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Ctrl+M

New slide

Creates a new slide.

💡 Hint: Make new slide

Ctrl+D

Duplicate slide

Creates a copy of the current slide.

💡 Hint: Duplicate slide

Ctrl+Z

Undo

Undoes the last action.

💡 Hint: Zundo

Ctrl+Y → Ctrl+Shift+Z

Redo

Redoes the last action.

💡 Hint: Yredo

Ctrl+C

Copy

Copies the selected text or object.

💡 Hint: Copy

Ctrl+X

Cut

Cuts the selected text or object.

💡 Hint: Xcut

Ctrl+V

Paste

Pastes the contents of the clipboard.

💡 Hint: Vpaste

Ctrl+Alt+C

Copy formatting

Copies formatting of the selected text or shape.

💡 Hint: Copy format

Ctrl+Alt+V

Paste formatting

Pastes formatting to the selected text or shape.

💡 Hint: Paste format

Ctrl+K

Insert or edit link

Inserts or edits a link.

💡 Hint: Kinsert/edit link

Alt+Enter

Open link

Opens the selected link.

💡 Hint: Alt + Enter opens link

Delete

Deletes the selected object or text.

💡 Hint: Delete key

Ctrl+A

Select all

Selects all objects or text.

💡 Hint: All

Ctrl+Alt+U → A

Deselect

Deselects any selection.

💡 Hint: Unselect

Ctrl+F

Find

Finds text in the presentation.

💡 Hint: Find

Ctrl+H

Find and replace

Finds and replaces text.

💡 Hint: Hreplace

Ctrl+G

Find next

Moves to the next search result.

💡 Hint: Go next

Ctrl+Shift+G

Find previous

Moves to the previous search result.

💡 Hint: Shift + Go previous

Ctrl+O

Open...

Opens the file open dialog.

💡 Hint: Open

Ctrl+P

Prints the presentation.

💡 Hint: Print

Ctrl+S

Save

All changes are automatically saved to Drive.

💡 Hint: Save

Ctrl+/

Show keyboard shortcuts

Shows general keyboard shortcuts.

💡 Hint: / = shortcuts

Alt+/ → Alt+Z

Tool search

Opens tool search (formerly menu search).

💡 Hint: / = search

Ctrl+Shift+F

Toggle menus (compact mode)

Toggles menus in compact mode.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + F

Ctrl+Shift+C

Turn on captions

Turns on captions during presentation.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + C

Ctrl+Alt+Y

Alternate text

Adds alt text to a shape or image.

💡 Hint: Y alt text

PageUp → ↑

Go to previous slide

Moves to the previous slide.

💡 Hint: PageUp or ↑

PageDown → ↓

Go to next slide

Moves to the next slide.

💡 Hint: PageDown or ↓

Home

Go to first slide

Moves focus to the first slide in the film strip.

💡 Hint: Home

End

Go to last slide

Moves focus to the last slide in the film strip.

💡 Hint: End

Ctrl+↑

Move slide up

Moves the slide up in the film strip.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + ↑

Ctrl+↓

Move slide down

Moves the slide down in the film strip.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + ↓

Ctrl+Shift+↑

Move slide to start

Moves the slide to the start of the film strip.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + ↑

Ctrl+Shift+↓

Move slide to end

Moves the slide to the end of the film strip.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + ↓

Shift+↑

Select previous slide

Selects the previous slide.

💡 Hint: Shift + ↑

Shift+↓

Select next slide

Selects the next slide.

💡 Hint: Shift + ↓

Shift+Home

Select first slide

Selects the first slide.

💡 Hint: Shift + Home

Shift+End

Select last slide

Selects the last slide.

💡 Hint: Shift + End

Ctrl++

Zoom in

Zooms in.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + +

Ctrl+-

Zoom out

Zooms out.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + -

Ctrl+0

Zoom 100%

Resets zoom to 100%.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + 0

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F

Go to film strip

Moves focus to the film strip.

💡 Hint: Film strip

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C

Go to canvas

Moves focus to the canvas.

💡 Hint: Canvas

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S

Open speaker notes panel

Opens the speaker notes panel.

💡 Hint: Speaker notes

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P

Switch to HTML view

Switches to HTML view of the presentation.

💡 Hint: Presentation HTML

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B

Open animation panel

Opens the animation panel.

💡 Hint: Build animations

Enter

Resume animation

Continues the animation preview.

💡 Hint: Enter

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+I

Open Explore

Opens Explore.

💡 Hint: IExplore

Ctrl+Alt+. → Ctrl+Alt+,

Go to side panel

Moves focus to the side panel.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Alt + . / ,

Ctrl+Shift+Y

Open dictionary

Opens the dictionary.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + Y

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H

Open version history

Opens version history.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H

Ctrl+Alt+E → P

Open table cell border menu

Opens the table cell border selection menu.

💡 Hint: E→P

Enter

Play selected video

Plays the selected video.

💡 Hint: Enter

Ctrl+F5

Start presentation

Starts the presentation.

💡 Hint: F5

Esc

Exit current mode

Exits the current mode.

💡 Hint: Esc

Ctrl+Shift+\ → Ctrl+Shift+X → Shift+F10

Open context menu

Opens the context menu.

💡 Hint: \ / X / Shift + F10

Alt+F → Alt+Shift+F

Open File menu

Opens the File menu.

💡 Hint: Alt + F

Alt+E → Alt+Shift+E

Open Edit menu

Opens the Edit menu.

💡 Hint: Alt + E

Alt+V → Alt+Shift+V

Open View menu

Opens the View menu.

💡 Hint: Alt + V

Alt+I → Alt+Shift+I

Open Insert menu

Opens the Insert menu.

💡 Hint: Alt + I

Alt+O → Alt+Shift+O

Open Format menu

Opens the Format menu.

💡 Hint: Alt + O

Alt+T → Alt+Shift+T

Open Tools menu

Opens the Tools menu.

💡 Hint: Alt + T

Alt+H → Alt+Shift+H

Open Help menu

Opens the Help menu.

💡 Hint: Alt + H

Alt+A → Alt+Shift+A

Open Accessibility menu

Opens the Accessibility menu.

💡 Hint: Alt + A

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K

Open Input tools menu

Opens the Input tools menu.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K

Ctrl+Shift+K

Toggle input tools

Toggles input tools.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + K

Ctrl+Alt+M

Insert comment

Inserts a comment.

💡 Hint: M insert comment

Ctrl+Enter

Submit comment

Submits the comment.

💡 Hint: Enter submits comment

Ctrl+Alt+N → C

Go to next comment

Moves to the next comment.

💡 Hint: N→C

Ctrl+Alt+P → C

Go to previous comment

Moves to the previous comment.

💡 Hint: P→C

Next comment (in focus)

In comment focus, moves to the next comment.

💡 Hint: J

Previous comment (in focus)

In comment focus, moves to the previous comment.

💡 Hint: K

Reply to comment

Replies to the comment.

💡 Hint: R

Resolve comment

Resolves the comment.

💡 Hint: E

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A

Open comment discussion

Opens the comment discussion thread.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A

Ctrl+B

Bold

Makes the selected text bold.

💡 Hint: B

Ctrl+I

Italic

Makes the selected text italic.

💡 Hint: I

Ctrl+U

Underline

Underlines the selected text.

💡 Hint: U

Ctrl+,

Subscript

Makes the selected text subscript.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + ,

Ctrl+.

Superscript

Makes the selected text superscript.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + .

Alt+Shift+5

Strikethrough

Strikes through the selected text.

💡 Hint: Shift + 5

Ctrl+\ → Ctrl+Space

Clear formatting

Clears formatting.

💡 Hint: \\ / Space

Ctrl+Shift+>

Increase font size

Increases font size.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + >

Ctrl+Shift+<

Decrease font size

Decreases font size.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + <

Ctrl+Shift+L

Align left

Aligns text left.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + L

Ctrl+Shift+R

Align right

Aligns text right.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + R

Ctrl+Shift+E

Align center

Aligns text center.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + E

Ctrl+Shift+J

Justify

Justifies text.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + J

Alt+Shift+↓

Move paragraph down

Moves paragraph down.

💡 Hint: Alt + Shift + ↓

Alt+Shift+↑

Move paragraph up

Moves paragraph up.

💡 Hint: Alt + Shift + ↑

Ctrl+]

Increase indent

Increases indent.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + ]

Ctrl+[

Decrease indent

Decreases indent.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + [

Ctrl+Shift+8

Bulleted list

Toggles bulleted list.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + 8

Ctrl+Shift+7

Numbered list

Toggles numbered list.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + 7

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E → I

Select list item

Selects list item.

💡 Hint: E→I

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E → O

Select list item at current level

Selects list item at current level.

💡 Hint: E→O

Ctrl+Alt+N → W

Go to next format change

Moves to next format change.

💡 Hint: N→W

Ctrl+Alt+P → W

Go to previous format change

Moves to previous format change.

💡 Hint: P→W

Ctrl+'

Go to next spelling error

Moves to next spelling error.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + '

Ctrl+;

Go to previous spelling error

Moves to previous spelling error.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + ;

Ctrl+D

Duplicate object

Duplicates the selected object.

💡 Hint: Duplicate

Ctrl+Alt+G

Group

Groups selected objects.

💡 Hint: Group

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G

Ungroup

Ungroups objects.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + G

Ctrl+↓

Send backward

Sends object backward.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + ↓

Ctrl+↑

Bring forward

Brings object forward.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + ↑

Ctrl+Shift+↓

Send to back

Sends object to back.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + ↓

Ctrl+Shift+↑

Bring to front

Brings object to front.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + ↑

Tab

Select next object

Selects the next object.

💡 Hint: Tab

Shift+Tab

Select previous object

Selects the previous object.

💡 Hint: Shift + Tab

↑ → ↓ → ← → →

Nudge object

Nudges the object.

💡 Hint: ↑/↓/←/→

Shift+↑ → Shift+↓ → Shift+← → Shift+→

Nudge object by 1px

Nudges the object by 1 pixel.

💡 Hint: Shift + ↑/↓/←/→

Alt+Shift+←

Rotate left 1°

Rotates object left by 1°.

💡 Hint: Alt + Shift + ←

Alt+Shift+→

Rotate right 1°

Rotates object right by 1°.

💡 Hint: Alt + Shift + →

Alt+←

Rotate left 15°

Rotates object left by 15°.

💡 Hint: Alt + ←

Alt+→

Rotate right 15°

Rotates object right by 15°.

💡 Hint: Alt + →

Ctrl+Alt+B

Scale horizontally up

Scales object horizontally up.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Alt + B

Ctrl+Alt+I

Scale vertically up

Scales object vertically up.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Alt + I

Ctrl+Alt+J

Scale down

Scales object down.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Alt + J

Ctrl+Alt+K

Scale up

Scales object up.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Alt + K

Ctrl+Alt+9

Scale vertically down

Scales object vertically down.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Alt + 9

Ctrl+Alt+W

Scale horizontally down

Scales object horizontally down.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Alt + W

Enter

Exit crop mode

Exits crop mode.

💡 Hint: Enter

Esc

Exit presentation

Exits presentation.

💡 Hint: Esc

→

Next slide

Moves to the next slide.

💡 Hint: →

←

Previous slide

Moves to the previous slide.

💡 Hint: ←

<Number> → Enter

Go to slide by number

Goes to a specific slide by number.

💡 Hint: Number → Enter

Home

First slide

Goes to the first slide.

💡 Hint: Home

End

Last slide

Goes to the last slide.

💡 Hint: End

Open speaker notes

Opens speaker notes.

💡 Hint: S

Open presenter tools

Opens presenter tools.

💡 Hint: A

Toggle laser pointer

Toggles laser pointer.

💡 Hint: L

Ctrl+P

Opens the print dialog.

💡 Hint: P

F11

Toggle full screen

Toggles full screen.

💡 Hint: F11

B → .

Show black screen

Shows a black screen.

💡 Hint: B / .

W → ,

Show white screen

Shows a white screen.

💡 Hint: W / ,

Toggle play/pause

Toggles video playback.

💡 Hint: K

Rewind 10 seconds

Rewinds 10 seconds.

💡 Hint: U

Fast-forward 10 seconds

Fast-forwards 10 seconds.

💡 Hint: O

Shift+,

Previous frame

Moves to the previous frame.

💡 Hint: Shift + ,

Shift+.

Next frame

Moves to the next frame.

💡 Hint: Shift + .

Ctrl+Shift+,

Decrease playback speed

Decreases playback speed.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + ,

Ctrl+Shift+.

Increase playback speed

Increases playback speed.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + .

Shift+0..9

Go to position in video

Goes to a specific position in the video.

💡 Hint: Shift + 0..9

Toggle captions

Toggles captions.

💡 Hint: C

Toggle full screen

Toggles full screen.

💡 Hint: F

Toggle mute

Toggles mute.

💡 Hint: M

Ctrl+Alt+X

Speak selection

Speaks the selected content.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Alt + X

Ctrl+Alt+Z

Enable screen reader support

Enables screen reader support.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Alt + Z

Ctrl+Alt+H

Enable braille support

Enables braille support.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Alt + H

Ctrl+Alt+R

Read from cursor

Reads from the cursor position.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Alt + R

Ctrl+Alt+A → F

Announce format at cursor

Announces the format at the cursor location.

💡 Hint: A→F

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