Shortcut keys for Google Docs
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Arnab Ghosh
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Shortcut keys for Google Docs
| 1. Navigate Google Docs |
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| Arrow Left/Arrow Right | Jump one character to the left / to the right |
| Ctrl+Arrow Left/Ctrl+Arrow Right | Jump one word to the left / to the right |
| End/Home | Jump to the end of a line / beginning of a line |
| Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Jump one line down / one line down |
| Ctrl+Arrow Down/Ctrl+Arrow Up | Jump one paragraph down / one paragraph up |
| Page Down/Page Up | Jump one screen down/ one screen up |
| Ctrl+End/Ctrl+Home | Jump to end / to beginning of document |
| 2. Select Text |
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| Shift+Arrow Right/Shift+Arrow Left | Extend selection one character to the right / to the left |
| Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Right/Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Left | Extend selection one word to the right / to the left |
| Shift+End/Shift+Home | Extend selection to the end / to beginning of a line |
| Shift+Arrow Down/Shift+Arrow Up | Extend selection one line down / one line up |
| Shift+Page Down/Shift+Page Up | Extend selection one screen down / one screen up |
| Ctrl+Shift+End/Ctrl+Shift+Home | Extend selection to end / to beginning of document |
| Ctrl+A | Extend selection to entire document / select all |
| 3. Format Text |
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| Ctrl+B | Bold |
| Ctrl+I | Italicize |
| Ctrl+U | Underline |
| Ctrl+. | Superscript |
| Ctrl+, | Subscript |
| Ctrl+Alt+C | Copy formatting |
| Ctrl+Alt+V | Paste formatting |
| Ctrl+\ | Clear formatting (or Ctrl+Space) |
| Ctrl+Alt+0 (zero) | Normal paragraph style |
| Ctrl+Alt+1 … 6 | Header style 1 … Header style 6 |
| Ctrl+Shift+L | Left alignment |
| Ctrl+Shift+E | Center alignment |
| Ctrl+Shift+R | Right alignment |
| Ctrl+Shift+J | Full justify |
| Ctrl+Shift+7 | Numbered list |
| Ctrl+Shift+8 | Bulleted list |
| 4. Manage Google Docs |
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| Alt+Shift+F | Move focus to menu bar |
| Ctrl+P | Print |
| Ctrl+S | Save |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Compact controls |
| Shift+right-click | Show your browser’s right-click options |
| Shift+Esc | Chat |
| 5. Edit Documents |
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| Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V | Cut, Copy, Paste |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo |
| Tab | Increase paragraph indentation |
| Shift+Tab | Decrease paragraph indentation |
| Ctrl+K | Insert link |
| Ctrl+Shift+Y | Get definitions |
| Ctrl+Alt+F | Insert footnote |
| Ctrl+F | Find |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Word count |
| 6. Jump to Sections within Documents |
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| Ctrl+Alt+o then h* | Move to header. Press Escape to leave header |
| Ctrl+Alt+o, then f* | Move to footer. Press Escape to leave footer |
| Ctrl+Alt+n then h* | Move to next heading |
| Ctrl+Alt+n then 1…6* | Move to next heading 1-6 |
| Ctrl+Alt+p then h* | Move to previous heading |
| Ctrl+Alt+p then 1…6* | Move to previous heading 1-6 |
| Ctrl+Alt+f then E | Move to current footnote |
| Ctrl+; | Move to next misspelling |
| *Keep CTRL+ALT pressed after first letter |
| 7. Comment View |
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| Ctrl+Alt+P | Open discussion view |
| Ctrl+Alt+M | Insert comment |
| J | Select next comment |
| K | Select previous comment |
| E | Resolve comment |
| Esc | Move focus outside of input box |
| K | Select previous |
| Shift+Enter or Ctrl+Enter | Submit comment |
| 8. Discussion View |
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| J | Select next |
| K | Select previous |
| u or Escape | Close discussion view |
| E | Resolve |
| Shift+Enter or Ctrl+Enter | Submit comment |
| 9. Comment Box Shortcuts |
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| _text_ | Add ‘_’ before and after phrase to make text in comment italic |
| *text* | Add ‘*’ before and after phrase to make text in comment bold |
| -text- | Add ‘-‘ before and after phrase to make text in comment strike-through |
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