The most important Google Docs shortcuts at a glance

Google Docs has become an in­dis­pens­able tool for many companies. The col­lab­o­ra­tive word processor in Google Workspace allows you to edit documents anytime and anywhere. For example, if you’re on the road and urgently need to modify a document, all you need is a Google account and a working Internet con­nec­tion.

A special feature of Google Docs is link-sharing, which allows you to invite as many people as you want to your document. You decide who else besides you is allowed to edit the document and who has read-only access. Changes and comments are visible to all par­tic­i­pants, so no one loses track of revisions. In addition, there is no need to forward office documents by email.

Google Docs also has a number of useful shortcuts that go far beyond simple copy-and-paste. We've put together a list of the most common Google Docs keyboard shortcuts for Windows and Mac. We’ll also show you how to view a list of all keyboard shortcuts in Google Docs with just a few clicks.

Google Docs shortcuts allow you to create documents faster and more ef­fi­cient­ly. In this overview, we present keyboard shortcuts for basic commands, text, and paragraph for­mat­ting, comments and changes as well as other useful tools.