Use Google Workspace keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts help you get more done with fewer clicks.

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 .

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.

Chrome browser keyboard shortcuts

Windows & Linux

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.

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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 ?

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 - -

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.

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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).

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.

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

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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
Change how you want to hear reactions Shift + r Shift + r
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

Vids keyboard shortcuts

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

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

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

On 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

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

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 + [

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

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

Insert comment

Ctrl + Alt + m

Open discussion thread

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a

Enter current comment

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press e then c

Move to next suggestion

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then u

Move to previous suggestion

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press p then u

Review suggested edits

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press o then u

Move to next comment

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then c

Move to previous comment

Hold 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

Hold 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

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then i

Select all list items at current level

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then o

Select multiple sections of text

After selecting one section of text, hold 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

Focus actions

Go to Canvas

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C

Go to Timeline

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T

Select first audio track (nearest to playhead)

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X

Beginning of selected scene (this will activate the left or right handle of the screen)

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + [

End of scene (of selected scene)

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ]

Select playhead

Tip: If focus is in the timeline, you can use the shortcut P.

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P

Navigation shortcuts

Move vertically across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks)

Up arrow

Move vertically across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks)

Down arrow

Move horizontally across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks)

Left arrow

Move horizontally across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks)

Right arrow

Canvas zoom in

Ctrl + +

Canvas zoom out

Ctrl + -

Canvas zoom 100%

Ctrl + 0

Move to Timeline

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T

Move to Canvas

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C

Editing shortcuts

Play/Pause

Spacebar

Copy scene or audio

Ctrl + C

Cut scene or audio

Ctrl + X

Paste scene or audio

Ctrl + V

Split scene or audio

Tip: The playhead must not be exactly at the start or end of the scene to actually perform the split.

Ctrl + Shift + S

Duplicate scene or audio

Ctrl + D

Trim (activate left handle)

Tip: [ can be used to select the left handle when focus is on a scene/object within the timeline. Use the right and left arrow keys to resize the selected item by moving the handle.

[

Trim (activate right handle)

Tip: ] can be used to select the right handle when focus is on a scene/object within the timeline. Use the right and left arrow keys to resize the selected item by moving the handle.

]

Adjust audio position

Ctrl + .

New scene

Ctrl + M

Timeline shortcuts

Move to previous scene

Left arrow

Move to next scene

Right arrow

Move scene, audio, or object left

Ctrl + Left arrow

Move scene, audio, or object right

Ctrl + Right arrow

Move focus to first scene

Home

Move focus to last scene

End

Select previous scene (multi-select)

Shift + Left arrow

Select next scene (multi-select)

Shift + Right arrow

Select first scene (multi-select all in-between)

Shift + Home

Select last scene (multi-select all in-between)

Shift + End

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

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then x

Verbalize from cursor location

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then r

Announce cursor location

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then l

Announce formatting at cursor location

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then f

Verbalize table row and column headers

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then h

Verbalize table cell location

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then n

Verbalize table row header

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then r

Verbalize table column header

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then c

Show live edits

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + r

Verbalize comment

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then c

Verbalize comment anchor

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then a

Verbalize selection formatting

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then s

Verbalize cursor location

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press a then l

Verbalize word count

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press a then w

 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

Open

+ o

Find

+ f

Find and replace

+ Shift + h

Find again

+ g

Find previous

+ Shift + g

Hide the menus (compact mode)

Ctrl + Shift + f

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

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

Insert comment

+ Option + m

Open discussion thread

+ Option + Shift + a

Enter current comment

Hold Ctrl + , press e then c

Move to next suggestion

Hold Ctrl + , press n then u

Move to previous suggestion

Hold Ctrl + , press p then u

Review suggested edits

Hold Ctrl + , press o then u

Move to next comment

Hold Ctrl + , press n then c

Move to previous comment

Hold 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

Hold 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

Hold Ctrl + + Shift, press e then i

Select all list items at current level

Hold Ctrl + + Shift, press e then o

Select multiple sections of text

After selecting one section of text, hold 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

Focus actions

Go to Canvas

+ Opt + Shift + C

Go to Timeline

+ Opt + Shift + T

Select audio track (nearest to playhead)

+ Opt + Shift + X

Beginning of scene (of selected scene)

+ Opt + Shift + [

End of scene (of selected scene)

+ Opt + Shift + ]

Select playhead

Tip: If focus is in the timeline, you can use the shortcut P.

+ Opt + Shift + P

Select transition (nearest to playhead)

+ Opt + Shift + Tab

Navigation shortcuts

Move vertically across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks)

Up arrow

Move vertically across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks)

Down arrow

Move horizontally across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks)

Left arrow

Move horizontally across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks)

Right arrow

Canvas zoom in

+ +

Canvas zoom out

+ -

Canvas zoom 100%

+ 0

Move to Timeline

+ Option + Shift + T

Move to Canvas

+ Option + Shift + C

Editing shortcuts

Play/Pause

Spacebar

Copy scene or audio

+ C

Cut scene or audio

+ X

Paste scene or audio

+ V

Split scene or audio

Tip: The playhead must not be exactly at the start or end of the scene to actually perform the split.

+ Shift + S

Duplicate scene or audio

+ D

Trim (activate left handle)

Tip: [ can be used to select the left handle when focus is on a scene/object within the timeline. Use the right and left arrow keys to resize the selected item by moving the handle.

[

Trim (activate right handle)

Tip: ] can be used to select the right handle when focus is on a scene/object within the timeline. Use the right and left arrow keys to resize the selected item by moving the handle.

]

Audio adjust position

+ .

New scene

Ctrl + M

Timeline shortcuts

Move to previous scene

Left arrow

Move to next scene

Right arrow

Move scene, audio, or object left

+ Left arrow

Move scene, audio, or object right

+ Right arrow

Move focus to first scene

Fn + Left arrow

Move focus to last scene

Fn + Right arrow

Select previous scene (multi-select)

Shift + Left arrow

Select next scene (multi-select)

Shift + Right arrow

Select first scene (multi-select all in-between)

Shift + Fn + Left arrow

Select last scene (multi-select all in-between)

Shift + Fn + Right arrow

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

Hold Ctrl + , press a then x

Verbalize from cursor location

Hold Ctrl + , press a then r

Announce cursor location

Hold Ctrl + , press a then l

Announce formatting at cursor location

Hold Ctrl + , press a then f

Verbalize table row and column headers

Hold Ctrl + + Shift, press t then h

Verbalize table cell location

Hold Ctrl + + Shift, press t then n

Verbalize table row header

Hold Ctrl + + Shift, press t then r

Verbalize table column header

Hold Ctrl + + Shift, press t then c

Show live edits

+ Option + Shift + r

Verbalize comment

Hold Ctrl + , press a then c

Verbalize comment anchor

Hold Ctrl + , press a then a

Verbalize selection formatting

Hold Ctrl + , press a then s

Verbalize cursor location

Hold Ctrl + , press a then l

Verbalize word count

Hold Ctrl + , press a then w

ChromeOS 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

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

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 + [

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

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press e then c

Move to next suggestion

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then u

Move to previous suggestion

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press p then u

Review suggested edits

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press o then u

Move to next comment

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then c

Move to previous comment

Hold 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

Hold 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

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then i

Select all list items at current level

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then o

Select multiple sections of text

After selecting one section of text, hold 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

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then x

Verbalize from cursor location

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then r

Announce cursor location

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then l

Announce formatting at cursor location

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then f

Verbalize table row and column headers

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then h

Verbalize table cell location

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then n

Verbalize table row header

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then r

Verbalize table column header

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then c

Show live edits

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + r

Verbalize comment

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then c

Verbalize comment anchor

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then a

Verbalize selection formatting

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then s

Verbalize cursor location

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press a then l

Verbalize word count

Hold 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

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then h

Move to next graphic

(Image or drawing)

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then g

Move to previous graphic

(Image or drawing)

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press p then g

Move to next list

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then o

Move to previous list

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press p then o

Move to next item in the current list

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then i

Move to previous item in the current list

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press p then i

Move to next link

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then l

Move to previous link

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press p then l

Move to next bookmark

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then b

Move to previous bookmark

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press p then b

Move to next formatting change

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then w

Move to previous formatting change

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press p then w

Move to the next edit

(while viewing revision history or new changes)

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then r

Ctrl + Alt + k

Move to the previous edit

(while viewing revision history or new changes)

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press p then r

Ctrl + Alt + j

Table navigation

Move to the start of the table

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then s

Move to the end of the table

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then d

Move to the start of the table column

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then i

Move to the end of the table column

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then k

Move to the next table column

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then b

Move to the previous table column

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then v

Move to the start of the table row

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then j

Move to the end of the table row

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then l

Move to the next table row

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then m

Move to the previous table row

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then g

Exit table

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then e

Move to the next table

Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press n then t

Move to the previous table

Hold 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

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press o then h

Insert or move to footer

Hold Ctrl + Alt, press o then f

Move focus to popup

(for links, bookmarks, and images

Hold 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

 

 
 
 

 

 


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