Google - Docs hotkey shortcuts for Windows

Google - Docs hotkey shortcuts for Windows

Problem

A JAWS user wishes to refer to the relevant hotkeys for Google Docs web app.

Applies to

  1. Google Docs with JAWS/ZoomText/Fusion

Resolution

Please find below hotkeys for Google Drive

Commmon Actions

Copy Ctrl + c
Cut Ctrl + x
Paste Ctrl + v
Paste without formatting Ctrl + Shift + v
Undo Ctrl + z
Redo Ctrl + Shift + z
Insert or edit link Ctrl + k
Open link Alt + Enter
Show common keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + /
Save document      Ctrl + s
Print Ctrl + p
Open Ctrl + o
Find Ctrl + f
Find and replace Ctrl + h
Find again Ctrl + g
Find previous Ctrl + Shift + g
Hide the menus (compact mode) Ctrl + Shift + f
Insert page break Ctrl + Enter
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus) Alt + /
Alt + Shift + z
Google Chrome: Alt + z
Repeat last action Ctrl + y
Switch to editing Ctrl + Alt + Shift + z
Switch to suggesting Ctrl + Alt + Shift + x
Switch to viewing Ctrl + Alt + Shift + c
Zoom in Ctrl + +
Zoom out Ctrl + -
Zoom 100% Ctrl + 0
Text formatting

Text formatting

Bold Ctrl + b
Italicize Ctrl + i
Underline Ctrl + u
Strikethrough Alt + Shift + 5
Superscript Ctrl + .
Subscript Ctrl + ,
Copy text formatting Ctrl + Alt + c
Paste text formatting Ctrl + Alt + v
Clear text formatting Ctrl + \
Ctrl + Space
Increase font size Ctrl + Shift + .
Decrease font size Ctrl + Shift + ,

Paragraph formatting

Increase paragraph indentation Ctrl + ]
Decrease paragraph indentation Ctrl + [
Apply normal text style Ctrl + Alt + 0
Apply heading style [1-6] Ctrl + Alt + [1-6]
Left align Ctrl + Shift + l
Center align Ctrl + Shift + e
Right align Ctrl + Shift + r
Justify Ctrl + Shift + j
Numbered list Ctrl + Shift + 7
Bulleted list Ctrl + Shift + 8
Checklist Ctrl + Shift + 9
Move paragraph up/down Ctrl + Shift + Up/down arrow

Images and drawings

Alt text Ctrl + Alt + y
Resize larger Ctrl + Alt + k
Resize larger horizontally Ctrl + Alt + b
Resize larger vertically Ctrl + Alt + i
Resize smaller Ctrl + Alt + j
Resize smaller horizontally Ctrl + Alt + w
Resize smaller vertically Ctrl + Alt + q
Rotate clockwise by 15° Alt + Right arrow
Rotate counterclockwise by 15° Alt + Left arrow
Rotate counterclockwise by 1° Alt + Shift + Left arrow
Rotate clockwise by 1° Alt + Shift + Right arrow
Close drawing editor Shift + Esc

Comments and footnotes

Insert comment Ctrl + Alt + m
Open discussion thread Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a
Enter current comment holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then c
Insert footnote Ctrl + Alt + f
Move to current footnote holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then f
Move to next footnote holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then f
Move to previous footnote holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then f
Move to next suggestion holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then u
Move to previous suggestion holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then u
Review suggested edits holding Ctrl + Alt, press o then u
Move to next comment holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then c
Move to previous comment holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then c
Open comment history Ctrl + Alt + 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

Context (right-click) menu
Ctrl + Shift + x
Ctrl + Shift + \
Shift + F10
File menu in Google Chrome: Alt + f
other browsers: Alt + Shift + f
Edit menu in Google Chrome: Alt + e
other browsers: Alt + Shift + e
View menu in Google Chrome: Alt + v
other browsers: Alt + Shift + v
Insert menu in Google Chrome: Alt + i
other browsers: Alt + Shift + i
Format menu in Google Chrome: Alt + o
other browsers: Alt + Shift + o
Tools menu in Google Chrome: Alt + t
other browsers: Alt + Shift + t
Help menu in Google Chrome: Alt + h
other browsers: Alt + Shift + h
Accessibility menu
(present when screen reader support is enabled) in Google Chrome: Alt + a
other browsers: Alt + Shift + a
Input Tools menu
(available in documents in non-Latin languages) Ctrl + Alt + Shift + k
Show your browser's context menu Shift + right-click

Text selection with keyboard

Select all Ctrl + a
Select none holding Ctrl + Alt, press u then a
Extend selection one character Shift + Left/right arrow
Extend selection one line Shift + Up/down arrow
Extend selection one word Ctrl + Shift + Left/right arrow
Extend selection to the beginning of the line Shift + Home
Extend selection to the end of the line Shift + End
Extend selection to the beginning of the document Ctrl + Shift + Home
Extend selection to the end of the document Ctrl + Shift + End
Select current list item holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then i
Select all list items at current level holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then o
Select multiple sections of text After selecting one section of text, Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left/right arrow. Use left/right arrow to move to a separate section of text you also want to select.

Screen reader support

Enable screen reader support Ctrl + Alt + z
Alt + Shift + ~
Enable braille support Ctrl + Alt + h
Verbalize selection holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then x
Verbalize from cursor location holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then r
Announce cursor location holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then l
Announce formatting at cursor location holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then f
Verbalize table row and column headers holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then h
Verbalize table cell location holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then n
Verbalize table row header holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then r
Verbalize table column header holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then c
Show live edits Ctrl + Alt + Shift + r
Verbalize comment holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then c
Verbalize comment anchor holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then a
Verbalize selection formatting holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then s
Verbalize cursor location holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press a then l
Verbalize word count holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press a then w

Two groups of shortcuts below help you move quickly through your document or table:

Move to the next or previous item with Ctrl + Alt + n or Ctrl + Alt + p followed by another key.
Move quickly around a table with Ctrl + Alt + Shift + t followed by another key.

Document navigation

Show outline holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then h
Move to next heading holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then h
Move to previous heading holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then h
Move to next heading [1-6] holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then [1-6]
Move to previous heading [1-6] holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then [1-6]
Move to next graphic
(image or drawing) holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then g
Move to previous graphic
(image or drawing) holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then g
Move to next list holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then o
Move to previous list holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then o
Move to next item in the current list holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then i
Move to previous item in the current list holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then i
Move to next link holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then l
Move to previous link holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then l
Move to next bookmark holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then b
Move to previous bookmark holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then b
Move to next formatting change holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then w
Move to previous formatting change holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then w
Move to next edit
(while viewing revision history or new changes) holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then r
Ctrl + Alt + k
Move to previous edit
(while viewing revision history or new changes) holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then r
Ctrl + Alt + j

Table navigation

Move to the start of the table holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then s
Move to the end of the table holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then d
Move to the start of the table column holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then i
Move to the end of the table column holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then k
Move to the next table column holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then b
Move to the previous table column holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then v
Move to the start of the table row holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then j
Move to the end of the table row holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then l
Move to the next table row holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then m
Move to the previous table row holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then g
Exit table holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then e
Move to the next table holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press n then t
Move to the previous table holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press p then t

Other tools and navigation

Open revision history Ctrl + Alt + Shift + h
Open Explore tool Ctrl + Alt + Shift + i
Open spelling/grammar Ctrl + Alt + x
F7
Open dictionary Ctrl + Shift + y
Word count Ctrl + Shift + c
Start voice typing
(available in Chrome browsers) Ctrl + Shift + s
Go to side panel Ctrl + Alt + .
Ctrl + Alt + ,
Page up Page Up
Page down Page Down
Move to next misspelling Ctrl + '
Move to previous misspelling Ctrl + ;
Insert or move to header holding Ctrl + Alt, press o then h
Insert or move to footer holding Ctrl + Alt, press o then f
Move focus to popup
(for links, bookmarks, and images) holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then p
Move focus out of editing area Ctrl + Alt + Shift + m
Show person or group info Alt + Right arrow
Toggle a checkbox Ctrl + Alt + Enter

Reference

  1. https://support.google.com/docs/answer/179738?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop#zippy=%2Cpc-shortcuts

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