Keyboard shortcuts for Google Slides

Use keyboard shortcuts in Google Slides to navigate, format, and edit.

Note: Some shortcuts might not work for all languages or keyboards.

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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