Google Docs (macOS) keyboard shortcuts ‒ DefKey

0	⌘ Cmd + C	Copy
0	⌘ Cmd + X	Cut
0	⌘ Cmd + V	Paste
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + V	Paste without formatting
0	⌘ Cmd + Z	Undo
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + Z	Redo
0	⌘ Cmd + K	Insert or edit link
0	⌥ Opt + ⤶ Enter	Open link
0	⌘ Cmd + /	Show common keyboard shortcuts
0	⌘ Cmd + S	Save. Note: Every change is automatically saved in Drive
0	⌘ Cmd + P	Print
0	⌘ Cmd + O	Open
0	⌘ Cmd + F	Find
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + H	Find and replace
0	⌘ Cmd + G	Find again
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + G	Find previous
0	Ctrl + ↑ Shift + F	Hide the menus (compact mode)
0	⌘ Cmd + ⤶ Enter	Insert page break
0	⌥ Opt + /	Search the menus
0	or Ctrl + ⌥ Opt + Z
0	⌘ Cmd + Y	Repeat last action
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + ↑ Shift + Z	Switch to editing
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + ↑ Shift + X	Switch to suggesting
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + ↑ Shift + C	Switch to viewing
Text formatting
0	⌘ Cmd + B	Bold
0	⌘ Cmd + I	Italicize
0	⌘ Cmd + U	Underline
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + X	Strikethrough
0	⌘ Cmd + .	Superscript
0	⌘ Cmd + ,	Subscript
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + C	Copy text formatting
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + V	Paste text formatting
0	⌘ Cmd + \	Clear text formatting
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + .	Increase font size
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + ,	Decrease font size
Paragraph formatting
0	⌘ Cmd + ]	Increase paragraph indentation
0	⌘ Cmd + [	Decrease paragraph indentation
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + 0	Apply normal text style
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + 1	… to 6: Apply heading style [1-6]
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + L	Left align
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + E	Center align
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + R	Right align
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + J	Justify
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + 7	Numbered list
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + 8	Bulleted list
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + 9	Checklist
0	Ctrl + ↑ Shift + ↑ ↓	Move paragraph up/down
Images and drawings
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + Y	Alt text
0	⌘ Cmd + Ctrl + K	Resize larger
0	⌘ Cmd + Ctrl + B	Resize larger horizontally
0	⌘ Cmd + Ctrl + I	Resize larger vertically
0	⌘ Cmd + Ctrl + J	Resize smaller
0	⌘ Cmd + Ctrl + W	Resize smaller horizontally
0	⌘ Cmd + Ctrl + Q	Resize smaller vertically
0	⌥ Opt + →	Rotate clockwise by 15°
0	⌥ Opt + ←	Rotate counterclockwise by 15°
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0	⌥ Opt + ↑ Shift + ←	Rotate counterclockwise by 1°
0	⌥ Opt + ↑ Shift + →	Rotate clockwise by 1°
0	⌘ Cmd + Esc	Close drawing editor
0	or ↑ Shift + Esc
Comments and footnotes
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + M	Insert comment
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + ↑ Shift + A	Open discussion thread
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + E then C	Enter current comment
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + F	Insert footnote
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + E then F	Move to current footnote
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + N then F	Move to next footnote
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + P then F	Move to previous footnote
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + N then U	Move to next suggestion
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + P then U	Move to previous suggestion
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + O then U	Review suggested edits
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + N then C	Move to next comment
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + P then C	Move to previous comment
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + ↑ Shift + A	Open comment history
Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments
0	R	Reply to current comment
0	J	Move to next comment
0	K	Move to previous comment
0	E	Resolve current comment
0	U	Exit current comment
Menus
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + \	Context (right-click) menu
0	or ↑ Shift + F10
0	Ctrl + ⌥ Opt + F	File menu
0	Ctrl + ⌥ Opt + E	Edit menu
0	Ctrl + ⌥ Opt + V	View menu
0	Ctrl + ⌥ Opt + I	Insert menu
0	Ctrl + ⌥ Opt + O	Format menu
0	Ctrl + ⌥ Opt + T	Tools menu
0	Ctrl + ⌥ Opt + H	Help menu
0	Ctrl + ⌥ Opt + A	Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled)
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + ↑ Shift + K	Input Tools menu (available in documents in non-Latin languages)
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + K	Toggle input controls (available in documents in non-Latin languages)
0	↑ Shift +	Show your browser's context menu
Text selection with keyboard
0	⌘ Cmd + A	Select all
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + U then A	Select none
0	↑ Shift + ← →	Extend selection one character
0	↑ Shift + ↑ ↓	Extend selection one line
0	↑ Shift + Fn + ←	Extend selection to the beginning of the line
0	⌥ Opt + ↑ Shift + ↑ ↓	Extend selection one paragraph
0	↑ Shift + Fn + →	Extend selection to the end of the line
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + ↑	Extend selection to the beginning of the document
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + ↓	Extend selection to the end of the document
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + E then I	Select current list item
0	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
0		Select word
0	+	Extend selection one word at a time
0		Select paragraph
0	+	Extend selection one paragraph at a time

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
0	⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + Z	Enable screen reader support
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + H	Enable braille support
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + A then X	Verbalize selection
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + A then R	Verbalize from cursor location
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + A then L	Announce cursor location
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + A then F	Announce formatting at cursor location
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + T then H	Verbalize table row and column headers
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + T then N	Verbalize table cell location
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + T then R	Verbalize table row header
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + T then C	Verbalize table column header
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + ↑ Shift + R	Show live edits
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + A then C	Verbalize comment
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + A then A	Verbalize comment anchor
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + A then S	Verbalize selection formatting
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + A then L	Verbalize cursor location
0	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
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + A then H	Show outline
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + N then H	Move to next heading
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + P then H	Move to previous heading
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + N then 1	… to 6: Move to next heading [1-6]
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + P then 1	… to 6: Move to previous heading [1-6]
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + N then G	Move to next media (image or drawing)
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + P then G	Move to previous media (image or drawing)
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + N then O	Move to next list
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + P then O	Move to previous list
0	Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + N then I	Move to next item in the current list

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