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Gmail keyboard shortcuts

Turn on keyboard shortcuts

Some keyboard shortcuts only work if you've turned them on.

Note: Keyboard shortcuts aren't supported on all keyboards.

On a computer, go to Gmail.
In the top right, click settings See all settings.
Click Settings.
Scroll down to the 'Keyboard shortcuts' section.
Select Keyboard shortcuts on.
At the bottom of the page, click Save changes.

Shortcuts that you can use

You can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate your inbox and messages, format text and complete actions such as archiving and deleting.

To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, including the ones that need to be turned on, type ? when you have Gmail open.

Note: Keyboard shortcuts work differently on PCs and Macs. On PCs, you'll use Ctrl instead of ⌘.

Compose and chat

Action	Shortcut
Previous message in an open conversation	P
Next message in an open conversation	N
Focus main window	Shift + Esc
Focus latest chat or compose	Esc
Advance to the next chat or compose	Ctrl + .
Advance to previous chat or compose	Ctrl + ,
Send	⌘/Ctrl + Enter
Add cc recipients	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + C
Add bcc recipients	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + B
Access custom from	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + F
Insert a link	⌘/Ctrl + K
Go to next misspelled word (Mac only)	⌘ + ;
Open spelling suggestions	⌘/Ctrl + M

Formatting text

Action	Shortcut
Previous font	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 5
Next font	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 6
Decrease text size	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + -
Increase text size	⌘/Ctrl + Shift and +
Bold	⌘/Ctrl + B
Italics	⌘/Ctrl + I
Underline	⌘/Ctrl + U
Numbered list	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 7
Bulleted list	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 8
Quote	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 9
Indent less	⌘/Ctrl + [
Indent more	⌘/Ctrl + ]
Align left	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + L
Align centre	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + E
Align right	⌘/Ctrl + Shift + R
Remove formatting	⌘/Ctrl + \

Actions

Note: These shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

Action	Shortcut
Move focus to toolbar	,
Select conversation	X
Toggle star/rotate among superstars	S
Archive	E
Mute conversation	M
Report as spam	!
Delete	#
Reply	R
Reply in a new window	Shift + R
Reply to all	A
Reply to all in a new window	Shift + A
Forward	F
Forward in a new window	Shift + F
Update conversation	Shift + N
Archive conversation and go previous/next	] or [
Undo last action	Z
Mark as read	Shift + I
Mark as unread	Shift + U
Mark unread from the selected message	_
Mark as important	+ or =
Mark as not important	-
Snooze Note: This shortcut isn't available in classic Gmail.	B
Expand entire conversation	;
Collapse entire conversation	:
Add conversation to Tasks	Shift + T

Jumping

Note: These keyboard shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

Action	Shortcut
Go to inbox	G + I
Go to starred conversations	G + S
Go to snoozed conversations	G + B
Go to sent messages	G + T
Go to drafts	G + D
Go to all mail	G + A
Switch between the Calendar/Keep/Tasks sidebar and your inbox.	⌘/Ctrl + Alt + , and ⌘/Ctrl + Alt + .
Go to Tasks	G + K
Go to labels	G + L

Threadlist selection

Note: These keyboard shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

Action	Shortcut
Select all conversations	* + A
Deselect all conversations	* + N
Select read conversations	* + R
Select unread conversations	* + U
Select starred conversations	* + S
Select unstarred conversations	* + T

Navigation

Note: These keyboard shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

Action	Shortcut
Go to next page	G + N
Go to previous page	G + P
Back to threadlist	U
Newer conversation	K
Older conversation	J
Open conversation	O or Enter
Go to next inbox section	`
Go to previous inbox section	~

Application

Note: These keyboard shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

Action	Shortcut
Compose	C
Compose in a new tab	D
Search mail	/
Search chat contacts	q
Open 'More actions' menu	.
Open 'Move to' menu	V
Open 'Label as' menu	L
Open keyboard shortcut help	?

Customise keyboard shortcuts

You can change your default keyboard shortcuts in Gmail.

Step 1: Turn on custom keyboard shortcuts

On your computer, go to Gmail.
In the top right, click settings Settings.
Click Advanced.
Next to 'Custom keyboard shortcuts', click Enable.
At the bottom, click Save changes.

Step 2: Change your keyboard shortcuts

On your computer, go to Gmail.
In the top right, click settings Settings.
At the top, click Keyboard shortcuts.
Next to the action, type the keyboard key to make a new shortcut.
At the bottom, click Save changes.

Note: One key can refer to only one action.

Chrome Browser keyboard shortcuts

Windows and Linux

Tab and window shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Open a new window	Ctrl + n
Open a new window in Incognito mode	Ctrl + Shift + n
Open a new tab, and jump to it	Ctrl + t
Reopen previously closed tabs in the order that they were closed	Ctrl + Shift + t
Jump to the next open tab	Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PgDn
Jump to the previous open tab	Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + PgUp
Jump to a specific tab	Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8
Jump to the rightmost tab	Ctrl + 9
Open your home page in the current tab	Alt + Home
Open the previous page from your browsing history in the current tab	Alt + Left arrow
Open the next page from your browsing history in the current tab	Alt + Right arrow
Close the current tab	Ctrl + w or Ctrl + F4
Close the current window	Ctrl + Shift + w or Alt + F4
Minimise the current window	Alt + Space then n
Maximise the current window	Alt + Space then x
Quit Google Chrome	Alt + f then x
Move tabs right or left	Ctrl + Shift + PgUp or Ctrl + Shift + PgDn
Turn on full-screen mode	F11
Turn off full-screen mode	F11 or press and hold Esc

Open the menu for tab groups

On Windows:

On your Windows computer, open Chrome.
To move to tab selection, press F6 until your tabs are in focus.
To switch focus to a specific tab, press Tab to move forward or shift + Tab to move backward.
To open the tab group menu, press Menu.
To make a menu selection:
- To move up or down, press the up arrow or down arrow .
- To move left or right, press Left arrow or Right arrow .
- To select a menu option, press Enter.

On a Chromebook:

On your Chromebook, open Chrome.
To move to tab selection, press Ctrl + Tab.
To switch focus to a specific tab, press Ctrl + Back or Ctrl + Forward .
To open the tab group menu:
- Press Search + Shift + Increase volume .
- You can also press Launcher + Shift + Increase volume .
To make a menu selection:
- To move up or down, press the up arrow or down arrow .
- To move left or right, press Left arrow or Right arrow .
- To select a menu option, press Enter.

Move, collapse and expand tab groups

You can collapse a tab group so that only the group name or a coloured circle shows. You can also expand a tab group so that all tabs show.

To collapse or expand a tab group:

Switch focus to the tab group header.
Press the Space bar or Enter.

Tip: When a tab group is collapsed, you can only select the group. You can't select individual tabs inside the group.

To move a tab or tab group:

Switch focus to the tab or tab group.
Press Ctrl + left arrow or Ctrl + right arrow .

Google Chrome feature shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Open the Chrome menu	Alt + f or Alt + e
Show or hide the Bookmarks bar	Ctrl + Shift + b
Open the Bookmarks Manager	Ctrl + Shift + o
Open the History page in a new tab	Ctrl + h
Open the Downloads page in a new tab	Ctrl + j
Open the Chrome Task Manager	Shift + Esc
Set focus on the first item in the Chrome toolbar	Shift + Alt + t
Set focus on the rightmost item in the Chrome toolbar	F10
Switch focus to unfocused dialogue (if showing) and all toolbars	F6
Open the Find Bar to search the current page	Ctrl + f or F3
Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search	Ctrl + g
Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search	Ctrl + Shift + g
Open developer tools	Ctrl + shift + j or F12
Open the Delete browsing data options	Ctrl + shift + Delete
Open the Chrome Help Centre in a new tab	F1
Log in a different user or browse as a Guest	Ctrl + Shift + m
Open a feedback form	Alt + Shift + i
Turn on caret browsing	F7
Skip to web contents	Ctrl + F6
Focus on inactive dialogues	Alt + shift + a

Address bar shortcuts

Use the following shortcuts in the address bar:

Action	Shortcut
Search with your default search engine	Type a search term + Enter
Search using a different search engine	Type a search engine name and press Tab
Add and `.com` to a site name, and open it in the current tab	Type a site name + Ctrl + Enter
Add and `.com` to a site name, and open it in a new window	Type a site name + Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Open a new tab and perform a Google search	Type a search term + Alt + Enter
Jump to the address bar	Ctrl + l or Alt + d or F6
Search from anywhere on the page	Ctrl + k or Ctrl + e
Remove predictions from your address bar	Down arrow to highlight + Shift + Delete
Move cursor to the address bar	Ctrl + F5

Web page shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Open options to print the current page	Ctrl + p
Open options to save the current page	Ctrl + s
Reload the current page	F5 or Ctrl + r
Reload the current page, ignoring cached content	Shift + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + r
Stop the page loading	Esc
Browse clickable items moving forward	Tab
Browse clickable items moving backward	Shift + Tab
Open a file from your computer in Chrome	Ctrl + o + Select a file
Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page	Ctrl + u
Save your current web page as a bookmark	Ctrl + d
Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder	Ctrl + Shift + d
Make everything on the page bigger	Ctrl and +
Make everything on the page smaller	Ctrl and -
Return everything on the page to default size	Ctrl + 0
Scroll down a web page, a screen at a time	Space or PgDn
Scroll up a web page, a screen at a time	Shift + Space or PgUp
Go to the top of the page	Home
Go to the bottom of the page	End
Scroll horizontally on the page	Shift + Scroll your mousewheel
Move your cursor to the beginning of the previous word in a text field	Ctrl + Left arrow
Move your cursor to the next word	Ctrl + Right arrow
Delete the previous word in a text field	Ctrl + Backspace
Open the Home page in the current tab	Alt + Home

Mouse shortcuts

The following shortcuts require you to use your mouse:

Action	Shortcut
Open a link in a current tab (mouse only)	Drag a link to a tab
Open a link in new background tab	Ctrl + Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it	Ctrl + Shift + Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it (mouse only)	Drag a link to a blank area of the tab strip
Open a link in a new window	Shift + Click a link
Open a tab in a new window (mouse only)	Drag a tab out of the tab strip
Move a tab to a current window (mouse only)	Drag the tab into an existing window
Return a tab to its original position	Press Esc while dragging
Save the current web page as a bookmark	Drag the web address to the Bookmarks Bar
Scroll horizontally on the page	Shift + Scroll your mousewheel
Download the target of a link	Alt + Click a link
Display your browsing history	Right-click Back or click & hold Back Right-click Next or click & hold Next
Switch between maximised and windowed modes	Double-click a blank area of the tab strip
Make everything on the page bigger	Ctrl + Scroll your mousewheel up
Make everything on the page smaller	Ctrl + Scroll your mousewheel down

Mac

Keyboard navigation is turned on by default in your system preferences.

Tip: To focus your keyboard on text boxes or list items, press ⌘ + F7.

Tab and window shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Open a new window	⌘ + n
Open a new window in Incognito mode	⌘ + Shift + n
Open a new tab, and jump to it	⌘ + t
Reopen previously closed tabs in the order that they were closed	⌘ + Shift + t
Jump to the next open tab	⌘ + Option + Right arrow
Jump to the previous open tab	⌘ + Option + Left arrow
Jump to a specific tab	⌘ + 1 through ⌘ + 8
Jump to the last tab	⌘ + 9
Open the previous page in your browsing history for the current tab	⌘ + [ or ⌘ + Left arrow
Open the next page in your browsing history for the current tab	⌘ + ] or ⌘ + Right arrow
Close the current tab or pop-up	⌘ + w
Close the current window	⌘ + Shift + w
Minimise the window	⌘ + m
Hide Google Chrome	⌘ + h
Quit Google Chrome	⌘ + q
Move tabs right or left	Ctrl + Shift + PgUp or Ctrl + Shift + PgDn
Turn on full-screen mode	Fn + f
Turn off full-screen mode	Fn + f or press and hold Esc

Open the menu for tab groups

On your Mac, open Chrome.
Make sure that you have VoiceOver turned on.
To move to tab selection, press Tab.
To switch focus to a specific tab, press Tab to move forward or shift + Tab to move backward.

Move, collapse and expand tab groups

You can collapse a tab group so that only the group name or a coloured circle shows. You can also expand a tab group so that all tabs show.

To collapse or expand a tab group:

Switch focus to the tab group header.
Press the Space bar or Enter.

Tip: When a tab group is collapsed, you can only select the group. You can't select individual tabs inside the group.

To move a tab or tab group:

Switch focus to the tab or tab group.
Press Ctrl + left arrow or Ctrl + right arrow .

Google Chrome feature shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Show or hide the Bookmarks Bar	⌘ + Shift + b
Open the Bookmark Manager	⌘ + Option + b
Open the Settings page in a new tab	⌘ + ,
Open the History page in a new tab	⌘ + y
Open the Downloads page in a new tab	⌘ + Shift + j
Open the Find Bar to search the current page	⌘ + f
Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search	⌘ + g
Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search	⌘ + Shift + g
When Find Bar is open, search for selected text	⌘+E
Open Developer Tools	⌘ + Option + i
Open the Delete browsing data options	⌘ + shift + Delete
Log in as a different user, browse as a Guest or access payment and password info	⌘ + Shift + m
Jump to the main menu bar	Control + F2
Cycle focus to unfocused dialogue (if showing) and all toolbars	⌘ + Option + Up arrow or Down arrow
Open a feedback form	⌘ + Option + shift + i
Turn on Caret Browsing	F7
Focus on inactive dialogues	⌘ + Option + Shift + a

Address bar shortcuts

Use the following shortcuts in the address bar:

Action	Shortcut
Search with your default search engine	Type a search term + Return
Search using a different search engine	Type a search engine name and press Tab
Add and `.com` to a site name, and open it in the current tab	Type a site name + Ctrl + Return
Add and `.com` to a site name, and open it in a new window	Type a site name + Ctrl + Shift + Return
Open the website in a new background tab	Type a web address + ⌘ + Return
Jump to the address bar	⌘ + l
Remove predictions from your address bar	Down arrow to highlight + Shift + fn + Delete Forward Delete or fn-Delete on a laptop
Move cursor to the address bar	Ctrl + F5

Web page shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Compose a new email message with a link to the current page	⌘ + Shift + i
Open options to print the current page	⌘ + p
Open options to save the current page	⌘ + s
Open the Page Setup dialogue	⌘ + Option + p
Reload your current page, ignoring cached content	⌘ + Shift + r
Stop the page loading	Esc
Browse clickable items moving forward	Tab
Browse clickable items moving backward	Shift + Tab
Open a file from your computer in Google Chrome	⌘ + o + Select a file
Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page	⌘ + Option + u
Open the JavaScript Console	⌘ + Option + j
Save your current web page as a bookmark	⌘ + d
Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder	⌘ + Shift + d
Make everything on the page bigger	⌘ and +
Make everything on the page smaller	⌘ and -
Return everything on the page to the default size	⌘ + 0
Scroll down a web page, a screen at a time	Space
Scroll up a web page, a screen at a time	Shift + Space
Search the web	⌘ + Option + f
Move your cursor to the beginning of the previous word in a text field	Option + Left arrow
Move your cursor to the back of the next word in a text field	Option + Right arrow
Delete the previous word in a text field	Option + Delete
Open your home page in the current tab	⌘ + Shift + h

Mouse shortcuts

The following shortcuts require you to use your mouse:

Action	Shortcut
Open a link in a current tab (mouse only)	Drag a link to a tab
Open a link in new background tab	⌘ + Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it	⌘ + Shift + Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it (mouse only)	Drag a link to a blank area of the tab strip
Open a link in a new window	Shift + Click a link
Open a tab in a new window (mouse only)	Drag a tab out of the tab strip
Move a tab to a current window (mouse only)	Drag the tab into an existing window
Return a tab to its original position	Press Esc while dragging
Save the current web page as a bookmark	Drag the web address to the Bookmarks Bar
Download the target of a link	Option + Click a link
Display your browsing history	Right-click Back or click & hold Back Right-click Next or click & hold Next
Increase the window to full height	Double-click a blank area of the tab strip

Related resources

Learn more tips and shortcuts at Chrome.com.

Calendar keyboard shortcuts

Turn on keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts only work if you use Google Calendar on your computer or an Android device with a keyboard connected.

On your computer, open Google Calendar.
In the top-right corner, click Settings Settings.
In the 'Enable keyboard shortcuts' section, select Yes.
At the bottom of the page, click Save.

Shortcuts that you can use

Tip: After you turn on keyboard shortcuts, you can see all the shortcuts that you can use by typing a question mark ?.

Moving around the calendar

Action	Shortcut
Change your calendar view to the next date range	J or N
Refresh your calendar	R
Move to the current day	T
Move to add a calendar section	+
Put your cursor in the search box	/
Go to the settings page	S
Go to a specific date	G

Change your calendar view

Action	Shortcut
Day view	1 or d
Week view	2 or W
Month view	3 or M
Custom view	4 or X
Agenda view	5 or A

Making changes to an event

Action	Shortcut
Create a new event	c
See an event's details	e
Delete an event	Backspace or Delete
Undo	z
Save event (from the event details page)	⌘ + S (Mac) Ctrl + S (Windows)
Return to calendar grid from an event details page	Esc

View Tasks and Keep

You can now use Keep and Tasks in a side panel while using Calendar. To go to the side panel, use these shortcuts:

Windows: Ctrl + Alt + . (full stop) or Ctrl + Alt + , (comma)
Chromebook: Alt + Shift + . (full stop) or Alt + Shift + , (comma)
Mac: ⌘ + Option + . (full stop) or ⌘ + Option + , (comma).

Drive keyboard shortcuts

Below, you'll find a list of keyboard shortcuts for Google Drive on the web.

To display the keyboard shortcut list in Google Drive, press Ctrl + / (Windows and ChromeOS) or Command + / (Mac).

Navigation and views
Shortcut description	Windows/ChromeOS shortcut	MacOS shortcut
Go to navigation panel (folders list)	Alt + G, then N Alt + G, then F	Option + G, then N Option + G, then F
Go to items view	Alt + G, then I	Option + G, then I
Switch between grid and list in items view	Alt + V, then L	Option + V, then L
Go to page content	Alt + G, then C	Option + G, then C
Go to details pane	Alt + G, then D	Option + G, then D
Go to top of application (Google bar)	Alt + G, then T	Option + G, then T
Go to download status	Alt + G, then A	Option + G, then A
Go to upload status	Alt + G, then U	Option + G, then U
Show or hide approvals pane	Alt + V, then E	Option + V, then E
Show or hide details pane	Alt + V, then D	Option + V, then D
Show or hide activity pane	Alt + V, then A	Option + V, then A

Select items
Shortcut description	Windows/ChromeOS shortcut	MacOS shortcut
Select or deselect item	Shift + Space	Shift + Space
Select next item down	Down arrow	Down arrow
Select next item up	Up arrow	Up arrow
Select next item to the left	Left arrow	Left arrow
Select next item to the right	Right arrow	Right arrow
Extend selection down	Shift + Down arrow	Shift + Down arrow
Extend selection up	Shift + Up arrow	Shift + Up arrow
Extend selection left	Shift + Left arrow	Shift + Left arrow
Extend selection right	Shift + Right arrow	Shift + Right arrow
Select all visible items	Ctrl + A	Command + A
Clear all selections	Esc	Esc

Move between items
Shortcut description	Windows/ChromeOS shortcut	MacOS shortcut
Move down without changing selection	Ctrl + Down arrow	Command + Down arrow
Move up without changing selection	Ctrl + Up arrow	Command + Up arrow
Move left without changing selection	Ctrl + Left arrow	Command + Left arrow
Move right without changing selection	Ctrl + Right arrow	Command + Right arrow

Take action on selected items
Shortcut description	Windows/ChromeOS shortcut	MacOS shortcut
Open selected items	Enter	Enter
Open selected items in new tab	Ctrl + Enter	Command + Enter
Rename selected items	F2	F2
Share selected items	Ctrl + Alt + A	Command + Option + A
Move selected items to new folder	Ctrl + Alt + M	Command + Option + M
Star or unstar selected items	Ctrl + Alt + S	Command + Option + S
Create shortcuts to selected items	Ctrl + Alt + R	Command + Option + R
Remove selected items	Delete or #	Delete or #
Copy selected item URLs to the clipboard	Ctrl + Alt + L	Command + Option + L
Copy selected item titles to the clipboard	Ctrl + Shift + C	Command + Shift + C
Cut selected items to the clipboard	Ctrl + X	Command + X
Paste items from the clipboard as a shortcut	Ctrl + Shift + V	Command + Shift + V
Paste selected items from the clipboard or move selected items from the clipboard	Ctrl + Shift + V	Command + Shift + V
Create a shortcut for the selected item	Ctrl + Alt + R	Command + Option + R
Redo last undone action	Ctrl + Y	Command + Y
Upload file	Alt + C, then U	Control + C, then U
Upload folder	Alt + C, then I	Control + C, then I

Create new items
Shortcut description	Windows/ChromeOS shortcut	MacOS shortcut
Document	Alt + C, then T	Control + C, then T
Presentation	Alt + C, then P	Control + C, then P
Spreadsheet	Alt + C, then S	Control + C, then S
Drawing	Alt + C, then D	Control + C, then D
Folder	Alt + C, then F	Control + C, then F
Form	Alt + C, then O	Control + C, then O

Open menus
Shortcut description	Windows/ChromeOS shortcut	MacOS shortcut
Create menu	Alt + N	Control + N
More actions menu	Shift + F10 Alt + A	Shift + F10 Control + A
Current folder actions menu	Alt + Shift + A	Control + Shift + A
Sort menu	Alt + R	Control + R
Settings menu	Control + Shift + S	Command + Shift + S

Application actions
Shortcut description	Windows/ChromeOS shortcut	MacOS shortcut
Display keyboard shortcuts list	Ctrl + /	Command + /
Choose next visual density (row height and element spacing for list view)	Alt + T, then Q	Control + T, then Q
Find/find next	Ctrl + F	Command + F
Print	Ctrl + P	Command + P
Undo last action	Ctrl + Z	Command + Z
Redo last undone action	Ctrl + Y	Command + Y
Show last message	Alt + G, then k	Option + G, then k
Search your Drive	/	/

Preview mode actions
Shortcut description	Windows/ChromeOS shortcut	MacOS shortcut
Preview items	Ctrl + Alt + P	Command + Option + P
Close	Esc	Esc
Play/pause	Space	Space
Zoom in	+ or =	+ or =
Zoom out	-	-

Docs keyboard shortcuts

To open a list of keyboard shortcuts in Google Docs, press Ctrl + / (Windows, ChromeOS) or ⌘ + / (Mac).

Tool finder (formerly Search the menus), press Alt + / (Windows, ChromeOS) 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
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
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
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
Italicise	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
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
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 anticlockwise by 15°	Alt + Left arrow
Rotate anticlockwise 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	holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then C
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
Move to next suggestion	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then U
Move to previous suggestion	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then U
Review suggested edits	holding Ctrl + Alt, press O then U
Move to next comment	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then C
Move to previous comment	holding 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 Ctrl + Shift + \ Shift + F10
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
Select none	holding 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	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then I
Select all list items at current level	Holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then O
Select multiple sections of text	After selecting one section of text, Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left/right arrow. Use left/right arrow to move to a separate section of text that 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
Verbalise selection	holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then X
Verbalise from cursor location	holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then R
Announce cursor location	holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then L
Announce formatting at cursor location	holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then F
Verbalise table row and column headers	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T, then H
Verbalise table cell location	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T, then N
Verbalise table row header	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T, then R
Verbalise table column header	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T, then C
Show live edits	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R
Verbalise comment	holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then C
Verbalise comment anchor	holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then A
Verbalise selection formatting	holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then S
Verbalise cursor location	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press A, then L
Verbalise word count	holding 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
Show outline	holding Ctrl + Alt, press A then H
Move to next heading	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then H
Move to previous heading	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then H
Move to next heading [1-6]	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then [1-6]
Move to previous heading [1-6]	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then [1-6]
Move to next graphic (image or drawing)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then G
Move to previous graphic (image or drawing)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then G
Move to next list	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then O
Move to previous list	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then O
Move to next item in the current list	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then I
Move to previous item in the current list	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then I
Move to next link	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then L
Move to previous link	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then L
Move to next bookmark	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then B
Move to previous bookmark	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then B
Move to next formatting change	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then W
Move to previous formatting change	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then W
Move to next edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then R Ctrl + Alt + K
Move to previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then R Ctrl + Alt + J
Table navigation
Move to the start of the table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then S
Move to the end of the table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then D
Move to the start of the table column	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then I
Move to the end of the table column	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then K
Move to the next table column	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then B
Move to the previous table column	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then V
Move to the start of the table row	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then J
Move to the end of the table row	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then l
Move to the next table row	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then M
Move to the previous table row	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then G
Exit table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then E
Move to the next table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press N then T
Move to the previous table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press P then T
Other tools and navigation
Open revision history	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H
Open Explore tool	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I
Open spelling/grammar	Ctrl + Alt + x F7
Open dictionary	Ctrl + Shift + Y
Word count	Ctrl + Shift + C
Start voice typing (available in Chrome browsers)	Ctrl + Shift + S
Go to side panel	Ctrl + Alt + . Ctrl + Alt + ,
Page up	Page Up
Page down	Page Down
Move to next misspelling	Ctrl + '
Move to previous misspelling	Ctrl + ;
Insert or move to header	holding Ctrl + Alt, press O then H
Insert or move to footer	holding Ctrl + Alt, press O then F
Move focus to pop-up (for links, bookmarks and images)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then P
Move focus out of editing area	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + M
Show person or group info	Alt + Right arrow
Toggle a tick box	Ctrl + Alt + Enter

Mac shortcuts

Common 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
Print	⌘ + 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
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
Italicise	⌘ + 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
Centre align	⌘ + Shift + E
Right align	⌘ + Shift + R
Justify	⌘ + Shift + J
Numbered list	⌘ + Shift + 7
Bulleted list	⌘ + Shift + 8
Checklist	⌘ + Shift + 9
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 anticlockwise by 15°	Option + Left arrow
Rotate anticlockwise 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	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press E then C
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
Move to next suggestion	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then U
Move to previous suggestion	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then U
Review suggested edits	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press O then U
Move to next comment	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then C
Move to previous comment	holding 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 + \ Shift + F10
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	holding 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	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press E then I
Select all list items at current level	Holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press E then O
Select multiple sections of text	After selecting one section of text, Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift + Left/right arrow. Use left/right arrow to move to a separate section of text that 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	Option + ⌘ + Z
Enable braille support	⌘ + Option + H
Verbalise selection	holding Ctrl + ⌘ , press A , then X
Verbalise from cursor location	holding Ctrl + ⌘ , press A , then R
Announce cursor location	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press A, then L
Announce formatting at cursor location	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press A, then F
Verbalise table row and column headers	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T, then H
Verbalise table cell location	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T, then N
Verbalise table row header	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T, then R
Verbalise table column header	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T, then C
Show live edits	⌘ + Option + Shift + R
Verbalise comment	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press A, then C
Verbalise comment anchor	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press A, then A
Verbalise selection formatting	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press A, then S
Verbalise cursor location	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press A, then L
Verbalise word count	holding Ctrl + ⌘, 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 + ⌘ + N or Ctrl + ⌘ + P followed by another key.
Move quickly around a table with Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift + T followed by another key.

Document navigation
Show outline	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press a then H
Move to next heading	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then H
Move to previous heading	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then H
Move to next heading [1-6]	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then [1-6]
Move to previous heading [1-6]	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then [1-6]
Move to next media (image or drawing)	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then G
Move to previous media (image or drawing)	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then G
Move to next list	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then O
Move to previous list	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then O
Move to next item in the current list	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then I
Move to previous item in the current list	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then I
Move to next link	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then L
Move to previous link	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then L
Move to next bookmark	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then B
Move to previous bookmark	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then B
Move to next formatting change	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then W
Move to previous formatting change	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then W
Move to the next edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then R
Move to the previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then R
Table navigation
Move to the start of the table	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then S
Move to the end of the table	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then D
Move to the start of the table column	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then I
Move to the end of the table column	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then K
Move to the next table column	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then B
Move to the previous table column	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then V
Move to the start of the table row	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then J
Move to the end of the table row	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then L
Move to the next table row	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then M
Move to the previous table row	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then G
Exit table	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press T then E
Move to the next table	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press N then T
Move to the previous table	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press P then T
Other tools and navigation
Open revision history	⌘ + Option + Shift + H
Open Explore tool	⌘ + Option + Shift + I
Open spelling/grammar	⌘ + Option + x Fn + F7
Open dictionary	⌘ + Shift + Y
Word count	⌘ + Shift + C
Start voice typing (available in Chrome browsers)	⌘ + Shift + S
Go to side panel	⌘ + Option + . ⌘ + Option + ,
Page up	Fn + Up arrow
Page down	Fn + Down arrow
Move to next misspelling	⌘ + '
Move to previous misspelling	⌘ + ;
Insert or move to header	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press O then H
Insert or move to footer	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press O then F
Move focus to pop-up (for links, bookmarks and images)	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press E then P
Move focus out of document text	⌘ + Option + Shift + M
Return focus to document text	Esc
Show person or group info	Option + Right arrow
Toggle a tick box	Command + Option + Enter

Chrome OS shortcuts

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
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
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
Italicise	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 + [
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
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 anticlockwise by 15°	Alt + Left arrow
Rotate anticlockwise 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	holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then C
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
Move to next suggestion	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then U
Move to previous suggestion	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then U
Review suggested edits	holding Ctrl + Alt, press O then U
Move to next comment	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then C
Move to previous comment	holding 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 Shift + F10
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	holding 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	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then I
Select all list items at current level	Holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then O
Select multiple sections of text	After selecting one section of text, Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left/right arrow. Use left/right arrow to move to a separate section of text that 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
Verbalise selection	holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then X
Verbalise from cursor location	holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then R
Announce cursor location	holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then L
Announce formatting at cursor location	holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then F
Verbalise table row and column headers	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T, then H
Verbalise table cell location	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T, then N
Verbalise table row header	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T, then R
Verbalise table column header	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T, then C
Show live edits	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R
Verbalise comment	holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then C
Verbalise comment anchor	holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then A
Verbalise selection formatting	holding Ctrl + Alt, press A, then S
Verbalise cursor location	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press A, then L
Verbalise word count	holding 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
Show outline	holding Ctrl + Alt, press A then H
Move to next heading	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then H
Move to previous heading	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then H
Move to next heading [1-6]	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then [1-6]
Move to previous heading [1-6]	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then [1-6]
Move to next graphic (image or drawing)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then G
Move to previous graphic (image or drawing)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then G
Move to next list	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then O
Move to previous list	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then O
Move to next item in the current list	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then I
Move to previous item in the current list	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then I
Move to next link	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then L
Move to previous link	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then L
Move to next bookmark	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then B
Move to previous bookmark	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then B
Move to next formatting change	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then W
Move to previous formatting change	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then W
Move to the next edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then R Ctrl + Alt + K
Move to the previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then r Ctrl + Alt + j
Table navigation
Move to the start of the table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then S
Move to the end of the table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then D
Move to the start of the table column	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then I
Move to the end of the table column	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then K
Move to the next table column	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then B
Move to the previous table column	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then V
Move to the start of the table row	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then J
Move to the end of the table row	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then l
Move to the next table row	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then M
Move to the previous table row	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then G
Exit table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then E
Move to the next table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press N then T
Move to the previous table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press P then T
Other navigation
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	holding Ctrl + Alt, press O then H
Insert or move to footer	holding Ctrl + Alt, press O then F
Move focus to pop-up (for links, bookmarks and images)	holding 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
Toggle a tick box	Ctrl + Alt + Enter

Learn more about Tool finder for Docs, Sheets and Slides

Sheets keyboard shortcuts

To see a list of keyboard shortcuts in Google Sheets, press Ctrl + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or ⌘ + / (Mac).

Tool finder (formerly Search the menus): Press Alt + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or Option + / (Mac).

PC shortcuts

Common actions

Select column

Ctrl + Space

Select row

Shift + Space

Select all

Ctrl + A
Ctrl + Shift + Space

Undo

Ctrl + Z

Redo

Ctrl + Y
Ctrl + Shift + Z
F4

Find

Ctrl + F

Find and replace

Ctrl + H

Fill range

Ctrl + Enter

Fill down

Ctrl + D

Fill right

Ctrl + R

Save
(every change is saved automatically in Drive)

Ctrl + S

Open

Ctrl + O

Ctrl + P

Copy

Ctrl + C

Cut

Ctrl + X

Paste

Ctrl + V

Paste values only

Ctrl + Shift + V

Show common keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl + /

Insert new sheet

Shift + F11

Compact controls

Ctrl + Shift + F

Input tools on/off
(available in spreadsheets in non-Latin languages)

Ctrl + Shift + K

Select input tools

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K

Tool finder (formerly Search the menus)

Alt + /

Rename sheet

Alt + 1

Convert range to table

Ctrl + Alt + T

Format cells

Bold

Ctrl + B

Underline

Ctrl + U

Italic

Ctrl + I

Strikethrough

Alt + Shift + 5

Centre align

Ctrl + Shift + E

Left align

Ctrl + Shift + l

Right align

Ctrl + Shift + R

Apply top border

Alt + Shift + 1

Apply right border

Alt + Shift + 2

Apply bottom border

Alt + Shift + 3

Apply left border

Alt + Shift + 4

Remove borders

Alt + Shift + 6

Apply outer border

Alt + Shift + 7

Ctrl + Shift + 7

Insert link

Ctrl + K

Insert time

Ctrl + Shift + ;

Insert date

Ctrl + ;

Insert date and time

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ;

Format as decimal

Ctrl + Shift + 1

Format as time

Ctrl + Shift + 2

Format as date

Ctrl + Shift + 3

Format as currency

Ctrl + Shift + 4

Format as percentage

Ctrl + Shift + 5

Format as exponent

Ctrl + Shift + 6

Clear formatting

Ctrl + \

Navigate spreadsheet

Move to beginning of row

Home

Move to beginning of sheet

Ctrl + Home

Move to end of row

End

Move to end of sheet

Ctrl + End

Scroll to active cell

Ctrl + Backspace

Move to next sheet

Alt + Down arrow

Move to previous sheet

Alt + Up arrow

Display list of sheets

Alt + Shift + K

Open hyperlink

Alt + Enter

Open Explore

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I

Go to side panel

Ctrl + Alt + .
Ctrl + Alt + ,

Move focus out of spreadsheet

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + M

Move to quicksum
(when a range of cells is selected)

Alt + Shift + Q

Move focus to pop-up
(for links, bookmarks and images)

holding Ctrl + Alt, press E, then P

Open drop-down menu on filtered cell

Ctrl + Alt + R

Open revision history

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H

Close drawing editor

Shift + Esc

Edit notes and comments

Insert/edit note

Shift + F2

Insert/edit comment

Ctrl + Alt + M

Open comment discussion thread

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A

Enter current comment

holding Ctrl + Alt, press E, then C

Move to next comment

holding Ctrl + Alt, press N, then C

Move to previous comment

holding Ctrl + Alt, press P, then C

Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments

Reply to current comment

Move to next comment

Move to previous comment

Resolve current comment

Exit current comment

Open a menu

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

Data menu

in Google Chrome: Alt + D
Other browsers: Alt + Shift + D

Tools menu

in Google Chrome: Alt + T
Other browsers: Alt + Shift + T

Open insert menu

Ctrl + Alt + =
(with cells selected)

Open delete menu

Ctrl + Alt + - (with cells selected)

Form menu
(present when the spreadsheet is connected to a form)

in Google Chrome: Alt + M
Other browsers: Alt + Shift + M

Add-ons menu

in Google Chrome: Alt + N
Other browsers: Alt + Shift + N

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

Sheet menu
(copy, delete and other sheet actions)

Alt + Shift + S

Context menu

Ctrl + Shift + \
Shift + F10

Table column menu

Ctrl + Alt + \

Add or change rows and columns

Insert rows above

Ctrl + Alt + =
(with rows selected)

in Google Chrome: Alt + I, then R, then R
Other browsers: Alt + Shift + I, then R, then R

Insert rows below

in Google Chrome: Alt + I, then R, then B
Other browsers: Alt + Shift + I, then R, then B

Insert columns to the left

Ctrl + Alt + =
(with columns selected)

in Google Chrome: Alt + I, then C, then C
Other browsers: Alt + Shift + I, then C, then C

Insert columns to the right

in Google Chrome: Alt + I, then C, then O
Other browsers: Alt + Shift + I, then C, then O

Delete rows

Ctrl + Alt + - (with rows selected)

in Google Chrome: Alt + E, then D, then D
Other browsers: Alt + Shift + E, then D, then D

Delete columns

Ctrl + Alt + - (with columns selected)

in Google Chrome: Alt + E, then D, then E
Other browsers: Alt + Shift + E, then D, then E

Hide row

Ctrl + Alt + 9

Unhide row

Ctrl + Shift + 9

Hide column

Ctrl + Alt + 0

Unhide column

Ctrl + Shift + 0

Group rows or columns

Alt + Shift + Right arrow

Ungroup rows or columns

Alt + Shift + Left arrow

Expand grouped rows or columns

Alt + Shift + Down arrow

Collapse grouped rows or columns

Alt + Shift + Up arrow

Use formulas

Show all formulae

Ctrl + ~

Insert array formula

Ctrl + Shift + Enter

Collapse an expanded array formula

Ctrl + E

Show/hide formula help
(when entering a formula)

Shift + F1

Full/compact formula help
(when entering a formula)

Absolute/relative references
(when entering a formula)

Toggle formula result previews
(when entering a formula)

Resize formula bar
(move up or down)

Ctrl + Up/Ctrl + Down

Toggle formula range selection
(when entering a formula)

F2
Ctrl + E

Help for screen readers

Turn on screen reader support
Learn more about using Google Sheets with a screen reader

Ctrl + Alt + Z

Enable braille support

Ctrl + Alt + H

Read column

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C

Read row

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R

Mac shortcuts

Common actions

Select column

Ctrl + Space

Select row

Shift + Space

Select all

⌘ + A
⌘ + Shift + Space

Undo

⌘ + Z

Redo

⌘ + Y
⌘ + Shift + Z
Fn + F4

Find

⌘ + F

Find and replace

⌘ + Shift + H

Fill range

⌘ + Enter

Fill down

⌘ + D

Fill right

⌘ + R

Save
(every change is saved automatically in Drive)

⌘ + S

Open

⌘ + O

⌘ + P

Copy

⌘ + C

Cut

⌘ + X

Paste

⌘ + V

Paste values only

⌘ + Shift + V

Show common keyboard shortcuts

⌘ + /

Insert new sheet

Shift + Fn + F11

Compact controls

Ctrl + Shift + F

Input tools on/off
(available in spreadsheets in non-Latin languages)

⌘ + Shift + K

Select input tools

⌘ + Option + Shift + K

Tool finder (formerly Search the menus)

Option + /

Select current region around selected cell

⌘ + Shift + *
Ctrl + Shift + *

Display or hide the menus

⌘ + Option + R
Ctrl + Shift + F

Convert range to table

⌘ + Alt + T

Format cells

Bold

⌘ + B
⌘ + 2
Ctrl + 2

Underline

⌘ + U
⌘ + 4
Ctrl + 4

Italic

⌘ + I
⌘ + 3
Ctrl + 3

Strikethrough

⌘ + Shift + X
⌘ + 5
Ctrl + 5

Centre align

⌘ + Shift + E

Left align

⌘ + Shift + l

Right align

⌘ + Shift + R

Apply top border

Option + Shift + 1

Apply right border

Option + Shift + 2

Apply bottom border

Option + Shift + 3

Apply left border

Option + Shift + 4

Remove borders

Option + Shift + 6

Apply outer border

Option + Shift + 7
⌘ + Shift + 7
Ctrl + Shift + 7

Insert link

⌘ + K

Insert time

⌘ + Shift + ;

Insert date

⌘ + ;

Insert date and time

⌘ + Option + Shift + ;

Format as decimal

Ctrl + Shift + 1

Format as time

Ctrl + Shift + 2

Format as date

Ctrl + Shift + 3

Format as currency

Ctrl + Shift + 4

Format as percentage

Ctrl + Shift + 5

Format as exponent

Ctrl + Shift + 6

Clear formatting

⌘ + \

Navigate spreadsheet

Move to beginning of row

Fn + Left arrow

Move to beginning of sheet

⌘ + Fn + Left arrow

Move to end of row

Fn + Right arrow

Move to end of sheet

⌘ + Fn + Right arrow

Scroll to active cell

⌘ + Backspace

Move to next sheet

Option + Down arrow

MacBook:
Option + Right arrow

Move to previous sheet

Option + Up arrow

MacBook:
Option + Left arrow

Display list of sheets

Option + Shift + K

Open hyperlink

Option + Enter

Open Explore

⌘ + Option + Shift + I

Go to side panel

⌘ + Option + .
⌘ + Option + ,

Move focus out of spreadsheet

Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift + M

Move to quicksum
(when a range of cells is selected)

Option + Shift + Q

Move focus to pop-up
(for links, bookmarks and images)

holding Ctrl + ⌘, press E, then P

Open drop-down menu on filtered cell

Ctrl + ⌘ + R

Open revision history

⌘ + Option + Shift + H

Close drawing editor

⌘ + Esc
Shift + Esc

Show 'Go to range' dialogue

Ctrl + G

Find and replace with Find tab selected

Ctrl + F

Edit notes and comments

Insert/edit note

Shift + F2

Insert/edit comment

⌘ + Option + M

Open comment discussion thread

⌘ + Option + Shift + A

Enter current comment

holding Ctrl + ⌘, press E, then C

Move to next comment

holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N, then C

Move to previous comment

holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P, then C

Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments

Reply to current comment

Move to next comment

Move to previous comment

Resolve current comment

Exit current comment

Open a menu

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

Data menu

Ctrl + Option + D

Tools menu

Ctrl + Option + T

Open insert menu

⌘ + Option + = (with cells selected)

Open delete menu

⌘ + Option + - (with cells selected)

Form menu
(present when the spreadsheet is connected to a form)

Ctrl + Option + M

Add-ons menu

Ctrl + Option + N

Help menu

Ctrl + Option + H

Accessibility menu
(present when screen reader support is enabled)

Ctrl + Option + A

Sheet menu
(copy, delete and other sheet actions)

Option + Shift + S

Context menu

⌘ + Shift + \
Shift + F10

Table column menu

⌘ + Option + \

Add or change rows and columns

Insert rows above

⌘ + Option + = (with rows selected)
Ctrl + Option + I, press R, then R

Insert rows below

Ctrl + Option + I, press R, then B

Insert columns to the left

⌘ + Option + = (with columns selected)
Ctrl + Option + I, press C, then C

Insert columns to the right

Ctrl + Option + I, press C, then O

Delete rows

⌘ + Option + - (with rows selected)
Ctrl + Option + E, then D, then D

Delete columns

⌘ + Option + - (with columns selected)
Ctrl + Option + E, then D, then E

Hide row

⌘ + Option + 9

Unhide row

⌘ + Shift + 9

Hide column

⌘ + Option + 0

Unhide column

⌘ + Shift + 0

Group rows or columns

Option + Shift + Right arrow

Ungroup rows or columns

Option + Shift + Left arrow

Expand grouped rows or columns

Option + Shift + Down arrow

Collapse grouped rows or columns

Option + Shift + Up arrow

Use formulas

Show all formulae

Ctrl + ~

Insert array formula

⌘ + Shift + Enter

Collapse an expanded array formula

⌘ + E

Show/hide formula help
(when entering a formula)

Shift + Fn + F1

Full/compact formula help
(when entering a formula)

Fn + F1

Absolute/relative references
(when entering a formula)

Fn + F4

Toggle formula result previews
(when entering a formula)

Fn + F9

Resize formula bar
(move up or down)

Ctrl + Option + Up and Ctrl + Option + Down

Toggle formula range selection (when entering a formula)

F2
Ctrl + E

Help for screen readers

Turn on screen reader support
Learn more about using Google Sheets with a screen reader

⌘ + Option + Z

Enable braille support

⌘ + Option + H

Read column

⌘ + Option + Shift + C

Read row

⌘ + Option + Shift + R

Chrome OS shortcuts

Common actions
Select column	Ctrl + Space
Select row	Shift + Space
Select all	Ctrl + A
Undo	Ctrl + Z
Redo	Ctrl + Y Ctrl + Shift + Z
Find	Ctrl + F
Find and replace	Ctrl + H
Fill range	Ctrl + Enter
Fill down	Ctrl + D
Fill right	Ctrl + R
Save (every change is saved automatically in Drive)	Ctrl + S
Open	Ctrl + O
Print	Ctrl + P
Copy	Ctrl + C
Cut	Ctrl + X
Paste	Ctrl + V
Paste values only	Ctrl + Shift + V
Show common keyboard shortcuts	Ctrl + /
Compact controls	Ctrl + Shift + F
Input tools on/off (available in spreadsheets in non-Latin languages)	Ctrl + Shift + K
Select input tools	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus)	Alt + /
Convert range to table	Ctrl + Alt + T
Format cells
Bold	Ctrl + B
Underline	Ctrl + U
Italic	Ctrl + I
Strikethrough	Alt + Shift + 5
Centre align	Ctrl + Shift + E
Left align	Ctrl + Shift + l
Right align	Ctrl + Shift + R
Apply top border	Alt + Shift + 1
Apply right border	Alt + Shift + 2
Apply bottom border	Alt + Shift + 3
Apply left border	Alt + Shift + 4
Remove borders	Alt + Shift + 6
Apply outer border	Alt + Shift + 7 Ctrl + Shift + 7
Insert link	Ctrl + K
Insert time	Ctrl + Shift + ;
Insert date	Ctrl + ;
Insert date and time	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ;
Format as decimal	Ctrl + Shift + 1
Format as time	Ctrl + Shift + 2
Format as date	Ctrl + Shift + 3
Format as currency	Ctrl + Shift + 4
Format as percentage	Ctrl + Shift + 5
Format as exponent	Ctrl + Shift + 6
Clear formatting	Ctrl + \
Navigate spreadsheet
Move to beginning of row	Search + Left arrow
Move to end of row	Search + Right arrow
Move to first cell in row with data	Ctrl + Left arrow
Move to top left of sheet	Ctrl + Search + Left arrow
Move to last cell in row with data	Ctrl + Right arrow
Move to bottom right of sheet	Ctrl + Search + Right arrow
Scroll to active cell	Ctrl + Backspace
Move to beginning of sheet	Ctrl + Search + Left arrow
Move to end of sheet	Ctrl + Search + Right arrow
Move to next sheet	Ctrl + Shift + Search + Down arrow
Move to previous sheet	Ctrl + Shift + Search + Up arrow
Display list of sheets	Alt + Shift + K
Open hyperlink	Alt + Enter
Open Explore	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I
Go to side panel	Alt + Shift + . Alt + Shift + ,
Move focus out of spreadsheet	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + M
Move to quicksum (when a range of cells is selected)	Alt + Shift + Q
Move focus to pop-up (for links, bookmarks and images)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press E, then P
Open drop-down menu on filtered cell	Ctrl + Alt + R
Open revision history	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H
Close drawing editor	Ctrl + Esc Shift + Esc
Edit notes and comments
Insert/edit note	Shift + Search + 2
Insert/edit comment	Ctrl + Alt + M
Open comment discussion thread	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A
Enter current comment	holding Ctrl + Alt, press E, then C
Move to next comment	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N, then C
Move to previous comment	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P, then C
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
Open a menu
File menu	Alt + F
Edit menu	Alt + E
View menu	Alt + V
Insert menu	Alt + I
Format menu	Alt + O
Data menu	Alt + D
Tools menu	Alt + T
Open insert menu	Ctrl + Alt + = (with cells selected)
Open delete menu	Ctrl + Alt + - (with cells selected)
Form menu (present when the spreadsheet is connected to a form)	Alt + M
Add-ons menu	Alt + N
Help menu	Alt + H
Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled)	Alt + A
Sheet menu (copy, delete and other sheet actions)	Ctrl + Shift + S
Context menu	Ctrl + Shift + \ Shift + F10
Table column menu	Ctrl + Alt + \
Add or change rows and columns
Insert rows above	Ctrl + Alt + = (with rows selected) Alt + I, then R, then R
Insert rows below	Alt + I, then R, then B
Insert columns to the left	Ctrl + Alt + = (with columns selected) Alt + I, then C, then C
Insert columns to the right	Alt + I, then C, then O
Delete rows	Ctrl + Alt + - (with rows selected) Alt + E, then D, then D
Delete columns	Ctrl + Alt + - (with columns selected) Alt + E, then D, then E
Hide rows	Ctrl + Alt + 9
Unhide rows	Ctrl + Shift + 9
Hide columns	Ctrl + Alt + 0
Unhide columns	Ctrl + Shift + 0
Group rows or columns	Alt + Shift + Right arrow
Ungroup rows or columns	Alt + Shift + Left arrow
Expand grouped rows or columns	Alt + Shift + Down arrow
Collapse grouped rows or columns	Alt + Shift + Up arrow
Use formulas
Show all formulae	Ctrl + ~
Insert array formula	Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Collapse an expanded array formula	Ctrl + E
Show/hide formula help (when entering a formula)	Shift + Search + 1
Full/compact formula help (when entering a formula)	Search + 1
Absolute/relative references (when entering a formula)	Search + 4
Toggle formula result previews (when entering a formula)	Search + 9
Resize formula bar (move up or down)	Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow and Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow
Toggle formula range selection (when entering a formula)	F2 Ctrl + E
Help for screen readers
Turn on screen reader support Learn more about using Google Sheets with a screen reader	Ctrl + Alt + Z
Enable braille support	Ctrl + Alt + H
Read column	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C
Read row	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R

Use other spreadsheet shortcuts

You can use shortcuts for spreadsheets made by other companies in Google Sheets.

On your computer, open a spreadsheet at sheets.google.com.
At the top, click Help Keyboard shortcuts.
At the bottom of the window, turn on Enable compatible spreadsheet shortcuts.

Learn more about Tool finder for Docs, Sheets and Slides

Slides keyboard shortcuts

To open a list of keyboard shortcuts in Google Slides, press Ctrl + / (Windows, ChromeOS) or ⌘ + / (Mac).

Tool finder (formerly Search the menus), press Alt + / (Windows, ChromeOS) 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
New slide	Ctrl + M
Duplicate slide	Ctrl + D
Undo	Ctrl + Z
Redo	Ctrl + Y Ctrl + Shift + Z
Copy	Ctrl + C
Cut	Ctrl + X
Paste	Ctrl + V
Copy formatting of the selected text or shape	Ctrl + Alt + C
Paste formatting of the selected text or shape	Ctrl + Alt + V
Insert or edit link	Ctrl + K
Open link	Alt + Enter
Delete	Delete
Select all	Ctrl + A
Select none	holding Ctrl + Alt, press U, then A
Find	Ctrl + F
Find and replace	Ctrl + H
Find again	Ctrl + G
Find previous	Ctrl + Shift + G
Open…	Ctrl + O
Print	Ctrl + P
Save Every change is automatically saved in Drive	Ctrl + S
Show common keyboard shortcuts	Ctrl + /
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus)	Alt + / Alt + Z (Google Chrome)
Hide or show menus (compact mode)	Ctrl + Shift + F
Turn on captions while presenting	Ctrl + Shift + C
Alt text	Ctrl + Alt + Y
Filmstrip actions
Move to previous slide	Page up Up arrow
Move to next slide	Page down Down arrow
Move focus to first slide	Home
Move focus to last slide	End
Move slide up	Ctrl + Up arrow
Move slide down	Ctrl + Down arrow
Move slide to beginning	Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow
Move slide to end	Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow
Select previous slide	Shift + Up arrow
Select next slide	Shift + Down arrow
Select first slide	Shift + Home
Select last slide	Shift + End
Navigation
Zoom in	Ctrl + +
Zoom out	Ctrl + -
Zoom 100%	Ctrl + 0
Move to filmstrip	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F
Move to canvas	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C
Open speaker notes panel	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S
Change to HTML view of presentation	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P
Open animations panel	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + B
Continue in animation preview	Enter
Open Explore	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I
Go to side panel	Ctrl + Alt + . Ctrl + Alt + ,
Open dictionary	Ctrl + Shift + Y
Open revision history panel	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H
Open cell border selection (for tables)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then P
Play the selected video	Enter
Present slides	Ctrl + F5
Exit the current mode	Esc
Menus
Context menu	Ctrl + Shift + \ Ctrl + Shift + x Shift + F10
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 presentations in non-Latin languages)	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K
Toggle input controls (available in presentations in non-Latin languages)	Ctrl + Shift + K
Comments
Insert comment	Ctrl + Alt + M
Enter current comment	holding Ctrl + Enter
Move to next comment in the presentation	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N, then C
Move to previous comment in the presentation	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P, then C
When focus is on comment, move to next comment	J
When focus is on comment, move to previous comment	K
When focus is on comment, reply to comment	R
When focus is on comment, resolve comment	E
Open comment discussion thread	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
Hide comment	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + J
Text
Bold	Ctrl + B
Italic	Ctrl + I
Underline	Ctrl + U
Subscript	Ctrl + ,
Superscript	Ctrl + .
Strikethrough	Alt + Shift + 5
Clear formatting	Ctrl + \ Ctrl + Space
Increase font size	Ctrl + Shift + >
Decrease font size	Ctrl + Shift + <
Left align	Ctrl + Shift + L
Right align	Ctrl + Shift + R
Centre align	Ctrl + Shift + E
Justify	Ctrl + Shift + J
Move paragraph down	Alt + Shift + Down arrow
Move paragraph up	Alt + Shift + Up arrow
Increase indent	Ctrl + ]
Decrease indent	Ctrl + [
Bulleted list	Ctrl + Shift + 8
Numbered list	Ctrl + Shift + 7
Select list item	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then I
Select list items at current level	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then O
Move to next text formatting change	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then W
Move to previous text formatting change	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then W
Move to next misspelling	Ctrl + '
Move to previous misspelling	Ctrl + ;
Move and arrange objects
Duplicate	Ctrl + D
Group	Ctrl + Alt + G
Ungroup	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + G
Send backwards	Ctrl + Down arrow
Bring forwards	Ctrl + Up arrow
Send to back	Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow
Bring to front	Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow
Select next shape	Tab
Select previous shape	Shift + Tab
Nudge up, down, left or right	Arrow keys
Nudge one pixel at a time	Shift + Arrow keys
Rotate anticlockwise by 1°	Alt + Shift + Left arrow
Rotate clockwise by 1°	Alt + Shift + Right arrow
Rotate anticlockwise by 15°	Alt + Left arrow
Rotate clockwise by 15°	Alt + Right arrow
Resize larger horizontally	Ctrl + Alt + B
Resize larger vertically	Ctrl + Alt + I
Resize smaller	Ctrl + Alt + J
Resize larger	Ctrl + Alt + K
Resize smaller vertically	Ctrl + Alt + 9
Resize smaller horizontally	Ctrl + Alt + W
Exit crop mode	Enter
Suppress guides	Alt + Move with mouse
Duplicate	Ctrl + Move with mouse
Resize from centre	Ctrl + Resize with mouse
Constrain to vertical or horizontal movements	Shift + Move with mouse
Constrain to object's aspect ratio	Shift + Resize with mouse
Constrain to 15° rotation increments	Shift + Rotate with mouse
Presenting
Stop presenting	Esc
Next	Right arrow
Previous	Left arrow
Go to specific slide (7 followed by Enter goes to slide 7)	Number followed by Enter
First slide	Home
Last slide	End
Open speaker notes	s
Open audience tools	a
Toggle laser pointer	l
Print	Ctrl + P
Toggle captions (English only)	Ctrl + Shift + C
Toggle full screen	F11
Show a blank black slide	b or .
Return to the presentation from a blank black slide	Press any key
Show a blank white slide	W or ,
Return to the presentation from a blank white slide	Press any key
Video player
Toggle play/pause	K
Rewind 10 seconds	U
Fast-forward 10 seconds	O
Previous frame (while paused)	Shift + ,
Next frame (while paused)	Shift + .
Decrease playback rate	Ctrl + Shift + ,
Increase playback rate	Ctrl + Shift + .
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration)	Shift + 0..9
Toggle captions on/off	C
Toggle full screen	F
Toggle mute	M
Screen reader support
Verbalise selection	Ctrl + Alt + X
Enable screen reader support Learn more about using Google Slides with a screen reader	Ctrl + Alt + Z Alt + Shift + ~
Enable braille support	Ctrl + Alt + H
Verbalise from cursor location	Ctrl + Alt + R
Announce formatting at cursor location	holding Ctrl + Alt, press A then F

Mac shortcuts

Common actions
New slide	Ctrl + M
Duplicate slide	⌘ + D
Undo	⌘ + z
Redo	⌘ + Y ⌘ + Shift + Z
Copy	⌘ + C
Cut	X
Paste	⌘ + V
Copy formatting of the selected text or shape	⌘ + Option + C
Paste formatting of the selected text or shape	⌘ + Option + V
Insert or edit link	⌘ + K
Open link	Option + Enter
Delete	Delete
Select all	⌘ + A
Select none	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press U, then A
Find	⌘ + F
Find and replace	⌘ + Shift + H
Find again	⌘ + G
Find previous	⌘ + Shift + G
Open…	⌘ + O
Print	⌘ + P
Save Every change is automatically saved in Drive	⌘ + S
Show common keyboard shortcuts	⌘ + /
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus)	Option + / Ctrl + Option + Z Mozilla Firefox: Ctrl + ~
Hide or show menus (compact mode)	Ctrl + Shift + F
Turn on captions while presenting	⌘ + Shift + C
Alt text	⌘ + Option + Y
Filmstrip actions
Move to previous slide	Up arrow
Move to next slide	Down arrow
Move focus to first slide	Fn + Left arrow
Move focus to last slide	Fn + Right arrow
Move slide up	⌘ + Up arrow
Move slide down	⌘ + Down arrow
Move slide to beginning	⌘ + Shift + Up arrow
Move slide to end	⌘ + Shift + Down arrow
Select previous slide	Shift + Up arrow
Select next slide	Shift + Down arrow
Select first slide	Shift + Fn + Left arrow
Select last slide	Shift + Fn + Right arrow
Navigation
Zoom in	⌘ + +
Zoom out	⌘ + -
Zoom 100%	⌘ + 0
Move to filmstrip	⌘ + Option + Shift + F
Move to canvas	⌘ + Option + Shift + C
Open speaker notes panel	⌘ + Option + Shift + S
Change to HTML view of presentation	⌘ + Option + Shift + P
Open animations panel	⌘ + Option + Shift + B
Continue in animation preview	Enter
Open explore tool	⌘ + Option + Shift + I
Define selected word in explore tool	⌘ + Shift + Y
Go to side panel	⌘ + Option + . ⌘ + Option + ,
Open revision history panel	⌘ + Option + Shift + H
Open cell border selection (for tables)	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press E then P
Play the selected video	Enter
Present slides	⌘ + Enter
Present slides from beginning	⌘ + Shift + Enter
Exit the current mode	Esc
Menus
Context menu	⌘ + Shift + \ Shift + F10
File menu	Ctrl + Option + F
Edit menu	Ctrl + Option + E
View menu	Ctrl + Option + V
Insert menu	Ctrl + Option + I
Slide menu	Ctrl + Option + S
Format menu	Ctrl + Option + O
Arrange menu	Ctrl + Option + R
Tools menu	Ctrl + Option + T
Help menu	Ctrl + Option + h
Input tools menu (available in presentations in non-Latin languages)	⌘ + Option + Shift + K
Toggle input controls (available in presentations in non-Latin languages)	⌘ + Shift + K
Comments
Insert comment	⌘ + Option + M
Enter current comment	holding Ctrl + Enter
Move to next comment in the presentation	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then C
Move to previous comment in the presentation	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then C
When focus is on comment, move to next comment	J
When focus is on comment, move to previous comment	K
When focus is on comment, reply to comment	R
When focus is on comment, resolve comment	E
Open comment discussion thread	⌘ + 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
Hide comment	⌘ + Option + Shift + J
Text
Bold	⌘ + B
Italic	⌘ + I
Underline	⌘ + U
Subscript	⌘ + ,
Superscript	⌘ + .
Strikethrough	⌘ + Shift + X
Clear formatting	⌘ + \ (backslash)
Increase font size	⌘ + Shift + >
Decrease font size	⌘ + Shift + <
Left align	⌘ + Shift + L
Right align	⌘ + Shift + R
Centre align	⌘ + Shift + E
Justify	⌘ + Shift + J
Select paragraph above	Option + Shift + Up arrow
Select paragraph below	Option + Shift + Down arrow
Increase indent	⌘ + ]
Decrease indent	⌘ + [
Bulleted list	⌘ + Shift + 8
Numbered list	⌘ + Shift + 7
Select list item	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press E then I
Select list items at current level	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press E then O
Move to next text formatting change	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press N then W
Move to previous text formatting change	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press P then W
Move to next misspelling	⌘ + '
Move to previous misspelling	⌘ + ;
Move and arrange objects
Duplicate	⌘ + D
Group	⌘ + Option + G
Ungroup	⌘ + Option + Shift + G
Send backwards	⌘ + Down arrow
Bring forwards	⌘ + Up arrow
Send to back	⌘ + Shift + Down arrow
Bring to front	⌘ + Shift + Up arrow
Select next shape	Tab
Select previous shape	Shift + Tab
Nudge up, down, left or right	Arrow keys
Nudge one pixel at a time	Shift + Arrow keys
Rotate anticlockwise by 1°	Option + Shift + Left arrow
Rotate clockwise by 1°	Option + Shift + Right arrow
Rotate anticlockwise by 15°	Option + Left arrow
Rotate clockwise by 15°	Option + Right arrow
Resize larger horizontally	⌘ + Ctrl + B
Resize larger vertically	⌘ + Ctrl + I
Resize smaller	⌘ + Ctrl + J
Resize larger	⌘ + Ctrl + K
Resize smaller horizontally	⌘ + Ctrl + W
Exit crop mode	Enter
Suppress guides	⌘ + Move with mouse
Duplicate	Option + Move with mouse
Resize from centre	Option + Resize with mouse
Constrain to vertical or horizontal movements	Shift + Move with mouse
Constrain to object's aspect ratio	Shift + Resize with mouse
Constrain to 15° rotation increments	Shift + Rotate with mouse
Presenting
Stop presenting	Esc
Next	Right arrow
Previous	Left arrow
Go to specific slide (7 followed by Enter goes to slide 7)	Number followed by Enter
First slide	Home
Last slide	End
Open speaker notes	s
Open audience tools	a
Toggle laser pointer	l
Print	⌘ + P
Toggle captions (English only)	⌘ + Shift + C
Toggle full screen	⌘ + Shift + F
Show a blank black slide	B or .
Return to the presentation from a blank black slide	Press any key
Show a blank white slide	W or ,
Return to the presentation from a blank white slide	Press any key
Video player
Toggle play/pause	K
Rewind 10 seconds	U
Fast-forward 10 seconds	O
Previous frame (while paused)	Shift + ,
Next frame (while paused)	Shift + .
Decrease playback rate	⌘ + Shift + ,
Increase playback rate	⌘ + Shift + .
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift + 7 advances to 70% of duration)	Shift + 0..9
Toggle captions on/off	C
Toggle full screen	F
Toggle mute	M
Screen reader support
Verbalise selection	Ctrl + ⌘ + X
Enable screen reader support Learn more about using Google Slides with a screen reader	Option + ⌘ + z
Enable braille support	⌘ + Option + H
Verbalise from cursor location	Ctrl + ⌘ + R
Announce formatting at cursor location	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press A then F

Chrome OS shortcuts

Common actions
New slide	Ctrl + M
Duplicate slide	Ctrl + D
Undo	Ctrl + Z
Redo	Ctrl + Y Ctrl + Shift + Z
Copy	Ctrl + C
Cut	Ctrl + X
Paste	Ctrl + V
Copy formatting of the selected text or shape	Ctrl + Alt + C
Paste formatting of the selected text or shape	Ctrl + Alt + V
Insert or edit link	Ctrl + K
Open link	Alt + Enter
Delete	Backspace
Select all	Ctrl + A
Select none	holding Ctrl + Alt, press U, then A
Find	Ctrl + F
Find and replace	Ctrl + H
Find again	Ctrl + G
Find previous	Ctrl + Shift + G
Open…	Ctrl + O
Print	Ctrl + P
Save Every change is automatically saved in Drive	Ctrl + S
Show common keyboard shortcuts	Ctrl + /
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus)	Alt + / Alt + Z
Hide or show menus (compact mode)	Ctrl + Shift + F
Turn on captions while presenting	Ctrl + Shift + C
Alt text	Ctrl + Alt + Y
Filmstrip actions
Move focus to previous slide	Alt + Up arrow Up arrow
Move focus to next slide	Alt + Down arrow Down arrow
Move focus to first slide	Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow
Move focus to last slide	Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow
Extend selection to previous slide	Shift + Up arrow
Extend selection to next slide	Shift + Down arrow
Move slide up	Ctrl + Up arrow
Move slide down	Ctrl + Down arrow
Move slide to beginning	Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow
Move slide to end	Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow
Navigation
Zoom in	Ctrl + +
Zoom out	Ctrl + -
Zoom 100%	Ctrl + 0
Move to filmstrip	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F
Move to canvas	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C
Open speaker notes panel	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S
Change to HTML view of presentation	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P
Open animations panel	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + B
Continue in animation preview	Enter
Open explore tool	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I
Define selected word in explore tool	Ctrl + Shift + Y
Go to side panel	Alt + Shift + . Alt + Shift + ,
Open cell border selection (for tables)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then P
Present slides	Ctrl + Search + 5
Exit the current mode	Esc
Context menu	Ctrl + Shift + x Shift + F10
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 presentations in non-Latin languages)	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K
Toggle input controls (available in presentations in non-Latin languages)	Ctrl + Shift + K
Comments
Insert comment	Ctrl + Alt + M
Enter current comment	Ctrl + Enter
Move to next comment in the presentation	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N, then C
Move to previous comment in the presentation	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P, then C
When focus is on comment, move to next comment	J
When focus is on comment, move to previous comment	K
When focus is on comment, reply to comment	R
When focus is on comment, resolve comment	E
Open comment discussion thread	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
Hide comment	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + J
Text
Bold	Ctrl + B
Italic	Ctrl + I
Underline	Ctrl + U
Subscript	Ctrl + ,
Superscript	Ctrl + .
Strikethrough	Alt + Shift + 5
Clear formatting	Ctrl + Space Ctrl + \
Increase font size	Ctrl + Shift + >
Decrease font size	Ctrl + Shift + <
Right align	Ctrl + Shift + R
Centre align	Ctrl + Shift + E
Justify	Ctrl + Shift + J
Increase indent	Ctrl + ]
Decrease indent	Ctrl + [
Bulleted list	Ctrl + Shift + 8
Numbered list	Ctrl + Shift + 7
Select list item	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then I
Select list items at current level	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then O
Move to next text formatting change	holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then W
Move to previous text formatting change	holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then W
Move to next misspelling	Ctrl + '
Move to previous misspelling	Ctrl + ;
Move and arrange objects
Duplicate	Ctrl + D
Group	Ctrl + Alt + G
Ungroup	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + G
Send backwards	Ctrl + Down arrow
Bring forwards	Ctrl + Up arrow
Send to back	Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow
Bring to front	Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow
Select next shape	Tab
Select previous shape	Shift + Tab
Nudge up, down, left or right	Arrow keys
Nudge one pixel at a time	Shift + Arrow keys
Rotate anticlockwise by 1°	Alt + Shift + Left arrow
Rotate clockwise by 1°	Alt + Shift + Right arrow
Rotate anticlockwise by 15°	Alt + Left arrow
Rotate clockwise by 15°	Alt + Right arrow
Resize larger horizontally	Ctrl + Alt + B
Resize larger vertically	Ctrl + Alt + I
Resize smaller	Ctrl + Alt + J
Resize larger	Ctrl + Alt + K
Resize smaller vertically	Ctrl + Alt + 9
Resize smaller horizontally	Ctrl + Alt + W
Exit crop mode	Enter
Duplicate	Ctrl + Move with mouse
Resize from centre	Ctrl + Resize with mouse
Constrain to vertical or horizontal movements	Shift + move with mouse
Constrain to object's aspect ratio	Shift + resize with mouse
Constrain to 15° rotation increments	Shift + rotate with mouse
Add to selection	Shift + Click
Presenting
Stop presenting	Esc
Next	Right arrow
Previous	Left arrow
Go to specific slide (7 followed by Enter goes to slide 7)	Number followed by Enter
First slide	Home
Last slide	End
Open speaker notes	s
Open audience tools	a
Toggle laser pointer	l
Print	Ctrl + P
Toggle captions (English only)	Ctrl + Shift + C
Toggle full screen	F11
Show a blank black slide	B or .
Return to the presentation from a blank black slide	Press any key
Show a blank white slide	W or ,
Return to the presentation from a blank white slide	Press any key
Video player
Toggle play/pause	K
Rewind 10 seconds	U
Fast-forward 10 seconds	O
Previous frame (while paused)	Shift + ,
Next frame (while paused)	Shift + .
Decrease playback rate	Ctrl + Shift + ,
Increase playback rate	Ctrl + Shift + .
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration)	Shift + 0..9
Toggle captions on/off	C
Toggle full screen	F
Toggle mute	M
Screen reader support
Verbalise selection	Ctrl + Alt + X
Enable screen reader support Learn more about using Google Slides with a screen reader	Ctrl + Alt + Z Alt + Shift + ~
Enable braille support	Ctrl + Alt + H
Verbalise from cursor location	Ctrl + Alt + R
Announce formatting at cursor location	holding Ctrl + Alt, press A then F

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Google Meet keyboard shortcuts

Note: To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, open Google Meet and in a video meeting and press Shift + ?.

Accessible info (requires screen reader)	Mac	Windows/Chrome OS
Announce who is currently speaking	Ctrl + ⌘ + s	Ctrl + Alt + s
Announce current information about the room	Ctrl + ⌘ + i	Ctrl + Alt + i
Announce recently received reactions	Ctrl + ⌘ + x	Ctrl + Alt + x

Meeting controls	Mac	Windows/Chrome OS
Show or hide captions	c	c
Turn camera on or off	⌘ + e	Ctrl + e
Mute or unmute your microphone	⌘ + d	Ctrl + d
Increase the number of participant tiles	Ctrl + ⌘ + k	Ctrl + Alt + k
Decrease the number of participant tiles	Ctrl + ⌘ + j	Ctrl + Alt + j
Show or hide meeting chat window	Ctrl + ⌘ + c	Ctrl + Alt + c
Show or hide participants	Ctrl + ⌘ + p	Ctrl + Alt + p
Raise or lower your hand	Ctrl + ⌘ + h	Ctrl + Alt + h
Minimise or expand your video	Ctrl + ⌘ + m	Ctrl + Alt + m
Push to talk	Press and hold spacebar	Press and hold spacebar

Meet keyboard shortcuts (Android)

Note: These shortcuts won't be available unless you have connected an external keyboard to your Android device.

Meeting controls	Shortcut
Show or hide captions	C
Turn camera on or off	⌘ + E / Ctrl + E
Mute or unmute your microphone	⌘ + D / Ctrl + D
Show meeting chat window	Ctrl + ⌘ + C / Ctrl + Alt + C
Raise or lower your hand	Ctrl + ⌘ + H / Ctrl + Alt + H

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