Google Docs Shortcuts

1. Navigate Google Docs
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
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
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+16 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
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
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
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 16* Move to next heading 1-6
Ctrl+Alt+p then h* Move to previous heading
Ctrl+Alt+p then 16* 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
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
j Select next
k Select previous
u or Escape Close discussion view
e Resolve
Shift+Enter or Ctrl+Enter Submit comment

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