Screen reader shortcuts
The shortcuts below help you work with a screen reader. Before you use them, turn on screen reader support. Learn how to turn on screen reader support.
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Screen reader support |
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| Enable screen reader support | Ctrl + Alt + z Alt + Shift + ~ |
| Enable braille support | Ctrl + Alt + h |
| 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 |
| Show live edits | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + r |
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.
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Document navigation |
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| Show document outline | holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then h |
| 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 |
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Table navigation |
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| 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 |
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Other tools and navigation |
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| Open revision history | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + h |
| Open Explore tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + i |
| Open spelling/grammar | Ctrl + Alt + x F7 |
| Open dictionary | Ctrl + Shift + y |
| Word count | Ctrl + Shift + c |
| Start voice typing (available in Chrome browsers) |
Ctrl + Shift + s |
| Go to side panel | Ctrl + Alt + . Ctrl + Alt + , |
| 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 |
| Move focus out of editing area | |
Common actions | |
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| Copy | Ctrl + c |
| Cut | Ctrl + x |
| Paste | Ctrl + v |
| Paste without formatting | Ctrl + Shift + 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 |
| Ctrl + p | |
| Open | Ctrl + o |
| Find | Ctrl + f |
| Find and replace | Ctrl + h |
| Find again | Ctrl + g |
| Find previous | Ctrl + Shift + g |
| Hide the menus (compact mode) | Ctrl + Shift + f |
| Insert page break | Ctrl + Enter |
| Search the menus | Alt + / Alt + Shift + z Google Chrome: Alt + z |
| Repeat last action | Ctrl + y |
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Text formatting |
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| 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 + < |
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Paragraph formatting |
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| 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 | Ctrl + Shift + Up/down arrow |
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Images and drawings |
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| Alt text | Ctrl + Alt + y |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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Comments and footnotes |
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| Insert comment | Ctrl + Alt + m |
| Open discussion thread | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a |
| Enter current comment | Ctrl + Enter |
| Insert footnote | Ctrl + Alt + f |
| Move to 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 |
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Menus |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Show your browser's context menu | Shift + right-click |
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Text selection with keyboard |
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| 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 |
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Text selection with mouse |
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| 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 |
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