But Google Docs does not have as many features as Microsoft Office Word , but it still supports a number of keyboard shortcuts to help users manipulate faster and more efficiently. The following article summarizes keyboard shortcuts on Google Docs .
Summary of shortcuts on Google Docs
1. Basic keyboard shortcuts
- Ctrl + C : Copy text operation similar to Copy .
- Ctrl + X : Cut selected text to clipboard.
- Ctrl + V : Quickly paste the copied text corresponding to Paste .
- Ctrl + Z : Undo operation returns to the previous text without editing.
- Ctrl + Shift + Z : Redo action returns to the previous operation.
- Ctrl + K : Allow insert new links or edit links.
- Alt + Enter : Open an attachment link on a document.
- Ctrl + / : Display all keyboard shortcuts.
- Ctrl + S : Quickly save documents.
- Ctrl + P : Print command.
- Ctrl + O : Quickly open an existing file.
- Ctrl + F : Open the Find dialog box .
- Ctrl + H : Open the Replace dialog box .
- Ctrl + G : Quickly find the page number.
- Ctrl + Shift + G : Quickly find the previous page number.
- Ctrl + Shift + F : Hide or press 2 times to perform menu bar.
- Ctrl + Enter : Break a new page.
- Alt + / n or Alt + Shift + Z : Search operation on menu.
- Alt + Z : Manipulate menu search on Google Chorme browser.
2. The shortcut format text
- Ctrl + B : Make bold format.
- Ctrl + I : Make italic format.
- Ctrl + U : Underline the selected text.
- Alt + Shift + 5 : Perform the strikethrough selected.
- Ctrl + " . ": Perform indexing on.
- Ctrl + " , ": Perform indexing below.
- Ctrl + Alt + C : Perform formatting copy.
- Ctrl + Alt + V : Perform paste the corresponding format has just selected.
- Ctrl + or Ctrl + Space : Delete the current format.
- Ctrl + Shift + > : Increase the font size compared to the current font size.
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3. Shortcuts for paragraph formatting
- Ctrl + ] : Increase the space from the beginning of the line to the first letter of the beginning of that line.
- Ctrl + [ : Decrease the distance from the beginning of the line to the first letter of the beginning of that line.
- Ctrl + Alt + 0 : Delete the selected format back to the original default format.
- Ctrl + Alt + [ 1 -> 6 ]: Create a format for headings to create a table of contents corresponding to headings 1 to 6.
- Ctrl + Shift + L : Implementation base left margin Left .
- Ctrl + Shift + R : Make aligns right Right .
- Ctrl + Shift + E : Perform alignment between Center .
- Ctrl + Shift + Jr : Perform the alignment of both sides respectively Justify .
- Ctrl + Shift + 7 : Select the numbering operation at the beginning of a line.
- Ctrl + Shift + 8 : Manipulate creating bullet points.
- Alt + Shift + Up and down arrows : Change the position of the text up or down corresponding to the arrow.
4. Shortcut editing image
- Ctrl + Alt + K : Resize image with larger vertical.
- Ctrl + Alt + B : Resize the image to a larger width.
- Ctrl + Alt + J : Resize an image to a smaller size.
- Ctrl + Alt + W : Resize the image to a smaller width.
- Ctrl + Alt + I : Resize the image to a larger size than the current size.
- Ctrl + Alt + Q : Resize image with smaller vertical.
- Arrow keys : Nudge images up, down, left or right corresponding to the direction of the arrow.
- Shift + arrow keys : Nudge up 1 pixel.
- Alt + left arrow : Rotate counterclockwise by 15 degrees.
- Alt + right arrow : Rotate clockwise by 15 degrees.
- Alt + Shift + left arrow : Rotate the image clockwise by 1 degree.
- Alt + Shift + right arrow : Rotate the image anti-clockwise by 1 degree.
- Shift + Esc : Close the image editor or drawing.
5. Shortcut navigation, move
5.1. Navigation shortcut
- Ctrl + Alt + N or Ctrl + Alt + P + any key: Move to the next item or return to the previous item.
- Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T + Any key : Move around a table.
5.2. Shortcuts move in text
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt -> Press N -> Press H : Move to the next heading.
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt -> Press P -> Press H : Move to the previous heading.
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt -> Press N -> Press [ 1 -> 6 ]: Move to the next heading (from 1 -> 6).
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt -> Press P -> Press [ 1 -> 6 ]: Move to heading then word (1 -> 6).
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt -> Press N -> Press G : Move to the next image or drawing.
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt -> Press P -> Press G : Move to the previous image or drawing.
- Hold Ctrl + Alt -> Press N -> Press O : Make move to the next list.
- Hold Ctrl + Alt -> Press P -> Press O : Move to the previous list.
- Hold Ctrl + Alt -> Press N -> Press I : Move to the next item with the current list.
- Hold Ctrl + Alt -> Press P -> Press I : Move to the previous item with the current list.
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt -> Press N -> Press L : Make move to next link.
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt -> Press P -> Press L : Make move to previous link.
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt -> Press N -> Press B : Perform move to the next Bookmark.
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt -> Press P -> Press B : Perform move to previous Bookmark.
- Hold Ctrl + Alt -> Press N -> Press W : Move to the next format changer.
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt -> Press P -> Press W : Move to the previous format changer.
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt -> Press N -> Press R or hold Ctrl + Alt + K : Move to the next editor similar to Redo .
- Press and hold Ctrl + Alt -> Press P -> Press R or hold Ctrl + Alt + J : Move to the previous editing process similar to Undo .
6. Shortcut action in table
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt + Shift -> press T -> press S : Move the mouse cursor to the top of the table.
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt + Shift - > press T -> press D : Move the mouse cursor to the end of the table.
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt + Shift -> press N -> press T : Move the mouse cursor to the next table.
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt + Shift -> press P -> press T : Move to the previous table.
- Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift -> press T -> press I : Move the mouse cursor to the first column in the table.
- Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift -> press T -> press K : Move the mouse cursor to the last column in the table.
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt + Shift -> press T -> press B : Move the mouse cursor to the next column in the table.
- Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift -> press T -> press V : Move the mouse cursor to the previous column compared to the current position of the mouse cursor.
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt + Shift -> press T -> press J : Move to the first row in the table.
- Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift - > press T -> press L : Move to the last row in the table.
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt + Shift -> press T -> press M : Move to the next row in the table.
- Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift -> press T -> press G : Move the mouse cursor to the previous row.
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt + Shift -> press T -> press E : Exit the data table.
7. Highlight text using the keyboard
- Ctrl + A : Select the whole document.
- Shift + Left / Right arrow : Select 1 or more characters to start the cursor position to the left or to the right.
- Shift + Up / down arrow : Select one or more lines up and down.
- Ctrl + Shift + Left / right arrow : Select to the end of a character to the left or right.
- Shift + Home : Select all text from the current position of the mouse cursor to the beginning of the current line.
- Shift + End : Select all text from the current position of the mouse cursor to the end of the current line.
- Ctrl + Shift + Home : Select all text from the current position of the mouse cursor to the beginning of the text.
- Ctrl + Shift + End : Select all text from the current position of the mouse cursor to the end of the text.
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt + Shift -> press E -> press I : Select current list items.
- Hold down Ctrl + Alt + Shift -> press E -> press O : Select all items in the current list.