Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts for the document editor. Mac shortcuts are shown with ⌘, Windows/Linux with Ctrl.
TIP
Press ⌘+/ / Ctrl+/ inside the editor to see this list in a dialog. The dialog is maintained alongside the editor's bindings rather than derived from them, but it currently matches this page entry for entry.
Navigation
| Action | Mac | Windows / Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Move cursor | Arrow keys | Arrow keys |
| Move by word | ⌥+← / ⌥+→ | Ctrl+← / Ctrl+→ |
| Move to line start | ⌘+← or Home | Home |
| Move to line end | ⌘+→ or End | End |
| Move to document start | ⌘+↑ or ⌘+Home | Ctrl+Home |
| Move to document end | ⌘+↓ or ⌘+End | Ctrl+End |
Selection
| Action | Mac | Windows / Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Extend selection | Shift+Arrow | Shift+Arrow |
| Select by word | ⌥+Shift+← / → | Ctrl+Shift+← / → |
| Select to line start | ⌘+Shift+← or Shift+Home | Shift+Home |
| Select to line end | ⌘+Shift+→ or Shift+End | Shift+End |
| Select to document start | ⌘+Shift+↑ or ⌘+Shift+Home | Ctrl+Shift+Home |
| Select to document end | ⌘+Shift+↓ or ⌘+Shift+End | Ctrl+Shift+End |
| Select all | ⌘+A | Ctrl+A |
| Select word | Double-click | Double-click |
| Select paragraph | Triple-click | Triple-click |
Editing
| Action | Mac | Windows / Linux |
|---|---|---|
| New paragraph | Enter | Enter |
| Page break | ⌘+Enter | Ctrl+Enter |
| Delete character before | Backspace | Backspace |
| Delete character after | Delete | Delete |
| Delete word before | ⌥+Backspace | Ctrl+Backspace |
| Delete word after | ⌥+Delete | Ctrl+Delete |
| Delete to line start | ⌘+Backspace | — |
| Undo | ⌘+Z | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | ⌘+Shift+Z | Ctrl+Y |
Clipboard
| Action | Mac | Windows / Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Copy | ⌘+C | Ctrl+C |
| Cut | ⌘+X | Ctrl+X |
| Paste | ⌘+V | Ctrl+V |
| Paste without formatting | ⌘+Shift+V | Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Copy formatting (format painter) | ⌘+Shift+C | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Paste formatting | ⌘+Alt+V | Ctrl+Alt+V |
Text Formatting
| Action | Mac | Windows / Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Bold | ⌘+B | Ctrl+B |
| Italic | ⌘+I | Ctrl+I |
| Underline | ⌘+U | Ctrl+U |
| Strikethrough | ⌘+Shift+X | Ctrl+Shift+X |
| Superscript | ⌘+. | Ctrl+. |
| Subscript | ⌘+, | Ctrl+, |
| Insert link | ⌘+K | Ctrl+K |
| Clear formatting | ⌘+\ | Ctrl+\ |
Paragraph Formatting
| Action | Mac | Windows / Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Align left | ⌘+Shift+L | Ctrl+Shift+L |
| Align center | ⌘+Shift+E | Ctrl+Shift+E |
| Align right | ⌘+Shift+R | Ctrl+Shift+R |
| Justify | ⌘+Shift+J | Ctrl+Shift+J |
| Numbered list | ⌘+Shift+7 | Ctrl+Shift+7 |
| Bulleted list | ⌘+Shift+8 | Ctrl+Shift+8 |
| Increase indent | ⌘+] | Ctrl+] |
| Decrease indent | ⌘+[ | Ctrl+[ |
| Heading 1 – 6 | ⌘+Alt+1 … ⌘+Alt+6 | Ctrl+Alt+1 … Ctrl+Alt+6 |
| Normal text | ⌘+Alt+0 | Ctrl+Alt+0 |
Applying the heading level a block already has toggles it back to Normal text.
Tab
Tab does different things depending on where the cursor is:
| Where | Tab | Shift+Tab |
|---|---|---|
| In a table cell | Move to the next cell | Move to the previous cell |
| In a list item | Nest one level deeper | Move out one level |
| Anywhere else | Nothing | Nothing |
For indenting a plain paragraph, use ⌘+] / Ctrl+] instead.
Find, Comments, and Help
| Action | Mac | Windows / Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Find | ⌘+F | Ctrl+F |
| Find and replace | ⌘+H | Ctrl+H |
| Insert comment on the selection | ⌘+Option+M | Ctrl+Alt+M |
| Open / close the comments panel | ⌘+Option+Shift+M | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M |
| Show keyboard shortcuts | ⌘+/ | Ctrl+/ |
Read-Only Documents
When you open a document you can only read — through a viewer share link, for example — most shortcuts are switched off so the content can't be changed. What still works:
- Arrow keys, Home, and End for moving the cursor
- ⌘+A / Ctrl+A to select all
- ⌘+C / Ctrl+C to copy
- ⌘+F / Ctrl+F to find
- ⌘+/ / Ctrl+/ to open the shortcuts dialog
- ⌘+Option+Shift+M / Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M to open and close the comments panel — you can read the existing threads, though not reply to them or start a new one
What's Next
- Writing a Document — Full guide to the document editor
- Collaboration & Sharing — Share and edit documents together