Keyboard Shortcuts for Google Docs

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 Ctrl + s (Every change is automatically saved in Drive)

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

Search the menus Alt + /

Alt + Shift + z

Google Chrome: Alt + z

Repeat last action Ctrl + y

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 + \

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

Move paragraph up/down Ctrl + Shift + Up/down arrow

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 arrow

Rotate counterclockwise by 15° Alt + Left arrow

Rotate counterclockwise by 1° Alt + Shift + Left arrow

Rotate clockwise by 1° Alt + Shift + Right arrow

Close drawing editor Shift + Esc

Comments and footnotes

Insert comment Ctrl + Alt + m

Open discussion thread Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a

Enter current comment Ctrl + Enter

Insert footnote Ctrl + Alt + f

Move to current footnote hold Ctrl + Alt, press e then f

Move to next footnote hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then f

Move to previous footnote hold Ctrl + Alt, press p then f

Menus

Context (right-click) menu Ctrl + Shift + x

Ctrl + Shift + \

File menu in Google Chrome: Alt + f

other browsers: Alt + Shift + f

Edit menu in Google Chrome: Alt + e

other browsers: Alt + Shift + e

View menu in Google Chrome: Alt + v

other browsers: Alt + Shift + v

Insert menu in Google Chrome: Alt + i

other browsers: Alt + Shift + i

Format menu in Google Chrome: Alt + o

other browsers: Alt + Shift + o

Tools menu in Google Chrome: Alt + t

other browsers: Alt + Shift + t

Help menu in Google Chrome: Alt + h

other browsers: Alt + Shift + h

Accessibility menu in Google Chrome: Alt + a

(present when screen reader support is enabled)

other browsers: Alt + Shift + a

Input Tools menu Ctrl + Alt + Shift + k

(available in documents in non-Latin languages)

Show your browser's context menu Shift + right-click

Text selection with keyboard

Select all Ctrl + a

Extend selection one character Shift + Left/right arrow

Extend selection one line Shift + Up/down arrow

Extend selection one word Ctrl + Shift + Left/right arrow

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 hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then i

Select all list items at current level hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then 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