========================================== Google Docs (Chrome OS) keyboard shortcuts ========================================== First published at 8/29/2022 on https://defkey.com/google-docs-chrome-os-shortcuts Google Docs is a free online word processor developed by Google. It allows to create and edit documents. Multiple users can edit the same document in real-time and edits are tracked. Other persons can see another editor's position. Google Docs was initially released in March 2006. Google Docs (Chrome OS) has 170 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Common actions -------------- Ctrl + C Copy Ctrl + X Cut Ctrl + V Paste Ctrl + Shift + V Paste without formatting Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + Shift + Z Redo Ctrl + K Insert or edit link Alt + Enter Open link Ctrl + / Show common keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + S Save (Every change is automatically saved in Drive) Ctrl + P Print Ctrl + O Open Ctrl + F Find Ctrl + H Find and replace Ctrl + G Find again Ctrl + Shift + G Find previous Ctrl + Shift + F Hide the menus (compact mode) Ctrl + Enter Insert page break Alt + Z Search the menus Alt + / Search the menus Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Z Switch to editing Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X Switch to suggesting Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C Switch to viewing Text formatting --------------- Ctrl + B Bold Ctrl + I Italicize Ctrl + U Underline Alt + Shift + 5 Strikethrough Ctrl + . Superscript Ctrl + , Subscript Ctrl + Alt + C Copy text formatting Ctrl + Alt + V Paste text formatting Ctrl + \ Clear text formatting Ctrl + Shift + . Increase font size Ctrl + Shift + , Decrease font size Paragraph formatting -------------------- Ctrl + ] Increase paragraph indentation Ctrl + [ Decrease paragraph indentation Ctrl + Alt + 0 Apply normal text style Ctrl + Alt + 1 … to 6: Apply heading style [1-6] Ctrl + Shift + L Left align Ctrl + Shift + E Center align Ctrl + Shift + R Right align Ctrl + Shift + J Justify Ctrl + Shift + 7 Numbered list Ctrl + Shift + 8 Bulleted list Images and drawings ------------------- Ctrl + Alt + Y Alt text Ctrl + Alt + K Resize larger Ctrl + Alt + B Resize larger horizontally Ctrl + Alt + I Resize larger vertically Ctrl + Alt + J Resize smaller Ctrl + Alt + W Resize smaller horizontally Ctrl + Alt + Q Resize smaller vertically Alt + Right arrow Rotate clockwise by 15° Alt + Left arrow Rotate counterclockwise by 15° Alt + Shift + Left arrow Rotate counterclockwise by 1° Alt + Shift + Right arrow Rotate clockwise by 1° Ctrl + Esc Close drawing editor Shift + Esc Close drawing editor Comments -------- Ctrl + Alt + M Insert comment Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A Open discussion thread Ctrl + Alt + E then C Enter current comment Ctrl + Alt + F Insert footnote Ctrl + Alt + E then F Move to current footnote Ctrl + Alt + N then F Move to next footnote Ctrl + Alt + P then F Move to previous footnote Ctrl + Alt + N then U Move to next suggestion Ctrl + Alt + P then U Move to previous suggestion Ctrl + Alt + O then U Review suggested edits Ctrl + Alt + N then C Move to next comment Ctrl + Alt + P then C Move to previous comment Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A Open comment history Using keyboard shortcuts on selected comments --------------------------------------------- R Reply to current comment J Move to next comment K Move to previous comment E Resolve current comment U Exit current comment Menus ----- Ctrl + Shift + X Context (right-click) menu Shift + F10 Context (right-click) menu Alt + F File menu Alt + E Edit menu Alt + V View menu Alt + I Insert menu Alt + O Format menu Alt + T Tools menu Alt + H Help menu Alt + A Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled) Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K Input Tools menu (available in documents in non-Latin languages) Text selection with keyboard ---------------------------- Ctrl + A Select all Ctrl + Alt + U then A Select none Shift + Left arrow / Right arrow Extend selection one character Shift + Up arrow / Down arrow Extend selection one line Ctrl + Shift + Left arrow / Right arrow Extend selection one word Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow Extend selection to the beginning of the paragraph Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow Extend selection to the end of the paragraph Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E then I Select current list item Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E then O Select all list items at current level After selecting one section of text, Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left/right arrow. Use left/right arrow to move to a separate section of text you also want to select. : Select multiple sections of text. Text selection with mouse ------------------------- Double click Select word Double click + Move the mouse Extend selection one word at a time Click three times (rapidly) Select paragraph Click three times (rapidly) + Move the mouse Extend selection one paragraph at a time 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 --------------------- Ctrl + Alt + Z Enable screen reader support Alt + Shift + ~ Enable screen reader support Ctrl + Alt + H Enable braille support Ctrl + Alt + A then X Verbalize selection Ctrl + Alt + A then R Verbalize from cursor location Ctrl + Alt + A then L Announce cursor location Ctrl + Alt + A then F Announce formatting at cursor location Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T then H Verbalize table row and column headers Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T then N Verbalize table cell location Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T then R Verbalize table row header Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T then C Verbalize table column header Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R Show live edits Ctrl + Alt + A then C Verbalize comment Ctrl + Alt + A then A Verbalize comment anchor Ctrl + Alt + A then S Verbalize selection formatting Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A then L Verbalize cursor location Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A then W Verbalize word count 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 ------------------- Ctrl + Alt + A then H Show outline Ctrl + Alt + N then H Move to next heading Ctrl + Alt + P then H Move to previous heading Ctrl + Alt + N then 1 … to 6: Move to next heading [1-6] Ctrl + Alt + P then 1 … to 6: Move to previous heading [1-6] Ctrl + Alt + N then G Move to next graphic (image or drawing) Ctrl + Alt + P then G Move to previous graphic (image or drawing) Ctrl + Alt + N then O Move to next list Ctrl + Alt + P then O Move to previous list Ctrl + Alt + N then I Move to next item in the current list Ctrl + Alt + P then I Move to previous item in the current list Ctrl + Alt + N then L Move to next link Ctrl + Alt + P then L Move to previous link Ctrl + Alt + N then B Move to next bookmark Ctrl + Alt + P then B Move to previous bookmark Ctrl + Alt + N then W Move to next formatting change Ctrl + Alt + P then W Move to previous formatting change Ctrl + Alt + N then R Move to the next edit (while viewing revision history or new changes) Ctrl + Alt + K Move to the next edit (while viewing revision history or new changes) Ctrl + Alt + P then R Move to the previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes) Ctrl + Alt + J Move to the previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes) Table navigation ---------------- Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T then S Move to the start of the table Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T then D Move to the end of the table Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T then I Move to the start of the table column Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T then K Move to the end of the table column Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T then B Move to the next table column Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T then V Move to the previous table column Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T then J Move to the start of the table row Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T then L Move to the end of the table row Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T then M Move to the next table row Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T then G Move to the previous table row Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T then E Exit table Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N then T Move to the next table Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P then T Move to the previous table Other navigation ---------------- Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I Open Explore tool Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H Open revision history Ctrl + Shift + Y Open dictionary Ctrl + Shift + C Word count Ctrl + Shift + S Start voice typing Alt + Shift + . Go to side panel Alt + Shift + , Go to side panel Alt + Up arrow Page up Alt + Down arrow Page down Ctrl + Search + Left arrow Move to beginning of document Ctrl + Search + Right arrow Move to end of document Ctrl + ' Move to next misspelling Ctrl + ; Move to previous misspelling Ctrl + Alt + O then H Insert or move to header Ctrl + Alt + O then F Insert or move to footer Ctrl + Alt + E then P (for links, bookmarks, and images) Move focus to popup Ctrl + Alt + Shift + M Move focus out of document text Esc Return focus to document text Ctrl + Shift + Esc Focus containing webpage (such as when using Docs in Google Hangouts) Alt + Right arrow Show person or group info Source: Google Support pages Last modified on (UTC): Monday, August 29, 2022 Defkey © All rights reserved.