Use keyboard shortcuts in Google Docs to navigate, format and edit.
Note: Some shortcuts might not work for all languages or keyboards.
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Common actions |
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| Copy | Ctrl + C |
| Cut | Ctrl + X |
| Paste | Ctrl + V |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z |
| Redo | Ctrl + Shift + Z |
| Insert page break | Ctrl + Enter |
| Help menu (Android N only) | Ctrl + / |
| Paste without formatting | Ctrl + Shift + V |
| Insert or edit link | Ctrl + K |
| Open link | Alt + Enter |
| Open | Ctrl + O |
| Find | Ctrl + F |
| Find and replace | Ctrl + H |
| Repeat last action | Ctrl + Y |
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Text formatting |
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| Bold | Ctrl + B |
| Italicise | Ctrl + I |
| Underline | Ctrl + U |
| Strikethrough | Alt + Shift + 5 |
| Superscript | Ctrl + . |
| Subscript | Ctrl + , |
| Clear text formatting | Ctrl + \ |
| Increase font size | Ctrl + Shift + . |
| Decrease font size | Ctrl + Shift + , |
| Copy text formatting | Ctrl + Alt + C |
| Paste text formatting | Ctrl + Alt + V |
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Paragraph formatting |
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| 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 |
| Centre 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 |
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Images and drawings |
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| Rotate clockwise by 15° | Alt + Right arrow |
| Rotate anticlockwise by 15° | Alt + Left arrow |
| Rotate anticlockwise by 1° | Alt + Shift + Left arrow |
| Rotate clockwise by 1° | Alt + Shift + Right arrow |
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Comments and footnotes |
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| Enter current comment | hold Ctrl + Alt, press E then C |
| Insert comment | Ctrl + Alt + M |
| 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 |
| Move to next suggestion | hold Ctrl + Alt, press N then U |
| Move to previous suggestion | hold Ctrl + Alt, press P then U |
| Move to next comment | hold Ctrl + Alt, press N then C |
| Move to previous comment | hold Ctrl + Alt, press P then C |
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Text selection with keyboard |
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| Select all | Ctrl + A |
| Select none | hold Ctrl + Alt, press U then A |
| 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 |
| 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 beginning/end of paragraph | Ctrl + Shift + Up/down arrow |
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Document navigation |
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| Page up/down | Alt + Up/down arrow |
| Return focus to document text | Esc |
| Move to next heading | hold Ctrl + Alt, press N then H |
| Move to previous heading | hold Ctrl + Alt, press P then H |
| Move to next heading [1–6] | hold Ctrl + Alt, press N then [1–6] |
| Move to previous heading [1–6] | hold Ctrl + Alt, press P then [1–6] |
| Move to next list | hold Ctrl + Alt, press N then O |
| Move to previous list | hold Ctrl + Alt, press P then O |
| Move to next item in the current list | hold Ctrl + Alt, press N then I |
| Move to previous item in the current list | hold Ctrl + Alt, press P then I |
| Move to next formatting change | hold Ctrl + Alt, press N then W |
| Move to previous formatting change | hold Ctrl + Alt, press P then W |
| Move to next misspelling | Ctrl + ' |
| Move to previous misspelling | Ctrl + ; |
| Insert or move to header | hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press O then H |
| Insert or move to footer | hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press O then F |
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Table navigation |
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| Move to the start of the table | hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then S |
| Move to the end of the table | hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then D |
| Move to the start of the table column | hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then I |
| Move to the end of the table column | hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then K |
| Move to the next table column | hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then B |
| Move to the previous table column | hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then V |
| Move to the start of the table row | hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then J |
| Move to the end of the table row | hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then l |
| Move to the next table row | hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then M |
| Move to the previous table row | hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then G |
| Exit table | hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then E |
| Move to the next table | hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press N then T |
| Move to the previous table | hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press P then T |