Shortcuts Google Docs for Windows

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	Windows	Action
	`Arrow Left/Arrow Right`	Jump one character to the left / to the right
	`Ctrl`+`Arrow Left/Ctrl`+`Arrow Right`	Jump one word to the left / to the right
	`End/Home`	Jump to the end of a line / beginning of a line
	`Arrow Down/Arrow Up`	Jump one line down / one line down
	`Ctrl`+`Arrow Down/Ctrl`+`Arrow Up`	Jump one paragraph down / one paragraph up
	`Page Down/Page Up`	Jump one screen down/ one screen up
	`Ctrl`+`End/Ctrl`+`Home`	Jump to end / to beginning of document

	Windows	Action
	`Shift`+`Arrow Right/Shift`+`Arrow Left`	Extend selection one character to the right / to the left
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Arrow Right/Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Arrow Left`	Extend selection one word to the right / to the left
	`Shift`+`End/Shift`+`Home`	Extend selection to the end / to beginning of a line
	`Shift`+`Arrow Down/Shift`+`Arrow Up`	Extend selection one line down / one line up
	`Shift`+`Page Down/Shift`+`Page Up`	Extend selection one screen down / one screen up
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`End/Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Home`	Extend selection to end / to beginning of document
	`Ctrl`+`A`	Extend selection to entire document / select all

	Windows	Action
	`Ctrl`+`B`	Bold
	`Ctrl`+`I`	Italicize
	`Ctrl`+`U`	Underline
	`Ctrl`+`.`	Superscript
	`Ctrl`+`,`	Subscript
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`C`	Copy formatting
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`V`	Paste formatting
	`Ctrl`+`\`	Clear formatting (or Ctrl+Space)
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`0 (zero)`	Normal paragraph style
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`1 … 6`	Header style 1 ... Header style 6
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`L`	Left alignment
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`E`	Center alignment
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R`	Right alignment
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`J`	Full justify
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`7`	Numbered list
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`8`	Bulleted list

	Windows	Action
	`Alt`+`Shift`+`F`	Move focus to menu bar
	`Ctrl`+`P`	Print
	`Ctrl`+`S`	Save
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F`	Compact controls
	`Shift`+`right-click`	Show your browser's right-click options
	`Shift`+`Esc`	Chat

	Windows	Action
	`Ctrl`+`X, Ctrl`+`C, Ctrl`+`V`	Cut, Copy, Paste
	`Ctrl`+`Z`	Undo
	`Ctrl`+`Y`	Redo
	`Tab`	Increase paragraph indentation
	`Shift`+`Tab`	Decrease paragraph indentation
	`Ctrl`+`K`	Insert link
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Y`	Get definitions
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`F`	Insert footnote
	`Ctrl`+`F`	Find
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`C`	Word count

	Windows	Action
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`o then h*`	Move to header. Press Escape to leave header
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`o, then f*`	Move to footer. Press Escape to leave footer
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`n then h*`	Move to next heading
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`n then 1…6*`	Move to next heading 1-6
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`p then h*`	Move to previous heading
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`p then 1…6*`	Move to previous heading 1-6
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`f then E`	Move to current footnote
	`Ctrl`+`;`	Move to next misspelling
	`*Keep CTRL`+`ALT pressed after first letter`

	Windows	Action
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`P`	Open discussion view
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`M`	Insert comment
	`J`	Select next comment
	`K`	Select previous comment
	`E`	Resolve comment
	`Esc`	Move focus outside of input box
	`K`	Select previous
	`Shift`+`Enter or Ctrl`+`Enter`	Submit comment

	Windows	Action
	`_text_`	Add '_' before and after phrase to make text in comment italic
	`text`	Add '*' before and after phrase to make text in comment bold
	`-text-`	Add '-' before and after phrase to make text in comment strike-through