90+ Google Docs Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows and Mac: What to Know

If you use Google Docs every day on your computer, it's imperative that you learn its keyboard shortcuts to increase productivity. Whether you want to format text, check word count, or add media content, Google Docs has a great set of keyboard shortcuts to do almost anything without a mouse.

Key Takeaways About Shortcut List

If you use Google Docs every day on your computer, it's imperative that you learn its keyboard shortcuts to increase productivity.
Whether you want to format text, check word count, or add media content, Google Docs has a great set of keyboard shortcuts to do almost anything without a mouse.
To help you, TipsMake.com has compiled a list of the best Google Docs keyboard shortcuts for Windows and Mac.

To help you, TipsMake.com has compiled a list of the best Google Docs keyboard shortcuts for Windows and Mac.

Google Docs Keyboard Shortcuts

Act	Shortcuts for Windows	Keyboard shortcuts for Mac
Edit documents
Copy selection	Ctrl + C	Cmd + C
Paste the copied item	Ctrl + V	Cmd + V
Cut selection	Ctrl + X	Cmd + X
Undo changes	Ctrl + Z	Cmd + Z
Redo the changes	Ctrl + Shift + Z	Cmd + Shift + Z
Open a file	Ctrl + O	Cmd + O
Close open dialog boxes	Escape	Escape
Delete a word	Ctrl + Backspace	Cmd + Backspace
See word count	Ctrl + Shift + C	Cmd + Shift + C
Insert link	Ctrl + K	Cmd + K
Insert a page break	Ctrl + Enter	Cmd + Return
Find in the text	Ctrl + F	Cmd + F
Find and replace	Ctrl + H	Cmd + H
View context menu (right click action)	Ctrl + Shift +	Cmd + Shift +
Text format
Bold selected text	Ctrl + B	Cmd + B
Italicize selected text	Ctrl + I	Cmd + I
Underline selected text	Ctrl + U	Cmd + U
Paste plain text without formatting	Ctrl + Shift + V	Cmd + Shift + V
Left align text	Ctrl + Shift + L	Cmd + Shift + L
Center the text	Ctrl + Shift + E	Cmd + Shift + E
Right-align text	Ctrl + Shift + R	Cmd + Shift + R
Adjust text	Ctrl + Shift + J	Cmd + Shift + J
Copy format	Ctrl + Alt + C	Cmd + Option + C
Paste formatting	Ctrl + Alt + V	Cmd + Option + V
Delete formatting	Ctrl +	Cmd+
Strike through text	Alt + Shift + 5	Option + Shift + 5
Return body text to normal	Ctrl + Alt + 0	Cmd + Option +0
Headings H1-H6	Ctrl + Alt + [1-6]	Cmd + Option + [1-6]
Add numbered list	Ctrl + Shift + 7	Cmd + Shift + 7
Add bulleted lists	Ctrl + Shift + 8	Cmd + Shift + 8
Add checklist	Ctrl + Shift + 9	Cmd + Shift + 9
Text selection
Select all text	Ctrl + A	Cmd + A
Deselect all	Ctrl + Alt (hold), press U then A	Cmd + Option (hold), press U then A
Expand the text selection by one word	Ctrl + Shift + Left/Right Arrow	Cmd + Shift + Left/Right Arrow
Extend the text selection by one line	Shift + Up/Down Arrow	Shift + Up/Down Arrow
Extend text selection to the beginning of the line	Shift + Home	Shift + Fn + Left Arrow
Extend the text selection by one paragraph	Ctrl + Shift + Up/Down Arrow	Option + Shift + Up/Down arrow
Extend text selection to the end of the line	Shift + End	Shift + Fn + Right Arrow
Extends text selection to the beginning of the document	Ctrl + Shift + Home	Cmd + Shift + Up Arrow
Extend text selection to the end of the document	Ctrl + Shift + End	Cmd + Shift + Down Arrow
Select multiple pieces of text	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left/Right Arrow	Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + Left/Right Arrow
Select the current list item	Ctrl + Alt + Shift (gi?), nh?n E r?i nh?n I	Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (gi?), nh?n E r?i nh?n I
Ch?n t?t c? c�c m?c danh s�ch ? c?p ?? hi?n t?i	Ctrl + Alt + Shift (gi?), nh?n E r?i O	Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (gi?), nh?n E r?i O
Ng? ph�p v� Ch�nh t?
M? c�ng c? ch�nh t?/ng? ph�p	Ctrl + Alt + X	Cmd + Option + X
Chuy?n sang l?i ch�nh t? ti?p theo	Ctrl + '	Cmd + '
Di chuy?n ??n l?i ch�nh t? tr??c ?�	Ctrl + ;	Cmd + ;
M? t? ?i?n	Ctrl + Shift + Y	Cmd + Shift + Y
Nh?n x�t
Ch�n nh?n x�t	Ctrl + Alt + M	Cmd + Option + M
Tr? l?i b�nh lu?n hi?n t?i	R	R
Chuy?n ??n b�nh lu?n ti?p theo	J	J
Di chuy?n ??n b�nh lu?n tr??c ?�	K	K
Gi?i quy?t b�nh lu?n hi?n t?i	E	E
Tho�t kh?i b�nh lu?n hi?n t?i	U	U
Media v� b?n v?
Th�m v?n b?n thay th? v�o h�nh ?nh	Ctrl + Alt + Y	Cmd + Option + Y
Thay ??i k�ch th??c media th�nh l?n h?n	Ctrl + Alt + K	Cmd + Option + K
Thay ??i k�ch th??c media th�nh nh? h?n	Ctrl + Alt + J	Cmd + Option + J
Thay ??i k�ch th??c media th�nh l?n h?n theo chi?u ngang	Ctrl + Alt + B	Cmd + Option + B
Thay ??i k�ch th??c media th�nh l?n h?n theo chi?u d?c	Ctrl + Alt + I	Cmd + Option + I
Thay ??i k�ch th??c media th�nh nh? h?n theo chi?u ngang	Ctrl + Alt + W	Cmd + Option + W
Thay ??i k�ch th??c media th�nh nh? h?n theo chi?u d?c	Ctrl + Alt + Q	Cmd + Option + Q
Xoay media theo chi?u kim ??ng h? 15�	Alt + M?i t�n tr�i	Option + M?i t�n tr�i
Xoay media ng??c chi?u kim ??ng h? 15�	Alt + M?i t�n ph?i	Option + M?i t�n ph?i
Xoay media theo chi?u kim ??ng h? 1�	Alt + Shift + M?i t�n ph?i	Option + Shift + M?i t�n ph?i
Xoay media ng??c chi?u kim ??ng h? 1�	Alt + Shift + M?i t�n tr�i	Option + Shift + M?i t�n tr�i
?i?u h??ng b?ng
Di chuy?n v? ??u b?ng	Ctrl + Alt + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i S	Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i S
Di chuy?n ??n cu?i b?ng	Ctrl + Alt + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i D	Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i D
Di chuy?n ??n c?t ??u b?ng	Ctrl + Alt + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i I	Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i nh?n I
Di chuy?n ??n cu?i c?t trong b?ng	Ctrl + Alt + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i K	Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i K
Di chuy?n ??n c?t b?ng ti?p theo	Ctrl + Alt + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i B	Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i B
Di chuy?n ??n c?t b?ng tr??c	Ctrl + Alt + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i V	Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i V
Di chuy?n v? ??u h�ng c?a b?ng	Ctrl + Alt + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i J	Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i J
Di chuy?n ??n cu?i h�ng c?a b?ng	Ctrl + Alt + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i L	Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i L
Di chuy?n ??n h�ng b?ng ti?p theo	Ctrl + Alt + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i M	Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i M
Di chuy?n ??n h�ng b?ng tr??c ?�	Ctrl + Alt + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i G	Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i G
Tho�t kh?i b?ng	Ctrl + Alt + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i E	Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (gi?), nh?n T r?i E
Chuy?n sang b?ng ti?p theo	Ctrl + Alt + Shift (gi?), nh?n N r?i T	Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (gi?), nh?n N r?i T
Di chuy?n ??n b?ng tr??c	Ctrl + Alt + Shift (gi?), nh?n P r?i T	Ctrl + Cmd + Shift (gi?), nh?n P r?i T
Menu
M? menu File	Alt + F (Chrome) / Alt + Shift + F (C�c tr�nh duy?t kh�c)	Ctrl + Option + F
M? menu Edit	Alt + E (Chrome) / Alt + Shift + E (C�c tr�nh duy?t kh�c)	Ctrl + Option + E
M? menu View	Alt + V (Chrome) / Alt + Shift + E (C�c tr�nh duy?t kh�c)	Ctrl + Option + V
V�o menu Tools (ch? ho?t ??ng khi b?t h? tr? tr�nh ??c m�n h�nh)	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K	Cmd + Option + Shift + K
M? menu Insert	Alt + I (Chrome) / Alt + Shift + I (C�c tr�nh duy?t kh�c)	Ctrl + Option + I
M? menu Format	Alt + O (Chrome) / Alt + Shift + O (C�c tr�nh duy?t kh�c)	Ctrl + Option + O
M? menu Tools	Alt + T (Chrome) / Alt + Shift + T (C�c tr�nh duy?t kh�c)	Ctrl + Option + T
M? menu Help	Alt + H (Chrome) / Alt + Shift + H (C�c tr�nh duy?t kh�c)	Ctrl + Option + H
M? menu Accessibility	Alt + A (Chrome) / Alt + Shift + A (C�c tr�nh duy?t kh�c)	Ctrl + Option + A
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Kh?i ch?y t�nh n?ng nh?p b?ng gi?ng n�i	Ctrl + Shift + S	Cmd + Shift + S
M? l?ch s? s?a ??i	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H	Cmd + Option + Shift + H
Kh?i ch?y c�ng c? Explorer	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I	Cmd + Option + Shift + I
Di chuy?n ti�u ?i?m ra kh?i v�ng ch?nh s?a/v?n b?n t�i li?u	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + M	Cmd + Option + Shift + M
Xem th�ng tin nh�m	Alt + M?i t�n ph?i	Option + M?i t�n ph?i

FAQ

What is the main update about Shortcut List?

If you use Google Docs every day on your computer, it's imperative that you learn its keyboard shortcuts to increase productivity.

Why does Shortcut List matter?

Whether you want to format text, check word count, or add media content, Google Docs has a great set of keyboard shortcuts to do almost anything without a mouse.