Google Docs keyboard shortcuts
Google Docs is a word processor in your browser, where several people can write and comment on the same file. Its shortcuts open, find, and print, move text through the clipboard, format characters and paragraphs, and add or step through comments.
Windows, macOS · 49 shortcutsDocument commands
Open, print, save, find, and inspect a document without leaving the Google Docs editor.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Open a document | WindowsCtrl + O macOSCmd + O |
| Print the document | WindowsCtrl + P macOSCmd + P |
| Save the document | WindowsCtrl + S macOSCmd + S |
| Show keyboard shortcuts | WindowsCtrl + / macOSCmd + / |
| Find text | WindowsCtrl + F macOSCmd + F |
| Find and replace | WindowsCtrl + H macOSCmd + Shift + H |
| Find the next match | WindowsCtrl + G macOSCmd + G |
| Find the previous match | WindowsCtrl + Shift + G macOSCmd + Shift + G |
| Open the tool finder | WindowsAlt + / macOSOption + / |
| Toggle compact menus | Windows / macOSCtrl + Shift + F |
| Insert a page break | WindowsCtrl + Enter macOSCmd + Enter |
Editing and clipboard
Move text through the clipboard, undo edits, and change the current editing mode from the keyboard.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Copy | WindowsCtrl + C macOSCmd + C |
| Cut | WindowsCtrl + X macOSCmd + X |
| Paste | WindowsCtrl + V macOSCmd + V |
| Paste without formatting | WindowsCtrl + Shift + V macOSCmd + Shift + V |
| Undo | WindowsCtrl + Z macOSCmd + Z |
| Redo | WindowsCtrl + Shift + Z macOSCmd + Shift + Z |
| Use Editing mode | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Shift + Z macOSCmd + Option + Shift + Z |
| Use Suggesting mode | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Shift + X macOSCmd + Option + Shift + X |
| Use Viewing mode | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Shift + C macOSCmd + Option + Shift + C |
Formatting
Apply character and paragraph formatting while selected text or the current paragraph has focus.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Bold text | WindowsCtrl + B macOSCmd + B |
| Italicize text | WindowsCtrl + I macOSCmd + I |
| Underline text | WindowsCtrl + U macOSCmd + U |
| Strike through text | WindowsAlt + Shift + 5 macOSCmd + Shift + X |
| Apply superscript | WindowsCtrl + . macOSCmd + . |
| Apply subscript | WindowsCtrl + , macOSCmd + , |
| Clear text formatting | WindowsCtrl + \ macOSCmd + \ |
| Increase paragraph indent | WindowsCtrl + ] macOSCmd + ] |
| Decrease paragraph indent | WindowsCtrl + [ macOSCmd + [ |
| Apply normal text style | WindowsCtrl + Alt + 0 macOSCmd + Option + 0 |
| Apply Heading 1 | WindowsCtrl + Alt + 1 macOSCmd + Option + 1 |
| Apply Heading 2 | WindowsCtrl + Alt + 2 macOSCmd + Option + 2 |
| Apply Heading 3 | WindowsCtrl + Alt + 3 macOSCmd + Option + 3 |
| Apply Heading 4 | WindowsCtrl + Alt + 4 macOSCmd + Option + 4 |
| Apply Heading 5 | WindowsCtrl + Alt + 5 macOSCmd + Option + 5 |
| Apply Heading 6 | WindowsCtrl + Alt + 6 macOSCmd + Option + 6 |
| Align left | WindowsCtrl + Shift + L macOSCmd + Shift + L |
| Align center | WindowsCtrl + Shift + E macOSCmd + Shift + E |
| Align right | WindowsCtrl + Shift + R macOSCmd + Shift + R |
| Justify the paragraph | WindowsCtrl + Shift + J macOSCmd + Shift + J |
| Apply a numbered list | WindowsCtrl + Shift + 7 macOSCmd + Shift + 7 |
| Apply a bulleted list | WindowsCtrl + Shift + 8 macOSCmd + Shift + 8 |
| Apply a checklist | WindowsCtrl + Shift + 9 macOSCmd + Shift + 9 |
Comments and links
Add comments, open linked content, and navigate comment threads while collaborating in a document.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Insert a link | WindowsCtrl + K macOSCmd + K |
| Open a selected link | WindowsAlt + Enter macOSOption + Enter |
| Add a comment | WindowsCtrl + Alt + M macOSCmd + Option + M |
| Open comment history | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Shift + A macOSCmd + Option + Shift + A |
| Move to the next comment | WindowsCtrl + Alt + N then C macOSCtrl + Cmd + N then C |
| Move to the previous comment | WindowsCtrl + Alt + P then C macOSCtrl + Cmd + P then C |
Source
official Google Docs keyboard shortcuts · Checked
Google publishes separate PC and Mac columns for Docs. These commands apply while a document or its editor has focus. Browser, screen-reader, and Chromebook tables are outside this desktop record.