Keyboard shortcuts for Google Sites

You can use keyboard shortcuts to save time on tasks.

Page, section, and menu shortcuts

Action Shortcut
Open shortcut menu

⌘ + / or Ctrl + /

Open the context menu of any particular page, section, title, or embed section

Windows/Chrome OS: 
Ctrl + Shift + \Mac: ⌘ + Shift + \

Select a section Enterkey or spacebar
Resize the embed Alt  Rightor Left arrowkeys
Navigate between elements Tabor Shift  Tab
Navigate the options inside a menu Arrow keys
Grab a page, section, or embed Enter
Release a page, section, or embed Esc
Move the section or embed Arrow key after grabbing the section or embed
Nest the page After the page is grabbed, use Right arrow key
Unnest the page

After the page is grabbed, use Left arrow key

Move focus to next or previous page Upor Downarrow keys
Expand or collapse children 

Leftor Rightarrow keys

Interact with elements in the focused page Tab
Grab or drop page

Space bar(arrow keys to move)

Focus first page Home
Focus last page

End

Expand all pages

Editing shortcuts

Use these keyboard shortcuts while editing a page.
Action Shortcut
Bold Ctrl  b
Italic Ctrl + i
Clear formatting Crtl + \
Strikethrough Windows/Chrome OS:
Alt + Shift + 5
Mac: ⌘ + Shift + X
Align left Ctrl  Shift + l
Align center Ctrl  Shift  e
Align right Ctrl  Shift + r
Numbered list Ctrl  Shift  7
Bulleted list Ctrl  Shift  8
Insert link Ctrl + k
Move item up, down, left, or right Up , Down , Left , or Right
Move item in or out of a group Shift + Left or Right
Reorder items in a group Up or Down
Apply Normal Text Ctrl  Alt  0
Apply Title Ctrl  Alt  1
Apply Heading

Ctrl  Alt  2

Apply Subheading Ctrl  Alt + 3
Apply code font to text Ctrl + Alt + 7 or ⌘ + Opt + 7
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