Google Docs Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Google Docs Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows. View hotkeys online or download free PDF Cheat Sheet to write, edit, and format documents faster.

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Key label style

Common actions

Copy
Ctrl+C
Cut
Ctrl+X
Paste
Ctrl+V
Paste without formatting
Ctrl+Shift+V
Undo
Ctrl+Z
Redo
Ctrl+Shift+Z
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+Shift+G
Hide the menus (compact mode)
Ctrl+Shift+F
Insert page break
Ctrl+Enter
Tool finder(formerly Search the menus)
Alt+/
or
Alt+Shift+Z
or
Alt+Z
Repeat last action
Ctrl+Y
Switch to editing
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Z
Switch to suggesting
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X
Switch to viewing
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C
Zoom in
Ctrl+=
Zoom out
Ctrl+-
Zoom 100%
Ctrl+0

Text formatting

Bold
Ctrl+B
Italicize
Ctrl+I
Underline
Ctrl+U
Strikethrough
Alt+Shift+5
Superscript
Ctrl+.
Subscript
Ctrl+,
Copy text formatting
Ctrl+Alt+C
Paste text formatting
Ctrl+Alt+V
Clear text formatting
Ctrl+\
or
Ctrl+Space
Increase font size
Ctrl+Shift+.
Decrease font size
Ctrl+Shift+,

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+Shift+L
Center align
Ctrl+Shift+E
Right align
Ctrl+Shift+R
Justify
Ctrl+Shift+J
Numbered list
Ctrl+Shift+7
Bulleted list
Ctrl+Shift+8
Checklist
Ctrl+Shift+9
Move paragraph up/down
Ctrl+Shift+Up
or
Ctrl+Shift+Down

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+Right
Rotate counterclockwise by 15°
Alt+Left
Rotate counterclockwise by 1°
Alt+Shift+Left
Rotate clockwise by 1°
Alt+Shift+Right
Close drawing editor
Shift+Esc

Comments and footnotes

Insert comment
Ctrl+Alt+M
Open discussion thread
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+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+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

Text selection with keyboard

Select all
Ctrl+A
Select none
Ctrl+Alt+U,Ctrl+Alt+A
Extend selection one character
Shift+Left
or
Shift+Right
Extend selection one line
Shift+Up
or
Shift+Down
Extend selection one word
Ctrl+Shift+Left
or
Ctrl+Shift+Right
Extend selection to the beginning of the line
Shift+Home
Extend selection to the end of the line
Shift+End
Extend selection to the beginning of the document
Ctrl+Shift+Home
Extend selection to the end of the document
Ctrl+Shift+End
Select current list item
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E,Ctrl+Alt+Shift+I
Select all list items at current level
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E,Ctrl+Alt+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
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left
or
Ctrl+Alt+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
Ctrl+Alt+Z
or
Alt+Shift+`
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+Shift+T,Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H
Verbalize table cell location
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T,Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N
Verbalize table row header
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T,Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R
Verbalize table column header
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T,Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C
Show live edits
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+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+Shift+A,Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L
Verbalize word count
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A,Ctrl+Alt+Shift+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 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+Shift+Pg Dn
Move to previous tab
Ctrl+Shift+Pg Up

Table navigation

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

Other tools and navigation

Open revision history
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H
Open Explore tool
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+I
Open spelling/grammar
Ctrl+Alt+X
or
F7
Open dictionary
Ctrl+Shift+Y
Word count
Ctrl+Shift+C
Start voice typing (available in Chrome browsers)
Ctrl+Shift+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
Move focus out of editing area
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M
Show person or group info
Alt+Right
Toggle a checkbox
Ctrl+Alt+Enter

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