Use add-ons & Apps Script

Install and use add-ons (English only)

You can use add-ons to do more with Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms. Visit the Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms add-on stores to see what is available. 

Install an add-on

Google Docs, Sheets, & Slides

1. On your computer, open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation.
2. Click Add-ons  Get add-ons.
3. Point to an add-on to see a short description. To see a full description, click the add-on.
4. To install the add-on, click Free.
5. For most add-ons, a message will appear requesting access to data that the add-on needs to work. Read the message, then click Allow.

Google Forms

1. On your computer, open a form.
2. In the top right, click More .
3. Click Add-ons.
4. Point to an add-on to see a short description. To see a full description, click the add-on.
5. To install the add-on, click Free.
6. For most add-ons, a message will appear requesting access to data that the add-on needs to work. Read the message, then click Allow.

Turn add-ons on and off

You can turn add-ons on or off at any time. To remove an add-on from all your files, uninstall it.

Google Docs, Sheets, & Slides

1. On your computer, open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation.
2. Click Add-ons  Manage add-ons.
3. Choose an add-on from the list.
4. Click Manage  Use in this document to turn the add-on on or off.

Google Forms

1. Open a form.
2. In the top right, click More .
3. Click Add-ons.
4. Choose an add-on from the list.
5. Click Manage  Use in this document to turn the add-on on or off.

Use add-ons

Google Docs, Sheets, & Slides

1. On your computer, open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation.
2. Click Add-ons.
3. Choose an add-on from the list.

Google Forms

1. Open a form.
2. In the top right, click More .
3. Click Add-ons.
4. Choose an add-on from the list.

Uninstall an add-on

Google Docs, Sheets, & Slides

1. On your computer, open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation.s
2. Click Add-ons  Manage add-ons.
3. Choose an add-on from the list.
4. Click Manage  Remove.

To report a problem with an add-on, click Report an issue.

Google Forms

1. Open a form.
2. In the top right, click More .
3. Click Add-ons.
4. Choose an add-on from the list.
5. Click Manage  Remove.

Use Apps Script with Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms

You can add custom menus, dialogs, and sidebars to Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms with Google Apps Script.

To get started, visit the Google Apps Script website

See what’s changed in a file

You can see changes that have been made to a document in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.

See earlier versions of a file

Note: Text that was added will be highlighted. Text that was deleted will be shown with a strikethrough.

1. On your computer, open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation.
2. At the top, click File  Version history  See version history.
3. In the right panel, click a timestamp to see an earlier version of a file. You can see the people who edited the file, and the changes they made in the color next to their name.
4. Optional: To name a version, click More actions   Name this version.
5. To see edits in more detail, go to the right panel, choose a version, and click the Arrow .

To return to the current version, go to the top left and click Back .

Restore an earlier version

You can return to and edit earlier versions of a file.

1. On your computer, open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation.
2. At the top, click File  Version history  See version history.
3. In the right panel, click the timestamp of an earlier version.
4. At the top, click Restore this version  Restore.

Unable to see a previous version of your file?

The revisions for your file may occasionally be merged to save storage space.

Note: If you don't have permission to edit a file, you won't be able to see the version history.

Search and use find and replace

You can find and replace words in a document, spreadsheet, or presentation with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. You can also search within a file using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + f (⌘ + f on a Mac)

Use find and replace in a document or presentation

1. On your computer, open a document or presentation in Google Docs or Google Slides.
2. Click Edit  Find and replace.
3. Next to "Find," type the word you want to find. If you want to replace the word, enter the new word next to "Replace with."
4. To see the next time the word is used, click Next. To go back to the previous word, click Prev.
5. Optional: Narrow your search by using an option below.
   • Match case: Matches only words with the same capitalization.
   • Match using regular expressions: Matches words based on regular expressions.
6. To replace the highlighted word, click Replace. To replace the word every time it’s used, click Replace all.

Use find and replace in a spreadsheet

1. On your computer, open a spreadsheet in Google Sheets.
2. Click Edit  Find and replace.
3. Next to "Find," type the word you want to find, If you want to replace the word, enter the new word next to "Replace with."
4. To search for the word, click Find. To see the next time the word is used, click Find again.
5. Optional: Narrow your search by using an option below.
   • Match case: Makes your search case-sensitive.
   • Match entire cell contents: Searches for cells that are an exact match.
   • Search using regular expressions: Searches for cells that match a pattern.
   • Also search within formulas: Searches include formulas.
6. To replace the highlighted word, click Replace. To replace the word every time it’s used, click Replace all.

Find and replace items using regular expressions

You can find and replace strings of text, including characters, numbers, words, or patterns with regular expressions.

Find words using regular expressions

1. On your computer, open a Google file.
2. Click Edit  Find and replace.
3. Next to "Find," type the expression and click Search using regular expressions or Match using regular expressions.
4. Click Find.

When you use Find and replace, your results may change based on which boxes are checked. The examples below are with "Match case" checked and "Match entire cell contents" (for spreadsheets) unchecked.

See an example

Search for dollar amounts

Note: This example only works with Google Sheets. 

• Enter into "Find": ^\$([0-9,]+)?[.][0-9]+
• This string means a dollar amount where the first number is any number 0-9 or comma occurring zero or more times, followed by [.], followed by any number 0-9 repeated one or more times. This search could find numbers like: $4.666, $17.86, $7.76, $.54, $900,001.00, $523,877,231.56.

Search for U.S. zip codes

• Enter into "Find": [0-9]{5}(-[0-9]{4})?
• This string represents a U.S. zip code consisting of five numbers with an optional hyphen and four-digit add-on.

Search for names that start with a lowercase letter

Note: This example only works with Google Sheets. 

• Enter into "Find": ^[a-z].*
• This string represents a cell with a lowercase letter followed by another character 0 or more times. This search would find: bob, jim, gEORGE, marTin.

Replace with regular expressions

You can replace parts of a regular expression with capture groups. You reference these capture groups in the "Replace" string using the format "$<group number>." Note: Capture groups only work with Google Sheets. 

See an example

The expression (\d*)/\d*/(\d{4}) matches dates such as 3/8/2015. This expression has two capture groups.

1. (\d*) - Matches the month
2. (\d{4}) - Matches the year

To replace each date matched with the above regular expression to the first date of the month, you would use the string "$1/1/$2." The date 3/8/2015 would be replaced with 3/1/2015.

Regular expressions

Google products use RE2 for regular expressions. You can see all of the RE2 expressions on GitHub.

If you want to search for a character that has a meaning in regular expressions, such as $, put a backslash in front of it. For example, to search for the $ character, you'd write \$.

Common regular expressions

Expression	Description	Example	Matches	Does not match
.	A period represents any character in the given position.	d.	do, dog, dg, ads	fog, jog
*	An asterisk after a character represents a search for that preceding character repeated 0 or more times.	do*g	dog, dg, dooog	dOg, doug
+	A plus after a character represents a search for that character displayed 1 or more times.	do+g	dog, dooog	dg, dOg, doug
?	The previous expression is optional.	do?g	dg, dog	dOg, doug
^	A caret must be placed at the beginning of a regular expression. It signifies the string starts with the character(s) or sequence placed after the caret.  Note: This regular expression only works with Google Sheets.	^[dh]og	dog, hog	A dog, his hog
$	A dollar sign must be placed at the end of a regular expression and signifies that the string ends with the character(s) or sequence placed before the dollar sign. Note: This regular expression only works with Google Sheets.	[dh]og$	dog, hog, hot dog	dogs, hogs, doggy
{A, B}	The previous expression is repeated between A and B times, where A and B are numbers.	d(o{1,2})g	dog, doog	dg, dooog, dOg
[x], [xa], [xa5]	A character set indicates that just one of the given character(s) should occur in the current position. Usually, any characters are valid within brackets, including characters mentioned previously in expressions: [xa,$5Gg.]	d[ou]g	dog, dug	dg, dOg, dooog
[a-z]	A character set range signifies a search for a character within the given range of characters. Common ranges include a-z, A-Z, and 0-9. Ranges can be combined into a single range: [a-zA-Z0-9]. Ranges can also be combined with character sets (mentioned previously): [a-zA-Z,&*].	d[o-u]g	dog, dug, dpg, drg	dg, dOg, dag
[^a-fDEF]	A character set beginning with a ^ signifies a search for a character that is not within the given set.	d[^aeu]g	dog, dOg, dig, d$g	dg, dag, deg, dug
\s	Any white-space character.	d\sg	d g, d[TAB]g	dg, dog,

Use spell-check and autocorrect

You can see any misspellings as you type with Google Docs. Change your autocorrect settings to turn off options like automatic capitalization.

To help Google Docs find misspellings, set your language. Click File  Language, then choose your language.

Check spelling

Check spelling, then accept or ignore the corrections.

1. Open a document in Google Docs.
2. Click Tools  Spelling. A box will open in the top right corner.
3. To use a suggested spelling, click Change. To use the suggested spelling for the whole document, click the Down arrow next to "Change" and click Change all.
4. To ignore a suggestion, click Ignore. If you want the tool to ignore all instances of the word, click the Down arrow next to "Ignore" and click Ignore all.

Add a word to your dictionary

Add words to the dictionary so that Docs doesn't identify them as misspelled.

1. Open a document in Google Docs.
2. Click Tools  Spelling. A box will open in the top right corner.
3. To add a word that appears in the spell checker to the dictionary, click Add to dictionary.

Remove a word from your dictionary

To remove a word from your dictionary:

1. Open the document in Google Docs.
2. Right-click the word.
3. Select Remove from personal dictionary.

Turn spelling suggestions on or off

Misspelled words are underlined in red. To turn off the underline:

1. Open a document in Google Docs.
2. Click View  Show spelling suggestions.
3. The checkmark will disappear to show that it is off.

Change autocorrect settings

To turn off automatic corrections:

1. Open a document in Google Docs.
2. Click Tools  Preferences.
3. You can change settings for:
   • Automatically capitalize words (English only)
   • Use smart quotes (turns vertical quotes into curly ones)
   • Automatically detect links
   • Automatically detect lists
   • Automatic substitution
4. To choose auto substitutions, uncheck the box next to the word. To delete the auto substitution, click "x" to the right of the word.
5. Click OK.

To always correct a specific word's spelling, right-click on the word and select Always correct to [word].

To undo an automatic correction, after the word is corrected, press Backspace on your keyboard.

Count the words in a document

You can count the number of words in a document in Google Docs.

Use word count

1. Open a document.
2. At the top of the page, click Tools.
3. Click Word count to see the number of:
   • Pages
   • Words
   • Characters
   • Characters excluding spaces

Note: Unless you select a certain part of the document, word count applies to everything except headers, footers, and footnotes.

Availability

Word count isn't available for:

• Google Sheets
• Google Slides
• Google Docs you open in Microsoft Office Compatibility Mode

Translate documents or write in a different language

You can translate documents into many languages with Google Docs.

Translate a document

1. Open a document in Google Docs.
2. In the top menu, click Tools  Translate document.
3. Enter a name for the translated document and select a language.
4. Click Translate.
5. A translated copy of your document will open in a new window. You can also see this copy in your Google Drive.

Change your typing language

1. Open a document in Google Docs, a presentation in Google Slides, or a sheet in Google Sheets.
   • In Google Docs or Google Slides, go to the top menu and click File  Language  the language you need.
   • In Google Sheets, go to the top menu and click File  Spreadsheet settings, then pick the locale of the language you need.
2. To enter non-Latin characters like Hindi or Chinese, go to the toolbar and click Select Input tools .
• Phonetic input: Type the phonetic spelling of a word in Latin characters, then click the best match from the options on the screen.
• Keyboard input: To type letters and symbols, click the keys of a virtual keyboard or type matching keys with your physical keyboard.
• In handwriting input: Draw characters in a panel in the bottom right of your screen, then click the best match from the options on the screen.

Use equations in a document

Insert an equation

1. Open a document in Google Docs.
2. Click where you want to put the equation.
3. Click Insert  Equation.
4. Select the symbols you want to add from one of these menus:
   • Greek letters
   • Miscellaneous operations
   • Relations
   • Math operators
   • Arrows
5. Add numbers or substitute variables in the box.

To add another equation box, click New equation.

To show or hide the equation options, click View  Show equation toolbar.

Use equation shortcuts

You can type "\" followed by the name of a symbol and a space in an equation to insert that symbol. For example, \alpha will insert 𝞪.

To type superscripts or subscripts, type "\", then press Shift + 6 or Shift + -

See and use suggested content in a document

Find and add suggested content to documents in Google Docs. The suggested content is related to what’s in your document. You can also search your docs and the web from within a document.

Use Explore in Google Docs

1. Open a document in Google Docs.
2. At the bottom right, click Explore .
3. You might see images or information you can use to help finish your work.
   • Topics: To see search results for topics related to your document, click the title.
   • Images: To preview an image, click the image. To use an image, hover over the image and click Insert .
   • Related research: You’ll see research related to what’s in your document. To add a quote, hover over the text and click Insert .
   • Citations: To add a citation from the web, hover over the search result and click Cite as footnote . To set the citation style as MLA, APA, or Chicago, click More .

Search from inside a document

1. Open a document in Google Docs.
2. At the bottom right, click Explore .
3. Type a search in the search bar to search your docs and the web.
   • Web search: Search the web for information related to your document.
   • Images: To preview an image, click the image. To use an image, hover over the image and click Insert .
   • Google Drive: You can search Google Drive for content to use with your presentation.

   To open a list of keyboard shortcuts in Google Docs, press Ctrl + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or ⌘ + / (Mac).

   You can also use menu access keys. Open any application menu using the keyboard, then type the underlined letter for the item you'd like to select. For example, to open the Insert menu on a Mac, press Ctrl + Option + i. To select "Image," type the underlined letter i.

   PC shortcuts

   Common actions
   Copy	Ctrl + c
   Cut	Ctrl + x
   Paste	Ctrl + v
   Paste without formatting	Ctrl + Shift + v
   Undo	Ctrl + z
   Redo	Ctrl + Shift + z
   Insert or edit link	Ctrl + k
   Open link	Alt + Enter
   Show common keyboard shortcuts	Ctrl + /
   Save Every change is automatically saved in Drive	Ctrl + s
   Print	Ctrl + p
   Open	Ctrl + o
   Find	Ctrl + f
   Find and replace	Ctrl + h
   Find again	Ctrl + g
   Find previous	Ctrl + Shift + g
   Hide the menus (compact mode)	Ctrl + Shift + f
   Insert page break	Ctrl + Enter
   Search the menus	Alt + / Alt + Shift + z Google Chrome: Alt + z
   Text formatting
   Bold	Ctrl + b
   Italicize	Ctrl + i
   Underline	Ctrl + u
   Strikethrough	Alt + Shift + 5
   Superscript	Ctrl + .
   Subscript	Ctrl + ,
   Copy text formatting	Ctrl + Alt + c
   Paste text formatting	Ctrl + Alt + v
   Clear text formatting	Ctrl + \ Ctrl + Space
   Increase font size	Ctrl + Shift + >
   Decrease font size	Ctrl + Shift + <
   Paragraph formatting
   Increase paragraph indentation	Ctrl + ]
   Decrease paragraph indentation	Ctrl + [
   Apply normal text style	Ctrl + Alt + 0
   Apply heading style [1-6]	Ctrl + Alt + [1-6]
   Left align	Ctrl + Shift + l
   Center align	Ctrl + Shift + e
   Right align	Ctrl + Shift + r
   Justify	Ctrl + Shift + j
   Numbered list	Ctrl + Shift + 7
   Bulleted list	Ctrl + Shift + 8
   Move paragraph up/down	Alt + Shift + Up/down arrow
   Images and drawings
   Resize larger	Ctrl + Alt + k
   Resize larger horizontally	Ctrl + Alt + b
   Resize larger vertically	Ctrl + Alt + i
   Resize smaller	Ctrl + Alt + j
   Resize smaller horizontally	Ctrl + Alt + w
   Resize smaller vertically	Ctrl + Alt + q
   Rotate clockwise by 15°	Alt + Right arrow
   Rotate counterclockwise by 15°	Alt + Left arrow
   Rotate counterclockwise by 1°	Alt + Shift + Left arrow
   Rotate clockwise by 1°	Alt + Shift + Right arrow
   Close drawing editor	Shift + Esc
   Comments and footnotes
   Insert comment	Ctrl + Alt + m
   Open discussion thread	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a
   Enter current comment	Ctrl + Enter
   Insert footnote	Ctrl + Alt + f
   Move to current footnote	holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then f
   Move to next footnote	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then f
   Move to previous footnote	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then f
   Menus
   Context (right-click) menu	Ctrl + Shift + x Ctrl + Shift + \
   File menu	in Google Chrome: Alt + f other browsers: Alt + Shift + f
   Edit menu	in Google Chrome: Alt + e other browsers: Alt + Shift + e
   View menu	in Google Chrome: Alt + v other browsers: Alt + Shift + v
   Insert menu	in Google Chrome: Alt + i other browsers: Alt + Shift + i
   Format menu	in Google Chrome: Alt + o other browsers: Alt + Shift + o
   Tools menu	in Google Chrome: Alt + t other browsers: Alt + Shift + t
   Table menu	in Google Chrome: Alt + b other browsers: Alt + Shift + b
   Help menu	in Google Chrome: Alt + h other browsers: Alt + Shift + h
   Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled)	in Google Chrome: Alt + a other browsers: Alt + Shift + a
   Input Tools menu (available in documents in non-Latin languages)	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + k
   Toggle input controls (available in documents in non-Latin languages)	Ctrl + Shift + k
   Show your browser's context menu	Shift + right-click
   Text selection with keyboard
   Select all	Ctrl + a
   Extend selection one character	Shift + Left/right arrow
   Extend selection one line	Shift + Up/down arrow
   Extend selection one word	Ctrl + Shift + Left/right arrow
   Extend selection to the beginning of the line	Shift + Home
   Extend selection to the end of the line	Shift + End
   Extend selection to the beginning of the document	Ctrl + Shift + Home
   Extend selection to the end of the document	Ctrl + Shift + End
   Select current list item	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then i
   Select all list items at current level	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then o
   Text selection with mouse
   Select word	Double-click
   Extend selection one word at a time	Double-click + drag
   Select paragraph	Triple-click
   Extend selection one paragraph at a time	Triple-click + drag
   Screen reader support
   Enable screen reader support Learn more about using Google Docs with a screen reader	Ctrl + Alt + z Alt + Shift + ~
   Speak selection	Ctrl + Alt + x
   Speak from cursor location	Ctrl + Alt + r
   Announce cursor location	holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then l
   Announce formatting at cursor location	holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then f
   Speak the table column and row header	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then h
   Speak the table cell location	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then n
   Speak the table row header	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then r
   Speak the table column header	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then c

    

   Navigation shortcuts

   Two groups of shortcuts below help you move quickly through your document or table:

   • Move to the next or previous item with Ctrl + Alt + n or Ctrl + Alt + p followed by another key.
   • Move quickly around a table with Ctrl + Alt + Shift + t followed by another key.

   Document navigation
   Move to next heading	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then h
   Move to previous heading	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then h
   Move to next heading [1-6]	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then [1-6]
   Move to previous heading [1-6]	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then [1-6]
   Move to next graphic (image or drawing)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then g
   Move to previous graphic (image or drawing)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then g
   Move to next list	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then o
   Move to previous list	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then o
   Move to next item in the current list	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then i
   Move to previous item in the current list	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then i
   Move to next link	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then l
   Move to previous link	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then l
   Move to next bookmark	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then b
   Move to previous bookmark	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then b
   Move to next formatting change	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then w
   Move to previous formatting change	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then w
   Move to next edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then r Ctrl + Alt + k
   Move to previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then r Ctrl + Alt + j
   Table navigation
   Move to the start of the table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then s
   Move to the end of the table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then d
   Move to the start of the table column	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then i
   Move to the end of the table column	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then k
   Move to the next table column	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then b
   Move to the previous table column	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then v
   Move to the start of the table row	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then j
   Move to the end of the table row	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then l
   Move to the next table row	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then m
   Move to the previous table row	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then g
   Exit table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then e
   Move to the next table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press n then t
   Move to the previous table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press p then t
   Other tools and navigation
   Open revision history	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + h
   Open Explore tool	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + i
   Open dictionary	Ctrl + Shift + y
   Word count	Ctrl + Shift + c
   Start voice typing (available in Chrome browsers)	Ctrl + Shift + s
   Page up	Page Up
   Page down	Page Down
   Move to next misspelling	Ctrl + '
   Move to previous misspelling	Ctrl + ;
   Insert or move to header	holding Ctrl + Alt, press o then h
   Insert or move to footer	holding Ctrl + Alt, press o then f
   Move focus to popup (for links, bookmarks, and images)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then p
   Open chat inside the document	Shift + Esc
   Move focus out of document text	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + m
   Return focus to document text	Esc
   Focus containing webpage (such as when using Docs in Google+ Hangouts)	Ctrl + Shift + Esc

   Mac shortcuts

   Common actions
   Copy	⌘ + c
   Cut	⌘ + x
   Paste	⌘ + v
   Paste without formatting	⌘ + Shift + v
   Undo	⌘ + z
   Redo	⌘ + Shift + z
   Insert or edit link	⌘ + k
   Open link	Option + Enter
   Show common keyboard shortcuts	⌘ + /
   Save Every change is automatically saved in Drive	⌘ + s
   Print	⌘ + p
   Open	⌘ + o
   Find	⌘ + f
   Find and replace	⌘ + Shift + h
   Find again	⌘ + g
   Find previous	⌘ + Shift + g
   Hide the menus (compact mode)	Ctrl + Shift + f
   Insert page break	⌘ + Enter
   Search the menus	Option + / Ctrl + Option + z Mozilla Firefox: Ctrl + ~
   Text formatting
   Bold	⌘ + b
   Italicize	⌘ + i
   Underline	⌘ + u
   Strikethrough	⌘ + Shift + x
   Superscript	⌘ + .
   Subscript	⌘ + ,
   Copy text formatting	⌘ + Option + c
   Paste text formatting	⌘ + Option + v
   Clear text formatting	⌘ + \
   Increase font size	⌘ + Shift + >
   Decrease font size	⌘ + Shift + <
   Paragraph formatting
   Increase paragraph indentation	⌘ + ]
   Decrease paragraph indentation	⌘ + [
   Apply normal text style	⌘ + Option + o
   Apply heading style [1-6]	⌘ + Option + [1-6]
   Left align	⌘ + Shift + l
   Center align	⌘ + Shift + e
   Right align	⌘ + Shift + r
   Justify	⌘ + Shift + j
   Numbered list	⌘ + Shift + 7
   Bulleted list	⌘ + Shift + 8
   Images and drawings
   Resize larger	⌘ + Ctrl + k
   Resize larger horizontally	⌘ + Ctrl + b
   Resize larger vertically	⌘ + Ctrl + i
   Resize smaller	⌘ + Ctrl + j
   Resize smaller horizontally	⌘ + Ctrl + w
   Resize smaller vertically	⌘ + Ctrl + q
   Rotate clockwise by 15°	Option + Right arrow
   Rotate counterclockwise by 15°	Option + Left arrow
   Rotate counterclockwise by 1°	Option + Shift + Left arrow
   Rotate clockwise by 1°	Option + Shift + Right arrow
   Close drawing editor	⌘ + Esc Shift + Esc
   Comments and footnotes
   Insert comment	⌘ + Option + m
   Open discussion thread	⌘ + Option + Shift + a
   Enter current comment	Ctrl + Enter
   Insert footnote	⌘ + Option + f
   Move to current footnote	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press e then f
   Move to next footnote	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then f
   Move to previous footnote	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then f
   Menus
   Context (right-click) menu	⌘ + Shift + \
   File menu	Ctrl + Option + f
   Edit menu	Ctrl + Option + e
   View menu	Ctrl + Option + v
   Insert menu	Ctrl + Option + i
   Format menu	Ctrl + Option + o
   Tools menu	Ctrl + Option + t
   Table menu	Ctrl + Option + b
   Help menu	Ctrl + Option + h
   Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled)	Ctrl + Option + a
   Input Tools menu (available in documents in non-Latin languages)	⌘ + Option + Shift + k
   Toggle input controls (available in documents in non-Latin languages)	⌘ + Shift + k
   Show your browser's context menu	Shift + right-click
   Text selection with keyboard
   Select all	⌘ + a
   Extend selection one character	Shift + Left/right arrow
   Extend selection one line	Shift + Up/down arrow
   Extend selection to the beginning of the line	Shift + Fn + Left arrow
   Extend selection one paragraph	Option + Shift + Up/Down arrow
   Extend selection to the end of the line	Shift + Fn + Right arrow
   Extend selection to the beginning of the document	⌘ + Shift + Up arrow
   Extend selection to the end of the document	⌘ + Shift + Down arrow
   Select current list item	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press e then i
   Select all list items at current level	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press e then o
   Text selection with mouse
   Select word	Double-click
   Extend selection one word at a time	Double-click + drag
   Select paragraph	Triple-click
   Extend selection one paragraph at a time	Triple-click + drag
   Screen reader support
   Enable screen reader support Learn more about using Google Docs with a screen reader	Option + ⌘ + z
   Speak selection	Ctrl + ⌘ + x
   Speak from cursor location	Ctrl + ⌘ + r
   Announce cursor location	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press a then l
   Announce formatting at cursor location	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press a then f
   Speak the table column and row header	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then h
   Speak the table cell location	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then n
   Speak the table row header	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then r
   Speak the table column header	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then c

    

   Navigation shortcuts

   Two groups of shortcuts below help you move quickly through your document or table:

   • Move to the next or previous item with Ctrl + ⌘ + n or Ctrl + ⌘ + p followed by another key.
   • Move quickly around a table with Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift + t followed by another key.

   Document navigation
   Move to next heading	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then h
   Move to previous heading	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then h
   Move to next heading [1-6]	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then [1-6]
   Move to previous heading [1-6]	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then [1-6]
   Move to next media (image or drawing)	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then g
   Move to previous media (image or drawing)	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then g
   Move to next list	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then o
   Move to previous list	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then o
   Move to next item in the current list	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then i
   Move to previous item in the current list	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then i
   Move to next link	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then l
   Move to previous link	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then l
   Move to next bookmark	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then b
   Move to previous bookmark	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then b
   Move to next formatting change	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then w
   Move to previous formatting change	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then w
   Move to the next edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press n then r
   Move to the previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press p then r
   Table navigation
   Move to the start of the table	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then s
   Move to the end of the table	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then d
   Move to the start of the table column	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then i
   Move to the end of the table column	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then k
   Move to the next table column	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then b
   Move to the previous table column	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then v
   Move to the start of the table row	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then j
   Move to the end of the table row	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then l
   Move to the next table row	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then m
   Move to the previous table row	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then g
   Exit table	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press t then e
   Move to the next table	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press n then t
   Move to the previous table	holding Ctrl + ⌘ + Shift, press p then t
   Other tools and navigation
   Open revision history	⌘ + Option + Shift + h
   Open Explore tool	⌘ + Option + Shift + i
   Open dictionary	⌘ + Shift + y
   Word count	⌘ + Shift + c
   Start voice typing (available in Chrome browsers)	⌘ + Shift + s
   Page up	Fn + Up arrow
   Page down	Fn + Down arrow
   Move to next misspelling	⌘ + '
   Move to previous misspelling	⌘ + ;
   Insert or move to header	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press o then h
   Insert or move to footer	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press o then f
   Move focus to popup (for links, bookmarks, and images)	holding Ctrl + ⌘, press e then p
   Move focus out of document text	⌘ + Option + Shift + m
   Return focus to document text	Esc
   Focus containing webpage (such as when using Docs in Google+ Hangouts)	Ctrl + Shift + Esc

   Chrome OS shortcuts

   Common actions
   Copy	Ctrl + c
   Cut	Ctrl + x
   Paste	Ctrl + v
   Paste without formatting	Ctrl + Shift + v
   Undo	Ctrl + z
   Redo	Ctrl + Shift + z
   Insert or edit link	Ctrl + k
   Open link	Alt + Enter
   Show common keyboard shortcuts	Ctrl + /
   Save Every change is automatically saved in Drive	Ctrl + s
   Print	Ctrl + p
   Open	Ctrl + o
   Find	Ctrl + f
   Find and replace	Ctrl + h
   Find again	Ctrl + g
   Find previous	Ctrl + Shift + g
   Hide the menus (compact mode)	Ctrl + Shift + f
   Insert page break	Ctrl + Enter
   Search the menus	Alt + z Alt + /
   Text formatting
   Bold	Ctrl + b
   Italicize	Ctrl + i
   Underline	Ctrl + u
   Strikethrough	Alt + Shift + 5
   Superscript	Ctrl + .
   Subscript	Ctrl + ,
   Copy text formatting	Ctrl + Alt + c
   Paste text formatting	Ctrl + Alt + v
   Clear text formatting	Ctrl + \
   Increase font size	Ctrl + Shift + >
   Decrease font size	Ctrl + Shift + <
   Paragraph formatting
   Increase paragraph indentation	Ctrl + ]
   Decrease paragraph indentation	Ctrl + [
   Apply normal text style	Ctrl + Alt + 0
   Apply heading style [1-6]	Ctrl + Alt + [1-6]
   Left align	Ctrl + Shift + l
   Center align	Ctrl + Shift + e
   Right align	Ctrl + Shift + r
   Justify	Ctrl + Shift + j
   Numbered list	Ctrl + Shift + 7
   Bulleted list	Ctrl + Shift + 8
   Images and drawings
   Resize larger	Ctrl + Alt + k
   Resize larger horizontally	Ctrl + Alt + b
   Resize larger vertically	Ctrl + Alt + i
   Resize smaller	Ctrl + Alt + j
   Resize smaller horizontally	Ctrl + Alt + w
   Resize smaller vertically	Ctrl + Alt + q
   Rotate clockwise by 15°	Alt + Right arrow
   Rotate counterclockwise by 15°	Alt + Left arrow
   Rotate counterclockwise by 1°	Alt + Shift + Left arrow
   Rotate clockwise by 1°	Alt + Shift + Right arrow
   Close drawing editor	Ctrl + Esc Shift + Esc
   Comments
   Insert comment	Ctrl + Alt + m
   Open discussion thread	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a
   Enter current comment	Ctrl + Enter
   Insert footnote	Ctrl + Alt + f
   Move to current footnote	holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then f
   Move to next footnote	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then f
   Move to previous footnote	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then f
   Menus
   Context (right-click) menu	Ctrl + Shift + x
   File menu	Alt + f
   Edit menu	Alt + e
   View menu	Alt + v
   Insert menu	Alt + i
   Format menu	Alt + o
   Tools menu	Alt + t
   Table menu	Alt + b
   Help menu	Alt + h
   Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled)	Alt + a
   Input Tools menu (available in documents in non-Latin languages)	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + k
   Toggle input controls (available in documents in non-Latin languages)	Ctrl + Shift + k
   Text selection with keyboard
   Select all	Ctrl + a
   Extend selection one character	Shift + Left/right arrow
   Extend selection one line	Shift + Up/down arrow
   Extend selection one word	Ctrl + Shift + Left/right arrow
   Extend selection to the beginning of the paragraph	Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow
   Extend selection to the end of the paragraph	Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow
   Select current list item	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then i
   Select all list items at current level	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then o
   Text selection with mouse
   Select word	Double-click
   Extend selection one word at a time	Double-click + drag
   Select paragraph	Triple-click
   Extend selection one paragraph at a time	Triple-click + drag
   Screen reader support
   Enable screen reader support Learn more about using Google Docs with a screen reader	Ctrl + Alt + z Alt + Shift + ~
   Speak selection	Ctrl + Alt + x
   Speak from cursor location	Ctrl + Alt + r
   Announce cursor location	holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then l
   Announce formatting at cursor location	holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then f
   Speak the table column and row header	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then h
   Speak the table cell location	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then n
   Speak the table row header	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then r
   Speak the table column header	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then c

    

   Navigation shortcuts

   Two groups of shortcuts below help you move quickly through your document or table:

   • Move to the next or previous item with Ctrl + Alt + N or Ctrl + Alt + p followed by another key.
   • Move quickly around a table with Ctrl + Alt + Shift + t followed by another key.

   Document navigation
   Move to next heading	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then h
   Move to previous heading	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then h
   Move to next heading [1-6]	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then [1-6]
   Move to previous heading [1-6]	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then [1-6]
   Move to next graphic (image or drawing)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then g
   Move to previous graphic (image or drawing)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then g
   Move to next list	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then o
   Move to previous list	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then o
   Move to next item in the current list	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then i
   Move to previous item in the current list	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then i
   Move to next link	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then l
   Move to previous link	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then l
   Move to next bookmark	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then b
   Move to previous bookmark	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then b
   Move to next formatting change	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then w
   Move to previous formatting change	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then w
   Move to the next edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then r Ctrl + Alt + k
   Move to the previous edit (while viewing revision history or new changes)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then r Ctrl + Alt + j
   Table navigation
   Move to the start of the table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then s
   Move to the end of the table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then d
   Move to the start of the table column	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then i
   Move to the end of the table column	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then k
   Move to the next table column	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then b
   Move to the previous table column	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then v
   Move to the start of the table row	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then j
   Move to the end of the table row	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then l
   Move to the next table row	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then m
   Move to the previous table row	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then g
   Exit table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press t then e
   Move to the next table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press n then t
   Move to the previous table	holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press p then t
   Other navigation
   Open Explore tool	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + i
   Open revision history	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + h
   Open dictionary	Ctrl + Shift + y
   Word count	Ctrl + Shift + c
   Start voice typing	Ctrl + Shift + s
   Page up	Alt + Up arrow
   Page down	Alt + Down arrow
   Move to beginning of document	Ctrl + Search + Left arrow
   Move to end of document	Ctrl + Search + Right arrow
   Move to next misspelling	Ctrl + '
   Move to previous misspelling	Ctrl + ;
   Insert or move to header	holding Ctrl + Alt, press o then h
   Insert or move to footer	holding Ctrl + Alt, press o then f
   Move focus to popup (for links, bookmarks, and images)	holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then p
   Open chat inside the document	Shift + Esc
   Move focus out of document text	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + m
   Return focus to document text	Esc
   Focus containing webpage (such as when using Docs in Google+ Hangouts)	Ctrl + Shift + Esc

Type with your voice

You can type and edit by speaking in Google Docs or in Google Slides speaker notes.

Note: This feature is only available in Chrome browsers.

Step 1: Turn on your microphone

To use voice typing or voice commands, your computer microphone needs to be on and working.

Devices and microphones vary, so check your computer manual for instructions. Microphone settings are typically in the System Preferences on a Mac, or the Control Panel on a PC.

Step 2: Use voice typing

Type with your voice

Start voice typing in a document

1. Check that your microphone works.
2. Open a document in Google Docs with a Chrome browser.
3. Click Tools  Voice typing. A microphone box appears.
4. When you're ready to speak, click the microphone.
5. Speak clearly, at a normal volume and pace (see below for more information on using punctuation).
6. When you're done, click the microphone again.

Start voice typing in Slides speaker notes

1. Check that your microphone works.
2. Open a presentation in Google Slides with a Chrome browser.
3. Click Tools  Voice type speaker notes. The speaker notes open, and a microphone box appears.
4. When you're ready to speak, click the microphone.
5. Speak clearly, at a normal volume and pace (see below for more information on using punctuation).
6. When you're done, click the microphone again.

Correct mistakes while voice typing

• If you make a mistake while you're typing with your voice, you can move your cursor to the mistake and fix it without turning off the microphone.
• After you correct the mistake, move the cursor back to where you want to continue.
• To see a list of suggestions, right-click words underlined in gray.

Languages that work with voice typing

Voice typing works in these languages and accents:

Afrikaans, Arabic, Arabic (Algeria), Arabic (Bahrain), Arabic (Egypt), Arabic (Israel), Arabic (Jordan), Arabic (Kuwait), Arabic (Lebanon), Arabic (Morocco), Arabic (Oman), Arabic (Palestine), Arabic (Qatar), Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Arabic (Tunisia), Arabic (United Arab Emirates), Bahasa Indonesia, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English (Australia), English (Canada), English (India), English (Ireland), English (New Zealand), English (Philippines), English (South Africa), English (UK), English (US), Spanish, Spanish (Argentina), Spanish (Bolivia), Spanish (Chile), Spanish (Colombia), Spanish (Costa Rica), Spanish (Ecuador), Spanish (El Salvador), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (US), Spanish (Guatemala), Spanish (Honduras), Spanish (Latin America),Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Nicaragua), Spanish (Panama), Spanish (Paraguay), Spanish (Peru), Spanish (Puerto Rico), Spanish (Uruguay), Spanish (Venezuela), Basque, Farsi, Finnish, Filipino, French, Galician, Croatian, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Italian (Italy), Italian (Switzerland), Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Malaysian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Hong Kong), Zulu

Add punctuation

You can use these phrases to add punctuation to your text:

• Period
• Comma
• Exclamation point
• Question mark
• New line
• New paragraph

Note: Punctuation works in German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Russian.

Step 3: Use voice commands

After you start voice typing, you can use commands to edit and format your document. For example, "Select paragraph," "italics," or "Go to the end of the line."

Notes:

• Voice commands are available only in English. The account language and document language must both be English.
• Voice commands are not available in Slides speaker notes.

Select text

To select text, say these commands:

• Select [word or phrase]
• Select all
• Select all matching text
• Select list item
• Select list items at current level
• Select next character
• Select next [number] characters
• Select last character
• Select last [number] characters
• Select line
• Select next line
• Select next [number] lines
• Select last line
• Select last [number] lines
• Select paragraph
• Select next paragraph
• Select next [number] paragraphs
• Select last paragraph
• Select last [number] paragraphs
• Select word
• Select next word
• Select next [number] words
• Select last word
• Select last [number] words
• Deselect
• Unselect
• Select none

Format your document

To format your document, say these commands:

Text formatting

• Apply heading [1–6]
• Apply normal text
• Apply subtitle
• Apply title
• Bold
• Italicize
• Italics
• Strikethrough
• Subscript
• Superscript
• Underline
• All caps [word or phrase]
• Capitalize [word or phrase]

Note: "All caps" makes the word or phrase all capital letters. "Capitalize" capitalizes only the first letter.

Text color and highlighting

• Text color [color]
• Highlight
• Highlight [color]
• Background color [color]
• Remove highlight
• Remove background color

Note: The colors available are: red, red berry, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, cornflower blue, purple, magenta, black, white, and gray. For all colors except black and white, you can add "light" or "dark" along with numbers 1-3 (for gray, 1-4), such as "dark purple 3." If you say "highlight" by itself, the highlighting color is yellow.

Font size

• Decrease font size
• Increase font size
• Font size [6-400]
• Make bigger
• Make smaller

Paragraph formatting

• Decrease indent
• Increase indent
• Line spacing [1-100]
• Line spacing double
• Line spacing single

Alignment

• Align center
• Align justified
• Align left
• Align right
• Center align
• Left align
• Right align

Columns

• Apply 1 column
• Apply 2 columns
• Apply 3 columns
• Column options
• Insert column break

Lists

• Create bulleted list
• Create numbered list
• Insert bullet
• Insert number

Remove formatting

• Clear formatting
• Remove formatting
• Remove bold
• Remove italics
• Remove strikethrough
• Remove underline

Edit your document

To edit your document, say these commands:

• Copy
• Cut
• Paste
• Delete
• Delete last word
• Delete [word or phrase]
• Insert link [then say the URL you want to use]
• Copy link
• Delete link
• Insert table of contents
• Delete table of contents
• Update table of contents
• Insert comment [then say your comment]
• Insert bookmark
• Insert equation
• Insert footer
• Insert footnote
• Insert header
• Insert horizontal line
• Insert page break

Notes:

• If you say "Delete" by itself, you delete the word before the cursor.
• If you select the text of a URL and say "Insert link", the selected text becomes a hyperlink.

Add and edit tables

To add and edit tables, say these commands:

• Insert table
• Insert table [1-20] rows by [1-20] columns
• Insert row
• Insert column
• Insert new column
• Insert new column on the left
• Insert new row
• Insert new row above
• Insert new row below
• Delete column
• Delete row
• Delete table
• Remove column
• Remove row
• Remove table
• Exit table

Move around your document

To move around your document, say these commands:

Part 1	Part 2	Part 3
Example: Go to	end of	paragraph
Go to Move to	end of start of	paragraph column line row table document
Go to Move to	next previous	character column footnote formatting change heading heading [1-6] image line link list list item misspelling paragraph row table word page
Go Move	forward backward	[number] characters [number] words
Go Move	up down	[number] lines [number] paragraphs

Scroll

• Scroll down
• Scroll up

Stop voice typing

To stop voice typing, say "Stop listening."

Resume voice typing

To move the cursor to the end of the paragraph and start voice typing again, say "Resume."

To move the cursor to the end of a particular word or phrase, say "Resume with [word or phrase]."

Here are all the commands you can say to resume voice typing:

• Resume
• Resume with [word or phrase]
• Go to the end of the paragraph
• Move to the end of the paragraph
• Go to the end of the line
• Move to the end of the line
• Go to [word]

Commands to open help

To open a list of voice commands in your document, say these commands:

• Voice typing help
• Voice commands list
• See all voice commands

Speak (for accessibility)

To use these commands, turn on screen reader support. It's best to wear headphones so the screen reader feedback isn't typed into your document.

• Speak cursor location
• Speak from cursor location
• Speak selection
• Speak selection formatting
• Speak table row and column headers
• Speak table cell location
• Speak table column header
• Speak table row header

Troubleshoot

If voice typing isn't working, try these steps.

"We're having trouble hearing you"

If you see an error message that says "We're having trouble hearing you," try the following:

• Move to a quiet room.
• Plug in an external microphone.
• Adjust the input volume on your microphone.

The microphone isn't working

If you can't get the microphone to work on your computer, try the following:

• Make sure that the microphone isn't broken.
• Check your microphone settings in your computer system preferences.
• Check that your microphone is plugged in and is not being used by another application.
• Move to a quiet room.
• Restart your computer.

Voice commands aren't working

If voice commands aren’t working, try the following:

• Speak more slowly and clearly
• Pause before and after each command. The text of your command might show in the document for a moment. For example, if you say "select all," the words "select all" show up before your text is selected.
• The microphone shows a bubble containing the most recent command. Verify that Docs or Slides heard the right command. If not, you can simply say "Undo."

Use Google Keep in a document or presentation

You can create, view, and insert your Google Keep notes in a document or presentation.

See your Google Keep notes

1. On your computer, open a document or presentation in Google Docs or Google Slides.
2. At the top, click Tools  Keep Notepad.

Save text or image as a note

1. On your computer, open a document or presentation in Google Docs or Google Slides.
2. Highlight and right-click the text or image you want to save as a note.
3. From the menu that appears, click Save to Keep notepad.

Add a note to a document

1. On your computer, open a document or presentation in Google Docs or Google Slides.
2. At the top, click Tools  Keep Notepad.
3. In the side panel, find the note you want to add.
4. Click and drag the note to your document.