Google Slides Keyboard Shortcuts – Make Tech Easier

Common Actions Ctrl + M Ctrl + M Ctrl + M Create a new slide. Ctrl + D Command + D Ctrl + D Duplicate slide Ctrl + Z Command + Z Ctrl + Z Undo the last action. Ctrl + Y or Ctrl + Shift + Z Command + Y or Command + Shift + Z Ctrl + Y or Ctrl + Shift + Z Redo the last action. Ctrl + C Command + C Ctrl + C Copy the selected item. Ctrl + X Command + X Ctrl + X Cut selected item. Ctrl + V Command + V Ctrl + V Paste the selected item. Ctrl + Alt + C Command + Option + C Ctrl + Alt + C Copy formatting of the selected text or shape. Ctrl + Alt + V Command + Option + V Ctrl + Alt + V Paste the formatting of the selected text or shape. Ctrl + K Command + K Ctrl + K Insert or edit the link. Alt + Enter Option + Enter Alt + Enter Open link. Delete Delete Backspace Delete the selected item. Ctrl + A Command + A Ctrl + A Select all. Holding Ctrl + Alt, press U then A Holding Ctrl + Command, press U then A Holding Ctrl + Alt, press U then A Select none. Ctrl + F Command + F Ctrl + F Find in sheet. Ctrl + H Command + Shift + H Ctrl + H Find and replace. Ctrl + G Command + G Ctrl + G Find again. Ctrl + Shift + G Command + Shift + G Ctrl + Shift + G Find previous item. Basic Actions Ctrl + O Command + O Ctrl + O Open a file. Ctrl + P Command + P Ctrl + P Print sheet. Ctrl + S Command + S Ctrl + S Save sheet manually(Every change is automatically saved in Drive) Ctrl + / Command + / Ctrl + / Show common keyboard shortcuts. Alt + /
or Alt + Z Option + /
or Ctrl + Option + Z Alt + /
or Alt + Z Search the menus. Ctrl + Shift + F Ctrl + Shift + F Hide or show menus (compact mode). Ctrl + Shift + C Ctrl + Shift + F Ctrl + Shift + C Turn on captions while presenting. Ctrl + Alt + Y Command + Shift + C Ctrl + Alt + Y Alt text. Film Strip Actions Page up or Up arrow Up arrow Alt + Up arrow or Up arrow Move focus to the previous slide. Page down or Down arrow Down arrow Alt + Down arrow or Down arrow Move focus to the next slide. Home Fn + Left arrow Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow Move focus to the first slide. End Fn + Right arrow Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow Move focus to the last slide. Ctrl + Up arrow Command + Up arrow Ctrl + Up arrow Move the slide up. Ctrl + Down arrow Command + Down arrow Ctrl + Down arrow Move slide down. Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow Command + Shift + Up arrow Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow Move the slide to beginning. Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow Command + Shift + Down arrow Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow Move the slide to the end. Shift + Up arrow Shift + Up arrow Shift + Up arrow Select the previous slide. Shift + Down arrow Shift + Down arrow Shift + Down arrow Select the next slide. Shift + Home Shift + Fn + Left arrow Shift + Home Select the first slide. Shift + End Shift + Fn + Right arrow Shift + End Select the last slide. Navigation Ctrl + Alt + Plus (+) Command + Option + Plus (+) Ctrl + Alt + Plus (+) Zoom in. Ctrl + Alt + Minus (-) Command + Option + Minus (-) Ctrl + Alt + Minus (-) Zoom out. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F Command + Option + Shift + F Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F Move to filmstrip. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C Command + Option + Shift + C Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C Move to canvas. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S Command + Option + Shift + S Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S Open speaker notes panel. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P Command + Option + Shift + P Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P Change to HTML view of the presentation. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + B Command + Option + Shift + B Ctrl + Alt + Shift + B Open the animations panel. Enter Enter Enter Continue in the animation preview. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I Command + Option + Shift + I Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I Open Explore. Ctrl + Alt + Period (.)
or Ctrl + Alt + , Command + Shift + Y
or Command + Option + Period (.) Ctrl + Shift + Y
or Alt + Shift + Period (.) Go to the side panel. Ctrl + Shift + Y Command + Option + , Open dictionary. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H Command + Option + Shift + H Open revision history panel. holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then P holding Ctrl + Command, press E then P Alt + Shift + Comma (,)
or holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then P Open cell border selection (for tables). Enter Enter Play the selected video. Esc Esc Esc Exit the current mode. Menus Ctrl + Shift + \
or Ctrl + Shift + X
or Shift + F10 Command + Shift + \
or Shift + F10 Ctrl + Shift + X
or Shift + F10 Open Context menu. Alt + F
or Alt + Shift + F Ctrl + Option + F Alt + F Open File menu. Alt + E or Alt + Shift + E Ctrl + Option + E Alt + E Open Edit menu. Alt + V or Alt + Shift + V Ctrl + Option + V Alt + V Open View menu. Alt + I or Alt + Shift + I Ctrl + Option + I Alt + I Open Insert menu. Alt + O or Alt + Shift + O Ctrl + Option + O Alt + O Open Format menu. Alt + T or Alt + Shift + T Ctrl + Option + T Alt + T OpenTools menu. Alt + H or Alt + Shift + H Ctrl + Option + H Alt + H Open the Help menu. Alt + A or Alt + Shift + A Alt + A Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled). Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K Command + Option + Shift + K Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K Input tools menu (available in presentations in non-Latin languages). Ctrl + Shift + K Command + Shift + K Ctrl + Shift + K Toggle input controls (available in presentations in non-Latin languages). Comments Ctrl + Alt + M Command + Option + M Ctrl + Alt + M Insert comment. holding Ctrl + Enter holding Ctrl + Enter Ctrl + Enter Enter the current comment. holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then C holding Ctrl + Command, press N then C holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then C Move to the next comment in the presentation. holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then C holding Ctrl + Command, press P then C holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then C Move to the previous comment in the presentation. J J J When the focus is on comment, move to next comment. K K K When focus is on comment, move to previous comment. R R R When focus is on comment, reply to comment. E E E When focus is on comment, resolve comment. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A Command + Option + Shift + A Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A Open comment discussion thread. Use Keyboard Shortcuts on Selected Comments R R R Reply to the current comment. J J J Move to the next comment. K K K Move to the previous comment. E E E Resolve the current comment. U U U Exit current comment. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N Command + Alt + Shift + N Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N Hide comment. Text Ctrl + B Command + B Ctrl + B Bold text. Ctrl + I Command + I Ctrl + I Italicize text. Ctrl + U Command + U Ctrl + U Underline text. Ctrl + , Command + , Ctrl + , Add Subscript Ctrl + . Command + . Ctrl + . Add Superscript. Alt + Shift + 5 Command + Shift + X Alt + Shift + 5 Add Strikethrough. Ctrl + \ or Ctrl + Space Command + \ (back slash) Ctrl + Space or Ctrl + \ Clear formatting. Ctrl + Shift + > Command + Shift + > Ctrl + Shift + > Increase font size. Ctrl + Shift + < Command + Shift + < Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease font size. Alignment Ctrl + Shift + L Command + Shift + L Ctrl + Shift + L Left align. Ctrl + Shift + R Command + Shift + R Ctrl + Shift + R Right align. Ctrl + Shift + E Command + Shift + E Ctrl + Shift + E Center align. Ctrl + Shift + J Command + Shift + J Ctrl + Shift + J Justify text. Alt + Shift + Down arrow Option + Shift + Up arrow Move the paragraph down. Alt + Shift + Up arrow Option + Shift + Down arrow Move the paragraph up. Ctrl + ] Command + ] Ctrl + ] Increase indent. Ctrl + [ Command + [ Ctrl + [ Decrease indent. Ctrl + Shift + 8 Command + Shift + 8 Ctrl + Shift + 8 Bulleted list. Ctrl + Shift + 7 Command + Shift + 7 Ctrl + Shift + 7 Numbered list. Holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then I Holding Ctrl + Command + Shift, press E then I Holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then I Select list item. Holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then O Holding Ctrl + Command + Shift, press E then O Holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then O Select list items at the current level. Holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then W Holding Ctrl + Command, press N then W Holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then W Move to the next text formatting change. Holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then W Holding Ctrl + Command, press P then W Holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then W Move to the previous text formatting change. Ctrl + ‘ Command + ‘ Ctrl + ‘ Move to the next misspelling. Ctrl + ; Command + ; Ctrl + ; Move to the previous misspelling. Move and Arrange Objects Ctrl + D Command + D Ctrl + D Duplicate item. Ctrl + Alt + G Command + Option + G Ctrl + Alt + G Group item. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + G Command + Option + Shift + G Ctrl + Alt + Shift + G Ungroup items. Ctrl + Down arrow Command + Down arrow Ctrl + Down arrow Send backward. Ctrl + Up arrow Command + Up arrow Ctrl + Up arrow Bring forward. Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow Command + Shift + Down arrow Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow Send to back. Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow Command + Shift + Up arrow Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow Bring to front. Tab Tab Tab Select the next shape. Shift + Tab Shift + Tab Shift + Tab Select the previous shape. Arrow keys Arrow keys Arrow keys Nudge up, down, left, or right. Shift + Arrow keys Shift + Arrow keys Shift + Arrow keys Nudge one pixel at a time. Rotate & Resize Alt + Shift + Left arrow Option + Shift + Left arrow Alt + Shift + Left arrow Rotate counterclockwise by 1°. Alt + Shift + Right arrow Option + Shift + Right arrow Alt + Shift + Right arrow Rotate clockwise by 1°. Alt + Left arrow Option + Left arrow Alt + Left arrow Rotate counterclockwise by 15°. Alt + Right arrow Option + Right arrow Alt + Right arrow Rotate clockwise by 15°. Ctrl + Alt + B Command + Ctrl + B Ctrl + Alt + B Resize larger horizontally. Ctrl + Alt + I Command + Ctrl + I Ctrl + Alt + I Resize larger vertically. Ctrl + Alt + J Command + Ctrl + J Ctrl + Alt + J Resize smaller. Ctrl + Alt + K Command + Ctrl + K Ctrl + Alt + K Resize larger. Ctrl + Alt + Q Command + Ctrl + Q Ctrl + Alt + Q Resize smaller vertically. Ctrl + Alt + w Command + Ctrl + W Ctrl + Alt + W Resize smaller horizontally. Enter Enter Enter Exit crop mode. Alt + Move with mouse Command + Move with mouse Ctrl + Move with mouse Suppress guides. Ctrl + Move with mouse Option + Move with mouse Ctrl + Resize with mouse Duplicate. Ctrl + Resize with mouse Option + Resize with mouse Shift + Move with mouse Resize from center. Shift + Move with mouse Shift + Move with mouse Shift + Resize with mouse Constrain to vertical or horizontal movements. Shift + Resize with mouse Shift + Resize with mouse Shift + Rotate with mouse Constrain to object’s aspect ratio. Shift + Rotate with mouse Shift + Rotate with mouse Shift + Click Constrain to 15° rotation increments. Presenting Ctrl + F5 Command + Enter or Command + Shift + Enter Ctrl + Search + 5 Present slides. Esc Esc Esc Stop presenting. Right arrow Right arrow Right arrow Go to the next slide. Left arrow Left arrow Left arrow Go to the previous slide. Number followed by Enter Number followed by Enter Number followed by Enter Go to specific slide (9 followed by Enter goes to slide 9). Home Home Home Go to the first slide. End End End Go to the last slide. S S S Open speaker notes. A A A Open audience tools. L L L Toggle laser pointer. Ctrl + Shift + C Command + Shift + C Ctrl + Shift + C Toggle captions (English only). F11 Command + Shift + F F11 Toggle full screen. B or . B or . B or . Show a blank black slide. Press any key Press any key Press any key Return to the presentation from a blank black slide. W or , W or , W or , Show a blank white slide. Press any key Press any key Press any key Return to the presentation from a blank white slide. Video Player K K K Toggle play/pause. U U U Rewind 10 seconds. O O O Fast forward 10 seconds. Shift + , Shift + , Shift + , Previous frame (while paused). Shift + . Shift + . Shift + . Next frame (while paused). Ctrl + Shift + , Command + Shift + , Ctrl + Shift + , Decrease playback rate. Ctrl + Shift + . Command + Shift + . Ctrl + Shift + . Increase playback rate. Shift + 0..9 Shift + 0..9 Shift + 0..9 Seek to a specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration). C C C Toggle captions on/off. F F F Toggle full screen on/off. M M M Toggle mute on/off