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Google Slides Keyboard Shortcuts

We gathered all 180 Google Slides shortcuts so you can create presentations online at speed

Google Slides keyboard shortcuts

Google Slides is an office & documents tool from Google that enables users to create presentations online. It is trusted by creative and technical professionals worldwide.

For Google Slides users, mastering keyboard shortcuts is one of the fastest ways to boost productivity. Quick access to tools and commands keeps the creative flow unbroken.

Whether you run Google Slides on macOS, Windows, and Linux, this shortcut reference helps you work faster on any platform.

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General 43 shortcuts

Move to next misspelling
Cmd +' Ctrl +' Ctrl +'
Move to previous misspelling
Cmd +; Ctrl +; Ctrl +;
Duplicate
Cmd +D Ctrl +D Ctrl +D
Print
Cmd +P Ctrl +P Ctrl +P
Toggle captions (English only)
Shift +Cmd +C Ctrl +Shift +C Ctrl +Shift +C
Toggle full screen
Shift +Cmd +F F11 F11
Stop presenting
Esc Esc Esc
Next
Right Right Right
Previous
Left Left Left
First slide
Home Home Home
Last slide
End End End
Show a blank black slide
B B B
Show a blank black slide
. . .
Show a blank white slide
W W W
Show a blank white slide
, , ,
Toggle play/pause
K K K
Rewind 10 seconds
U U U
Fast forward 10 seconds
O O O
Previous frame (while paused)
Shift +, Shift +, Shift +,
Next frame (while paused)
Shift +. Shift +. Shift +.
Decrease playback rate
Shift +Cmd +, Ctrl +Shift +, Ctrl +Shift +,
Increase playback rate
Shift +Cmd +. Ctrl +Shift +. Ctrl +Shift +.
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration
Shift +0 Shift +0 Shift +0
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration
Shift +1 Shift +1 Shift +1
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration
Shift +2 Shift +2 Shift +2
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration
Shift +3 Shift +3 Shift +3
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration
Shift +4 Shift +4 Shift +4
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration
Shift +5 Shift +5 Shift +5
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration
Shift +6 Shift +6 Shift +6
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration
Shift +7 Shift +7 Shift +7
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration
Shift +8 Shift +8 Shift +8
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration
Shift +9 Shift +9 Shift +9
Toggle captions on/off
C C C
Toggle mute
M M M
Verbalize selection
Ctrl +Cmd +X Ctrl +Alt +X Ctrl +Alt +X
Enable screen reader support
Opt +Cmd +Z Ctrl +Alt +Z Ctrl +Alt +Z
Enable braille support
Opt +Cmd +H Ctrl +Alt +H Ctrl +Alt +H
Verbalize from cursor location
Ctrl +Cmd +R Ctrl +Alt +R Ctrl +Alt +R
Announce formatting at cursor location
Ctrl +Cmd +A +F Ctrl +Alt +A +F Ctrl +Alt +A +F
Go to specific slide (7 followed by Enter goes to slide 7)
Number +Enter Number +Enter Number +Enter
Open speaker notes
S S S
Open audience tools
A A A
Toggle laser pointer
L L L

Common actions 26 shortcuts

New slide
Cmd +M Ctrl +M Ctrl +M
Duplicate slide
Cmd +D Ctrl +D Ctrl +D
Undo
Cmd +Z Ctrl +Z Ctrl +Z
Redo
Shift +Cmd +Y +Z Ctrl +Shift +Y +Z Ctrl +Shift +Y +Z
Copy
Cmd +C Ctrl +C Ctrl +C
Cut
Cmd +X Ctrl +X Ctrl +X
Paste
Cmd +V Ctrl +V Ctrl +V
Copy formatting of the selected text or shape
Opt +Cmd +C Ctrl +Alt +C Ctrl +Alt +C
Paste formatting of the selected text or shape
Opt +Cmd +V Ctrl +Alt +V Ctrl +Alt +V
Insert or edit link
Cmd +K Ctrl +K Ctrl +K
Open link
Opt +Enter Alt +Enter Alt +Enter
Delete
Delete Delete Delete
Select all
Cmd +A Ctrl +A Ctrl +A
Select none
Ctrl +Cmd +U +A Ctrl +Alt +U +A Ctrl +Alt +U +A
Find
Cmd +F Ctrl +F Ctrl +F
Find and replace
Shift +Cmd +H Ctrl +H Ctrl +H
Find again
Cmd +G Ctrl +G Ctrl +G
Find previous
Shift +Cmd +G Ctrl +Shift +G Ctrl +Shift +G
Open...
Cmd +O Ctrl +O Ctrl +O
Print
Cmd +P Ctrl +P Ctrl +P
Save _Every change is automatically saved in Drive_
Cmd +S Ctrl +S Ctrl +S
Show common keyboard shortcuts
Cmd +/ Ctrl +/ Ctrl +/
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus)
Ctrl +Opt +/ Ctrl +Alt +/ Ctrl +Alt +/
Hide or show menus (compact mode)
Ctrl +Shift +F Ctrl +Shift +F Ctrl +Shift +F
Turn on captions while presenting
Shift +Cmd +C Ctrl +Shift +C Ctrl +Shift +C
Alt text
Opt +Cmd +Y Ctrl +Alt +Y Ctrl +Alt +Y

Film strip actions 12 shortcuts

Move to previous slide
Up PageUp +Up PageUp +Up
Move to next slide
Down PageDown +Down PageDown +Down
Move focus to first slide
Fn +Left Home Home
Move focus to last slide
Fn +Right End End
Move slide up
Cmd +Up Ctrl +Up Ctrl +Up
Move slide down
Cmd +Down Ctrl +Down Ctrl +Down
Move slide to beginning
Shift +Cmd +Up Ctrl +Shift +Up Ctrl +Shift +Up
Move slide to end
Shift +Cmd +Down Ctrl +Shift +Down Ctrl +Shift +Down
Select previous slide
Shift +Up Shift +Up Shift +Up
Select next slide
Shift +Down Shift +Down Shift +Down
Select first slide
Shift +Fn +Left Shift +Home Shift +Home
Select last slide
Shift +Fn +Right Shift +End Shift +End

Navigation 17 shortcuts

Zoom in
Cmd ++ Ctrl ++ Ctrl ++
Zoom out
Cmd +- Ctrl +- Ctrl +-
Zoom 100%
Cmd +0 Ctrl +0 Ctrl +0
Move to filmstrip
Opt +Shift +Cmd +F Ctrl +Alt +Shift +F Ctrl +Alt +Shift +F
Move to canvas
Opt +Shift +Cmd +C Ctrl +Alt +Shift +C Ctrl +Alt +Shift +C
Open speaker notes panel
Opt +Shift +Cmd +S Ctrl +Alt +Shift +S Ctrl +Alt +Shift +S
Change to HTML view of presentation
Opt +Shift +Cmd +P Ctrl +Alt +Shift +P Ctrl +Alt +Shift +P
Open animations panel
Opt +Shift +Cmd +B Ctrl +Alt +Shift +B Ctrl +Alt +Shift +B
Continue in animation preview / Play the selected video
Enter Enter Enter
Open Explore
Opt +Shift +Cmd +I Ctrl +Alt +Shift +I Ctrl +Alt +Shift +I
Go to side panel
Opt +Cmd +. +, Ctrl +Alt +. +, Ctrl +Alt +. +,
Open dictionary
Shift +Cmd +Y Ctrl +Shift +Y Ctrl +Shift +Y
Open revision history panel
Opt +Shift +Cmd +H Ctrl +Alt +Shift +H Ctrl +Alt +Shift +H
Open cell border selection (for tables)
Ctrl +Cmd +E +P Ctrl +Alt +E +P Ctrl +Alt +E +P
Present slides
Cmd +Enter Ctrl +F5 Ctrl +F5
Present slides from beginning
Shift +Cmd +Enter F5 F5
Exit the current mode
Esc Esc Esc
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Menus 12 shortcuts

Context menu
Shift +Cmd +\ +F10 Ctrl +Shift +\ +F10 Ctrl +Shift +\ +F10
File menu
Ctrl +Opt +F Alt +Shift +F +F Alt +Shift +F +F
Edit menu
Ctrl +Opt +E Alt +Shift +E +E Alt +Shift +E +E
View menu
Ctrl +Opt +V Alt +Shift +V +V Alt +Shift +V +V
Insert menu
Ctrl +Opt +I Alt +Shift +I +I Alt +Shift +I +I
Slide menu
Ctrl +Opt +S Alt +Shift +S +S Alt +Shift +S +S
Format menu
Ctrl +Opt +O Alt +Shift +O +O Alt +Shift +O +O
Arrange menu
Ctrl +Opt +R Alt +Shift +R +R Alt +Shift +R +R
Tools menu
Ctrl +Opt +T Alt +Shift +T +T Alt +Shift +T +T
Help menu
Ctrl +Opt +H Alt +Shift +H +H Alt +Shift +H +H
Input tools menu _(available in presentations in non-Latin languages)_
Opt +Shift +Cmd +K Ctrl +Alt +Shift +K Ctrl +Alt +Shift +K
Toggle input controls _(available in presentations in non-Latin languages)_
Shift +Cmd +K Ctrl +Shift +K Ctrl +Shift +K

Comments 11 shortcuts

Insert comment
Opt +Cmd +M Ctrl +Alt +M Ctrl +Alt +M
Enter current comment
Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter
Move to next comment in the presentation
Ctrl +Cmd +N +C Ctrl +Alt +N +C Ctrl +Alt +N +C
Move to previous comment in the presentation
Ctrl +Cmd +P +C Ctrl +Alt +P +C Ctrl +Alt +P +C
When focus is on comment, move to next comment
J J J
When focus is on comment, move to previous comment
K K K
When focus is on comment, reply to comment / Reply to current comment
R R R
When focus is on comment, resolve comment / Resolve current comment
E E E
Open comment discussion thread
Opt +Shift +Cmd +A Ctrl +Alt +Shift +A Ctrl +Alt +Shift +A
Exit current comment
U U U
Hide comment
Opt +Shift +Cmd +J Ctrl +Alt +Shift +J Ctrl +Alt +Shift +J

Text 4 shortcuts

Bold
Cmd +B Ctrl +B Ctrl +B
Italic
Cmd +I Ctrl +I Ctrl +I
Underline
Cmd +U Ctrl +U Ctrl +U
Subscript
Cmd +, Ctrl +, Ctrl +,

Editing 32 shortcuts

Group
Opt +Cmd +G Ctrl +Alt +G Ctrl +Alt +G
Ungroup
Opt +Shift +Cmd +G Ctrl +Alt +Shift +G Ctrl +Alt +Shift +G
Send backward
Cmd +Down Ctrl +Down Ctrl +Down
Bring forward
Cmd +Up Ctrl +Up Ctrl +Up
Send to back
Shift +Cmd +Down Ctrl +Shift +Down Ctrl +Shift +Down
Bring to front
Shift +Cmd +Up Ctrl +Shift +Up Ctrl +Shift +Up
Select next shape
Tab Tab Tab
Select previous shape
Shift +Tab Shift +Tab Shift +Tab
Nudge one pixel at a time
Left Left Left
Nudge one pixel at a time
Right Right Right
Nudge one pixel at a time
Up Up Up
Nudge one pixel at a time
Down Down Down
Nudge by larger increment
Shift +Left Shift +Left Shift +Left
Nudge by larger increment
Shift +Right Shift +Right Shift +Right
Nudge by larger increment
Shift +Up Shift +Up Shift +Up
Nudge by larger increment
Shift +Down Shift +Down Shift +Down
Rotate counterclockwise by 1°
Opt +Shift +Left Alt +Shift +Left Alt +Shift +Left
Rotate clockwise by 1°
Opt +Shift +Right Alt +Shift +Right Alt +Shift +Right
Rotate counterclockwise by 15°
Opt +Left Alt +Left Alt +Left
Rotate clockwise by 15°
Opt +Right Alt +Right Alt +Right
Resize larger horizontally
Ctrl +Cmd +B Ctrl +Alt +B Ctrl +Alt +B
Resize larger vertically
Ctrl +Cmd +I Ctrl +Alt +I Ctrl +Alt +I
Resize smaller
Ctrl +Cmd +J Ctrl +Alt +J Ctrl +Alt +J
Resize larger
Ctrl +Cmd +K Ctrl +Alt +K Ctrl +Alt +K
Resize smaller horizontally
Ctrl +Cmd +W Ctrl +Alt +W Ctrl +Alt +W
Exit crop mode
Enter Enter Enter
Duplicate
Opt +Move with mouse Ctrl +Move with mouse Ctrl +Move with mouse
Resize from center
Opt +Resize with mouse Ctrl +Resize with mouse Ctrl +Resize with mouse
Constrain to vertical or horizontal movements
Shift +Move with mouse Shift +Move with mouse Shift +Move with mouse
Constrain to object's aspect ratio
Shift +Resize with mouse Shift +Resize with mouse Shift +Resize with mouse
Constrain to 15° rotation increments
Shift +Rotate with mouse Shift +Rotate with mouse Shift +Rotate with mouse
Add to selection
Shift +Click Shift +Click Shift +Click

Screen Reader Support 4 shortcuts

Enable screen reader support
Opt +Cmd +Z Ctrl +Alt +Z Ctrl +Alt +Z
Enable braille support
Opt +Cmd +H Ctrl +Alt +H Ctrl +Alt +H
Verbalize from cursor location
Ctrl +Cmd +R Ctrl +Alt +R Ctrl +Alt +R
Announce formatting at cursor location
Ctrl +Cmd +A +F Ctrl +Alt +A +F Ctrl +Alt +A +F

Chrome OS Shortcuts 19 shortcuts

New slide
N/A Ctrl +M Ctrl +M
Duplicate slide
N/A Ctrl +D Ctrl +D
Undo
N/A Ctrl +Z Ctrl +Z
Redo
N/A Ctrl +Y Ctrl +Y
Redo
N/A Ctrl +Shift +Z Ctrl +Shift +Z
Copy
N/A Ctrl +C Ctrl +C
Cut
N/A Ctrl +X Ctrl +X
Paste
N/A Ctrl +V Ctrl +V
Copy formatting of the selected text or shape
N/A Ctrl +Alt +C Ctrl +Alt +C
Paste formatting of the selected text or shape
N/A Ctrl +Alt +V Ctrl +Alt +V
Insert or edit link
N/A Ctrl +K Ctrl +K
Open link
N/A Alt +Enter Alt +Enter
Delete
N/A Backspace Backspace
Select all
N/A Ctrl +A Ctrl +A
Select none
N/A Ctrl +Alt +U Ctrl +Alt +U
Find
N/A Ctrl +F Ctrl +F
Find and replace
N/A Ctrl +H Ctrl +H
Find again
N/A Ctrl +G Ctrl +G
Find previous
N/A Ctrl +Shift +G Ctrl +Shift +G
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