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Shortcuts for Google Slides - Keyboard shortcuts at a glance

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on keyboard shortcuts for Google Slides! In this article, you'll discover how to make your presentations faster and more effective by harnessing the power of keyboard shortcuts. Whether you're just starting out or you're an experienced user, these keyboard shortcuts will revolutionize the way you work in Google Slides. We'll show you how to master everything from formatting to quickly switching between slides with simple keystrokes. Get ready to maximize your productivity and perfect your presentations with ease!

Table of Contents

Frequently used actions
Navigate
Format text
Working with comments
Work with screen reader (For Mac: Please activate the voice-over function first)
Working with objects
Actions during a video presentation
Actions during the presentation

Frequently used actions

Keyboard shortcut description	Keyboard shortcut (Mac)	Keyboard shortcut (PC)
Create new slide	Control + M	Ctrl + M
Duplicate slide	Command + D	Ctrl + D
Undo action	Command + Z	Ctrl + Z
Repeat action	Command + Y	Ctrl + Y
Copy slide or element	Command + C	Ctrl + C
Cut slide or element	Command + X	Ctrl + X
Insert slide or element	Command + V	Ctrl + V
Open window for links	Command + K	Ctrl + K
Open selected link	Option + Enter	Alt + Enter
Paste unformatted text	Command + Shift + V	Ctrl + Alt + V
Save presentation	Command + S	Ctrl + S
Print presentation	Command + P	Ctrl + P
Call up open presentations	Command + O	Ctrl + O
Start search	Command + F	Ctrl + F
Search & replace	Command + Shift + H	Ctrl + H
Find next	Command + G	Ctrl + G

Navigate

Keyboard shortcut	Keyboard shortcut (Mac)	Keyboard shortcut (PC)
Zoom in	Command + Option + +	Ctrl + Alt + +
Zoom out	Command + Option + -	Ctrl + Alt + -
Switch to slide arrangement	Command + Option + Shift + F	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F
Switch to workspace	Command + Option + Shift + C	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C
Switch to HTML view	Command + Option + Shift + P	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P
Open animation area	Command + Option + Shift + B	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + B
Presentation of the slides	Command + Enter	Ctrl + F5
Presenting the slides from the beginning	Command + Shift + Enter	Ctrl + Shift + F5
Exit selected mode	Esc	Esc

Format text

Format text Description	Keyboard shortcut (Mac)	Keyboard shortcut (PC)
Bold text	Command + B	Ctrl + B
Italic text	Command + I	Ctrl + I
Underlined text	Command + U	Ctrl + U
Strikethrough text	Command + Shift + X	Alt + Shift + 5
Superscript text	Command + .	Ctrl + .
Subscript text	Command + <	Ctrl + ,
Enlarges font	Command + Shift + >	Ctrl + Shift + >
Reduces font size	Command + Shift + <	Ctrl + Shift + <
Centers paragraph	Command + Shift + E	Ctrl + Shift + E
Aligns paragraph to the right	Command + Shift + R	Ctrl + Shift + R
Aligns paragraph left-justified	Command + Shift + L	Ctrl + Shift + L
Creates justification	Command + Shift + J	Ctrl + Shift + J

Working with comments

Keyboard shortcut	Keyboard shortcut (Mac)	Keyboard shortcut (PC)
Opens window for entering comments	Command + Option + M	Ctrl + Alt + M
Opens current comment	Control + Enter	Ctrl + Enter
Switches to the next comment in the presentation	Control + Command (hold down) + N + C	Ctrl + Alt (hold down) + N + C
Switches to the previous comment in the presentation	Control + Command (hold down) + P + C	Ctrl + Alt (hold down) + P + C

Description (Mac)	Keyboard shortcut (Mac)	Key combination (PC)
Activating the screen reader	Option + Command + Z	Ctrl + Alt + Z
Reads out selection	Control + Command + X	Ctrl + Alt + X
Reads out from the position of the cursor	Control + Command + R	Ctrl + Alt + R

Working with objects

Keyboard shortcut	Keyboard shortcut (Mac)	Keyboard shortcut (PC)
Place object one position behind	Command + down arrow key	Ctrl + down arrow key
Place object one position in front	Command + up arrow key	Ctrl + up arrow key
Place object at the last position	Command + Shift + down arrow key	Ctrl + Shift + down arrow key
Place object at front position	Command + Shift + up arrow key	Ctrl + Shift + up arrow key
Move object left, right, up or down	Corresponding arrow key	Corresponding arrow key
Move object to the left, right, up or down with pixel accuracy	Shift + corresponding arrow key	Shift + corresponding arrow key
Rotates object 1° clockwise or anti-clockwise	Option + Shift + arrow key left or right	Alt + Shift + left or right arrow key
Rotates object by 15° clockwise or anti-clockwise	Option + arrow key left or right	Alt + arrow key left or right
Enlarges object	Command + Control + K	Ctrl + Alt + K
Reduces object	Command + Control + J	Ctrl + Alt + J
Enlarges object horizontally	Command + Control + B	Ctrl + Alt + B
Shrinks object horizontally	Command + Control + W	Ctrl + Alt + W
Enlarges object vertically	Command + Control + I	Ctrl + Alt + I

Actions during a video presentation

Keyboard shortcut	Keyboard shortcut (Mac)	Keyboard shortcut (Windows)
Play or pause	K	K
10 seconds back	U	U
10 seconds forward	O	O
Reduce playback speed	Command + Option + ,	Ctrl + Shift + ,
Increase playback speed	Command + Option + .	Ctrl + Shift + .
Show subtitles	C	C
Activate or end muting	M	M

Actions during the presentation

M Description	Keyboard shortcut (Mac)	Keyboard shortcut (Windows)
Exit full screen mode	Esc	Esc
Advance one slide	Right arrow key	Right arrow key
Back one slide	Left arrow key	Left arrow key
Switch to a specific slide	Slide number + Enter	Slide number + Enter
Go to the first slide	Fn + left arrow key	Home
Go to last slide	Fn + right arrow key	End slide
Open notes	S	S
Show black blank slide	B	B
Show white blank slide	W	W
Switch from the blank white or black slide back to the presentation	Any button	Any key

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Published on February 6, 2024 by Stefan Petri

Published on: February 6, 2024
From Stefan Petri

Together with his brother Matthias, Stefan Petri runs the popular specialist forum PSD-Tutorials.de and the e-learning platform TutKit.com, which focuses on the training and further education of digital professional skills.