Learn Google Docs keyboard shortcuts on Android to write and edit documents more efficiently. Google Docs is a web-based word processing application by Google for creating, editing, and collaborating on documents.
Common actions
Copy
Ctrl +
C
Cut
Ctrl +
X
Paste
Ctrl +
V
Undo
Ctrl +
Z
Redo
Ctrl +
+
Z
Insert page break
Ctrl +
Help menu (Android N only)
Ctrl +
/
Paste without formatting
Ctrl +
+
V
Insert or edit link
Ctrl +
K
Open link
Alt +
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 +
5
Superscript
Ctrl +
.
Subscript
Ctrl +
,
Clear text formatting
Ctrl +
\
Increase font size
Ctrl +
+
.
Decrease font size
Ctrl +
+
,
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 +
+
L
Center align
Ctrl +
+
E
Right align
Ctrl +
+
R
Justify
Ctrl +
+
J
Numbered list
Ctrl +
+
7
Bulleted list
Ctrl +
+
8
Checklist
Ctrl +
+
9
Images & drawings
Rotate clockwise by 15°
Alt +
Rotate counterclockwise by 15°
Alt +
Rotate counterclockwise by 1°
+
Alt +
Rotate clockwise by 1°
+
Alt +
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 +
E,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
I
Select all list items at current level
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
E,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
O
Extend selection one character
+
or
+
Extend selection one line
+
or
+
Extend selection one word
Ctrl +
+
or
Ctrl +
+
Extend selection to beginning/end of paragraph
Ctrl +
+
or
Ctrl +
+
Document navigation
Page up/down
Alt +
or
Alt +
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 +
O,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
H
Insert or move to footer
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
O,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
F
Table navigation
Move to the start of the table
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
T,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
S
Move to the end of the table
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
T,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
D
Move to the start of the table column
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
T,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
I
Move to the end of the table column
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
T,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
K
Move to the next table column
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
T,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
B
Move to the previous table column
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
T,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
V
Move to the start of the table row
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
T,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
J
Move to the end of the table row
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
T,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
L
Move to the next table row
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
T,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
M
Move to the previous table row
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
T,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
G
Exit table
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
T,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
E
Move to the next table
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
N,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
T
Move to the previous table
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
P,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
T
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