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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 |
Centre align | Ctrl + Shift + E |
Justify | Ctrl + Shift + J |
Increase indent | Ctrl + ] |
Decrease indent | Ctrl + [ |
Move paragraph down | Alt + Shift + Down arrow |
Move paragraph up | Alt + Shift + Up arrow |
Bulleted list | Ctrl + Shift + 8 |
Numbered list | Ctrl + Shift + 7 |
Presenting |
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Next | Right arrow |
Previous | Left arrow |
Go to specific slide | Slide's number followed by Enter |
Toggle laser pointer | l |
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 |
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Toggle play/pause | K |
Rewind 10 seconds | U |
Fast-forward 10 seconds | O |
Previous frame (while paused) | Shift + , |
Next frame (while paused) | Shift + . |
Seek to specific point in the video Example: To advance to 70% duration, use Shift + 7 |
Shift + 0–9 |
Toggle captions on/off | C |
Move and arrange objects |
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Duplicate | Ctrl + D |
Group | Alt + Ctrl + G |
Ungroup | Shift + Alt + Ctrl + G |
Send backwards | Ctrl + Down arrow |
Bring forwards | 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 anticlockwise by 1° | Alt + Shift + Left arrow |
Rotate clockwise by 1° | Alt + Shift + Right arrow |
Rotate anticlockwise 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 horizontally | Ctrl + Alt + W |
Note: Some shortcuts might not work for all languages or keyboard formats.