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The Google Docs Screen Keyboard Shortcuts
General
Comment history
Open ................................. Ctrl + O
Document name Activity Share settings
Menu bar dashboard Jump to start ...................... Ctrl + Home
Jump to end ....................... Ctrl + End
Google Find ................................... Ctrl + F
Formatting
account
toolbar Print ................................... Ctrl + P
Search the menus .............. Alt + /
Document Document
outline mode Hide the menus .................. Ctrl + Shift + F

Editing
Cut .................................... Ctrl + X
Copy .................................. Ctrl + C
Paste ................................. Ctrl + V
Paste without formatting ..... Ctrl + Shift + V
Scroll bars Undo.................................. Ctrl + Z
Redo .................................. Ctrl + Y
Select all ............................ Ctrl + A
Insert or edit a link .............. Ctrl + K
Show
side Insert a page break ............ Ctrl + Enter
Explore panel
Formatting
Bold ................................... Ctrl + B
Docs Fundamentals Docs Fundamentals
Italics ................................. Ctrl + I
Create a Document from Google Drive: In Google Search Help Topics: Click Help on the menu bar Underline ........................... Ctrl + U
Drive, click the New button and select Google and select Docs Help. Type a keyword or phrase
Strikethrough ..................... Alt + Shift + 5
Docs. in the Search Help field and press Enter. Select
the desired help topic. Superscript ........................ Ctrl + .
Open a Google Doc: Click File on the menu bar, Subscript ........................... Ctrl + ,
select Open, then navigate to the file you want to Edit a Document Align left ............................. Ctrl + Shift + L
open. Select the document and click Open.
Select a Word: Double-click a word to select it. Align center ....................... Ctrl + Shift + E
Rename a Document: Click in the document name Align right .......................... Ctrl + Shift + R
field at the top of an open document. Type a name Select a Block of Text: Click and drag across the
and press Enter. Justify ................................ Ctrl + Shift + J
text you want to select; or, click at the beginning of
a text block, hold down the Shift key, and click at Increase indent .................. Ctrl + ]
Star a Document: Click the Star button next to the end of a text block. Decrease indent................. Ctrl + [
the document name. The file appears in the
Starred section of Google Drive. Insert a numbered list ......... Ctrl + Shift + 7
Select a Paragraph: Triple-click in the left margin
next to the paragraph you want to select. Insert a bulleted list ............ Ctrl + Shift + 8
Copy a Document: Click File on the menu bar and
Increase font size ............... Ctrl + Shift + >
select Make a copy. Enter a name for the copied Select Everything: Click Edit on the menu bar and
document and specify the folder where you want click Select all, or press Ctrl + A. Decrease font size ............. Ctrl + Shift + <
to save it. Click OK. Copy formatting ................. Ctrl + Alt + C
Edit Text: Select the text you want to replace and
Move a Document: Click File on the menu bar and Paste formatting ................. Ctrl + Alt + V
type a new word or phrase to replace it.
select Move to. Navigate to the folder where you Clear formatting ................. Ctrl + \
want to move the document and click Move here. Correct a Spelling or Grammar Error: Manually
make the correction; or, right-click the error and Comments and Tools
Delete a Document: Click File on the menu bar select a suggestion from the menu.
and select Move to trash. Insert a comment ............... Ctrl + Alt + M
Ignore a Spelling or Grammar Error: Right-click the Spelling check.................... Ctrl + Alt + X
Print: Click File on the menu bar, select Print, error and select Ignore or Ignore All.
specify the print settings, and click Print. Word count ........................ Ctrl + Shift + C
Dictionary .......................... Ctrl + Shift + Y

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Edit a Document Format Text and Paragraphs Insert Objects
Copy and Paste: Select the text you want to Align a Paragraph: Click anywhere in the Insert a Special Character: Place the cursor
copy, click Edit on the menu bar, and select paragraph you want to align and click an where you want to insert a special character,
Copy. Click where you want to paste the text, alignment option on the formatting toolbar. click Insert on the menu bar, and select
then click Edit on the menu bar, and select Special characters. Select a special character,
Paste. Left align then click Close.

Cut and Paste: Select the text you want to cut, Center align Insert a Table of Contents: Click where you want
click Edit on the menu bar, and select Cut. to add the table of contents, click Insert on the
Click where you want to paste the text, then Right align menu bar, and select Table of contents. Select
click Edit on the menu bar, and select Paste. a table of contents formatting option.
Use Paragraph Styles: Select the text you want
Insert a Page Break: Place the text cursor to apply a style to, click the Styles list arrow on
the formatting toolbar, and select a style. Tables
where you want the page break, click Insert on
the menu bar, select Break, then select Page Insert a Table: Click where you want to add a
Copy Formatting: Select the formatted text you
break. table, click Insert on the menu bar, select
want to copy, click the Paint format button
on the formatting toolbar, then select the text Table, and select a table size.
View Word Count: Click Tools on the menu bar
and select Word count. you want to apply the formatting to.
Insert or Delete a Row or Column: Click in a cell
Set a Tab-Stop: Select the text you want to align next to where you want to add or remove a row
Find Text: Click Edit on the menu bar and select
with a tab-stop, click on the ruler where you or column. Click Format on the menu bar,
Find and replace. Enter a word or phrase in
want to place the tab-stop, and select the type select Table, and select an option to insert or
the Find field and click Next to jump to the first
of tab-stop you want to use. delete a row or column.
occurrence in the document.
• Left tab-stop will align the left side of the Format a Table: Click inside the table you want
Replace Text: Click Edit on the menu bar and
text with the tab-stop. to format, click Format on the menu bar, select
select Find and replace. Enter a word or
• Center tab-stop will align the text so that Table, and select Table properties. Use the
phrase in the Find field, then enter the text that
it’s centered under the tab-stop. options in the dialog box to modify the table
will replace it in the Replace with field. Click
• Right tab-stop will align the right side of the properties, then click OK.
Replace or Replace all.
text with the tab-stop.
Resize Rows and Columns: Click and drag a
Format Text and Paragraphs Apply a Column Layout: Click Format on the table border to make it larger or smaller.
menu bar, select Columns, and select a
Change the Font: Select the text you want to Move a Table: Select a table, then click and
column layout.
format, click the Font list arrow on the drag the table to a new location.
formatting toolbar, and select a new font.
Format the Page
Share, Collaborate, and Convert
Change the Font Size: Select the text you want
to format, click the Font size list arrow on the Adjust Margins: Click File on the menu bar,
Download a Document: Click File on the menu
formatting toolbar, and select a new font size. select Page setup, and update the values in the
bar, select Download as, and select a file
Margins text fields. Click OK.
format.
Change the Text Color: Select the text you want
to format, click the Text color button on the Change Page Orientation: Click File on the
Email a Document: Click File on the menu bar
formatting toolbar, and select a new color. menu bar, select Page setup, and select an
and select Email as attachment. Select an
orientation option. Click OK.
attachment type, add your email recipient(s),
Apply Bold, Italic, or an Underline: Select the
Change Page Size: Click File on the menu bar, and type a personalized message, then click
text you want to format, click the Bold , Italic
select Page setup, click the Paper size list Send.
, or Underline button on the formatting
toolbar. arrow, and select a paper size. Click OK.
Share a Document: Click the Share button,
Add a Header or Footer: Click Insert on the enter the email address(es) for the people you
Create a Bulleted or Numbered List: Select the
menu bar, select Header & page number, and want to share the document with, set a
text you want to make into a list, and click the
select Header or Footer. Add the desired permissions level, and click Send.
Bulleted list or Numbered list button on
the formatting toolbar. header or footer text.
Add a Comment: Click in or select the text you
Add Page Numbers: Click Insert on the menu want to comment on, click Insert on the menu
Change List Levels: Click in a list item, then
bar, select Header & page number, and select bar, and select Comment. Type a comment
click the Increase indent or Decrease
Page number. Select a page numbering into the text field and click Comment.
indent button on the formatting toolbar.
option.
Edit with Suggesting Mode: Click the Editing
Change Line Spacing: Select the paragraph you
mode button in the upper-right, and select
want to adjust, click the Line spacing button Insert Objects Suggesting mode. Suggest edits by making
on the formatting toolbar, and select a spacing
changes in the document.
option. Insert a Picture: Place the text cursor where you
want to insert a picture, click Insert on the Accept or Reject Suggested Edits: Review
Change Paragraph Spacing: Select the menu bar, select Image, and select the location suggested edits by clicking the Accept or
paragraph you want to adjust, click Format on from which you want to add an image. Reject button.
the menu bar, and select Line spacing. Select
Add space before paragraph or Add space Insert a Link: Select the text or object you want View Version History: Click File on the menu
after paragraph. to link, click Insert on the menu bar, and select bar, select Version history, and select See
Link. Enter or select a web address or select a version history.
heading, then click Apply.

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