Google Slides gives tough competition to Microsoft PowerPoint. You can add charts and videos, create an interactive table of contents, autoplay a video, and much more. Like PowerPoint, Google Slides also supports a wide variety of keyboard shortcuts.
[mte_cheatsheet_download]You can use keyboard shortcuts in Google Slides for almost everything. For instance, common actions include creating a new slide, duplicating a slide, opening menus, and presenting slides. Let’s check the Google Slides keyboard shortcuts.
| Windows | macOS | Chrome OS | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common Actions | |||
| Ctrl + M | Ctrl + M | Ctrl + M | Create a new slide. |
| Ctrl + D | Command + D | Ctrl + D | Duplicate slide |
| Ctrl + Z | Command + Z | Ctrl + Z | Undo the last action. |
| Ctrl + Y or Ctrl + Shift + Z | Command + Y or Command + Shift + Z | Ctrl + Y or Ctrl + Shift + Z | Redo the last action. |
| Ctrl + C | Command + C | Ctrl + C | Copy the selected item. |
| Ctrl + X | Command + X | Ctrl + X | Cut selected item. |
| Ctrl + V | Command + V | Ctrl + V | Paste the selected item. |
| Ctrl + Alt + C | Command + Option + C | Ctrl + Alt + C | Copy formatting of the selected text or shape. |
| Ctrl + Alt + V | Command + Option + V | Ctrl + Alt + V | Paste the formatting of the selected text or shape. |
| Ctrl + K | Command + K | Ctrl + K | Insert or edit the link. |
| Alt + Enter | Option + Enter | Alt + Enter | Open link. |
| Delete | Delete | Backspace | Delete the selected item. |
| Ctrl + A | Command + A | Ctrl + A | Select all. |
| Holding Ctrl + Alt, press U then A | Holding Ctrl + Command, press U then A | Holding Ctrl + Alt, press U then A | Select none. |
| Ctrl + F | Command + F | Ctrl + F | Find in sheet. |
| Ctrl + H | Command + Shift + H | Ctrl + H | Find and replace. |
| Ctrl + G | Command + G | Ctrl + G | Find again. |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Command + Shift + G | Ctrl + Shift + G | Find previous item. |
| Basic Actions | |||
| Ctrl + O | Command + O | Ctrl + O | Open a file. |
| Ctrl + P | Command + P | Ctrl + P | Print sheet. |
| Ctrl + S | Command + S | Ctrl + S | Save sheet manually(Every change is automatically saved in Drive) |
| Ctrl + / | Command + / | Ctrl + / | Show common keyboard shortcuts. |
| Alt + / or Alt + Z | Option + / or Ctrl + Option + Z | Alt + / or Alt + Z | Search the menus. |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Ctrl + Shift + F | Hide or show menus (compact mode). | |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Ctrl + Shift + F | Ctrl + Shift + C | Turn on captions while presenting. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Y | Command + Shift + C | Ctrl + Alt + Y | Alt text. |
| Film Strip Actions | |||
| Page up or Up arrow | Up arrow | Alt + Up arrow or Up arrow | Move focus to the previous slide. |
| Page down or Down arrow | Down arrow | Alt + Down arrow or Down arrow | Move focus to the next slide. |
| Home | Fn + Left arrow | Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow | Move focus to the first slide. |
| End | Fn + Right arrow | Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow | Move focus to the last slide. |
| Ctrl + Up arrow | Command + Up arrow | Ctrl + Up arrow | Move the slide up. |
| Ctrl + Down arrow | Command + Down arrow | Ctrl + Down arrow | Move slide down. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow | Command + Shift + Up arrow | Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow | Move the slide to beginning. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow | Command + Shift + Down arrow | Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow | Move the slide to the end. |
| Shift + Up arrow | Shift + Up arrow | Shift + Up arrow | Select the previous slide. |
| Shift + Down arrow | Shift + Down arrow | Shift + Down arrow | Select the next slide. |
| Shift + Home | Shift + Fn + Left arrow | Shift + Home | Select the first slide. |
| Shift + End | Shift + Fn + Right arrow | Shift + End | Select the last slide. |
| Navigation | |||
| Ctrl + Alt + Plus (+) | Command + Option + Plus (+) | Ctrl + Alt + Plus (+) | Zoom in. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Minus (-) | Command + Option + Minus (-) | Ctrl + Alt + Minus (-) | Zoom out. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F | Command + Option + Shift + F | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F | Move to filmstrip. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C | Command + Option + Shift + C | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C | Move to canvas. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S | Command + Option + Shift + S | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S | Open speaker notes panel. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P | Command + Option + Shift + P | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P | Change to HTML view of the presentation. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + B | Command + Option + Shift + B | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + B | Open the animations panel. |
| Enter | Enter | Enter | Continue in the animation preview. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I | Command + Option + Shift + I | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I | Open Explore. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Period (.) or Ctrl + Alt + , | Command + Shift + Y or Command + Option + Period (.) | Ctrl + Shift + Y or Alt + Shift + Period (.) | Go to the side panel. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Y | Command + Option + , | Open dictionary. | |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H | Command + Option + Shift + H | Open revision history panel. | |
| holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then P | holding Ctrl + Command, press E then P | Alt + Shift + Comma (,) or holding Ctrl + Alt, press E then P | Open cell border selection (for tables). |
| Enter | Enter | Play the selected video. | |
| Esc | Esc | Esc | Exit the current mode. |
| Menus | |||
| Ctrl + Shift + \ or Ctrl + Shift + X or Shift + F10 | Command + Shift + \ or Shift + F10 | Ctrl + Shift + X or Shift + F10 | Open Context menu. |
| Alt + F or Alt + Shift + F | Ctrl + Option + F | Alt + F | Open File menu. |
| Alt + E or Alt + Shift + E | Ctrl + Option + E | Alt + E | Open Edit menu. |
| Alt + V or Alt + Shift + V | Ctrl + Option + V | Alt + V | Open View menu. |
| Alt + I or Alt + Shift + I | Ctrl + Option + I | Alt + I | Open Insert menu. |
| Alt + O or Alt + Shift + O | Ctrl + Option + O | Alt + O | Open Format menu. |
| Alt + T or Alt + Shift + T | Ctrl + Option + T | Alt + T | OpenTools menu. |
| Alt + H or Alt + Shift + H | Ctrl + Option + H | Alt + H | Open the Help menu. |
| Alt + A or Alt + Shift + A | Alt + A | Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled). | |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K | Command + Option + Shift + K | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K | Input tools menu (available in presentations in non-Latin languages). |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Command + Shift + K | Ctrl + Shift + K | Toggle input controls (available in presentations in non-Latin languages). |
| Comments | |||
| Ctrl + Alt + M | Command + Option + M | Ctrl + Alt + M | Insert comment. |
| holding Ctrl + Enter | holding Ctrl + Enter | Ctrl + Enter | Enter the current comment. |
| holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then C | holding Ctrl + Command, press N then C | holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then C | Move to the next comment in the presentation. |
| holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then C | holding Ctrl + Command, press P then C | holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then C | Move to the previous comment in the presentation. |
| J | J | J | When the focus is on comment, move to next comment. |
| K | K | K | When focus is on comment, move to previous comment. |
| R | R | R | When focus is on comment, reply to comment. |
| E | E | E | When focus is on comment, resolve comment. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A | Command + Option + Shift + A | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A | Open comment discussion thread. |
| Use Keyboard Shortcuts on Selected Comments | |||
| R | R | R | Reply to the current comment. |
| J | J | J | Move to the next comment. |
| K | K | K | Move to the previous comment. |
| E | E | E | Resolve the current comment. |
| U | U | U | Exit current comment. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N | Command + Alt + Shift + N | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N | Hide comment. |
| Text | |||
| Ctrl + B | Command + B | Ctrl + B | Bold text. |
| Ctrl + I | Command + I | Ctrl + I | Italicize text. |
| Ctrl + U | Command + U | Ctrl + U | Underline text. |
| Ctrl + , | Command + , | Ctrl + , | Add Subscript |
| Ctrl + . | Command + . | Ctrl + . | Add Superscript. |
| Alt + Shift + 5 | Command + Shift + X | Alt + Shift + 5 | Add Strikethrough. |
| Ctrl + \ or Ctrl + Space | Command + \ (back slash) | Ctrl + Space or Ctrl + \ | Clear formatting. |
| Ctrl + Shift + > | Command + Shift + > | Ctrl + Shift + > | Increase font size. |
| Ctrl + Shift + | Command + Shift + | Ctrl + Shift + | Decrease font size. |
| Alignment | |||
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Command + Shift + L | Ctrl + Shift + L | Left align. |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Command + Shift + R | Ctrl + Shift + R | Right align. |
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Command + Shift + E | Ctrl + Shift + E | Center align. |
| Ctrl + Shift + J | Command + Shift + J | Ctrl + Shift + J | Justify text. |
| Alt + Shift + Down arrow | Option + Shift + Up arrow | Move the paragraph down. | |
| Alt + Shift + Up arrow | Option + Shift + Down arrow | Move the paragraph up. | |
| Ctrl + ] | Command + ] | Ctrl + ] | Increase indent. |
| Ctrl + [ | Command + [ | Ctrl + [ | Decrease indent. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 8 | Command + Shift + 8 | Ctrl + Shift + 8 | Bulleted list. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 7 | Command + Shift + 7 | Ctrl + Shift + 7 | Numbered list. |
| Holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then I | Holding Ctrl + Command + Shift, press E then I | Holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then I | Select list item. |
| Holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then O | Holding Ctrl + Command + Shift, press E then O | Holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press E then O | Select list items at the current level. |
| Holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then W | Holding Ctrl + Command, press N then W | Holding Ctrl + Alt, press N then W | Move to the next text formatting change. |
| Holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then W | Holding Ctrl + Command, press P then W | Holding Ctrl + Alt, press P then W | Move to the previous text formatting change. |
| Ctrl + ‘ | Command + ‘ | Ctrl + ‘ | Move to the next misspelling. |
| Ctrl + ; | Command + ; | Ctrl + ; | Move to the previous misspelling. |
| Move and Arrange Objects | |||
| Ctrl + D | Command + D | Ctrl + D | Duplicate item. |
| Ctrl + Alt + G | Command + Option + G | Ctrl + Alt + G | Group item. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + G | Command + Option + Shift + G | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + G | Ungroup items. |
| Ctrl + Down arrow | Command + Down arrow | Ctrl + Down arrow | Send backward. |
| Ctrl + Up arrow | Command + Up arrow | Ctrl + Up arrow | Bring forward. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow | Command + Shift + Down arrow | Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow | Send to back. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow | Command + Shift + Up arrow | Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow | Bring to front. |
| Tab | Tab | Tab | Select the next shape. |
| Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab | Select the previous shape. |
| Arrow keys | Arrow keys | Arrow keys | Nudge up, down, left, or right. |
| Shift + Arrow keys | Shift + Arrow keys | Shift + Arrow keys | Nudge one pixel at a time. |
| Rotate & Resize | |||
| Alt + Shift + Left arrow | Option + Shift + Left arrow | Alt + Shift + Left arrow | Rotate counterclockwise by 1°. |
| Alt + Shift + Right arrow | Option + Shift + Right arrow | Alt + Shift + Right arrow | Rotate clockwise by 1°. |
| Alt + Left arrow | Option + Left arrow | Alt + Left arrow | Rotate counterclockwise by 15°. |
| Alt + Right arrow | Option + Right arrow | Alt + Right arrow | Rotate clockwise by 15°. |
| Ctrl + Alt + B | Command + Ctrl + B | Ctrl + Alt + B | Resize larger horizontally. |
| Ctrl + Alt + I | Command + Ctrl + I | Ctrl + Alt + I | Resize larger vertically. |
| Ctrl + Alt + J | Command + Ctrl + J | Ctrl + Alt + J | Resize smaller. |
| Ctrl + Alt + K | Command + Ctrl + K | Ctrl + Alt + K | Resize larger. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Q | Command + Ctrl + Q | Ctrl + Alt + Q | Resize smaller vertically. |
| Ctrl + Alt + w | Command + Ctrl + W | Ctrl + Alt + W | Resize smaller horizontally. |
| Enter | Enter | Enter | Exit crop mode. |
| Alt + Move with mouse | Command + Move with mouse | Ctrl + Move with mouse | Suppress guides. |
| Ctrl + Move with mouse | Option + Move with mouse | Ctrl + Resize with mouse | Duplicate. |
| Ctrl + Resize with mouse | Option + Resize with mouse | Shift + Move with mouse | Resize from center. |
| Shift + Move with mouse | Shift + Move with mouse | Shift + Resize with mouse | Constrain to vertical or horizontal movements. |
| Shift + Resize with mouse | Shift + Resize with mouse | Shift + Rotate with mouse | Constrain to object’s aspect ratio. |
| Shift + Rotate with mouse | Shift + Rotate with mouse | Shift + Click | Constrain to 15° rotation increments. |
| Presenting | |||
| Ctrl + F5 | Command + Enter or Command + Shift + Enter | Ctrl + Search + 5 | Present slides. |
| Esc | Esc | Esc | Stop presenting. |
| Right arrow | Right arrow | Right arrow | Go to the next slide. |
| Left arrow | Left arrow | Left arrow | Go to the previous slide. |
| Number followed by Enter | Number followed by Enter | Number followed by Enter | Go to specific slide (9 followed by Enter goes to slide 9). |
| Home | Home | Home | Go to the first slide. |
| End | End | End | Go to the last slide. |
| S | S | S | Open speaker notes. |
| A | A | A | Open audience tools. |
| L | L | L | Toggle laser pointer. |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Command + Shift + C | Ctrl + Shift + C | Toggle captions (English only). |
| F11 | Command + Shift + F | F11 | Toggle full screen. |
| B or . | B or . | B or . | Show a blank black slide. |
| Press any key | Press any key | Press any key | Return to the presentation from a blank black slide. |
| W or , | W or , | W or , | Show a blank white slide. |
| Press any key | Press any key | Press any key | Return to the presentation from a blank white slide. |
| Video Player | |||
| K | K | K | Toggle play/pause. |
| U | U | U | Rewind 10 seconds. |
| O | O | O | Fast forward 10 seconds. |
| Shift + , | Shift + , | Shift + , | Previous frame (while paused). |
| Shift + . | Shift + . | Shift + . | Next frame (while paused). |
| Ctrl + Shift + , | Command + Shift + , | Ctrl + Shift + , | Decrease playback rate. |
| Ctrl + Shift + . | Command + Shift + . | Ctrl + Shift + . | Increase playback rate. |
| Shift + 0..9 | Shift + 0..9 | Shift + 0..9 | Seek to a specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration). |
| C | C | C | Toggle captions on/off. |
| F | F | F | Toggle full screen on/off. |
| M | M | M | Toggle mute on/off |
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