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Google Docs Keyboard Shortcuts

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Common

Ctrl + C: Copy
Ctrl + X: Cut
Ctrl + V: Paste — Ctrl+Shift+V to paste without formatting
Ctrl + Z: Undo
Ctrl + Y: Redo — Also Ctrl+Shift+Z
Ctrl + S: Save — Drive auto-saves; use to force a save
Ctrl + P: Print
Ctrl + O: Open
Ctrl + F: Find
Ctrl + H: Replace — Find and replace text
Ctrl + G: Find Next — Ctrl+Shift+G to find previous match
Ctrl + K: Link — Insert or edit a hyperlink; Alt+Enter to open it
Ctrl + /: Shortcuts — Show keyboard shortcut list
Ctrl + Enter: Page Break — Insert a page break at the cursor
Ctrl + -: Zoom Out
Ctrl + =: Zoom In

Formatting

Ctrl + B: Bold
Ctrl + I: Italic
Ctrl + U: Underline
Ctrl + .: Superscript — Ctrl+. toggles superscript
Ctrl + ,: Subscript — Ctrl+, toggles subscript
Ctrl + \: Clear Fmt — Remove all character-level formatting

Paragraph

Ctrl + ]: Indent + — Increase paragraph indentation
Ctrl + [: Indent - — Decrease paragraph indentation
Ctrl + Shift + L: Align Left
Ctrl + Shift + E: Center — Center-align paragraph
Ctrl + Shift + R: Align Right
Ctrl + Shift + J: Justify — Full-justify paragraph
Ctrl + Shift + 7: Numbered — Toggle numbered list
Ctrl + Shift + 8: Bulleted — Toggle bulleted list
Ctrl + Shift + 9: Checklist — Toggle checklist
Ctrl + Alt + 1: Heading 1 — Apply Heading 1 paragraph style
Ctrl + Alt + 2: Heading 2 — Apply Heading 2 paragraph style
Ctrl + Alt + 3: Heading 3 — Apply Heading 3 paragraph style
Ctrl + Alt + 0: Normal Txt — Apply Normal Text paragraph style

Comments

Ctrl + Alt + M: Comment — Insert a new comment at the cursor or selection

Navigation

Ctrl + A: Select All
Home: Line Start — Move to line beginning; Shift+Home extends selection
End: Line End — Move to line end; Shift+End extends selection
PgUp: Page Up
PgDn: Page Down
F7: Spelling — Open spelling and grammar checker