Google Docs keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet

Printable cheat sheet covering all 219 Google Docs 2025 keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys, organized by category. Export as PDF or print directly.

All shortcuts

  • Ctrl+B — Bold
  • Ctrl+I — Italic
  • Ctrl+U — Underline
  • Shift+Alt+X — Strikethrough
  • Ctrl+Shift+Period — Superscript
  • Ctrl+Shift+Comma — Subscript
  • Ctrl+Backslash — Clear Formatting
  • Ctrl+Period — Increase Font Size
  • Ctrl+Comma — Decrease Font Size
  • Ctrl+Alt+0 — Apply Normal Text
  • Ctrl+Alt+1 — Apply Heading 1
  • Ctrl+Alt+2 — Apply Heading 2
  • Ctrl+Alt+3 — Apply Heading 3
  • Ctrl+Alt+4 — Apply Heading 4
  • Ctrl+Alt+5 — Apply Heading 5
  • Ctrl+Alt+6 — Apply Heading 6
  • Ctrl+Shift+L — Align Left
  • Ctrl+Shift+E — Align Center
  • Ctrl+Shift+R — Align Right
  • Ctrl+Shift+J — Justify
  • Ctrl+Shift+7 — Numbered List
  • Ctrl+Shift+8 — Bulleted List
  • Ctrl+Shift+9 — Checklist
  • Ctrl+BracketRight — Increase Indent
  • Ctrl+BracketLeft — Decrease Indent
  • Ctrl+Shift+1 — Single Line Spacing
  • Ctrl+Shift+2 — Double Line Spacing
  • Ctrl+Shift+5 — 1.5 Line Spacing
  • Ctrl+Z — Undo
  • Ctrl+Y — Redo
  • Ctrl+Shift+Z — Redo (Alt)
  • Ctrl+X — Cut
  • Ctrl+C — Copy
  • Ctrl+V — Paste
  • Ctrl+Shift+V — Paste Without Formatting
  • Ctrl+A — Select All
  • Ctrl+F — Find
  • Ctrl+H — Find and Replace
  • Ctrl+G — Find Next
  • Ctrl+Shift+G — Find Previous
  • Ctrl+Backspace — Delete Word Before Cursor
  • Ctrl+Delete — Delete Word After Cursor
  • Ctrl+Shift+ArrowLeft — Select Word to the Left
  • Ctrl+Shift+ArrowRight — Select Word to the Right
  • Shift+Home — Select to Beginning of Line
  • Shift+End — Select to End of Line
  • Ctrl+Shift+Home — Select to Beginning of Document
  • Ctrl+Shift+End — Select to End of Document
  • Ctrl+Enter — Insert Page Break
  • Shift+Enter — Insert Line Break (Soft Return)
  • Ctrl+Shift+Space — Insert Non-Breaking Space
  • Ctrl+ArrowLeft — Move Cursor One Word Left
  • Ctrl+ArrowRight — Move Cursor One Word Right
  • Home — Go to Beginning of Line
  • End — Go to End of Line
  • Ctrl+Home — Go to Beginning of Document
  • Ctrl+End — Go to End of Document
  • Ctrl+Alt+BracketRight — Go to Next Heading
  • Ctrl+Alt+BracketLeft — Go to Previous Heading
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+1 — Go to Next Heading 1
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+2 — Go to Next Heading 2
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+3 — Go to Next Heading 3
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+4 — Go to Next Heading 4
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+5 — Go to Next Heading 5
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+6 — Go to Next Heading 6
  • Ctrl+Alt+1 — Go to Previous Heading 1
  • Ctrl+Alt+O — Go to Next List
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+O — Go to Previous List
  • Ctrl+Quote — Go to Next Misspelling
  • Ctrl+Shift+Quote — Go to Previous Misspelling
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+A — Open Document Outline
  • Ctrl+K — Insert / Edit Link
  • Alt+Enter — Open Link
  • Ctrl+Alt+M — Insert Comment
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+M — Open Discussion Thread
  • Ctrl+Alt+F — Insert Footnote
  • Ctrl+Alt+B — Insert Bookmark
  • Ctrl+Alt+H — Insert / Move to Header
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F — Insert / Move to Footer
  • Ctrl+Alt+E — Insert Equation
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+P — Insert Special Characters
  • Ctrl+Alt+L — Insert Horizontal Line
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+ArrowUp — Insert Table Row Above
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+ArrowDown — Insert Table Row Below
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+ArrowLeft — Insert Table Column to the Left
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+ArrowRight — Insert Table Column to the Right
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Backspace — Delete Table Row
  • Ctrl+Alt+Delete — Delete Table Column
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Delete — Delete Table
  • Ctrl+Alt+Home — Move to Start of Table
  • Ctrl+Alt+End — Move to End of Table
  • Tab — Move to Next Table Cell
  • Shift+Tab — Move to Previous Table Cell
  • Ctrl+Alt+P — Move to Start of Table Cell
  • Ctrl+Alt+D — Move to End of Table Cell
  • Ctrl+Alt+ArrowDown — Move to Next Table Row
  • Ctrl+Alt+ArrowUp — Move to Previous Table Row
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E — Select Table Column
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+R — Select Table Row
  • Ctrl+P — Print
  • Ctrl+O — Open File
  • Ctrl+S — Save (All Changes Saved to Drive)
  • Ctrl+Shift+S — Make a Copy
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+H — Open Version History
  • Ctrl+Shift+C — Word Count
  • Ctrl+Shift+S — Voice Typing
  • Alt+Slash — Search the Menus
  • Ctrl+Slash — Open Help Menu / Search Commands
  • Alt+F — Open File Menu
  • Alt+E — Open Edit Menu
  • Alt+V — Open View Menu
  • Alt+I — Open Insert Menu
  • Alt+O — Open Format Menu
  • Alt+T — Open Tools Menu
  • Alt+B — Open Table Menu
  • Alt+H — Open Help Menu
  • Alt+A — Open Accessibility Menu
  • Ctrl+Shift+F2 — Open Context Menu
  • Ctrl+Alt+Z — Enable Screen Reader Support
  • Ctrl+Shift+M — Show Editor Chat
  • Ctrl+Alt+J — Navigate to Next Comment
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+J — Navigate to Previous Comment
  • Ctrl+Alt+E — Resolve Current Comment
  • Escape — Dismiss / Close Popup
  • PageUp — Page Up
  • PageDown — Page Down
  • Alt+ArrowUp — Scroll Up
  • Alt+ArrowDown — Scroll Down
  • Ctrl+Alt+C — Copy Formatting (Paint Format)
  • Ctrl+Alt+V — Paste Formatting (Paint Format)
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+X — Toggle Suggesting Mode
  • Ctrl+Shift+F7 — Toggle Compact Controls
  • Ctrl+Equal — Zoom In
  • Ctrl+Minus — Zoom Out
  • F11 — Toggle Fullscreen
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+R — Show / Hide Ruler
  • Tab — Insert Tab Character
  • Ctrl+Shift+ArrowUp — Select to Previous Paragraph
  • Ctrl+Shift+ArrowDown — Select to Next Paragraph
  • Ctrl+ArrowUp — Move to Previous Paragraph
  • Ctrl+ArrowDown — Move to Next Paragraph
  • Ctrl+Shift+Enter — Repeat Find (in Find Bar)
  • Ctrl+Shift+D — Define Selected Word (Dictionary)
  • Ctrl+Alt+S — Open Spelling Suggestions
  • Ctrl+Shift+F — Hide the menus (compact mode)
  • Ctrl+Space — Clear text formatting
  • Ctrl+Alt+Y — Alt text
  • Ctrl+Alt+K — Resize larger
  • Ctrl+Alt+I — Resize larger vertically
  • Ctrl+Alt+W — Resize smaller horizontally
  • Ctrl+Alt+Q — Resize smaller vertically
  • Alt+ArrowRight — Rotate clockwise by 15°
  • Alt+ArrowLeft — Rotate counterclockwise by 15°
  • Shift+Alt+ArrowLeft — Rotate counterclockwise by 1°
  • Shift+Alt+ArrowRight — Rotate clockwise by 1°
  • Shift+Escape — Close drawing editor
  • Ctrl+Alt+E — Move to current footnote
  • Ctrl+Alt+N — Move to next footnote
  • Ctrl+Alt+P — Move to previous footnote
  • Ctrl+Shift+X — Context (right-click) menu
  • Shift+Alt+F — File menu
  • Shift+Alt+E — Edit menu
  • Shift+Alt+V — View menu
  • Shift+Alt+I — Insert menu
  • Shift+Alt+O — Format menu
  • Shift+Alt+T — Tools menu
  • Shift+Alt+H — Help menu
  • Shift+Alt+A — Accessibility menu
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+K — Input Tools menu (available in documents in non-Latin languages)
  • Shift+ArrowLeft — Extend selection one character
  • Shift+ArrowUp — Extend selection one line
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E — Select current list item
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E — Select all list items at current level
  • Ctrl+Alt+X — Speak selection
  • Ctrl+Alt+R — Speak from cursor location
  • Ctrl+Alt+A — Announce cursor location
  • Ctrl+Alt+A — Announce formatting at cursor location
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T — Speak the table column and row header
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T — Speak the table cell location
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T — Speak the table row header
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T — Speak the table column header
  • Ctrl+Alt+A — Show document outline
  • Ctrl+Alt+N — Move to next heading
  • Ctrl+Alt+P — Move to previous heading
  • Ctrl+Alt+N — Move to next graphic (image or drawing)
  • Ctrl+Alt+P — Move to previous graphic (image or drawing)
  • Ctrl+Alt+N — Move to next list
  • Ctrl+Alt+P — Move to previous list
  • Ctrl+Alt+N — Move to next item in the current list
  • Ctrl+Alt+P — Move to previous item in the current list
  • Ctrl+Alt+N — Move to next link
  • Ctrl+Alt+P — Move to previous link
  • Ctrl+Alt+N — Move to next bookmark
  • Ctrl+Alt+P — Move to previous bookmark
  • Ctrl+Alt+N — Move to next formatting change
  • Ctrl+Alt+P — Move to previous formatting change
  • Ctrl+Alt+N — Move to next edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)
  • Ctrl+Alt+P — Move to previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T — Move to the start of the table
  • Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T — Move to the end of the table

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Related pages

  • Google Docs shortcuts
  • Google Docs cheat sheet
  • Learn Google Docs shortcuts
  • All Code & Text apps