Google Slides keyboard shortcuts
Google Slides is for building a slide deck you can share by link and present from any browser. Its shortcuts add, duplicate, and reorder slides, move through the filmstrip, start presenting or open speaker notes, style text, and add alt text to images.
Windows, macOS · 38 shortcutsSlide editing
Create, duplicate, delete, and arrange slides while working in the Slides editor.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Create a new slide | Windows / macOSCtrl + M |
| Duplicate a slide | WindowsCtrl + D macOSCmd + D |
| Delete the selected object or slide | Windows / macOSDelete |
| Select all | WindowsCtrl + A macOSCmd + A |
| Undo | WindowsCtrl + Z macOSCmd + Z |
| Redo | WindowsCtrl + Y macOSCmd + Shift + Z |
| Copy | WindowsCtrl + C macOSCmd + C |
| Cut | WindowsCtrl + X macOSCmd + X |
| Paste | WindowsCtrl + V macOSCmd + V |
| Copy formatting | WindowsCtrl + Alt + C macOSCmd + Option + C |
| Paste formatting | WindowsCtrl + Alt + V macOSCmd + Option + V |
| Insert a link | WindowsCtrl + K macOSCmd + K |
Filmstrip and presenting
Move through the slide filmstrip, change zoom, and open presentation or speaker-note controls.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Select the previous slide | WindowsPage Up macOSUp |
| Select the next slide | WindowsPage Down macOSDown |
| Select the first slide | WindowsHome macOSFn + Left |
| Select the last slide | WindowsEnd macOSFn + Right |
| Move a slide up | WindowsCtrl + Up macOSCmd + Up |
| Move a slide down | WindowsCtrl + Down macOSCmd + Down |
| Move a slide to the beginning | WindowsCtrl + Shift + Up macOSCmd + Shift + Up |
| Move a slide to the end | WindowsCtrl + Shift + Down macOSCmd + Shift + Down |
| Zoom in | WindowsCtrl + = macOSCmd + = |
| Zoom out | WindowsCtrl + - macOSCmd + - |
| Reset zoom | WindowsCtrl + 0 macOSCmd + 0 |
| Toggle captions while presenting | WindowsCtrl + Shift + C macOSCmd + Shift + C |
| Open speaker notes | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Shift + S macOSCmd + Option + Shift + S |
| Open the animation panel | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Shift + B macOSCmd + Option + Shift + B |
Text and accessibility
Find text, apply common styles, and add alternative text while editing a slide.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Bold text | WindowsCtrl + B macOSCmd + B |
| Italicize text | WindowsCtrl + I macOSCmd + I |
| Underline text | WindowsCtrl + U macOSCmd + U |
| Apply superscript | WindowsCtrl + . macOSCmd + . |
| Apply subscript | WindowsCtrl + , macOSCmd + , |
| Open the tool finder | WindowsAlt + / macOSOption + / |
| Show keyboard shortcuts | WindowsCtrl + / macOSCmd + / |
| Add alternative text | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Y macOSCmd + Option + Y |
Source
official Google Slides keyboard shortcuts · Checked
Google publishes PC and Mac columns for Slides. Commands such as filmstrip movement and speaker notes require focus in the matching Slides area, while formatting commands apply to selected text or objects.