Basic Mac keyboard shortcuts
Common actions | |
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Copy | ⌘ + c |
Cut | ⌘ + x |
Paste | ⌘ + v |
Paste without formatting | ⌘ + Shift + v |
Undo | ⌘ + z |
Redo | ⌘ + Shift + z |
Insert or edit link | ⌘ + k |
Open link | Option + Enter |
Show common keyboard shortcuts | ⌘ + / |
Save Every change is automatically saved in Drive |
⌘ + s |
⌘ + p | |
Open | ⌘ + o |
Find | ⌘ + f |
Find and replace | ⌘ + Shift + h |
Find again | ⌘ + g |
Find previous | ⌘ + Shift + g |
Hide the menus (compact mode) | Ctrl + Shift + f |
Insert page break | ⌘ + Enter |
Search the menus | Option + / Ctrl + Option + z |
Repeat last action | ⌘ + y |
Switch to editing | ⌘ + Option + Shift + z |
Switch to suggesting | ⌘ + Option + Shift + x |
Switch to viewing | ⌘ + Option + Shift + c |
Text formatting | |
Bold | ⌘ + b |
Italicize | ⌘ + i |
Underline | ⌘ + u |
Strikethrough | ⌘ + Shift + x |
Superscript | ⌘ + . |
Subscript | ⌘ + , |
Copy text formatting | ⌘ + Option + c |
Paste text formatting | ⌘ + Option + v |
Clear text formatting | ⌘ + \ |
Increase font size | ⌘ + Shift + . |
Decrease font size | ⌘ + Shift + , |
Paragraph formatting | |
Increase paragraph indentation | ⌘ + ] |
Decrease paragraph indentation | ⌘ + [ |
Apply normal text style | ⌘ + Option + 0 |
Apply heading style [1-6] | ⌘ + Option + [1-6] |
Left align | ⌘ + Shift + l |
Center align | ⌘ + Shift + e |
Right align | ⌘ + Shift + r |
Justify | ⌘ + Shift + j |
Numbered list | ⌘ + Shift + 7 |
Bulleted list | ⌘ + Shift + 8 |
Move paragraph up/down | Ctrl + Shift + Up/down arrow |
Images and drawings | |
Alt text | ⌘ + Option + y |
Resize larger | ⌘ + Ctrl + k |
Resize larger horizontally | ⌘ + Ctrl + b |
Resize larger vertically | ⌘ + Ctrl + i |
Resize smaller | ⌘ + Ctrl + j |
Resize smaller horizontally | ⌘ + Ctrl + w |
Resize smaller vertically | ⌘ + Ctrl + q |
Rotate clockwise by 15° | Option + Right arrow |
Rotate counterclockwise by 15° | Option + Left arrow |
Rotate counterclockwise by 1° | Option + Shift + Left arrow |
Rotate clockwise by 1° | Option + Shift + Right arrow |
Close drawing editor | ⌘ + Esc Shift + Esc |
Comments and footnotes | |
Insert comment | ⌘ + Option + m |
Open discussion thread | ⌘ + Option + Shift + a |
Enter current comment | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press e then c |
Insert footnote | ⌘ + Option + f |
Move to current footnote | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press e then f |
Move to next footnote | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then f |
Move to previous footnote | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then f |
Move to next suggestion | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then u |
Move to previous suggestion | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then u |
Review suggested edits | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press o then u |
Move to next comment | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then c |
Move to previous comment | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then c |
Open comment history | ⌘ + Option + 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 | ⌘ + Shift + \ Shift + F10 |
File menu | Ctrl + Option + f |
Edit menu | Ctrl + Option + e |
View menu | Ctrl + Option + v |
Insert menu | Ctrl + Option + i |
Format menu | Ctrl + Option + o |
Tools menu | Ctrl + Option + t |
Help menu | Ctrl + Option + h |
Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled) |
Ctrl + Option + a |
Input Tools menu (available in documents in non-Latin languages) |
⌘ + Option + Shift + k |
Toggle input controls (available in documents in non-Latin languages) |
⌘ + Shift + k |
Show your browser’s context menu | Shift + right-click |
Text selection with keyboard | |
Select all | ⌘ + a |
Extend selection one character | Shift + Left/right arrow |
Extend selection one line | Shift + Up/down arrow |
Extend selection to the beginning of the line | Shift + Fn + Left arrow |
Extend selection one paragraph | Option + Shift + Up/Down arrow |
Extend selection to the end of the line | Shift + Fn + Right arrow |
Extend selection to the beginning of the document | ⌘ + Shift + Up arrow |
Extend selection to the end of the document | ⌘ + Shift + Down arrow |
Select current list item | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press e then i |
Select all list items at current level | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press e then o |
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 |
Screen reader shortcuts
The shortcuts below help you work with a screen reader. Before you use them, turn on screen reader support. Learn how to turn on screen reader support.
Screen reader support | |
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Enable screen reader support | Option + ⌘ + z |
Enable braille support | ⌘ + Option + h |
Speak selection | holding Ctrl + ⌘ , press a then x |
Speak from cursor location | holding Ctrl + ⌘ , press a then r |
Announce cursor location | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press a then l |
Announce formatting at cursor location | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press a then f |
Speak the table column and row header | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then h |
Speak the table cell location | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then n |
Speak the table row header | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then r |
Speak the table column header | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then c |
Show live edits | ⌘ + Option + Shift + r |
Speak comment | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press a then c |
Speak anchor | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press a then a |
Speak section formatting | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press a then s |
Navigation shortcuts
Two groups of shortcuts below help you move quickly through your document or table:
- Move to the next or previous item with Ctrl + ⌘ + n or Ctrl + ⌘ + p followed by another key.
- Move quickly around a table with Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift + t followed by another key.
Document navigation | |
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Show document outline | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press a then h |
Move to next heading | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then h |
Move to previous heading | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then h |
Move to next heading [1-6] | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then [1-6] |
Move to previous heading [1-6] | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then [1-6] |
Move to next media (image or drawing) |
holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then g |
Move to previous media (image or drawing) |
holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then g |
Move to next list | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then o |
Move to previous list | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then o |
Move to next item in the current list | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then i |
Move to previous item in the current list | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then i |
Move to next link | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then l |
Move to previous link | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then l |
Move to next bookmark | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then b |
Move to previous bookmark | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then b |
Move to next formatting change | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then w |
Move to previous formatting change | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then w |
Move to the next edit (while viewing revision history or new changes) |
holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then r |
Move to the previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes) |
holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then r |
Table navigation | |
Move to the start of the table | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then s |
Move to the end of the table | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then d |
Move to the start of the table column | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then i |
Move to the end of the table column | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then k |
Move to the next table column | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then b |
Move to the previous table column | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then v |
Move to the start of the table row | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then j |
Move to the end of the table row | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then l |
Move to the next table row | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then m |
Move to the previous table row | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then g |
Exit table | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then e |
Move to the next table | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press n then t |
Move to the previous table | holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press p then t |
Other tools and navigation | |
Open revision history | ⌘ + Option + Shift + h |
Open Explore tool | ⌘ + Option + Shift + i |
Open spelling/grammar | ⌘ + Option + x Fn + F7 |
Open dictionary | ⌘ + Shift + y |
Word count | ⌘ + Shift + c |
Start voice typing (available in Chrome browsers) |
⌘ + Shift + s |
Go to side panel | ⌘ + Option + . ⌘ + Option + , |
Page up | Fn + Up arrow |
Page down | Fn + Down arrow |
Move to next misspelling | ⌘ + ‘ |
Move to previous misspelling | ⌘ + ; |
Insert or move to header | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press o then h |
Insert or move to footer | holding Ctrl + ⌘, press o then f |
Move focus to popup (for links, bookmarks, and images) |
holding Ctrl + ⌘, press e then p |
Move focus out of document text | ⌘ + Option + Shift + m |
Return focus to document text | Esc |
Show person or group info | Option + Right arrow |