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Google Slides Keyboard Shortcuts for Android

Keyboard shortcuts for Google Slides on Android. Add slides, apply layouts, and navigate presentations with a Bluetooth keyboard on Android.
Key label style

Common actions

New slide
Ctrl+M
Duplicate slide
Ctrl+D
Undo
Ctrl+Z
Redo
Ctrl+Y
or
Ctrl+Shift+Z
Copy
Ctrl+C
Cut
Ctrl+X
Paste
Ctrl+V
Open link
Alt+Enter
Delete
Del
Select all
Ctrl+A
Select none
Ctrl+Alt+U
or
Ctrl+Alt+A
Insert link
Ctrl+K
Insert comment
Ctrl+Alt+M
Find
Ctrl+F
Show common keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl+/

Filmstrip actions

Move focus to previous slide
Alt+Up
or
Up
Move focus to next slide
Alt+Down
or
Down
Extend selection to previous slide
Shift+Up
Extend selection to next slide
Shift+Down
Move slide up
Ctrl+Up
Move slide down
Ctrl+Down
Move slide to beginning
Ctrl+Shift+Up
Move slide to end
Ctrl+Shift+Down

Navigation

Move to filmstrip
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F
Move to canvas
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C
Open speaker notes panel
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S
Present from current slide (device)
Ctrl+Alt+P
Present from beginning (device)
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P
Present from current slide (meeting)
Ctrl+Alt+H
Present from beginning (meeting)
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H
Exit the current mode
Esc

Comments and footnotes

Move to next comment in the presentation
Ctrl+Alt+N
or
Ctrl+Alt+C

Text formatting

Bold
Ctrl+B
Italic
Ctrl+I
Underline
Ctrl+U
Subscript
Ctrl+,
Superscript
Ctrl+.
Strikethrough
Alt+Shift+5
Clear formatting
Ctrl+\
or
Ctrl+Space
Increase font size
Ctrl+Shift+.
Decrease font size
Ctrl+Shift+,
Left align
Ctrl+Shift+L
Right align
Ctrl+Shift+R
Centre align
Ctrl+Shift+E
Justify
Ctrl+Shift+J
Increase indent
Ctrl+]
Decrease indent
Ctrl+[
Move paragraph down
Alt+Shift+Down
Move paragraph up
Alt+Shift+Up
Bulleted list
Ctrl+Shift+8
Numbered list
Ctrl+Shift+7

Presenting

Next
Right
Previous
Left
Go to specific slide
<slide number>,Enter
Toggle laser pointer
L
Show a blank black slide
B
or
.
Return to the presentation from a blank black slide
<any key>
Show a blank white slide
W
or
,
Return to the presentation from a blank white slide
<any key>

Video player

Toggle play/pause
K
Rewind 10 seconds
U
Fast-forward 10 seconds
O
Previous frame (while paused)
Shift+,
Next frame (while paused)
Shift+.
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift + 7 advances to 70% of duration)
Shift+<0-9>
Toggle captions on/off
C

Move and arrange objects

Duplicate
Ctrl+D
Group
Ctrl+Alt+G
Ungroup
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G
Send backwards
Ctrl+Down
Bring forwards
Ctrl+Up
Send to back
Ctrl+Shift+Down
Bring to front
Ctrl+Shift+Up
Select next shape
Tab
Select previous shape
Shift+Tab
Nudge by larger increment
Left
or
Right
or
Up
or
Down
Nudge one pixel at a time
Shift+Left
or
Shift+Right
or
Shift+Up
or
Shift+Down
Rotate anticlockwise by 1°
Alt+Shift+Left
Rotate clockwise by 1°
Alt+Shift+Right
Rotate anticlockwise by 15°
Alt+Left
Rotate clockwise by 15°
Alt+Right
Resize larger horizontally
Ctrl+Alt+B
Resize larger vertically
Ctrl+Alt+I
Resize smaller
Ctrl+Alt+J
Resize larger
Ctrl+Alt+K
Resize smaller horizontally
Ctrl+Alt+W

Intro

Google Slides on Android supports keyboard shortcuts with a Bluetooth keyboard connected. Coverage is similar to the iPhone version. The modifier key on Android is Ctrl, consistent with the Windows and ChromeOS versions rather than the Command convention of iOS.

Android-specific shortcut notes

Bluetooth keyboard required. Keyboard shortcuts activate with a Bluetooth keyboard connected.

Ctrl modifier. Google Slides on Android uses Ctrl, matching Windows and ChromeOS conventions.

Slide navigation and formatting. Moving between slides and applying basic text formatting are available with a connected keyboard.

Presentation delivery. Basic delivery controls are available with a Bluetooth keyboard connected.

Printable PDF

The Google Slides Android shortcut list is available as a printable PDF.

FAQ

Need more than shortcuts?
Visit the Google Slides app page for an overview and helpful links.

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