Important: Learn which Google Account types have access to Google Vids and different Vids features .
Use keyboard shortcuts in Google Vids to navigate, format, and edit.
Tip:Some shortcuts might not work for all languages or keyboards.
To open a list of keyboard shortcuts in Google Vids, press Ctrl+ /(Windows, Chrome OS) or ⌘+ /(Mac).
On Tool finder (formerly search the menus), press Alt+ /(Windows, Chrome OS) or Option+ /(Mac).
You can also use menu access keys. Open any application menu using the keyboard, then type the underlined letter for the item you'd like to select. For example, to open the Insert menu on a Mac, press Ctrl+ Option+ i. To select "Image," type the underlined letter i.
PC shortcuts
Common actions
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
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
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus)
Alt+ /
Alt+ Shift+ z
Google Chrome: Alt+ z
Repeat last action
Ctrl+ y
Switch to editing
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ z
Switch to suggesting
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ x
Switch to viewing
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ c
Zoom in
Ctrl+ +
Zoom out
Ctrl+ -
Zoom 100%
Ctrl+ 0
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+ [
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
Images and drawings
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
Comments
Insert comment
Ctrl+ Alt+ m
Open discussion thread
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ a
Enter current comment
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press ethen c
Move to next suggestion
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press nthen u
Move to previous suggestion
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press pthen u
Review suggested edits
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press othen u
Move to next comment
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press nthen c
Move to previous comment
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press pthen c
Open comment history
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ a
Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments
Reply to current comment
R
Move to next comment
J
Move to previous comment
K
Resolve current comment
E
Exit current comment
U
Menus
Context (right-click) menu
Ctrl+ Shift+ x
Ctrl+ Shift+ \
Shift+ F10
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
Text selection with keyboard
Select all
Ctrl+ a
Select none
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press uthen 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
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press ethen i
Select all list items at current level
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press ethen o
Select multiple sections of text
After selecting one section of text, hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ Left/right arrow. Use left/right arrow to move to a separate section of text you also want to select.
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
Focus actions
Go to Canvas
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ C
Go to Timeline
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ T
Select first audio track (nearest to playhead)
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ X
Beginning of selected scene (this will activate the left or right handle of the screen)
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ [
End of scene (of selected scene)
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ ]
Select playhead
Tip:If focus is in the timeline, you can use the shortcut P.
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ P
Navigation shortcuts
Move vertically across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks)
Up arrow
Move vertically across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks)
Down arrow
Move horizontally across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks)
Left arrow
Move horizontally across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks)
Right arrow
Canvas zoom in
Ctrl+ +
Canvas zoom out
Ctrl+ -
Canvas zoom 100%
Ctrl+ 0
Move to Timeline
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ T
Move to Canvas
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ C
Editing shortcuts
Play/Pause
Spacebar
Copy scene or audio
Ctrl+ C
Cut scene or audio
Ctrl+ X
Paste scene or audio
Ctrl+ V
Split scene or audio
Tip:The playhead must not be exactly at the start or end of the scene to actually perform the split.
Ctrl+ Shift+ S
Duplicate scene or audio
Ctrl+ D
Trim (activate left handle)
Tip:[ can be used to select the left handle when focus is on a scene/object within the timeline. Use the right and left arrow keys to resize the selected item by moving the handle.
[
Trim (activate right handle)
Tip:] can be used to select the right handle when focus is on a scene/object within the timeline. Use the right and left arrow keys to resize the selected item by moving the handle.
]
Adjust audio position
Ctrl+ .
New scene
Ctrl+ M
Timeline shortcuts
Move to previous scene
Left arrow
Move to next scene
Right arrow
Move scene, audio, or object left
Ctrl+ Left arrow
Move scene, audio, or object right
Ctrl+ Right arrow
Move focus to first scene
Home
Move focus to last scene
End
Select previous scene (multi-select)
Shift+ Left arrow
Select next scene (multi-select)
Shift+ Right arrow
Select first scene (multi-select all in-between)
Shift+ Home
Select last scene (multi-select all in-between)
Shift+ End
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 .
Screen reader support
Enable screen reader support
Ctrl+ Alt+ z
Alt+ Shift+ ~
Enable braille support
Ctrl+ Alt+ h
Verbalize selection
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press athen x
Verbalize from cursor location
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press athen r
Announce cursor location
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press athen l
Announce formatting at cursor location
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press athen f
Verbalize table row and column headers
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press tthen h
Verbalize table cell location
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press tthen n
Verbalize table row header
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press tthen r
Verbalize table column header
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press tthen c
Show live edits
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ r
Verbalize comment
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press athen c
Verbalize comment anchor
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press athen a
Verbalize selection formatting
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press athen s
Verbalize cursor location
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press athen l
Verbalize word count
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press athen w
Mac shortcuts
Common actions
Copy
⌘+ c
Cut
⌘+ x
Paste
⌘+ v
Paste without formatting
⌘+ Shift+ v
Undo
⌘+ z
Redo
⌘+ Shift+ z
Insert or edit link
⌘+ k
Open link
Option+ Enter
Show common keyboard shortcuts
⌘+ /
Save
Every change is automatically saved in Drive.
⌘+ s
Open
⌘+ o
Find
⌘+ f
Find and replace
⌘+ Shift+ h
Find again
⌘+ g
Find previous
⌘+ Shift+ g
Hide the menus (compact mode)
Ctrl+ Shift+ f
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus)
Option+ /
Ctrl+ Option+ z
Repeat last action
⌘+ y
Switch to editing
⌘+ Option+ Shift+ z
Switch to suggesting
⌘+ Option+ Shift+ x
Switch to viewing
⌘+ Option+ Shift+ c
Zoom in
⌘+ +
Zoom out
⌘+ -
Zoom 100%
⌘+ 0
Text formatting
Bold
⌘+ b
Italicize
⌘+ i
Underline
⌘+ u
Strikethrough
⌘+ Shift+ x
Superscript
⌘+ .
Subscript
⌘+ ,
Copy text formatting
⌘+ Option+ c
Paste text formatting
⌘+ Option+ v
Clear text formatting
⌘+ \
Increase font size
⌘+ Shift+ .
Decrease font size
⌘+ Shift+ ,
Paragraph formatting
Increase paragraph indentation
⌘+ ]
Decrease paragraph indentation
⌘+ [
Apply normal text style
⌘+ Option+ 0
Apply heading style [1-6]
⌘+ Option+ [1-6]
Left align
⌘+ Shift+ l
Center align
⌘+ Shift+ e
Right align
⌘+ Shift+ r
Justify
⌘+ Shift+ j
Numbered list
⌘+ Shift+ 7
Bulleted list
⌘+ Shift+ 8
Move paragraph up/down
Ctrl+ Shift+ Up/down arrow
Images and drawings
Alt text
⌘+ Option+ y
Resize larger
⌘+ Ctrl+ k
Resize larger horizontally
⌘+ Ctrl+ b
Resize larger vertically
⌘+ Ctrl+ i
Resize smaller
⌘+ Ctrl+ j
Resize smaller horizontally
⌘+ Ctrl+ w
Resize smaller vertically
⌘+ Ctrl+ q
Rotate clockwise by 15°
Option+ Right arrow
Rotate counterclockwise by 15°
Option+ Left arrow
Rotate counterclockwise by 1°
Option+ Shift+ Left arrow
Rotate clockwise by 1°
Option+ Shift+ Right arrow
Close drawing editor
⌘+ Esc
Shift+ Esc
Comments
Insert comment
⌘+ Option+ m
Open discussion thread
⌘+ Option+ Shift+ a
Enter current comment
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘, press ethen c
Move to next suggestion
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘, press nthen u
Move to previous suggestion
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘, press pthen u
Review suggested edits
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘, press othen u
Move to next comment
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘, press nthen c
Move to previous comment
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘, press pthen c
Open comment history
⌘+ Option+ Shift+ a
Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments
Reply to current comment
R
Move to next comment
J
Move to previous comment
K
Resolve current comment
E
Exit current comment
U
Menus
Context (right-click) menu
⌘+ Shift+ \
Shift+ F10
File menu
Ctrl+ Option+ f
Edit menu
Ctrl+ Option+ e
View menu
Ctrl+ Option+ v
Insert menu
Ctrl+ Option+ i
Format menu
Ctrl+ Option+ o
Tools menu
Ctrl+ Option+ t
Help menu
Ctrl+ Option+ h
Accessibility menu
Present when screen reader support is enabled
Ctrl+ Option+ a
Input Tools menu
Available in documents in non-Latin languages
⌘+ Option+ Shift+ k
Toggle input controls
Available in documents in non-Latin languages
⌘+ Shift+ k
Show your browser's context menu
Shift+ right-click
Text selection with keyboard
Select all
⌘+ a
Select none
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘, press uthen a
Extend selection one character
Shift+ Left/right arrow
Extend selection one line
Shift+ Up/down arrow
Extend selection to the beginning of the line
Shift+ Fn+ Left arrow
Extend selection one paragraph
Option+ Shift+ Up/Down arrow
Extend selection to the end of the line
Shift+ Fn+ Right arrow
Extend selection to the beginning of the document
⌘+ Shift+ Up arrow
Extend selection to the end of the document
⌘+ Shift+ Down arrow
Select current list item
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘+ Shift, press ethen i
Select all list items at current level
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘+ Shift, press ethen o
Select multiple sections of text
After selecting one section of text, hold Ctrl+ ⌘+ Shift+ Left/rightarrow. Use left/right arrow to move to a separate section of text you also want to select.
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
Focus actions
Go to Canvas
⌘+ Opt+ Shift+ C
Go to Timeline
⌘+ Opt+ Shift+ T
Select audio track (nearest to playhead)
⌘+ Opt+ Shift+ X
Beginning of scene (of selected scene)
⌘+ Opt+ Shift+ [
End of scene (of selected scene)
⌘+ Opt+ Shift+ ]
Select playhead
Tip:If focus is in the timeline, you can use the shortcut P.
⌘+ Opt+ Shift+ P
Select transition (nearest to playhead)
⌘+ Opt+ Shift+ Tab
Navigation shortcuts
Move vertically across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks)
Up arrow
Move vertically across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks)
Down arrow
Move horizontally across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks)
Left arrow
Move horizontally across timeline (include scene, object tracks, and audio tracks)
Right arrow
Canvas zoom in
⌘+ +
Canvas zoom out
⌘+ -
Canvas zoom 100%
⌘+ 0
Move to Timeline
⌘+ Option+ Shift+ T
Move to Canvas
⌘+ Option+ Shift+ C
Editing shortcuts
Play/Pause
Spacebar
Copy scene or audio
⌘+ C
Cut scene or audio
⌘+ X
Paste scene or audio
⌘+ V
Split scene or audio
Tip:The playhead must not be exactly at the start or end of the scene to actually perform the split.
⌘+ Shift+ S
Duplicate scene or audio
⌘+ D
Trim (activate left handle)
Tip:[ can be used to select the left handle when focus is on a scene/object within the timeline. Use the right and left arrow keys to resize the selected item by moving the handle.
[
Trim (activate right handle)
Tip:] can be used to select the right handle when focus is on a scene/object within the timeline. Use the right and left arrow keys to resize the selected item by moving the handle.
]
Audio adjust position
⌘+ .
New scene
Ctrl+ M
Timeline shortcuts
Move to previous scene
Left arrow
Move to next scene
Right arrow
Move scene, audio, or object left
⌘+ Left arrow
Move scene, audio, or object right
⌘+ Right arrow
Move focus to first scene
Fn+ Left arrow
Move focus to last scene
Fn+ Right arrow
Select previous scene (multi-select)
Shift+ Left arrow
Select next scene (multi-select)
Shift+ Right arrow
Select first scene (multi-select all in-between)
Shift+ Fn+ Left arrow
Select last scene (multi-select all in-between)
Shift+ Fn+ Right arrow
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 .
Screen reader support
Enable screen reader support
Option+ ⌘+ z
Enable braille support
⌘+ Option+ h
Verbalize selection
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘, press athen x
Verbalize from cursor location
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘, press athen r
Announce cursor location
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘, press athen l
Announce formatting at cursor location
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘, press athen f
Verbalize table row and column headers
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘+ Shift, press tthen h
Verbalize table cell location
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘+ Shift, press tthen n
Verbalize table row header
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘+ Shift, press tthen r
Verbalize table column header
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘+ Shift, press tthen c
Show live edits
⌘+ Option+ Shift+ r
Verbalize comment
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘, press athen c
Verbalize comment anchor
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘, press athen a
Verbalize selection formatting
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘, press athen s
Verbalize cursor location
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘, press athen l
Verbalize word count
Hold Ctrl+ ⌘, press athen w
ChromeOS shortcuts
Common actions
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
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
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus)
Alt+ z
Alt+ /
Switch to editing
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ z
Switch to suggesting
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ x
Switch to viewing
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ c
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+ \
Increase font size
Ctrl+ Shift+ .
Decrease font size
Ctrl+ Shift+ ,
Paragraph formatting
Increase paragraph indentation
Ctrl+ ]
Decrease paragraph indentation
Ctrl+ [
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
Images and drawings
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
Ctrl+ Esc
Shift+ Esc
Comments
Insert comment
Ctrl+ Alt+ m
Open discussion thread
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ a
Enter current comment
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press ethen c
Move to next suggestion
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press nthen u
Move to previous suggestion
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press pthen u
Review suggested edits
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press othen u
Move to next comment
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press nthen c
Move to previous comment
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press pthen c
Open comment history
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ a
Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments
Reply to current comment
R
Move to next comment
J
Move to previous comment
K
Resolve current comment
E
Exit current comment
U
Menus
Context (right-click) menu
Ctrl+ Shift+ x
Shift+ F10
File menu
Alt+ f
Edit menu
Alt+ e
View menu
Alt+ v
Insert menu
Alt+ i
Format menu
Alt+ o
Tools menu
Alt+ t
Help menu
Alt+ h
Accessibility menu
Present when screen reader support is enabled
Alt+ a
Input Tools menu
Available in documents in non-Latin languages
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ k
Text selection with keyboard
Select all
Ctrl+ a
Select none
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press uthen 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 paragraph
Ctrl+ Shift+ Up arrow
Extend selection to the end of the paragraph
Ctrl+ Shift+ Down arrow
Select current list item
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press ethen i
Select all list items at current level
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press ethen o
Select multiple sections of text
After selecting one section of text, hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ Left/right arrow. Use left/right arrow to move to a separate section of text you also want to select.
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 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 .
Screen reader support
Enable screen reader support
Ctrl+ Alt+ z
Alt+ Shift+ ~
Enable braille support
Ctrl+ Alt+ h
Verbalize selection
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press athen x
Verbalize from cursor location
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press athen r
Announce cursor location
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press athen l
Announce formatting at cursor location
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press athen f
Verbalize table row and column headers
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press tthen h
Verbalize table cell location
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press tthen n
Verbalize table row header
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press tthen r
Verbalize table column header
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press tthen c
Show live edits
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ r
Verbalize comment
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press athen c
Verbalize comment anchor
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press athen a
Verbalize selection formatting
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press athen s
Verbalize cursor location
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press athen l
Verbalize word count
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press athen w
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+ nor Ctrl+ Alt+ pfollowed by another key.
- Move quickly around a table with Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ tfollowed by another key.
Document navigation
Show outline
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press athen h
Move to next graphic
(Image or drawing)
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press nthen g
Move to previous graphic
(Image or drawing)
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press pthen g
Move to next list
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press nthen o
Move to previous list
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press pthen o
Move to next item in the current list
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press nthen i
Move to previous item in the current list
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press pthen i
Move to next link
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press nthen l
Move to previous link
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press pthen l
Move to next bookmark
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press nthen b
Move to previous bookmark
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press pthen b
Move to next formatting change
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press nthen w
Move to previous formatting change
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press pthen w
Move to the next edit
(while viewing revision history or new changes)
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press nthen r
Ctrl+ Alt+ k
Move to the previous edit
(while viewing revision history or new changes)
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press pthen r
Ctrl+ Alt+ j
Table navigation
Move to the start of the table
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press tthen s
Move to the end of the table
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press tthen d
Move to the start of the table column
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press tthen i
Move to the end of the table column
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press tthen k
Move to the next table column
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press tthen b
Move to the previous table column
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press tthen v
Move to the start of the table row
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press tthen j
Move to the end of the table row
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press tthen l
Move to the next table row
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press tthen m
Move to the previous table row
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press tthen g
Exit table
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press tthen e
Move to the next table
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press nthen t
Move to the previous table
Hold Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift, press pthen t
Other navigation
Open Explore tool
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ i
Open revision history
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ h
Open dictionary
Ctrl+ Shift+ y
Word count
Ctrl+ Shift+ c
Start voice typing
Ctrl+ Shift+ s
Go to side panel
Alt+ Shift+ .
Alt+ Shift+ ,
Page up
Alt+ Up arrow
Page down
Alt+ Down arrow
Move to beginning of document
Ctrl+ Search+ Left arrow
Move to end of document
Ctrl+ Search+ Right arrow
Move to next misspelling
Ctrl+ '
Move to previous misspelling
Ctrl+ ;
Insert or move to header
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press othen h
Insert or move to footer
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press othen f
Move focus to popup
(for links, bookmarks, and images
Hold Ctrl+ Alt, press ethen p
Move focus out of document text
Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ m
Return focus to document text
Esc
Show person or group info
Alt+ Right arrow
