Discover Google Docs keyboard shortcuts for iOS and iPadOS to write and edit documents faster. Google Docs is a web-based word processing application by Google for creating, editing, and collaborating on documents.
Common actions
Copy
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C
Cut
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X
Paste
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V
Undo
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Z
Redo
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Z
Insert comment
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M
Text formatting
Bold
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B
Italicize
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I
Underline
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U
Strikethrough
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+
5
Superscript
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.
Subscript
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,
Clear text formatting
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\
Increase font size
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.
Decrease font size
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+
,
Paragraph formatting
Increase paragraph indentation
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]
Decrease paragraph indentation
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[
Apply normal text style
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0
Apply heading style [1-6]
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+
[1-6]
Left align
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L
Center align
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E
Right align
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R
Justify
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J
Numbered list
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7
Bulleted list
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8
Move paragraph up/down
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or
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+
Text selection with keyboard
Select all
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A
Select none
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+
U,
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A
Extend selection one character
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or
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Extend selection one line
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or
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Extend selection one word
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or
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+
Extend selection to beginning/end of line
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or
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+
Extend selection to beginning/end of paragraph
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or
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Extend selection to beginning/end of document
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or
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Document navigation
Move to next heading
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N,
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H
Move to previous heading
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P,
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H
Move to next heading [1-6]
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N,
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+
[1-6]
Move to previous heading [1-6]
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P,
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[1-6]
Move to next list
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N,
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O
Move to previous list
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P,
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O
Move to next item in the current list
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N,
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I
Move to previous item in the current list
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P,
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I
Move to next formatting change
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N,
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W
Move to previous formatting change
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P,
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W
Table navigation
Move to the start of the table
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T,
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S
Move to the end of the table
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T,
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D
Move to the start of the table column
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T,
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I
Move to the end of the table column
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T,
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K
Move to the next table column
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T,
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B
Move to the previous table column
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T,
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V
Move to the start of the table row
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T,
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J
Move to the end of the table row
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T,
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L
Move to the next table row
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T,
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M
Move to the previous table row
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T,
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G
Exit table
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T,
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E
Move to the next table
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N,
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T
Move to the previous table
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P,
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T
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