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Google Slides Keyboard Shortcuts

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Common

Ctrl + C: Copy
Ctrl + X: Cut
Ctrl + V: Paste
Ctrl + Z: Undo
Ctrl + Y: Redo — Also Ctrl+Shift+Z
Ctrl + S: Save — Force save; Slides auto-saves to Drive
Ctrl + P: Print
Ctrl + O: Open
Ctrl + A: Select All
Ctrl + F: Find
Ctrl + H: Replace — Find and replace
Ctrl + G: Find Next — Ctrl+Shift+G to find previous
Ctrl + K: Link — Insert or edit a hyperlink; Alt+Enter to open it
Ctrl + M: New Slide — Insert a new slide after the current one
Ctrl + D: Duplicate — Duplicate the selected slide or object
Ctrl + /: Shortcuts — Show keyboard shortcut reference

Formatting

Ctrl + B: Bold
Ctrl + I: Italic
Ctrl + U: Underline
Ctrl + ,: Subscript — Ctrl+, toggles subscript
Ctrl + .: Superscript — Ctrl+. toggles superscript
Alt + Shift + 5: Strikethrough — Alt+Shift+5 toggles strikethrough
Ctrl + \: Clear Fmt — Remove all character-level formatting
Ctrl + Shift + L: Align Left
Ctrl + Shift + R: Align Right
Ctrl + Shift + E: Center — Center-align text
Ctrl + Shift + J: Justify — Full-justify text
Ctrl + ]: Indent + — Increase indent
Ctrl + [: Indent - — Decrease indent
Ctrl + Shift + 8: Bulleted — Toggle bulleted list
Ctrl + Shift + 7: Numbered — Toggle numbered list

Slides

PgUp: Prev Slide — Move focus to previous slide
PgDn: Next Slide — Move focus to next slide
Home: First Slide — Move focus to the first slide
End: Last Slide — Move focus to the last slide
Ctrl + ↑: Move Up — Move slide up in the deck
Ctrl + ↓: Move Down — Move slide down in the deck

Navigation

Ctrl + =: Zoom In — Ctrl++ to zoom in
Ctrl + -: Zoom Out
Ctrl + 0: Zoom 100% — Reset zoom to 100%
Ctrl + F5: Present — Start presentation from current slide
Esc: Exit — Exit current mode (e.g. stop presenting)