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Google Docs (macOS) keyboard shortcuts
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First published at 8/24/2022 on
https://defkey.com/google-docs-macos-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 (macOS) has 173 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below.



Common actions
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Cmd + C                 Copy
Cmd + X                 Cut
Cmd + V                 Paste
Cmd + Shift + V         Paste without formatting
Cmd + Z                 Undo
Cmd + Shift + Z         Redo
Cmd + K                 Insert or edit link
Option + Enter          Open link
Cmd + /                 Show common keyboard shortcuts
Cmd + S                 Save. Note: Every change is automatically saved in Drive
Cmd + P                 Print
Cmd + O                 Open
Cmd + F                 Find
Cmd + Shift + H         Find and replace
Cmd + G                 Find again
Cmd + Shift + G         Find previous
Ctrl + Shift + F        Hide the menus (compact mode)
Cmd + Enter             Insert page break
Option + /              Search the menus
Ctrl + Option + Z       Search the menus
Cmd + Y                 Repeat last action
Cmd + Option + Shift + Z Switch to editing
Cmd + Option + Shift + X Switch to suggesting
Cmd + Option + Shift + C Switch to viewing

Text formatting:

Cmd + B                 Bold
Cmd + I                 Italicize
Cmd + U                 Underline
Cmd + Shift + X         Strikethrough
Cmd + .                 Superscript
Cmd + ,                 Subscript
Cmd + Option + C        Copy text formatting
Cmd + Option + V        Paste text formatting
Cmd + \                 Clear text formatting
Cmd + Shift + .         Increase font size
Cmd + Shift + ,         Decrease font size

Paragraph formatting:

Cmd + ]                 Increase paragraph indentation
Cmd + [                 Decrease paragraph indentation
Cmd + Option + 0        Apply normal text style
Cmd + Option + 1        … to 6: Apply heading style [1-6]
Cmd + Shift + L         Left align
Cmd + Shift + E         Center align
Cmd + Shift + R         Right align
Cmd + Shift + J         Justify
Cmd + Shift + 7         Numbered list
Cmd + Shift + 8         Bulleted list
Cmd + Shift + 9         Checklist
Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow / Down arrow Move paragraph up/down

Images and drawings:

Cmd + Option + Y        Alt text
Cmd + Ctrl + K          Resize larger
Cmd + Ctrl + B          Resize larger horizontally
Cmd + Ctrl + I          Resize larger vertically
Cmd + Ctrl + J          Resize smaller
Cmd + Ctrl + W          Resize smaller horizontally
Cmd + Ctrl + Q          Resize smaller vertically
Option + Right arrow    Rotate clockwise by 15°
Option + Left arrow     Rotate counterclockwise by 15°
Option + Shift + Left arrow Rotate counterclockwise by 1°
Option + Shift + Right arrow Rotate clockwise by 1°
Cmd + Esc               Close drawing editor
Shift + Esc             Close drawing editor

Comments and footnotes:

Cmd + Option + M        Insert comment
Cmd + Option + Shift + A Open discussion thread
Ctrl + Cmd + E then C   Enter current comment
Cmd + Option + F        Insert footnote
Ctrl + Cmd + E then F   Move to current footnote
Ctrl + Cmd + N then F   Move to next footnote
Ctrl + Cmd + P then F   Move to previous footnote
Ctrl + Cmd + N then U   Move to next suggestion
Ctrl + Cmd + P then U   Move to previous suggestion
Ctrl + Cmd + O then U   Review suggested edits
Ctrl + Cmd + N then C   Move to next comment
Ctrl + Cmd + P then C   Move to previous comment
Cmd + Option + Shift + A Open comment history

Use 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:

Cmd + Shift + \         Context (right-click) menu
Shift + F10             Context (right-click) menu
Ctrl + Option + F       File menu
Ctrl + Option + E       Edit menu
Ctrl + Option + V       View menu
Ctrl + Option + I       Insert menu
Ctrl + Option + O       Format menu
Ctrl + Option + T       Tools menu
Ctrl + Option + H       Help menu
Ctrl + Option + A       Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled)
Cmd + Option + Shift + K Input Tools menu (available in documents in non-Latin languages)
Cmd + Shift + K         Toggle input controls (available in documents in non-Latin languages)
Shift + Right click     Show your browser's context menu

Text selection with keyboard:

Cmd + A                 Select all
Ctrl + Cmd + U then A   Select none
Shift + Left arrow / Right arrow Extend selection one character
Shift + Up arrow / Down arrow Extend selection one line
Shift + Fn + Left arrow Extend selection to the beginning of the line
Option + Shift + Up arrow / Down arrow Extend selection one paragraph
Shift + Fn + Right arrow Extend selection to the end of the line
Cmd + Shift + Up arrow  Extend selection to the beginning of the document
Cmd + Shift + Down arrow Extend selection to the end of the document
Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + E then I Select current list item
Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + E then O Select all list items at current level

After selecting one section of text, Ctrl + ⌘ + 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
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The shortcuts below help you work with a screen reader. Before you use
them, you'll need to turn on screen reader support.

Screen reader support:

Option + Cmd + Z        Enable screen reader support
Cmd + Option + H        Enable braille support
Ctrl + Cmd + A then X   Verbalize selection
Ctrl + Cmd + A then R   Verbalize from cursor location
Ctrl + Cmd + A then L   Announce cursor location
Ctrl + Cmd + A then F   Announce formatting at cursor location
Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + T then H Verbalize table row and column headers
Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + T then N Verbalize table cell location
Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + T then R Verbalize table row header
Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + T then C Verbalize table column header
Cmd + Option + Shift + R Show live edits
Ctrl + Cmd + A then C   Verbalize comment
Ctrl + Cmd + A then A   Verbalize comment anchor
Ctrl + Cmd + A then S   Verbalize selection formatting
Ctrl + Cmd + A then L   Verbalize cursor location
Ctrl + Cmd + 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 + ⌘ + n or Ctrl + ⌘ + p
followed by another key.

Move quickly around a table with Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift + t followed by another
key.

Document navigation:

Ctrl + Cmd + A then H   Show outline
Ctrl + Cmd + N then H   Move to next heading
Ctrl + Cmd + P then H   Move to previous heading
Ctrl + Cmd + N then 1   … to 6: Move to next heading [1-6]
Ctrl + Cmd + P then 1   … to 6: Move to previous heading [1-6]
Ctrl + Cmd + N then G   Move to next media (image or drawing)
Ctrl + Cmd + P then G   Move to previous media (image or drawing)
Ctrl + Cmd + N then O   Move to next list
Ctrl + Cmd + P then O   Move to previous list
Ctrl + Cmd + N then I   Move to next item in the current list
Ctrl + Cmd + P then I   Move to previous item in the current list
Ctrl + Cmd + N then L   Move to next link
Ctrl + Cmd + P then L   Move to previous link
Ctrl + Cmd + N then B   Move to next bookmark
Ctrl + Cmd + P then B   Move to previous bookmark
Ctrl + Cmd + N then W   Move to next formatting change
Ctrl + Cmd + P then W   Move to previous formatting change
Ctrl + Cmd + N then R   Move to the next edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)
Ctrl + Cmd + P then R   Move to the previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)

Table navigation:

Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + T then S Move to the start of the table
Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + T then D Move to the end of the table
Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + T then I Move to the start of the table column
Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + T then K Move to the end of the table column
Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + T then B Move to the next table column
Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + T then V Move to the previous table column
Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + T then J Move to the start of the table row
Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + T then L Move to the end of the table row
Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + T then M Move to the next table row
Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + T then G Move to the previous table row
Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + T then E Exit table
Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + N then T Move to the next table
Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + P then T Move to the previous table

Other tools and navigation:

Cmd + Option + Shift + H Open revision history
Cmd + Option + Shift + I Open Explore tool
Cmd + Option + X        Open spelling/grammar
Fn + F7                 Open spelling/grammar
Cmd + Shift + Y         Open dictionary
Cmd + Shift + C         Word count
Cmd + Shift + S         Start voice typing (available in Chrome browsers)
Cmd + Option + .        Go to side panel
Cmd + Option + ,        Go to side panel
Fn + Up arrow           Page up
Fn + Down arrow         Page down
Cmd + '                 Move to next misspelling
Cmd + ;                 Move to previous misspelling
Ctrl + Cmd + O then H   Insert or move to header
Ctrl + Cmd + O then F   Insert or move to footer
Ctrl + Cmd + E then P   Move focus to popup (for links, bookmarks, and images)
Cmd + Option + Shift + M Move focus out of document text
Esc                     Return focus to document text
Option + Right arrow    Show person or group info

Source: Google Support


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