Keyboard Shortcuts

Chrome Shortcuts that work in most popular browsers, Google docs, and many other applications.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Common actions
Copy Ctrl + c
Cut Ctrl + x
Paste Ctrl + v
Paste without formatting Ctrl + Shift + v
Undo Ctrl + z
Redo Ctrl + Shift + z
Insert or edit link Ctrl + k
Open link Alt + Enter
Show common keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + /
Save
Every change is automatically saved in Drive
Ctrl + s
Print Ctrl + p
Open Ctrl + o
Find Ctrl + f
Find and replace Ctrl + h
Find again Ctrl + g
Find previous Ctrl + Shift + g
Hide the menus (compact mode) Ctrl + Shift + f
Insert page break Ctrl + Enter
Search the menus Alt + /
Alt + Shift + z

Google Chrome: Alt + z
Repeat last action Ctrl + y
Switch to editing Ctrl + Alt + Shift + z
Switch to suggesting Ctrl + Alt + Shift + x
Switch to viewing Ctrl + Alt + Shift + c
Text formatting
Bold Ctrl + b
Italicize Ctrl + i
Underline Ctrl + u
Strikethrough Alt + Shift + 5
Superscript Ctrl + .
Subscript Ctrl + ,
Copy text formatting Ctrl + Alt + c
Paste text formatting Ctrl + Alt + v
Clear text formatting Ctrl + \
Ctrl + Space
Increase font size Ctrl + Shift + .
Decrease font size Ctrl + Shift + ,
Paragraph formatting
Increase paragraph indentation Ctrl + ]
Decrease paragraph indentation Ctrl + [
Apply normal text style Ctrl + Alt + 0
Apply heading style [1-6] Ctrl + Alt + [1-6]
Left align Ctrl + Shift + l
Center align Ctrl + Shift + e
Right align Ctrl + Shift + r
Justify Ctrl + Shift + j
Numbered list Ctrl + Shift + 7
Bulleted list Ctrl + Shift + 8
Checklist Ctrl + Shift + 9
Move paragraph up/down Ctrl + Shift + Up/down arrow
Images and drawings
Alt text Ctrl + Alt + y
Resize larger Ctrl + Alt + k
Resize larger horizontally Ctrl + Alt + b
Resize larger vertically Ctrl + Alt + i
Resize smaller Ctrl + Alt + j
Resize smaller horizontally Ctrl + Alt + w
Resize smaller vertically Ctrl + Alt + q
Rotate clockwise by 15° Alt + Right arrow
Rotate counterclockwise by 15° Alt + Left arrow
Rotate counterclockwise by 1° Alt + Shift + Left arrow
Rotate clockwise by 1° Alt + Shift + Right arrow
Close drawing editor Shift + Esc
Comments and footnotes
Insert comment Ctrl + Alt + m
Open discussion thread Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a
Enter current comment holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then c
Insert footnote Ctrl + Alt + f
Move to current footnote holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then f
Move to next footnote holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then f
Move to previous footnote holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then f
Move to next suggestion holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then u
Move to previous suggestion holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then u
Review suggested edits holding Ctrl + Alt, press o then u
Move to next comment holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then c
Move to previous comment holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then c
Open comment history Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a
Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments
Reply to current comment R
Move to next comment J
Move to previous comment K
Resolve current comment E
Exit current comment U
Menus
Context (right-click) menu Ctrl + Shift + x
Ctrl + Shift + \
Shift + F10
File menu in Google Chrome: Alt + f
other browsers: Alt + Shift + f
Edit menu in Google Chrome: Alt + e
other browsers: Alt + Shift + e
View menu in Google Chrome: Alt + v
other browsers: Alt + Shift + v
Insert menu in Google Chrome: Alt + i
other browsers: Alt + Shift + i
Format menu in Google Chrome: Alt + o
other browsers: Alt + Shift + o
Tools menu in Google Chrome: Alt + t
other browsers: Alt + Shift + t
Help menu in Google Chrome: Alt + h
other browsers: Alt + Shift + h
Accessibility menu
(present when screen reader support is enabled)
in Google Chrome: Alt + a
other browsers: Alt + Shift + a
Input Tools menu
(available in documents in non-Latin languages)
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + k
Show your browser’s context menu Shift + right-click
Text selection with keyboard
Select all Ctrl + a
Select none holding Ctrl + Alt, press u then a
Extend selection one character Shift + Left/right arrow
Extend selection one line Shift + Up/down arrow
Extend selection one word Ctrl + Shift + Left/right arrow
Extend selection to the beginning of the line Shift + Home
Extend selection to the end of the line Shift + End
Extend selection to the beginning of the document Ctrl + Shift + Home
Extend selection to the end of the document Ctrl + Shift + End
Select current list item holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then i
Select all list items at current level holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then o
Select multiple sections of text After selecting one section of text, Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left/right arrow. Use left/right arrow to move to a separate section of text you also want to select.
Text selection with mouse
Select word Double-click
Extend selection one word at a time Double-click + drag
Select paragraph Triple-click
Extend selection one paragraph at a time Triple-click + drag