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Basic Commands
Cut: PC: Ctrl + X | Mac: Command + X Copy: PC: Ctrl + C | Mac: Command + C Paste: PC: Ctrl + V | Mac: Command + V Paste Without Formatting: PC: Ctrl + Shift + V | Mac: Command + Shift + V (great for copying text from web pages) Undo: PC: Ctrl + Z | Mac: Command + V Redo: PC: Ctrl + Shift + Z | Mac: Command + Shift + Z Insert or edit link: PC: Ctrl + K | Mac: Command + K Open link: PC: Alt + Enter | Mac: Option + Enter Save: PC: Ctrl + S | Mac: Command + S (Every change is automatically saved in Drive so this is unnecessary) Print: PC: Ctrl + P | Mac: Command + P Open: PC: Ctrl + O | Mac: Command + O Find: PC: Ctrl + F | Mac: Command + F Find and replace: PC: Ctrl + H | Mac: Command + Shift + H Find again: PC: Ctrl + G | Mac: Command + G Find previous: PC: Ctrl + Shift + G | Mac: Command + Shift + G Hide the menus (compact mode): PC: Ctrl + Shift + F | Mac: Ctrl + Shift + F Insert page break: PC: Ctrl + Enter | Mac: Command + Enter Search the menus: PC: Alt + /, Alt + Shift + Z, Alt + Z | Mac: Option + /, Ctrl + Option + Z, (Firefox: Ctrl + ~)
Text formatting
Bold: PC: Ctrl + B | Mac: Command + B Italicize: PC: Ctrl + I | Mac: Command + I Underline: PC: Ctrl + U | Mac: Command + U Strikethrough: PC: Alt + Shift + 5 | Mac: Option + Shift + 5 Superscript: PC: Ctrl + . [period] | Mac: Command + . [period] Subscript: PC: Ctrl + , [comma] | Mac: Command + , [comma] Copy text formatting: PC: Ctrl + Alt + C | Mac: Command + Option + C Paste text formatting: PC: Ctrl + Alt + V | Mac: Command + Option + V Clear text formatting: PC: Ctrl + , Ctrl + Space | Mac: Command + \ Increase font size: PC: Ctrl + Shift + > | Mac: Command + Shift + > Decrease font size: PC: Ctrl + Shift + < | Mac: Command + Shift + >
Tools
Open revision history: PC: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + G | Mac: Command + Option + Ctrl + G Open research tool: PC: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I | Mac: Command + Option + Shift + I Define selected word in research tool: PC: Ctrl + Shift + Y | Mac: Command + Shift + Y Word count: PC: Ctrl + Shift + C | Mac: Command + Shift + C Start voice typing (available in Chrome browsers): PC: Ctrl + Shift + S | Mac: Command + Shift + S Move to next misspelling: PC: Ctrl + ’ | Mac: Command + ’ [apostrophe] Move to previous misspelling: PC: Ctrl + ; | Mac: Command + ;
Comments, Edits and Footnotes
Insert comment: PC: Ctrl + Alt + M | Mac: Command + Option + M Open discussion thread: PC: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A | Mac: Command + Option + Shift + A Enter current comment: PC: holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then C | Mac: holding Ctrl + Command, press E then C Move to next comment: PC: holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then C | Mac: holding Ctrl + Command, press N then C Move to previous comment: PC: holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then C | Mac: holding Ctrl + Command, press P then C Move to next edit (while viewing revision history or new changes): PC: holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then R, Ctrl + Alt + K | Mac: holding Command + Option, press N then R, Command + Option + K Move to previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes): PC: holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then R, Ctrl + Alt + J | Mac: holding Command + Option, press P then R, Command + Option + J Insert footnote: PC: Ctrl + Alt + F | Mac: Command + Option + F Enter current footnote: PC: holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then F | Mac: holding Ctrl + Command, press E then F Move to next footnote: PC: holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then F | Mac: holding Ctrl + Command, press N then F Move to previous footnote: PC: holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then F | Mac: holding Ctrl + Command, press P then F
Paragraph formatting
Increase paragraph indentation: PC: Ctrl + ] | Mac: Command + ] Decrease paragraph indentation: PC: Ctrl + [ | Mac: Command + [ Apply normal text style: PC: Ctrl + Alt + 0 | Mac: Command + Option + 0 Apply heading style [1-6]: PC: Ctrl + Alt + [1-6] | Mac: Command + Option + [1-6] Left align text: PC: Ctrl + Shift + L | Mac: Command + Shift + L Center align text: PC: Ctrl + Shift + E | Mac: Command + Shift + E Right align text: PC: Ctrl + Shift + R | Mac: Command + Shift + R Justify text: PC: Ctrl + Shift + J | Mac: Command + Shift + J Create Numbered list: PC: Ctrl + Shift + 7 | Mac: Command + Shift + 7 Create Bulleted list: PC: Ctrl + Shift + 8 | Mac: Command + Shift + 8 Move paragraph up/down: PC: Alt + Shift + Up/down arrow | Mac: Option + Shift + Up/down arrow
Google Docs Tips
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