Discover Google Slides keyboard shortcuts for iOS and iPadOS to edit presentations faster. Google Slides is a web-based presentation application by Google for creating, editing, and collaborating on slide-based presentations.
Common actions
Duplicate slide
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D
Undo
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Z
Redo
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Y
Copy
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C
Cut
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X
Paste
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V
Copy formatting of the selected text or shape
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C
Paste formatting of the selected text or shape
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V
Insert or edit link
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K
Open link
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Delete
Select all
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A
Select none
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U,
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A
Filmstrip actions
Move to previous slide
Move to next slide
Move slide up
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Move slide down
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Move slide to beginning
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Move slide to end
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Select previous slide
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Select next slide
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Navigation
Move to filmstrip
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F
Move to canvas
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C
Open speaker notes panel
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S
Exit the current mode
Esc
Comments
Insert comment
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M
Hide comment
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N
Text
Bold
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B
Italic
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I
Underline
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U
Subscript
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Superscript
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Strikethrough
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Clear formatting
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Increase font size
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Decrease font size
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Left align
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L
Right align
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R
Centre align
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E
Justify
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J
Select paragraph above
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Select paragraph below
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Increase indent
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Decrease indent
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Bulleted list
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Numbered list
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Select list item
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I
Select list items at current level
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E,
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O
Move to next text formatting change
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W
Move to previous text formatting change
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P,
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W
Move and arrange objects
Duplicate
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D
Group
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G
Ungroup
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G
Send backwards
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Bring forwards
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Send to back
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Bring to front
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Select next shape
Select previous shape
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Nudge by larger increment
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or
Nudge one pixel at a time
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or
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or
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Rotate anticlockwise by 1°
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Rotate clockwise by 1°
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Rotate anticlockwise by 15°
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Rotate clockwise by 15°
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Resize larger horizontally
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B
Resize larger vertically
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I
Resize smaller
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J
Resize larger
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K
Resize smaller vertically
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Q
Resize smaller horizontally
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W
Screen reader support
Announce formatting at cursor location
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F
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