Google Docs Keyboard Shortcuts for Android

Google Docs Keyboard Shortcuts for Android. View hotkeys online or download free PDF Cheat Sheet to work faster with documents on tablets and phones.

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Key label style

Common actions

Copy
Ctrl+C
Cut
Ctrl+X
Paste
Ctrl+V
Undo
Ctrl+Z
Redo
Ctrl+Shift+Z
Insert page break
Ctrl+Enter
Help menu (Android N only)
Ctrl+/
Paste without formatting
Ctrl+Shift+V
Open
Ctrl+O
Find
Ctrl+F
Find and replace
Ctrl+H
Repeat last action
Ctrl+Y

Text formatting

Bold
Ctrl+B
Italicize
Ctrl+I
Underline
Ctrl+U
Strikethrough
Alt+Shift+5
Superscript
Ctrl+.
Subscript
Ctrl+,
Clear text formatting
Ctrl+\
Increase font size
Ctrl+Shift+.
Decrease font size
Ctrl+Shift+,
Copy text formatting
Ctrl+Alt+C
Paste text formatting
Ctrl+Alt+V

Paragraph formatting

Increase paragraph indentation
Ctrl+]
Decrease paragraph indentation
Ctrl+[
Apply normal text style
Ctrl+Alt+0
Apply heading style [1-6]
Ctrl+Alt+[1-6]
Left align
Ctrl+Shift+L
Center align
Ctrl+Shift+E
Right align
Ctrl+Shift+R
Justify
Ctrl+Shift+J
Numbered list
Ctrl+Shift+7
Bulleted list
Ctrl+Shift+8
Checklist
Ctrl+Shift+9

Images & drawings

Rotate clockwise by 15°
Alt+Right
Rotate counterclockwise by 15°
Alt+Left
Rotate counterclockwise by 1°
Alt+Shift+Left
Rotate clockwise by 1°
Alt+Shift+Right

Comments & footnotes

Enter current comment
Ctrl+Alt+E,Ctrl+Alt+C
Insert comment
Ctrl+Alt+M
Insert footnote
Ctrl+Alt+F
Move to current footnote
Ctrl+Alt+E,Ctrl+Alt+F
Move to next footnote
Ctrl+Alt+N,Ctrl+Alt+F
Move to previous footnote
Ctrl+Alt+P,Ctrl+Alt+F
Move to next suggestion
Ctrl+Alt+N,Ctrl+Alt+U
Move to previous suggestion
Ctrl+Alt+P,Ctrl+Alt+U
Move to next comment
Ctrl+Alt+N,Ctrl+Alt+C
Move to previous comment
Ctrl+Alt+P,Ctrl+Alt+C

Text selection with keyboard

Select all
Ctrl+A
Select none
Ctrl+Alt+U,Ctrl+Alt+A
Select current list item
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E,Ctrl+Alt+Shift+I
Select all list items at current level
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E,Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O
Extend selection one character
Shift+Left
or
Shift+Right
Extend selection one line
Shift+Up
or
Shift+Down
Extend selection one word
Ctrl+Shift+Left
or
Ctrl+Shift+Right
Extend selection to beginning/end of paragraph
Ctrl+Shift+Up
or
Ctrl+Shift+Down

Document navigation

Page up/down
Alt+Up
or
Alt+Down
Return focus to document text
Esc
Move to next heading
Ctrl+Alt+N,Ctrl+Alt+H
Move to previous heading
Ctrl+Alt+P,Ctrl+Alt+H
Move to next heading [1-6]
Ctrl+Alt+N,Ctrl+Alt+[1-6]
Move to previous heading [1-6]
Ctrl+Alt+P,Ctrl+Alt+[1-6]
Move to next list
Ctrl+Alt+N,Ctrl+Alt+O
Move to previous list
Ctrl+Alt+P,Ctrl+Alt+O
Move to next item in the current list
Ctrl+Alt+N,Ctrl+Alt+I
Move to previous item in the current list
Ctrl+Alt+P,Ctrl+Alt+I
Move to next formatting change
Ctrl+Alt+N,Ctrl+Alt+W
Move to previous formatting change
Ctrl+Alt+P,Ctrl+Alt+W
Move to next misspelling
Ctrl+'
Move to previous misspelling
Ctrl+;
Insert or move to header
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O,Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H

Table navigation

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

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