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Google Docs Keyboard Shortcuts for macOS

Keyboard shortcuts for Google Docs on Mac. Format text, navigate documents, and use commenting tools on macOS.
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Common actions

Copy
Cmd+C
Cut
Cmd+X
Paste
Cmd+V
Paste without formatting
Cmd+Shift+V
Undo
Cmd+Z
Redo
Cmd+Shift+Z
Insert or edit link
Cmd+K
Open link
Opt+Return
Show common keyboard shortcuts
Cmd+/
Save Every change is automatically saved in Drive
Cmd+S
Print
Cmd+P
Open
Cmd+O
Find
Cmd+F
Find and replace
Cmd+Shift+H
Find again
Cmd+G
Find previous
Cmd+Shift+G
Hide the menus (compact mode)
Ctrl+Shift+F
Insert page break
Cmd+Return
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus)
Opt+/
or
Ctrl+Opt+Z
Repeat last action
Cmd+Y
Switch to editing
Cmd+Opt+Shift+Z
Switch to suggesting
Cmd+Opt+Shift+X
Switch to viewing
Cmd+Opt+Shift+C
Zoom in
Cmd+=
Zoom out
Cmd+-
Zoom 100%
Cmd+0

Text formatting

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

Paragraph formatting

Increase paragraph indentation
Cmd+]
Decrease paragraph indentation
Cmd+[
Apply normal text style
Cmd+Opt+0
Apply heading style [1-6]
Cmd+Opt+[1-6]
Left align
Cmd+Shift+L
Center align
Cmd+Shift+E
Right align
Cmd+Shift+R
Justify
Cmd+Shift+J
Numbered list
Cmd+Shift+7
Bulleted list
Cmd+Shift+8
Checklist
Cmd+Shift+9
Move paragraph up/down
Ctrl+Shift+Up
or
Ctrl+Shift+Down

Images and drawings

Alt text
Cmd+Opt+Y
Resize larger
Cmd+Ctrl+K
Resize larger horizontally
Cmd+Ctrl+B
Resize larger vertically
Cmd+Ctrl+I
Resize smaller
Cmd+Ctrl+J
Resize smaller horizontally
Cmd+Ctrl+W
Resize smaller vertically
Cmd+Ctrl+Q
Rotate clockwise by 15°
Opt+Right
Rotate counterclockwise by 15°
Opt+Left
Rotate counterclockwise by 1°
Opt+Shift+Left
Rotate clockwise by 1°
Opt+Shift+Right
Close drawing editor
Cmd+Esc
or
Shift+Esc

Comments and footnotes

Insert comment
Cmd+Opt+M
Open discussion thread
Cmd+Opt+Shift+A
Enter current comment
Cmd+Ctrl+E,Cmd+Ctrl+C
Insert footnote
Cmd+Opt+F
Move to current footnote
Cmd+Ctrl+E,Cmd+Ctrl+F
Move to next footnote
Cmd+Ctrl+N,Cmd+Ctrl+F
Move to previous footnote
Cmd+Ctrl+P,Cmd+Ctrl+F
Move to next suggestion
Cmd+Ctrl+N,Cmd+Ctrl+U
Move to previous suggestion
Cmd+Ctrl+P,Cmd+Ctrl+U
Review suggested edits
Cmd+Ctrl+O,Cmd+Ctrl+U
Move to next comment
Cmd+Ctrl+N,Cmd+Ctrl+C
Move to previous comment
Cmd+Ctrl+P,Cmd+Ctrl+C
Open comment history
Cmd+Opt+Shift+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
Cmd+Shift+\
or
Shift+F10
File menu
Ctrl+Opt+F
Edit menu
Ctrl+Opt+E
View menu
Ctrl+Opt+V
Insert menu
Ctrl+Opt+I
Format menu
Ctrl+Opt+O
Tools menu
Ctrl+Opt+T
Help menu
Ctrl+Opt+H
Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled)
Ctrl+Opt+A
Input Tools menu (available in documents in non-Latin languages)
Cmd+Opt+Shift+K
Toggle input controls (available in documents in non-Latin languages)
Cmd+Shift+K
Show your browser's context menu
Shift+Right-click

Text selection with keyboard

Select all
Cmd+A
Select none
Cmd+Ctrl+U,Cmd+Ctrl+A
Extend selection one character
Shift+Left
or
Shift+Right
Extend selection one line
Shift+Up
or
Shift+Down
Extend selection to the beginning of the line
Shift+Fn+Left
Extend selection one paragraph
Opt+Shift+Up
or
Opt+Shift+Down
Extend selection to the end of the line
Shift+Fn+Right
Extend selection to the beginning of the document
Cmd+Shift+Up
Extend selection to the end of the document
Cmd+Shift+Down
Select current list item
Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+E,Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+I
Select all list items at current level
Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+E,Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+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
Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+Left
or
Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+Right

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
Cmd+Opt+Z
Enable braille support
Cmd+Opt+H
Verbalize selection
Cmd+Ctrl+A,Cmd+Ctrl+X
Verbalize from cursor location
Cmd+Ctrl+A,Cmd+Ctrl+R
Announce cursor location
Cmd+Ctrl+A,Cmd+Ctrl+L
Announce formatting at cursor location
Cmd+Ctrl+A,Cmd+Ctrl+F
Verbalize table row and column headers
Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+T,Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+H
Verbalize table cell location
Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+T,Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+N
Verbalize table row header
Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+T,Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+R
Verbalize table column header
Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+T,Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+C
Show live edits
Cmd+Opt+Shift+R
Verbalize comment
Cmd+Ctrl+A,Cmd+Ctrl+C
Verbalize comment anchor
Cmd+Ctrl+A,Cmd+Ctrl+A
Verbalize selection formatting
Cmd+Ctrl+A,Cmd+Ctrl+S
Verbalize cursor location
Cmd+Ctrl+A,Cmd+Ctrl+L
Verbalize word count
Cmd+Ctrl+A,Cmd+Ctrl+W

Document navigation

Show outline
Cmd+Ctrl+A,Cmd+Ctrl+H
Move to next heading
Cmd+Ctrl+N,Cmd+Ctrl+H
Move to previous heading
Cmd+Ctrl+P,Cmd+Ctrl+H
Move to next heading [1-6]
Cmd+Ctrl+N,Cmd+Ctrl+[1-6]
Move to previous heading [1-6]
Cmd+Ctrl+P,Cmd+Ctrl+[1-6]
Move to next media (image or drawing)
Cmd+Ctrl+N,Cmd+Ctrl+G
Move to previous media (image or drawing)
Cmd+Ctrl+P,Cmd+Ctrl+G
Move to next list
Cmd+Ctrl+N,Cmd+Ctrl+O
Move to previous list
Cmd+Ctrl+P,Cmd+Ctrl+O
Move to next item in the current list
Cmd+Ctrl+N,Cmd+Ctrl+I
Move to previous item in the current list
Cmd+Ctrl+P,Cmd+Ctrl+I
Move to next link
Cmd+Ctrl+N,Cmd+Ctrl+L
Move to previous link
Cmd+Ctrl+P,Cmd+Ctrl+L
Move to next bookmark
Cmd+Ctrl+N,Cmd+Ctrl+B
Move to previous bookmark
Cmd+Ctrl+P,Cmd+Ctrl+B
Move to next formatting change
Cmd+Ctrl+N,Cmd+Ctrl+W
Move to previous formatting change
Cmd+Ctrl+P,Cmd+Ctrl+W
Move to the next edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)
Cmd+Ctrl+N,Cmd+Ctrl+R
Move to the previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)
Cmd+Ctrl+P,Cmd+Ctrl+R

Table navigation

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

Other tools and navigation

Open revision history
Cmd+Opt+Shift+H
Open Explore tool
Cmd+Opt+Shift+I
Open spelling/grammar
Cmd+Opt+X
or
Fn+F7
Open dictionary
Cmd+Shift+Y
Word count
Cmd+Shift+C
Start voice typing (available in Chrome browsers)
Cmd+Shift+S
Go to side panel
Cmd+Opt+.
or
Cmd+Opt+,
Page up
Fn+Up
Page down
Fn+Down
Move to next misspelling
Cmd+'
Move to previous misspelling
Cmd+;
Insert or move to header
Cmd+Ctrl+O,Cmd+Ctrl+H
Insert or move to footer
Cmd+Ctrl+O,Cmd+Ctrl+F
Move focus to popup (for links, bookmarks, and images)
Cmd+Ctrl+E,Cmd+Ctrl+P
Move focus out of document text
Cmd+Opt+Shift+M
Return focus to document text
Esc
Show person or group info
Opt+Right
Toggle a checkbox
Cmd+Opt+Return

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