Google Docs is a go-to web-based application word processor that’s very convenient for on-the-go folks and it also comes with a mobile app for all smartphone users.
It is compatible with other file formats from Microsoft apps which is a great thing for unfinished documents made in Microsoft word processor.
The best thing about Google Docs is that it offers a wide-variety of keyboard shortcuts that will make your experience of the application so much convenient.
Here’s the complete list of Google Docs keyboard shortcuts:
Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
Basic 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 |
| 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 | holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then f |
| Move to next footnote | holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then f |
| Move to previous footnote | holding 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 (present when screen reader support is enabled) | in Google Chrome: Alt + a other browsers: Alt + Shift + a |
| Input Tools menu (available in documents in non-Latin languages) | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + k |
| 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 | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then i |
| Select all list items at current level | holding 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 |
Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac
Basic Actions
| Copy | ⌘ + c |
| Cut | ⌘ + x |
| Paste | ⌘ + v |
| Paste without formatting | ⌘ + Shift + v |
| Undo | ⌘ + z |
| Redo | ⌘ + Shift + z |
| Insert or edit link | ⌘ + k |
| Open link | Option + Enter |
| Show common keyboard shortcuts | ⌘ + / |
| Save Every change is automatically saved in Drive | ⌘ + s |
| ⌘ + p | |
| Open | ⌘ + o |
| Find | ⌘ + f |
| Find and replace | ⌘ + Shift + h |
| Find again | ⌘ + g |
| Find previous | ⌘ + Shift + g |
| Hide the menus (compact mode) | Ctrl + Shift + f |
| Insert page break | ⌘ + Enter |
| Search the menus | Option + / Ctrl + Option + z |
| Repeat last action | ⌘ + y |
Text Formatting
| Bold | ⌘ + b |
| Italicize | ⌘ + i |
| Underline | ⌘ + u |
| Strikethrough | ⌘ + Shift + x |
| Superscript | ⌘ + . |
| Subscript | ⌘ + , |
| Copy text formatting | ⌘ + Option + c |
| Paste text formatting | ⌘ + Option + v |
| Clear text formatting | ⌘ + \ |
| Increase font size | ⌘ + Shift + > |
| Decrease font size | ⌘ + Shift + < |
Paragraph Formatting
| Increase paragraph indentation | ⌘ + ] |
| Decrease paragraph indentation | ⌘ + [ |
| Apply normal text style | ⌘ + Option + 0 |
| Apply heading style [1-6] | ⌘ + Option + [1-6] |
| Left align | ⌘ + Shift + l |
| Center align | ⌘ + Shift + e |
| Right align | ⌘ + Shift + r |
| Justify | ⌘ + Shift + j |
| Numbered list | ⌘ + Shift + 7 |
| Bulleted list | ⌘ + Shift + 8 |
| Move paragraph up/down | Ctrl + Shift + Up/down arrow |
Images and Drawings
| Alt text | ⌘ + Option + y |
| Resize larger | ⌘ + Ctrl + k |
| Resize larger horizontally | ⌘ + Ctrl + b |
| Resize larger vertically | ⌘ + Ctrl + i |
| Resize smaller | ⌘ + Ctrl + j |
| Resize smaller horizontally | ⌘ + Ctrl + w |
| Resize smaller vertically | ⌘ + Ctrl + q |
| Rotate clockwise by 15° | Option + Right arrow |
| Rotate counterclockwise by 15° | Option + Left arrow |
| Rotate counterclockwise by 1° | Option + Shift + Left arrow |
| Rotate clockwise by 1° | Option + Shift + Right arrow |
| Close drawing editor | ⌘ + Esc Shift + Esc |
Comments and Footnotes
| Insert comment | ⌘ + Option + m |
| Open discussion thread | ⌘ + Option + Shift + a |
| Enter current comment | Ctrl + Enter |
| Insert footnote | ⌘ + Option + f |
| Move to current footnote | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press e then f |
| Move to next footnote | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then f |
| Move to previous footnote | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then f |
Menus
| Context (right-click) menu | ⌘ + Shift + \ |
| File menu | Ctrl + Option + f |
| Edit menu | Ctrl + Option + e |
| View menu | Ctrl + Option + v |
| Insert menu | Ctrl + Option + i |
| Format menu | Ctrl + Option + o |
| Tools menu | Ctrl + Option + t |
| Help menu | Ctrl + Option + h |
| Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled) | Ctrl + Option + a |
| Input Tools menu (available in documents in non-Latin languages) | ⌘ + Option + Shift + k |
| Toggle input controls (available in documents in non-Latin languages) | ⌘ + Shift + k |
| Show your browser’s context menu | Shift + right-click |
Text Selection with Keyboard
| Select all | ⌘ + a |
| Extend selection one character | Shift + Left/right arrow |
| Extend selection one line | Shift + Up/down arrow |
| Extend selection to the beginning of the line | Shift + Fn + Left arrow |
| Extend selection one paragraph | Option + Shift + Up/Down arrow |
| Extend selection to the end of the line | Shift + Fn + Right arrow |
| Extend selection to the beginning of the document | ⌘ + Shift + Up arrow |
| Extend selection to the end of the document | ⌘ + Shift + Down arrow |
| Select current list item | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press e then i |
| Select all list items at current level | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + 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 |
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