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Google Docs & Spreadsheets Keyboard Shortcuts
|
Shortcut |
Function |
Documents |
Spreadsheets |
Ctrl+A |
Select all |
Yes |
|
Ctrl+B |
Bold |
Yes |
Yes |
Ctrl+C |
Copy |
Yes |
Yes |
Ctrl+D |
Copy Down (used in combo with Shift + arrow) |
|
Yes |
Ctrl+E |
Center alignment |
Yes |
|
Ctrl+H |
Replace |
Yes |
|
Ctrl+I |
Italicize |
Yes |
Yes |
Ctrl+J |
Full justify |
Yes |
|
Ctrl+K |
Insert link |
Yes |
|
Ctrl+L |
Left alignment |
Yes |
|
Ctrl+M |
Insert comment |
Yes |
|
Ctrl+P |
Print |
Yes |
Yes |
Ctrl+R |
Right alignment (documents)
Copy Right (used in combo with Shift + arrow) (spreadsheets)
|
Yes |
Yes |
Ctrl+S |
Save |
Yes |
Yes |
Ctrl+U |
Underline |
Yes |
Yes |
Ctrl+V |
Paste |
Yes |
Yes |
Ctrl+X |
Cut |
Yes |
Yes |
Ctrl+Y |
Redo |
Yes |
Yes |
Ctrl+Z |
Undo |
Yes |
Yes |
Ctrl+End |
Go to last cell in data region |
|
Yes |
Ctrl+Home |
Go to first cell in data region |
|
Yes |
Ctrl+left-arrow |
Go to left-most cell in data region (current row) |
|
Yes |
Ctrl+right-arrow |
Go to right-most cell in data region (current row)
|
|
Yes |
Ctrl+down-arrow |
Go to bottom-most cell in data region (current column) |
|
Yes |
Ctrl+up-arrow |
Go to top-most cell in data region (current column) |
|
Yes |
Ctrl+Page Down |
Move to next worksheet |
|
Yes |
Ctrl+Page Up |
Move to previous worksheet |
|
Yes |
Ctrl+Shift+L |
Bulleted list |
Yes |
|
Ctrl+Shift+Space |
Insert non-breaking space |
Yes |
|
Ctrl+Space |
Remove formatting |
Yes |
|
Ctrl+1 |
Header style 1 |
Yes* |
|
Ctrl+2 |
Header style 2 |
Yes* |
|
Ctrl+3 |
Header style 3 |
Yes* |
|
F2 |
Edit active cell |
|
Yes |
Enter |
Move to next cell in column |
|
Yes |
Esc |
Cancel cell entry |
|
Yes |
Shift+Enter |
Move to previous cell in column |
|
Yes |
Shift+page up/down |
Extend the selection up/down one screen |
|
Yes |
Ctrl+spacebar |
Select entire column |
|
Yes |
Shift+spacebar |
Select entire row |
|
Yes |
Shift+down, up, left, right arrow key |
Manual select |
|
Yes |
Page Down |
Move down one screen |
|
Yes |
Page Up |
Move up one screen |
|
Yes |
Shift+Tab |
Move to previous cell in table (documents) or row (spreadsheets) |
Yes |
Yes |
Tab |
Move to next cell in table (documents) or row (spreadsheets) |
Yes |
Yes |
* FireFox users will recognize that Ctrl + 1, 2, 3 can also be used to select tabs.
While this will still work in most cases, this shortcut will no longer allow a switch to these tabs when a document is selected as the active tab.