Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are a faster and more ergonomic alternative for mouse-driven actions, allowing you to perform tasks with just a few keystrokes. Whether you're composing emails, crunching numbers in Google Sheets, or simply browsing the web in Chrome, there are keyboard shortcuts for almost every task.
Google Workspace Shortcuts:
Full Article: Use Google Workspace keyboard shortcuts - Google Workspace Learning Center
Gmail
Full Article: Keyboard shortcuts for Gmail - Computer - Gmail Help
To see a complete list, open Gmail and press Shift + ?
- Compose new email:
C - Send email:
Ctrl+Enter - Reply to email:
R - Forward email:
F - Archive email:
E - Mark as read/unread:
Shift+I
Drive
Full Article: Keyboard shortcuts for Google Drive on the web - Computer - Google Drive Help
To see a complete list, open Drive and press Shift + ?
- Create new document:
Shift+T - Create new spreadsheet:
Shift+S - Create new presentation:
Shift+P - Open selected file:
Enter - Rename selected file:
N
Calendar
Full Article: Use keyboard shortcuts in Google Calendar - Google Calendar Help
To see a complete list, open Calendar and press Shift + ?
- Create new event:
C - Edit event:
E - Move to next/previous period:
J/K - Jump to today:
T - Go to date:
G
Google Meet
Full Article: Use Google Workspace keyboard shortcuts - Google Workspace Learning Center
To see a complete list, in a meeting press Shift + ?
- Mute/unmute microphone:
Ctrl+D - Enable/disable camera:
Ctrl+E - Raise/lower hand:
Ctrl+Alt+H - Show/hide people:
Ctrl+P - Increase/decrease maximum tiles:
Ctrl+Alt+K/J
Docs
Full Article: Keyboard shortcuts for Google Docs - Computer - Google Docs Editors Help
To see a complete list, open a Google Doc and press Ctrl + /
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Basic Text Editing:
- Bold:
Ctrl+B - Italicize:
Ctrl+I - Underline:
Ctrl+U - Undo:
Ctrl+Z - Redo:
Ctrl+Y - Select all:
Ctrl+A - Copy:
Ctrl+C - Cut:
Ctrl+X - Paste:
Ctrl+V - Paste without formatting:
Ctrl+Shift+V
- Bold:
-
Formatting:
- Increase/decrease font size:
Ctrl+./Ctrl+, - Align left/center/right:
Ctrl+Shift+L/Ctrl+Shift+E/Ctrl+Shift+R - Bulleted list:
Ctrl+Shift+8 - Numbered list:
Ctrl+Shift+7 - Insert hyperlink:
Ctrl+K
- Increase/decrease font size:
-
Navigation and Selection:
- Move to beginning/end of line:
Home/End - Move to beginning/end of document:
Ctrl+Home/Ctrl+End - Move to previous/next word:
Ctrl+Arrow keys ← → - Select text:
Shift+Arrow keys
- Move to beginning/end of line:
Sheets
Full Article: Keyboard shortcuts for Google Sheets - Computer - Google Docs Editors Help
To see a complete list, open a Google Sheet and press Ctrl + /
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Navigation and Selection:
- Move to beginning/end of row/column:
Ctrl+Arrow keys - Select entire row/column:
Shift+Space/Ctrl+Space - Extend selection:
Shift+Arrow keys - Show all formulas:
Ctrl+ `
- Move to beginning/end of row/column:
-
Editing and Formatting:
- Insert row/column:
Ctrl+Shift++ - Delete row/column:
Ctrl+- - Fill down:
Ctrl+D - Fill right:
Ctrl+R - Format as currency:
Ctrl+Shift+4 - Format as percentage:
Ctrl+Shift+5 - Clear formatting:
Ctrl+\
- Insert row/column:
Slides
Full Article: Keyboard shortcuts for Google Slides - Computer - Google Docs Editors Help
To see a complete list, open a Google Slide and press Ctrl + /
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Basic Slide Navigation:
- Move to previous/next slide:
Arrow keys ← → - Jump to slide:
Ctrl+Shift+S - Start presentation:
F5
- Move to previous/next slide:
-
Editing and Formatting:
- Duplicate slide:
Ctrl+D - Insert new slide:
Ctrl+M - Delete slide:
Ctrl+D - Change text alignment:
Ctrl+Shift+L/Ctrl+Shift+E/Ctrl+Shift+R
- Duplicate slide:
Other Shortcuts
There are many other shortcuts out there, if you use a program often you may check and see if there are shortcuts in it to make your life a bit easier.
PopOS - Pop!_OS Keyboard Shortcuts - System76 Support
Canva - https://www.canva.com/help/keyboard-shortcuts/
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