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.
Common actions
- Copy
- Ctrl+C
- Cut
- Ctrl+X
- Paste
- Ctrl+V
- Paste without formatting
- Ctrl+Shift+V
- Undo
- Ctrl+Z
- Redo
- Ctrl+Shift+Z
- Insert or edit link
- Ctrl+K
- Open link
- Alt+Enter
- Show common keyboard shortcuts
- Ctrl+/
- Save Every change is automatically saved in Drive
- Ctrl+S
- Ctrl+P
- Open
- Ctrl+O
- Find
- Ctrl+F
- Find and replace
- Ctrl+H
- Find again
- Ctrl+G
- Find previous
- Ctrl+Shift+G
- Insert page break
- Ctrl+Enter
- 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+\orCtrl+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+UporCtrl+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
Menus
Text selection with keyboard
- Select all
- Ctrl+A
- Select none
- Ctrl+Alt+U,Ctrl+Alt+A
- Extend selection one character
- Shift+LeftorShift+Right
- Extend selection one line
- Shift+UporShift+Down
- Extend selection one word
- Ctrl+Shift+LeftorCtrl+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
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+ZorAlt+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
Table navigation
Other tools and navigation
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