Shortcuts Google Docs for MacOS

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	macOS	Action
	`Arrow Left/Arrow Right`	Jump one character to the left / to the right
	`Command`+`Arrow Left/Command`+`Arrow Right`	Jump one word to the left / to the right
	`End/Home`	Jump to the end of a line / beginning of a line
	`Arrow Down/Arrow Up`	Jump one line down / one line down
	`Command`+`Arrow Down/Command`+`Arrow Up`	Jump one paragraph down / one paragraph up
	`Page Down/Page Up`	Jump one screen down/ one screen up
	`Command`+`End/Command`+`Home`	Jump to end / to beginning of document

	macOS	Action
	`Shift`+`Arrow Right/Shift`+`Arrow Left`	Extend selection one character to the right / to the left
	`Command`+`Shift`+`Arrow Right/Command`+`Shift`+`Arrow Left`	Extend selection one word to the right / to the left
	`Shift`+`End/Shift`+`Home`	Extend selection to the end / to beginning of a line
	`Shift`+`Arrow Down/Shift`+`Arrow Up`	Extend selection one line down / one line up
	`Shift`+`Page Down/Shift`+`Page Up`	Extend selection one screen down / one screen up
	`Command`+`Shift`+`End/Command`+`Shift`+`Home`	Extend selection to end / to beginning of document
	`Command`+`A`	Extend selection to entire document / select all

	macOS	Action
	`Command`+`B`	Bold
	`Command`+`I`	Italicize
	`Command`+`U`	Underline
	`Command`+`.`	Superscript
	`Command`+`,`	Subscript
	`Command`+`Option`+`C`	Copy formatting
	`Command`+`Option`+`V`	Paste formatting
	`Command`+`\`	Clear formatting (or Command+Space)
	`Command`+`Option`+`0 (zero)`	Normal paragraph style
	`Command`+`Option`+`1 … 6`	Header style 1 ... Header style 6
	`Command`+`Shift`+`L`	Left alignment
	`Command`+`Shift`+`E`	Center alignment
	`Command`+`Shift`+`R`	Right alignment
	`Command`+`Shift`+`J`	Full justify
	`Command`+`Shift`+`7`	Numbered list
	`Command`+`Shift`+`8`	Bulleted list

	macOS	Action
	`Option`+`Shift`+`F`	Move focus to menu bar
	`Command`+`P`	Print
	`Command`+`S`	Save
	`Command`+`Shift`+`F`	Compact controls
	`Shift`+`right-click`	Show your browser's right-click options
	`Shift`+`Esc`	Chat

	macOS	Action
	`Command`+`X, Command`+`C, Command`+`V`	Cut, Copy, Paste
	`Command`+`Z`	Undo
	`Command`+`Y`	Redo
	`Tab`	Increase paragraph indentation
	`Shift`+`Tab`	Decrease paragraph indentation
	`Command`+`K`	Insert link
	`Command`+`Shift`+`Y`	Get definitions
	`Command`+`Option`+`F`	Insert footnote
	`Command`+`F`	Find
	`Command`+`Shift`+`C`	Word count

	macOS	Action
	`Command`+`Option`+`o then h*`	Move to header. Press Escape to leave header
	`Command`+`Option`+`o, then f*`	Move to footer. Press Escape to leave footer
	`Command`+`Option`+`n then h*`	Move to next heading
	`Command`+`Option`+`n then 1…6*`	Move to next heading 1-6
	`Command`+`Option`+`p then h*`	Move to previous heading
	`Command`+`Option`+`p then 1…6*`	Move to previous heading 1-6
	`Command`+`Option`+`f then E`	Move to current footnote
	`Command`+`;`	Move to next misspelling
	`*Keep Command`+`ALT pressed after first letter`

	macOS	Action
	`Command`+`Option`+`P`	Open discussion view
	`Command`+`Option`+`M`	Insert comment
	`J`	Select next comment
	`K`	Select previous comment
	`E`	Resolve comment
	`Esc`	Move focus outside of input box
	`K`	Select previous
	`Shift`+`Enter or Command`+`Enter`	Submit comment

	macOS	Action
	`_text_`	Add '_' before and after phrase to make text in comment italic
	`text`	Add '*' before and after phrase to make text in comment bold
	`-text-`	Add '-' before and after phrase to make text in comment strike-through