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Common actions

Ctrl C ⌘ C was not specified or is missing Copy
Ctrl X ⌘ X was not specified or is missing Cut
Ctrl V ⌘ V was not specified or is missing Paste
Ctrl Shift V ⌘ Shift V was not specified or is missing Paste without formatting
Ctrl Z ⌘ Z was not specified or is missing Undo
Ctrl Shift Z ⌘ Shift Z was not specified or is missing Redo
Ctrl K ⌘ K was not specified or is missing Insert + or + edit + link
Alt Enter Option Enter was not specified or is missing Open link
Ctrl / ⌘ / was not specified or is missing Show common keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl S ⌘ S was not specified or is missing Save Every change is automatically saved in Drive
Ctrl P ⌘ P was not specified or is missing Print
Ctrl O ⌘ O was not specified or is missing Open
Ctrl F ⌘ F was not specified or is missing Find
Ctrl H ⌘ Shift H was not specified or is missing Find and replace
Ctrl G ⌘ G was not specified or is missing Find again
Ctrl Shift G ⌘ Shift G was not specified or is missing Find previous
Ctrl Shift F Ctrl Shift F was not specified or is missing Hide the menus (compact mode)
Ctrl Enter ⌘ Enter was not specified or is missing Insert page break
Alt /
or
Alt Shift Z
or
Alt Z		 Option /
 Ctrl Option Z
 MozillaFirefox:Ctrl ~		 was not specified or is missing Search the menus

Text formatting

Ctrl B ⌘ B was not specified or is missing Bold
Ctrl I ⌘ I was not specified or is missing Italicize
Ctrl U ⌘ U was not specified or is missing Underline
Alt Shift 5 ⌘ Shift X was not specified or is missing Strikethrough
Ctrl . ⌘ . was not specified or is missing Superscript
Ctrl ⌘ was not specified or is missing Subscript
Ctrl Alt C ⌘ Option C was not specified or is missing Copy text formatting
Ctrl Alt V ⌘ Option V was not specified or is missing Paste text formatting
Ctrl \
or
Ctrl Space		 ⌘ \ was not specified or is missing Clear text formatting
Ctrl Shift > ⌘ Shift > was not specified or is missing Increase font size
Ctrl Shift < ⌘ Shift < was not specified or is missing Decrease font size

Paragraph-formatting

Ctrl ] ⌘ ] was not specified or is missing Increase paragraph indentation
Ctrl [ ⌘ [ was not specified or is missing Decrease paragraph indentation
Ctrl Alt 0 ⌘ Option O was not specified or is missing Apply normal text style
Ctrl Alt [1-6] ⌘ Option +[1-6] was not specified or is missing Apply heading style [1-6]
Ctrl Shift L ⌘ Shift L was not specified or is missing Left align
Ctrl Shift E ⌘ Shift E was not specified or is missing Center align
Ctrl Shift R ⌘ Shift R was not specified or is missing Right align
Ctrl Shift J ⌘ Shift J was not specified or is missing Justify
Ctrl Shift 7 ⌘ Shift 7 was not specified or is missing Numbered list
Ctrl Shift 8 ⌘ Shift 8 was not specified or is missing Bulleted list
Alt Shift Up/Down Arrow was not specified or is missing Move paragraph up/down

Images-and-drawings

Ctrl Alt K ⌘ Ctrl K was not specified or is missing Resize larger
Ctrl Alt B ⌘ Ctrl B was not specified or is missing Resize larger horizontally
Ctrl Alt I ⌘ Ctrl I was not specified or is missing Resize larger vertically
Ctrl Alt J ⌘ Ctrl J was not specified or is missing Resize smaller
Ctrl Alt W ⌘ Ctrl W was not specified or is missing Resize smaller horizontally
Ctrl Alt Q ⌘ Ctrl Q was not specified or is missing Resize smaller vertically
Alt Right Arrow Option Right Arrow was not specified or is missing Rotate clockwise by 15°
Alt Left Arrow Option Left Arrow was not specified or is missing Rotate counterclockwise by 15°
Alt Shift Left Arrow Option Shift Left Arrow was not specified or is missing Rotate counterclockwise by 1°
Alt Shift Right Arrow Option Shift Right Arrow was not specified or is missing Rotate clockwise by 1°
Shift Esc ⌘ Esc
 Shift Esc		 was not specified or is missing Close drawing editor

Comments and footnotes

Ctrl Alt M ⌘ Option M was not specified or is missing Insert comment
Ctrl Alt Shift A ⌘ Option Shift A was not specified or is missing Open discussion thread
Ctrl Enter Ctrl Enter was not specified or is missing Enter current comment
Ctrl Alt F ⌘ Option F was not specified or is missing Insert footnote
Holding Ctrl Alt Press E Then F Holdingctrl ⌘ Pressethenf was not specified or is missing Move to current footnote
Holding Ctrl Alt Press N Then F Holdingctrl ⌘ Pressnthenf was not specified or is missing Move to next footnote
Holding Ctrl Alt Press P Then F Holdingctrl ⌘ Presspthenf was not specified or is missing Move to previous footnote
Ctrl Shift X
or
Ctrl Shift \		 ⌘ Shift \ was not specified or is missing Context (right-click) menu
Alt F
or
Alt Shift F		 Ctrl Option F was not specified or is missing File menu
Alt E
or
Alt Shift E		 Ctrl Option E was not specified or is missing Edit menu
Alt V Alt Shift V Ctrl Option V was not specified or is missing View menu
Alt I Alt Shift I Ctrl Option I was not specified or is missing Insert menu
Alt O
or
Alt Shift O		 Ctrl Option O was not specified or is missing Format menu
Alt T
or
Alt Shift T		 Ctrl Option T was not specified or is missing Tools menu
Alt B
or
Alt Shift B		 Ctrl Option B was not specified or is missing Table menu
Alt H
or
Alt Shift H		 Ctrl Option H was not specified or is missing Help menu
Alt A
or
Alt Shift A		 Ctrl Option A was not specified or is missing Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled)
Ctrl Alt Shift K ⌘ Option Shift K was not specified or is missing Input Tools menu (available in documents in non-Latin languages)
Ctrl Shift K ⌘ Shift K was not specified or is missing Toggle input controls (available in documents in non-Latin languages)
Shift Right-Click Shift Right-Click was not specified or is missing Show your browser's context menu
Ctrl A ⌘ A was not specified or is missing Select all
Shift Left/Right Arrow Shift Left/Right Arrow was not specified or is missing Extend selection one character
Shift Up/Down Arrow Shift Up/Down Arrow was not specified or is missing Extend selection one line
Ctrl Shift Left/Right Arrow Shift Fn Left Arrow was not specified or is missing Extend selection one word
Shift Home Option Shift Up/Down Arrow was not specified or is missing Extend selection to the beginning of the line
Shift End Shift Fn Right Arrow was not specified or is missing Extend selection to the end of the line
Ctrl Shift Home ⌘ Shift Up Arrow was not specified or is missing Extend selection to the beginning of the document
Ctrl Shift End ⌘ Shift Down Arrow was not specified or is missing Extend selection to the end of the document
Holding Ctrl Alt Shift Press E Then I Holdingctrl ⌘ Shift Pressetheni was not specified or is missing Select current list item
Holding Ctrl Alt Shift Press E Then O Holdingctrl ⌘ Shift Pressetheno was not specified or is missing Select all list items at current level

Text selection with mouse

Double-Click Double-Click was not specified or is missing Select word
Double-Click Drag Double-Click Drag was not specified or is missing Extend selection one word at a time
Triple-Click Triple-Click was not specified or is missing Select paragraph
Triple-Click Drag Triple-Click Drag was not specified or is missing Extend selection one paragraph at a time

Screen reader support

Ctrl Alt Z
or
Alt Shift ~		 Option ⌘ Z was not specified or is missing Enable screen reader support
Ctrl Alt X Ctrl ⌘ X was not specified or is missing Speak selection
Ctrl Alt R Ctrl ⌘ R was not specified or is missing Speak from cursor location
Holding Ctrl Alt Press A Then L Holdingctrl ⌘ Pressathenl was not specified or is missing Announce cursor location
Holding Ctrl Alt Press A Then F Holdingctrl ⌘ Pressathenf was not specified or is missing Announce formatting at cursor location
Holding Ctrl Alt Shift Press T Then H Holdingctrl ⌘+ Shift Presstthenh was not specified or is missing Speak the table column and row header
Holding Ctrl Alt Shift Press T Then N Holdingctrl ⌘ Shift Presstthenn was not specified or is missing Speak the table cell location
Holding Ctrl Alt Shift Press T Then R Holdingctrl ⌘ Shift Presstthenr was not specified or is missing Speak the table row header
Holding Ctrl Alt Shift Press T Then C Holdingctrl ⌘ Shift Presstthenc was not specified or is missing Speak the table column header

Document navigation

Holding Ctrl Alt Press N Then H Holdingctrl ⌘ Pressnthenh was not specified or is missing Move to next heading
Holding Ctrl Alt Press P Then H Holdingctrl ⌘ Presspthenh was not specified or is missing Move to previous heading
Holding Ctrl Alt Press N Then [1-6] Holdingctrl ⌘ Pressnthen [1-6] was not specified or is missing Move to next heading [1-6]
Holding Ctrl Alt Press P Then [1-6] Holdingctrl ⌘ Presspthen [1-6] was not specified or is missing Move to previous heading [1-6]
Holding Ctrl Alt Press N Then G Holdingctrl ⌘ Pressntheng was not specified or is missing Move to next graphic (image or drawing)
Holding Ctrl Alt Press P Then G Holdingctrl ⌘ Pressptheng was not specified or is missing Move to previous graphic (image or drawing)
Holding Ctrl Alt Press N Then O Holdingctrl ⌘ Pressntheno was not specified or is missing Move to next list
Holding Ctrl Alt Press P Then O Holdingctrl ⌘ Pressptheno was not specified or is missing Move to previous list
Holding Ctrl Alt Press N Then I Holdingctrl ⌘ Pressntheni was not specified or is missing Move to next item in the current list
Holding Ctrl Alt Press P Then I Holdingctrl ⌘ Pressptheni was not specified or is missing Move to previous item in the current list
Holding Ctrl Alt Press N Then L Holdingctrl ⌘ Pressnthenl was not specified or is missing Move to next link
Holding Ctrl Alt Press P Then L Holdingctrl ⌘ Presspthenl was not specified or is missing Move to previous link
Holding Ctrl Alt Press N Then B Holdingctrl ⌘ Pressnthenb was not specified or is missing Move to next bookmark
Holding Ctrl Alt Press P Then B Holdingctrl ⌘ Presspthenb was not specified or is missing Move to previous bookmark
Holding Ctrl Alt Press N Then W Holdingctrl ⌘ Pressnthenw was not specified or is missing Move to next formatting change
Holding Ctrl Alt Press P Then W Holdingctrl ⌘ Presspthenw was not specified or is missing Move to previous formatting change
Holding Ctrl Alt Press N Then R
or
Ctrl Alt K		 Holdingctrl ⌘ Pressnthenr was not specified or is missing Move to next edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)
Holding Ctrl Alt Press P Then R
or
Ctrl Alt J		 Holdingctrl ⌘ Presspthenr was not specified or is missing Move to previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)

Table navigation

Holding Ctrl Alt Shift Press T Then S Holdingctrl ⌘ Shift Presstthens was not specified or is missing Move to the start of the table
Holding Ctrl Alt Shift Press T Then D Holdingctrl ⌘ Shift Presstthend was not specified or is missing Move to the end of the table
Holding Ctrl Alt Shift Press T Then I Holdingctrl ⌘ Shift Pressttheni was not specified or is missing Move to the start of the table column
Holding Ctrl Alt Shift Press T Then K Holdingctrl ⌘ Shift Presstthenk was not specified or is missing Move to the end of the table column
Holding Ctrl Alt Shift Press T Then B Holdingctrl ⌘ Shift Presstthenb was not specified or is missing Move to the next table column
Holding Ctrl Alt Shift Press T Then V Holdingctrl ⌘ Shift Presstthenv was not specified or is missing Move to the previous table column
Holding Ctrl Alt Shift Press T Then J Holdingctrl ⌘ Shift Presstthenj was not specified or is missing Move to the start of the table row
Holding Ctrl Alt Shift Press T Then L Holdingctrl ⌘ Shift Presstthenl was not specified or is missing Move to the end of the table row
Holding Ctrl Alt Shift Press T Then M Holdingctrl ⌘ Shift Presstthenm was not specified or is missing Move to the next table row
Holding Ctrl Alt Shift Press T Then G Holdingctrl ⌘ Shift Pressttheng was not specified or is missing Move to the previous table row
Holding Ctrl Alt Shift Press T Then E Holdingctrl ⌘ Shift Presstthene was not specified or is missing Exit table
Holding Ctrl Alt Shift Press N Then T Holdingctrl ⌘ Shift Pressnthent was not specified or is missing Move to the next table
Holding Ctrl Alt Shift Press P Then T Holdingctrl ⌘ Shift Presspthent was not specified or is missing Move to the previous table

Other tools and navigation

Ctrl Alt Shift H ⌘ Option Shift H was not specified or is missing Open revision history
Ctrl Alt Shift I ⌘ Option Shift I was not specified or is missing Open Explore tool
Ctrl Shift Y ⌘ Shift Y was not specified or is missing Open dictionary
Ctrl Shift C ⌘ Shift C was not specified or is missing Word count
Ctrl Shift S ⌘ Shift S was not specified or is missing Start voice typing (available in Chrome browsers)
Page Up Fn Up Arrow was not specified or is missing Page up
Page Down Fn Down Arrow was not specified or is missing Page down
Ctrl ' ⌘ ' was not specified or is missing Move to next misspelling
Ctrl ; ⌘ ; was not specified or is missing Move to previous misspelling
Holding Ctrl Alt Press O Then H Holdingctrl ⌘ Pressothenh was not specified or is missing Insert or move to header
Holding Ctrl Alt Press O Then F Holdingctrl ⌘ Pressothenf was not specified or is missing Insert or move to footer
Holding Ctrl Alt Press E Then P Holdingctrl ⌘ Pressethenp was not specified or is missing Move focus to popup (for links, bookmarks, and images)
Shift Esc was not specified or is missing Open chat inside the document
Ctrl Alt Shift M ⌘ Option Shift M was not specified or is missing Move focus out of document text
Esc Esc was not specified or is missing Return focus to document text
Ctrl Shift Esc Ctrl Shift Esc was not specified or is missing Focus containing webpage (such as when using Docs in Google+ Hangouts)

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