Learn Google Docs keyboard shortcuts for Windows to write, edit, and format documents faster. 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
Paste without formatting
Ctrl +
+
V
Undo
Ctrl +
Z
Redo
Ctrl +
+
Z
Insert or edit link
Ctrl +
K
Open link
Alt +
Show common keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl +
/
Save Every change is automatically saved in Drive
Ctrl +
S
Print
Ctrl +
P
Open
Ctrl +
O
Find
Ctrl +
F
Find and replace
Ctrl +
H
Find again
Ctrl +
G
Find previous
Ctrl +
+
G
Hide the menus (compact mode)
Ctrl +
+
F
Insert page break
Ctrl +
Tool finder(formerly Search the menus)
Alt +
/
or
+
Alt +
Z
or
Alt +
Z
Repeat last action
Ctrl +
Y
Switch to editing
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
Z
Switch to suggesting
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
X
Switch to viewing
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
C
Zoom in
Ctrl +
=
Zoom out
Ctrl +
-
Zoom 100%
Ctrl +
0
Text formatting
Bold
Ctrl +
B
Italicize
Ctrl +
I
Underline
Ctrl +
U
Strikethrough
+
Alt +
5
Superscript
Ctrl +
.
Subscript
Ctrl +
,
Copy text formatting
Ctrl +
Alt +
C
Paste text formatting
Ctrl +
Alt +
V
Clear text formatting
Ctrl +
\
or
Ctrl +
Increase font size
Ctrl +
+
.
Decrease font size
Ctrl +
+
,
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
Move paragraph up/down
Ctrl +
+
or
Ctrl +
+
Images and drawings
Alt text
Ctrl +
Alt +
Y
Resize larger
Ctrl +
Alt +
K
Resize larger horizontally
Ctrl +
Alt +
B
Resize larger vertically
Ctrl +
Alt +
I
Resize smaller
Ctrl +
Alt +
J
Resize smaller horizontally
Ctrl +
Alt +
W
Resize smaller vertically
Ctrl +
Alt +
Q
Rotate clockwise by 15°
Alt +
Rotate counterclockwise by 15°
Alt +
Rotate counterclockwise by 1°
+
Alt +
Rotate clockwise by 1°
+
Alt +
Close drawing editor
+
Esc
Comments and footnotes
Insert comment
Ctrl +
Alt +
M
Open discussion thread
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
A
Enter current comment
Ctrl +
Alt +
E,
Ctrl +
Alt +
C
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
Review suggested edits
Ctrl +
Alt +
O,
Ctrl +
Alt +
U
Move to next comment
Ctrl +
Alt +
N,
Ctrl +
Alt +
C
Move to previous comment
Ctrl +
Alt +
P,
Ctrl +
Alt +
C
Open comment history
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
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
Ctrl +
+
X
or
Ctrl +
+
\
or
+
F10
File menu
Alt +
F
or
+
Alt +
F
Edit menu
Alt +
E
or
+
Alt +
E
View menu
Alt +
V
or
+
Alt +
V
Insert menu
Alt +
I
or
+
Alt +
I
Format menu
Alt +
O
or
+
Alt +
O
Tools menu
Alt +
T
or
+
Alt +
T
Help menu
Alt +
H
or
+
Alt +
H
Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled)
Alt +
A
or
+
Alt +
A
Input Tools menu (available in documents in non-Latin languages)
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
K
Show your browser's context menu
+
Right-click
Text selection with keyboard
Select all
Ctrl +
A
Select none
Ctrl +
Alt +
U,
Ctrl +
Alt +
A
Extend selection one character
+
or
+
Extend selection one line
+
or
+
Extend selection one word
Ctrl +
+
or
Ctrl +
+
Extend selection to the beginning of the line
+
Home
Extend selection to the end of the line
+
End
Extend selection to the beginning of the document
Ctrl +
+
Home
Extend selection to the end of the document
Ctrl +
+
End
Select current list item
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
E,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
I
Select all list items at current level
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
E,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
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
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
or
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
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
Ctrl +
Alt +
Z
or
+
Alt +
`
Enable braille support
Ctrl +
Alt +
H
Verbalize selection
Ctrl +
Alt +
A,
Ctrl +
Alt +
X
Verbalize from cursor location
Ctrl +
Alt +
A,
Ctrl +
Alt +
R
Announce cursor location
Ctrl +
Alt +
A,
Ctrl +
Alt +
L
Announce formatting at cursor location
Ctrl +
Alt +
A,
Ctrl +
Alt +
F
Verbalize table row and column headers
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
T,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
H
Verbalize table cell location
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
T,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
N
Verbalize table row header
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
T,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
R
Verbalize table column header
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
T,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
C
Show live edits
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
R
Verbalize comment
Ctrl +
Alt +
A,
Ctrl +
Alt +
C
Verbalize comment anchor
Ctrl +
Alt +
A,
Ctrl +
Alt +
A
Verbalize selection formatting
Ctrl +
Alt +
A,
Ctrl +
Alt +
S
Verbalize cursor location
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
A,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
L
Verbalize word count
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
A,
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
W
Document navigation
Show outline
Ctrl +
Alt +
A,
Ctrl +
Alt +
H
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 graphic (image or drawing)
Ctrl +
Alt +
N,
Ctrl +
Alt +
G
Move to previous graphic (image or drawing)
Ctrl +
Alt +
P,
Ctrl +
Alt +
G
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 link
Ctrl +
Alt +
N,
Ctrl +
Alt +
L
Move to previous link
Ctrl +
Alt +
P,
Ctrl +
Alt +
L
Move to next bookmark
Ctrl +
Alt +
N,
Ctrl +
Alt +
B
Move to previous bookmark
Ctrl +
Alt +
P,
Ctrl +
Alt +
B
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 edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)
Ctrl +
Alt +
N,
Ctrl +
Alt +
R
or
Ctrl +
Alt +
K
Move to previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)
Ctrl +
Alt +
P,
Ctrl +
Alt +
R
or
Ctrl +
Alt +
J
Move to next tab
Ctrl +
+
Pg Dn
Move to previous tab
Ctrl +
+
Pg Up
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 +
I
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
Other tools and navigation
Open revision history
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
H
Open Explore tool
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
I
Open spelling/grammar
Ctrl +
Alt +
X
or
F7
Open dictionary
Ctrl +
+
Y
Word count
Ctrl +
+
C
Start voice typing (available in Chrome browsers)
Ctrl +
+
S
Go to side panel
Ctrl +
Alt +
.
or
Ctrl +
Alt +
,
Page up
Pg Up
Page down
Pg Dn
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
Move focus to popup (for links, bookmarks, and images)
Ctrl +
Alt +
E,
Ctrl +
Alt +
P
Move focus out of editing area
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
M
Show person or group info
Alt +
Toggle a checkbox
Ctrl +
Alt +
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