Master Google Docs keyboard shortcuts on macOS and improve writing speed using Mac hotkeys. 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
Paste without formatting
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V
Undo
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Z
Redo
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Z
Insert or edit link
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K
Open link
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Show common keyboard shortcuts
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/
Save Every change is automatically saved in Drive
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S
Print
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P
Open
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O
Find
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F
Find and replace
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H
Find again
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G
Find previous
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G
Hide the menus (compact mode)
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F
Insert page break
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Tool finder (formerly Search the menus)
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/
or
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Z
Repeat last action
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Y
Switch to editing
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Z
Switch to suggesting
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X
Switch to viewing
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C
Zoom in
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=
Zoom out
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-
Zoom 100%
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0
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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X
Superscript
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.
Subscript
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,
Copy text formatting
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C
Paste text formatting
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V
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
Checklist
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9
Move paragraph up/down
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or
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Images and drawings
Alt text
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Y
Resize larger
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K
Resize larger horizontally
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B
Resize larger vertically
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I
Resize smaller
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J
Resize smaller horizontally
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W
Resize smaller vertically
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Q
Rotate clockwise by 15°
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Rotate counterclockwise by 15°
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Rotate counterclockwise by 1°
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Rotate clockwise by 1°
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+
Close drawing editor
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Esc
or
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Esc
Comments and footnotes
Insert comment
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M
Open discussion thread
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A
Enter current comment
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E,
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C
Insert footnote
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F
Move to current footnote
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E,
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F
Move to next footnote
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N,
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F
Move to previous footnote
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P,
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F
Move to next suggestion
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N,
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U
Move to previous suggestion
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P,
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U
Review suggested edits
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O,
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U
Move to next comment
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N,
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C
Move to previous comment
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P,
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C
Open comment history
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A
Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments
Reply to current comment
R
Move to next comment
J
Move to previous comment
K
Resolve current comment
E
Exit current comment
U
Menus
Context (right-click) menu
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\
or
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F10
File menu
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F
Edit menu
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E
View menu
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V
Insert menu
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I
Format menu
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O
Tools menu
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T
Help menu
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H
Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled)
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A
Input Tools menu (available in documents in non-Latin languages)
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K
Toggle input controls (available in documents in non-Latin languages)
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K
Show your browser's context menu
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Right-click
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 to the beginning of the line
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Fn +
Extend selection one paragraph
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or
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+
Extend selection to the end of the line
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Fn +
Extend selection to the beginning of the document
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+
Extend selection to the end of the document
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+
Select current list item
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E,
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I
Select all list items at current level
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E,
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O
Select multiple sections of text (after selecting one section of text). Then use arrow keys to navigate to other sections of text to select
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or
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Text selection with mouse
Select word
Double-click
Extend selection one word at a time
Double-click +
Drag
Select paragraph
Triple-click
Extend selection one paragraph at a time
Triple-click +
Drag
Screen reader support
Enable screen reader support
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Z
Enable braille support
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H
Verbalize selection
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A,
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X
Verbalize from cursor location
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A,
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R
Announce cursor location
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A,
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L
Announce formatting at cursor location
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A,
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F
Verbalize table row and column headers
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T,
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H
Verbalize table cell location
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T,
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N
Verbalize table row header
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T,
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R
Verbalize table column header
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T,
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C
Show live edits
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R
Verbalize comment
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A,
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C
Verbalize comment anchor
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A,
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A
Verbalize selection formatting
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A,
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S
Verbalize cursor location
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A,
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L
Verbalize word count
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A,
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W
Document navigation
Show outline
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A,
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H
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 media (image or drawing)
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N,
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G
Move to previous media (image or drawing)
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P,
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G
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 link
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N,
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L
Move to previous link
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P,
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L
Move to next bookmark
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N,
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B
Move to previous bookmark
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P,
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B
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
Move to the next edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)
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N,
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R
Move to the previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)
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P,
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R
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
Other tools and navigation
Open revision history
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H
Open Explore tool
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I
Open spelling/grammar
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X
or
Fn +
F7
Open dictionary
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Y
Word count
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C
Start voice typing (available in Chrome browsers)
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S
Go to side panel
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or
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,
Page up
Fn +
Page down
Fn +
Move to next misspelling
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'
Move to previous misspelling
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;
Insert or move to header
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O,
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H
Insert or move to footer
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O,
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F
Move focus to popup (for links, bookmarks, and images)
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E,
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P
Move focus out of document text
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M
Return focus to document text
Esc
Show person or group info
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Toggle a checkbox
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