90+ Google Docs Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows and Mac

Editing Documents

Copy selection

Ctrl + C

Cmd + C

Paste copied item

Ctrl + V

Cmd + V

Cut selection

Ctrl + X

Cmd + X

Undo changes

Ctrl + Z

Cmd + Z

Redo changes

Ctrl + Shift + Z

Cmd + Shift + Z

Open a file

Ctrl + O

Cmd + O

Close open dialogs

Escape

Escape

Delete a word

Ctrl + Backspace

Cmd + Backspace

View word count

Ctrl + Shift + C

Cmd + Shift + C

Insert link

Ctrl + K

Cmd + K

Insert page break

Ctrl + Enter

Cmd + Return

Find in text

Ctrl + F

Cmd + F

Find and replace

Ctrl + H

Cmd + H

View context menu (right-click action)

Ctrl + Shift + \

Cmd + Shift + \

Text Formatting

Bold selected text

Ctrl + B

Cmd + B

Italic selected text

Ctrl + I

Cmd + I

Underline selected text

Ctrl + U

Cmd + U

Paste plain text without formatting

Ctrl + Shift + V

Cmd + Shift + V

Left align text

Ctrl + Shift + L

Cmd + Shift + L

Center align text

Ctrl + Shift + E

Cmd + Shift + E

Right align text

Ctrl + Shift + R

Cmd + Shift + R

Justify text

Ctrl + Shift + J

Cmd + Shift + J

Copy formatting

Ctrl + Alt + C

Cmd + Option + C

Paste formatting

Ctrl + Alt + V

Cmd + Option + V

Clear formatting

Ctrl + \

Cmd + \

Strike-through text

Alt + Shift + 5

Option + Shift + 5

Normal body text

Ctrl + Alt + 0

Cmd + Option +0

H1-H6 heading

Ctrl + Alt + [1-6]

Cmd + Option + [1-6]

Add numbered list

Ctrl + Shift + 7

Cmd + Shift + 7

Add bulleted list

Ctrl + Shift + 8

Cmd + Shift + 8

Add checklist

Ctrl + Shift + 9

Cmd + Shift + 9

Text Selection

Select all text

Ctrl + A

Cmd + A

Deselect all

Ctrl + Alt (hold), press U, then A

Cmd + Option (hold), press U, then A

Extend text selection by one word

Ctrl + Shift + Left/right arrow

Cmd + Shift + Left/right arrow

Extend text selection by one line

Shift + Up/down arrow

Shift + Up/down arrow

Extend text selection to the beginning of the line

Shift + Home

Shift + Fn + Left arrow

Extend text selection one paragraph

Ctrl + Shift + Up/down Arrow

Option + Shift + Up/down Arrow

Extend text selection to the end of the line

Shift + End

Shift + Fn + Right arrow

Extend text selection to the beginning of the document

Ctrl + Shift + Home

Cmd + Shift + Up arrow

Extend text selection to the end of the document

Ctrl + Shift + End

Cmd + Shift + Down arrow

Select multiple sections of text

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left/right arrow

Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + Left/right arrow

Select the current list item

Ctrl + Alt + Shift (hold), press E, then I

Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (hold), press E, then I

Select all list items at the current level

Ctrl + Alt + Shift (hold), press E, then O

Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (hold), press E, then O

Grammar and Spelling

Open spelling/grammar tool

Ctrl + Alt + X

Cmd + Option + X

Move to the next spelling error

Ctrl + '

Cmd + '

Move to the previous spelling error

Ctrl + ;

Cmd + ;

Open dictionary

Ctrl + Shift + Y

Cmd + Shift + Y

Comments

Insert comment

Ctrl + Alt + M

Cmd + Option + M

Reply to the current comment

R

R

Move to the next comment

J

J

Move to the previous comment

K

K

Resolve the current comment

E

E

Exit the current comment

U

U

Media and Drawings

Add alt text to image

Ctrl + Alt + Y

Cmd + Option + Y

Resize media larger

Ctrl + Alt + K

Cmd + Option + K

Resize media smaller

Ctrl + Alt + J

Cmd + Option + J

Resize media larger horizontally

Ctrl + Alt + B

Cmd + Option + B

Resize media larger vertically

Ctrl + Alt + I

Cmd + Option + I

Resize media smaller horizontally

Ctrl + Alt + W

Cmd + Option + W

Resize media smaller vertically

Ctrl + Alt + Q

Cmd + Option + Q

Rotate media clockwise by 15°

Alt + Left arrow

Option + Left arrow

Rotate media anticlockwise by 15°

Alt + Right arrow

Option + Right arrow

Rotate media clockwise by 1°

Alt + Shift + Right arrow

Option + Shift + Right arrow

Rotate media anticlockwise by 1°

Alt + Shift + Left arrow

Option + Shift + Left arrow

Table Navigation

Move to the start of the table

Ctrl + Alt + Shift (hold), press T, then S

Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (hold), press T, then S

Move to the end of the table

Ctrl + Alt + Shift (hold), press T, then D

Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (hold), press T, then D

Move to the start of the table column

Ctrl + Alt + Shift (hold), press T, then I

Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (hold), press T, then I

Move to the end of the table column

Ctrl + Alt + Shift (hold), press T, then K

Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (hold), press T, then K

Move to the next table column

Ctrl + Alt + Shift (hold), press T, then B

Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (hold), press T, then B

Move to the previous table column

Ctrl + Alt + Shift (hold), press T, then V

Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (hold), press T, then V

Move to the start of the table row

Ctrl + Alt + Shift (hold), press T, then J

Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (hold), press T, then J

Move to the end of the table row

Ctrl + Alt + Shift (hold), press T, then L

Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (hold), press T, then L

Move to the next table row

Ctrl + Alt + Shift (hold), press T, then M

Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (hold), press T, then M

Move to the previous table row

Ctrl + Alt + Shift (hold), press T, then G

Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (hold), press T, then G

Exit table

Ctrl + Alt + Shift (hold), press T, then E

Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (hold), press T, then E

Move to the next table

Ctrl + Alt + Shift (hold), press N, then T

Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (hold), press N, then T

Move to the previous table

Ctrl + Alt + Shift (hold), press P, then T

Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (hold), press P, then T

Menus

Open File menu

Alt + F (Chrome) / Alt + Shift + F (Other browsers)

Ctrl + Option + F

Open Edit menu

Alt + E (Chrome) / Alt + Shift + E (Other browsers)

Ctrl + Option + E

Open View menu

Alt + V (Chrome) / Alt + Shift + E (Other browsers)

Ctrl + Option + V

Input Tools menu (only works with screen reader support enabled)

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K

Cmd + Option + Shift + K

Open Insert menu

Alt + I (Chrome) / Alt + Shift + I (Other browsers)

Ctrl + Option + I

Open Format menu

Alt + O (Chrome) / Alt + Shift + O (Other browsers)

Ctrl + Option + O

Open Tools menu

Alt + T (Chrome) / Alt + Shift + T (Other browsers)

Ctrl + Option + T

Open Help menu

Alt + H (Chrome) / Alt + Shift + H (Other browsers)

Ctrl + Option + H

Open Accessibility menu

Alt + A (Chrome) / Alt + Shift + A (Other browsers)

Ctrl + Option + A

Tools and Navigation

Launch voice typing

Ctrl + Shift + S

Cmd + Shift + S

Open revision history

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H

Cmd + Option + Shift + H

Launch Explorer tool

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I

Cmd + Option + Shift + I

Move focus out of the editing area/document text

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + M

Cmd + Option + Shift + M

View group information

Alt + Right arrow

Option + Right arrow