Keyboard shortcuts for Google Sites

You can use keyboard shortcuts to save time on tasks.

Tip: This section is for new Google Sites. Get help with classic Google Sites.

Page, section, and menu shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Open shortcut menu	⌘ + / or Ctrl + /
Open the context menu of any particular page, section, title, or embed section	Windows/Chrome OS:  Ctrl + Shift + \ Mac: ⌘ + Shift + \
Select a section	Enter key or spacebar
Resize the embed	Alt + Right or Left arrow keys
Navigate between elements	Tab or Shift + Tab
Navigate the options inside a menu	Arrow keys
Grab a page, section, or embed	Enter
Release a page, section, or embed	Esc
Move the section or embed	Arrow key after grabbing the section or embed
Nest the page	After the page is grabbed, use Right arrow key
Unnest the page	After the page is grabbed, use Left arrow key
Move focus to next or previous page	Up or Down arrow keys
Expand or collapse children	Left or Right arrow keys
Interact with elements in the focused page	Tab
Grab or drop page	Space bar (arrow keys to move)
Focus first page	Home
Focus last page	End
Expand all pages	*

 

Editing shortcuts

Use these keyboard shortcuts while editing a page.

Action	Shortcut
Bold	Ctrl + b
Italic	Ctrl + i
Clear formatting	Crtl + \
Strikethrough	Windows/Chrome OS: Alt + Shift + 5 Mac: ⌘ + Shift + X
Align left	Ctrl + Shift + l
Align center	Ctrl + Shift + e
Align right	Ctrl + Shift + r
Numbered list	Ctrl + Shift + 7
Bulleted list	Ctrl + Shift + 8
Insert link	Ctrl + k
Move item up, down, left, or right	Up, Down, Left, or Right
Move item in or out of a group	Shift + Left or Right
Reorder items in a group	Up or Down
Apply Normal Text	Ctrl + Alt + 0
Apply Title	Ctrl + Alt + 1
Apply Heading	Ctrl + Alt + 2
Apply Subheading	Ctrl + Alt + 3
Apply code font to text	Ctrl + Alt + 7 or ⌘ + Opt + 7

Classic Google Sites

Tip: This section is for classic Google Sites. Get help with new Google Sites.

Keyboard shortcuts for classic Google Sites

Navigation shortcuts

You can use these keyboard shortcuts to move around Google Sites.

Action	Shortcut
Open shortcut help	⌘ + / or Ctrl + /
Open shortcut help	?
Search	/
More actions	m
Create page	c
Toggle site subscription	Shift + f
Manage site	g, then m
Share site	Shift + s
Edit page	e
Edit site layout	Shift + L
Revision history	g, then r
Toggle page subscription	f
Page settings	u
Print page	⌘ + p Ctrl + p
Copy page	Shift + c
Preview page as viewer	g, then p
Change page template	Shift + t
Move page	Shift + m
Delete page	Shift + 3

 

Editing shortcuts

You can use these keyboard shortcuts while editing a page.

Action	Shortcut
Open shortcut help	⌘ + / Ctrl + /
Remove formatting	⌘ + \ Ctrl + \
Undo	⌘ + z Ctrl + z
Redo	⌘ + y Ctrl + y
Add or remove link	⌘ + k Ctrl + k
Save page	⌘ + s Ctrl + s
Cancel	Esc
Strikethrough	Windows/Chrome OS:  Alt + Shift + 5 Mac: Opt + Shift + 5
Superscript	⌘ + . Ctrl + .
Subscript	⌘ + , Ctrl + ,
Bold	⌘ + b Ctrl + b
Italic	⌘ + i Ctrl +i
Underline	⌘ + u Ctrl + u
Heading 2	⌘ + Opt + 2 Ctrl + Shift + 2
Heading 3	⌘ + Opt + 3 Ctrl + Shift + 3
Align left	⌘ + Shift + L Ctrl + Shift + L
Align center	⌘ + Shift + e Ctrl + Shift + e
Align right	⌘ + Shift + r Ctrl + Shift + r
Numbered list	⌘ + Shift + 7 Ctrl + Shift +7
Bulleted list	⌘ + Shift + 8 Ctrl + Shift + 8
Decrease indent	⌘ + [ Ctrl + [
Increase indent	⌘ + ] Ctrl + ]

Menu shortcuts for Windows

Action	Shortcut
Open Insert menu	Alt + i
Open Format menu	Alt + f
Open Table menu	Alt + t
Open Layout menu	Alt + L
Open Help menu	Alt + h

Menu shortcuts for Mac

Action	Shortcut
Open Insert menu	Ctrl + Opt + i
Open Format menu	Ctrl + Opt + f
Open Table menu	Ctrl + Opt + t
Open Layout menu	Ctrl + Opt + L
Open Help menu	Ctrl + Opt + h