google doc shortcuts

Google doc replacing winword.

We don’t need to have Microsoft’s office suite software anymore in order to create docs in winword format.. Here is what you do to get your documents in winword format.

1. Create google doc.  ( The shortcuts here really powerful !!! )
2. Save it as winword.

It will be nice if Google blog also provides these shortcuts or somehow google blog borrows use google doc underneath as editor.

Here is what I do to get my google blog in a nice format.

1. Edit my blog in google doc -- utilize all the features provided in google doc.
2. Copy and paste it into my google blog once it’s done.

Most useful shortcuts:

Find again     Ctrl + G

Find previous     Ctrl + Shift + G

Copy text formatting     Ctrl + Alt + C

Paste text formatting     Ctrl + Alt + V

Clear text formatting     Ctrl + \

Increase font size     Ctrl + Shift + >

Decrease font size     Ctrl + Shift + <

Increase paragraph indentation     Ctrl + ]

Decrease paragraph indentation     Ctrl + [

Insert comment         Ctrl + Alt + M

Move to next comment    Ctrl + Alt, press N then C

Move to next misspelling     Ctrl + '

Move to previous misspelling     Ctrl + ;

A complete list of shortcuts.

Common actions

Copy     Ctrl + C

Cut     Ctrl + X

Paste     Ctrl + V

Undo     Ctrl + Z

Redo     Ctrl + Shift + Z

Insert or edit link     Ctrl + K

Open link     Alt + Enter

Show common keyboard shortcuts     Ctrl + /

Save

Every change is automatically saved in Drive     Ctrl + S

Print     Ctrl + P

Open     Ctrl + O

Find     Ctrl + F

Find and replace     Ctrl + H

Find again     Ctrl + G

Find previous     Ctrl + Shift + G

Word count     Ctrl + Shift + C

Hide the menus (compact mode)     Ctrl + Shift + F

Insert page break     Ctrl + Enter

Search the menus     Alt + /

Alt + Shift + Z

Google Chrome: Alt + Z

Text formatting

Bold     Ctrl + B

Italicize     Ctrl + I

Underline     Ctrl + U

Strikethrough     Alt + Shift + 5

Superscript     Ctrl + .

Subscript     Ctrl + ,

Copy text formatting     Ctrl + Alt + C

Paste text formatting     Ctrl + Alt + V

Clear text formatting     Ctrl + \

Ctrl + Space

Increase font size     Ctrl + Shift + >

Decrease font size     Ctrl + Shift + <

Paragraph formatting

Increase paragraph indentation     Ctrl + ]

Decrease paragraph indentation     Ctrl + [

Apply normal text style     Ctrl + Alt + 0

Apply heading style [1-6]     Ctrl + Alt + [1-6]

Left align     Ctrl + Shift + L

Center align     Ctrl + Shift + E

Right align     Ctrl + Shift + R

Justify     Ctrl + Shift + J

Numbered list     Ctrl + Shift + 7

Bulleted list     Ctrl + Shift + 8

Move paragraph up/down     Alt + Shift + Up/down arrow

Images and drawings

Resize larger     Ctrl + Alt + K

Resize larger horizontally     Ctrl + Alt + B

Resize larger vertically     Ctrl + Alt + I

Resize smaller     Ctrl + Alt + J

Resize smaller horizontally     Ctrl + Alt + W

Resize smaller vertically     Ctrl + Alt + Q

Nudge up, down, left, or right     Arrow keys

Nudge by a pixel     Shift + Arrow keys

Rotate clockwise by 15°     Alt + Right arrow

Rotate counterclockwise by 15°     Alt + Left arrow

Rotate counterclockwise by 1°     Alt + Shift + Left arrow

Rotate clockwise by 1°     Alt + Shift + Right arrow

Close drawing editor     Shift + Esc

Comments and footnotes

Insert comment     Ctrl + Alt + M

Open discussion thread     Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A

Enter current comment     holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then C

Move to next comment     holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then C

Move to previous comment     holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then C

Insert footnote     Ctrl + Alt + F

Enter current footnote     holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then F

Move to next footnote     holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then F

Move to previous footnote     holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then F

More options for comment navigation     See Keyboard shortcuts for comments and discussions

Menus

Context (right-click) menu     Ctrl + Shift + X

Ctrl + Shift + \

File menu     in Google Chrome: Alt + F

other browsers: Alt + Shift + F

Edit menu     in Google Chrome: Alt + E

other browsers: Alt + Shift + E

View menu     in Google Chrome: Alt + V

other browsers: Alt + Shift + V

Insert menu     in Google Chrome: Alt + I

other browsers: Alt + Shift + I

Format menu     in Google Chrome: Alt + O

other browsers: Alt + Shift + O

Tools menu     in Google Chrome: Alt + T

other browsers: Alt + Shift + T

Table menu     in Google Chrome: Alt + B

other browsers: Alt + Shift + B

Help menu     in Google Chrome: Alt + H

other browsers: Alt + Shift + H

Accessibility menu

(present when screen reader support is enabled)     in Google Chrome: Alt + A

other browsers: Alt + Shift + A

Input Tools menu

(available in documents in non-Latin languages)     Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K

Toggle input controls

(available in documents in non-Latin languages)     Ctrl + Shift + K

Show your browser's context menu     Shift + right-click

Text selection with keyboard

Select all     Ctrl + A

Extend selection one character     Shift + Left/right arrow

Extend selection one line     Shift + Up/down arrow

Extend selection one word     Ctrl + Shift + Left/right arrow

Extend selection to the beginning of the line     Shift + Home

Extend selection to the end of the line     Shift + End

Extend selection to the beginning of the document     Ctrl + Shift + Home

Extend selection to the end of the document     Ctrl + Shift + End

Select current list item     holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then I

Select all list items at current level     holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then O

Text selection with mouse

Select word     Double-click

Extend selection one word at a time     Double-click + drag

Select paragraph     Triple-click

Extend selection one paragraph at a time     Triple-click + drag

Screen reader support

Enable screen reader support

Learn more about using Google Docs with a screen reader     Ctrl + Alt + Z

Alt + Shift + ~

Speak selection     Ctrl + Alt + X

Speak from cursor location     Ctrl + Alt + R

Announce cursor location     holding Ctrl + Alt, press A then L

Announce formatting at cursor location     holding Ctrl + Alt, press A then F

Speak the table column and row header     holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then H

Speak the table cell location     holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then N

Speak the table row header     holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then R

Speak the table column header     holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then C

Navigation shortcuts

Two groups of shortcuts below help you move quickly through your document or table:

Move to the next or previous item with Ctrl + Alt + N or Ctrl + Alt + P followed by another key.

Move quickly around a table with Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T followed by another key.

Document navigation

Move to next heading     holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then H

Move to previous heading     holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then H

Move to next heading [1-6]     holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then [1-6]

Move to previous heading [1-6]     holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then [1-6]

Move to next graphic

(image or drawing)     holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then G

Move to previous graphic

(image or drawing)     holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then G

Move to next list     holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then O

Move to previous list     holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then O

Move to next item in the current list     holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then I

Move to previous item in the current list     holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then I

Move to next link     holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then L

Move to previous link     holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then L

Move to next bookmark     holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then B

Move to previous bookmark     holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then B

Move to next formatting change     holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then W

Move to previous formatting change     holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then W

Move to next edit

(while viewing revision history or new changes)     holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then R

Ctrl + Alt + K

Move to previous edit

(while viewing revision history or new changes)     holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then R

Ctrl + Alt + J

Table navigation

Move to the start of the table     holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then S

Move to the end of the table     holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then D

Move to the start of the table column     holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then I

Move to the end of the table column     holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then K

Move to the next table column     holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then B

Move to the previous table column     holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then V

Move to the start of the table row     holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then J

Move to the end of the table row     holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then L

Move to the next table row     holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then M

Move to the previous table row     holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then G

Exit table     holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press T then E

Move to the next table     holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press N then T

Move to the previous table     holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press P then T

Other navigation

Open research tool     Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I

Open revision history     Ctrl + Alt + Shift + G

Define selected word in research tool     Ctrl + Shift + Y

Page up     Page Up

Page down     Page Down

Move to next misspelling     Ctrl + '

Move to previous misspelling     Ctrl + ;

Insert or move to header     holding Ctrl + Alt, press O then H

Insert or move to footer     holding Ctrl + Alt, press O then F

Move focus to popup

(for links, bookmarks, and images)     holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then P

Open chat inside the document     Shift + Esc

Move focus out of document text     Ctrl + Alt + Shift + M

Return focus to document text     Esc

Focus containing webpage

(such as when using Docs in Google+ Hangouts)     Ctrl + Shift + Esc