Use keyboard shortcuts in Google Vids to navigate, format, and edit.
Tip: Some shortcuts might not work for all languages or keyboards.
To open a list of keyboard shortcuts in Google Vids, press Ctrl + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or ⌘ + / (Mac).
On Tool finder (formerly search the menus), press Alt + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or Option + / (Mac).
You can also use menu access keys. Open any application menu using the keyboard, then type the underlined letter for the item you'd like to select. For example, to open the Insert menu on a Mac, press Ctrl + Option + i. To select "Image," type the underlined letter i.
PC shortcuts
Common actions |
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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 |
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 |
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus) |
Alt + / Alt + Shift + z Google Chrome: Alt + z |
Repeat last action |
Ctrl + y |
Switch to editing |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + z |
Switch to suggesting |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + x |
Switch to viewing |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + c |
Zoom in |
Ctrl + + |
Zoom out |
Ctrl + - |
Zoom 100% |
Ctrl + 0 |
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 + [ |
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 |
|
Insert comment |
Ctrl + Alt + m |
Open discussion thread |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a |
Enter current comment |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press e then c |
Move to next suggestion |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then u |
Move to previous suggestion |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press p then u |
Review suggested edits |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press o then u |
Move to next comment |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then c |
Move to previous comment |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press p then c |
Open comment history |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a |
Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments |
|
Reply to current comment |
R |
Move to next comment |
J |
Move to previous comment |
K |
Resolve current comment |
E |
Exit current comment |
U |
Menus |
|
Context (right-click) menu |
Ctrl + Shift + x |
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 |
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Select all |
Ctrl + a |
Select none |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press u then 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 |
Select multiple sections of text |
After selecting one section of text, hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left/right arrow. Use left/right arrow to move to a separate section of text you also want to select. |
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 |
Focus actions |
|
Go to Canvas |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C |
Go to Timeline |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T |
Select first audio track (nearest to playhead) |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X |
Beginning of selected scene (this will activate the left or right handle of the screen) |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + [ |
End of scene (of selected scene) |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ] |
Select playhead Tip: If focus is in the timeline, you can use the shortcut P. |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P |
Navigation shortcuts |
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Move vertically across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks) |
Up arrow |
Move vertically across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks) |
Down arrow |
Move horizontally across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks) |
Left arrow |
Move horizontally across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks) |
Right arrow |
Canvas zoom in |
Ctrl + + |
Canvas zoom out |
Ctrl + - |
Canvas zoom 100% |
Ctrl + 0 |
Move to Timeline |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T |
Move to Canvas |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C |
Editing shortcuts |
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Play/Pause |
Spacebar |
Copy scene or audio |
Ctrl + C |
Cut scene or audio |
Ctrl + X |
Paste scene or audio |
Ctrl + V |
Split scene or audio Tip: The playhead must not be exactly at the start or end of the scene to actually perform the split. |
Ctrl + Shift + S |
Duplicate scene or audio |
Ctrl + D |
Trim (activate left handle) Tip: [ can be used to select the left handle when focus is on a scene/object within the timeline. Use the right and left arrow keys to resize the selected item by moving the handle. |
[ |
Trim (activate right handle) Tip: ] can be used to select the right handle when focus is on a scene/object within the timeline. Use the right and left arrow keys to resize the selected item by moving the handle. |
] |
Adjust audio position |
Ctrl + . |
New scene |
Ctrl + M |
Timeline shortcuts |
|
Move to previous scene |
Left arrow |
Move to next scene |
Right arrow |
Move scene, audio, or object left |
Ctrl + Left arrow |
Move scene, audio, or object right |
Ctrl + Right arrow |
Move focus to first scene |
Home |
Move focus to last scene |
End |
Select previous scene (multi-select) |
Shift + Left arrow |
Select next scene (multi-select) |
Shift + Right arrow |
Select first scene (multi-select all in-between) |
Shift + Home |
Select last scene (multi-select all in-between) |
Shift + End |
Screen reader shortcuts
The shortcuts below help you work with a screen reader. Before you use them, turn on screen reader support. Learn how to turn on screen reader support.
Screen reader support |
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Enable screen reader support |
Ctrl + Alt + z Alt + Shift + ~ |
Enable braille support |
Ctrl + Alt + h |
Verbalize selection |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then x |
Verbalize from cursor location |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then r |
Announce cursor location |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then l |
Announce formatting at cursor location |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then f |
Verbalize table row and column headers |
Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then h |
Verbalize table cell location |
Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then n |
Verbalize table row header |
Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then r |
Verbalize table column header |
Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then c |
Show live edits |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + r |
Verbalize comment |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then c |
Verbalize comment anchor |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then a |
Verbalize selection formatting |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then s |
Verbalize cursor location |
Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press a then l |
Verbalize word count |
Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press a then w |
Common actions |
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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 |
Open |
⌘ + o |
Find |
⌘ + f |
Find and replace |
⌘ + Shift + h |
Find again |
⌘ + g |
Find previous |
⌘ + Shift + g |
Hide the menus (compact mode) |
Ctrl + Shift + f |
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus) |
Option + / Ctrl + Option + z |
Repeat last action |
⌘ + y |
Switch to editing |
⌘ + Option + Shift + z |
Switch to suggesting |
⌘ + Option + Shift + x |
Switch to viewing |
⌘ + Option + Shift + c |
Zoom in |
⌘ + + |
Zoom out |
⌘ + - |
Zoom 100% |
⌘ + 0 |
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 |
|
Insert comment |
⌘ + Option + m |
Open discussion thread |
⌘ + Option + Shift + a |
Enter current comment |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘, press e then c |
Move to next suggestion |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘, press n then u |
Move to previous suggestion |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘, press p then u |
Review suggested edits |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘, press o then u |
Move to next comment |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘, press n then c |
Move to previous comment |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘, press p then c |
Open comment history |
⌘ + Option + Shift + a |
Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments |
|
Reply to current comment |
R |
Move to next comment |
J |
Move to previous comment |
K |
Resolve current comment |
E |
Exit current comment |
U |
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 |
Select none |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘, press u then 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 |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press e then i |
Select all list items at current level |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press e then o |
Select multiple sections of text |
After selecting one section of text, hold Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift + Left/right arrow. Use left/right arrow to move to a separate section of text you also want to select. |
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 |
Focus actions |
|
Go to Canvas |
⌘ + Opt + Shift + C |
Go to Timeline |
⌘ + Opt + Shift + T |
Select audio track (nearest to playhead) |
⌘ + Opt + Shift + X |
Beginning of scene (of selected scene) |
⌘ + Opt + Shift + [ |
End of scene (of selected scene) |
⌘ + Opt + Shift + ] |
Select playhead Tip: If focus is in the timeline, you can use the shortcut P. |
⌘ + Opt + Shift + P |
Select transition (nearest to playhead) |
⌘ + Opt + Shift + Tab |
Navigation shortcuts |
|
Move vertically across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks) |
Up arrow |
Move vertically across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks) |
Down arrow |
Move horizontally across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks) |
Left arrow |
Move horizontally across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks) |
Right arrow |
Canvas zoom in |
⌘ + + |
Canvas zoom out |
⌘ + - |
Canvas zoom 100% |
⌘ + 0 |
Move to Timeline |
⌘ + Option + Shift + T |
Move to Canvas |
⌘ + Option + Shift + C |
Editing shortcuts |
|
Play/Pause |
Spacebar |
Copy scene or audio |
⌘ + C |
Cut scene or audio |
⌘ + X |
Paste scene or audio |
⌘ + V |
Split scene or audio Tip: The playhead must not be exactly at the start or end of the scene to actually perform the split. |
⌘ + Shift + S |
Duplicate scene or audio |
⌘ + D |
Trim (activate left handle) Tip: [ can be used to select the left handle when focus is on a scene/object within the timeline. Use the right and left arrow keys to resize the selected item by moving the handle. |
[ |
Trim (activate right handle) Tip: ] can be used to select the right handle when focus is on a scene/object within the timeline. Use the right and left arrow keys to resize the selected item by moving the handle. |
] |
Audio adjust position |
⌘ + . |
New scene |
Ctrl + M |
Timeline shortcuts |
|
Move to previous scene |
Left arrow |
Move to next scene |
Right arrow |
Move scene, audio, or object left |
⌘ + Left arrow |
Move scene, audio, or object right |
⌘ + Right arrow |
Move focus to first scene |
Fn + Left arrow |
Move focus to last scene |
Fn + Right arrow |
Select previous scene (multi-select) |
Shift + Left arrow |
Select next scene (multi-select) |
Shift + Right arrow |
Select first scene (multi-select all in-between) |
Shift + Fn + Left arrow |
Select last scene (multi-select all in-between) |
Shift + Fn + Right arrow |
Screen reader shortcuts
The shortcuts below help you work with a screen reader. Before you use them, turn on screen reader support. Learn how to turn on screen reader support.
Screen reader support |
|
---|---|
Enable screen reader support |
Option + ⌘ + z |
Enable braille support |
⌘ + Option + h |
Verbalize selection |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘, press a then x |
Verbalize from cursor location |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘, press a then r |
Announce cursor location |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘, press a then l |
Announce formatting at cursor location |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘, press a then f |
Verbalize table row and column headers |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then h |
Verbalize table cell location |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then n |
Verbalize table row header |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then r |
Verbalize table column header |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then c |
Show live edits |
⌘ + Option + Shift + r |
Verbalize comment |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘, press a then c |
Verbalize comment anchor |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘, press a then a |
Verbalize selection formatting |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘, press a then s |
Verbalize cursor location |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘, press a then l |
Verbalize word count |
Hold Ctrl + ⌘, press a then w |
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 Every change is automatically saved in Drive. |
Ctrl + s |
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 |
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus) |
Alt + z Alt + / |
Switch to editing |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + z |
Switch to suggesting |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + x |
Switch to viewing |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + c |
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 + \ |
Increase font size |
Ctrl + Shift + . |
Decrease font size |
Ctrl + Shift + , |
Paragraph formatting |
|
Increase paragraph indentation |
Ctrl + ] |
Decrease paragraph indentation |
Ctrl + [ |
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 |
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 |
Ctrl + Esc Shift + Esc |
Comments |
|
Insert comment |
Ctrl + Alt + m |
Open discussion thread |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a |
Enter current comment |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press e then c |
Move to next suggestion |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then u |
Move to previous suggestion |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press p then u |
Review suggested edits |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press o then u |
Move to next comment |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then c |
Move to previous comment |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press p then c |
Open comment history |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a |
Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments |
|
Reply to current comment |
R |
Move to next comment |
J |
Move to previous comment |
K |
Resolve current comment |
E |
Exit current comment |
U |
Menus |
|
Context (right-click) menu |
Ctrl + Shift + x |
File menu |
Alt + f |
Edit menu |
Alt + e |
View menu |
Alt + v |
Insert menu |
Alt + i |
Format menu |
Alt + o |
Tools menu |
Alt + t |
Help menu |
Alt + h |
Accessibility menu Present when screen reader support is enabled |
Alt + a |
Input Tools menu Available in documents in non-Latin languages |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + k |
Text selection with keyboard |
|
Select all |
Ctrl + a |
Select none |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press u then 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 paragraph |
Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow |
Extend selection to the end of the paragraph |
Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow |
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 |
Select multiple sections of text |
After selecting one section of text, hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left/right arrow. Use left/right arrow to move to a separate section of text you also want to select. |
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 |
Screen reader shortcuts
The shortcuts below help you work with a screen reader. Before you use them, turn on screen reader support. Learn how to turn on screen reader support.
Screen reader support |
|
---|---|
Enable screen reader support |
Ctrl + Alt + z Alt + Shift + ~ |
Enable braille support |
Ctrl + Alt + h |
Verbalize selection |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then x |
Verbalize from cursor location |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then r |
Announce cursor location |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then l |
Announce formatting at cursor location |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then f |
Verbalize table row and column headers |
Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then h |
Verbalize table cell location |
Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then n |
Verbalize table row header |
Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then r |
Verbalize table column header |
Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then c |
Show live edits |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + r |
Verbalize comment |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then c |
Verbalize comment anchor |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then a |
Verbalize selection formatting |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then s |
Verbalize cursor location |
Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press a then l |
Verbalize word count |
Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press a then w |
Navigation shortcuts
Two groups of shortcuts below help you move quickly through your document or table:
- Move to the next or previous item with Ctrl + Alt + n or Ctrl + Alt + p followed by another key.
- Move quickly around a table with Ctrl + Alt + Shift + t followed by another key.
Document navigation |
|
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Show outline |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press a then h |
Move to next graphic (Image or drawing) |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then g |
Move to previous graphic (Image or drawing) |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press p then g |
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 link |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then l |
Move to previous link |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press p then l |
Move to next bookmark |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then b |
Move to previous bookmark |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press p then b |
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 the next edit (while viewing revision history or new changes) |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press n then r Ctrl + Alt + k |
Move to the previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes) |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press p then r Ctrl + Alt + j |
Table navigation |
|
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 |
Other navigation |
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Open Explore tool |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + i |
Open revision history |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + h |
Open dictionary |
Ctrl + Shift + y |
Word count |
Ctrl + Shift + c |
Start voice typing |
Ctrl + Shift + s |
Go to side panel |
Alt + Shift + . Alt + Shift + , |
Page up |
Alt + Up arrow |
Page down |
Alt + Down arrow |
Move to beginning of document |
Ctrl + Search + Left arrow |
Move to end of document |
Ctrl + Search + Right arrow |
Move to next misspelling |
Ctrl + ' |
Move to previous misspelling |
Ctrl + ; |
Insert or move to header |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press o then h |
Insert or move to footer |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press o then f |
Move focus to popup (for links, bookmarks, and images |
Hold Ctrl + Alt, press e then p |
Move focus out of document text |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + m |
Return focus to document text |
Esc |
Show person or group info |
Alt + Right arrow |
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