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<tr bgcolor="#c3d9ff"><th valign="middle" style="width: 150px;" width="187" align="center">Shortcut</th> <th 220px width:="" style=""><div align="center"> Function</div></th> <th valign="middle" width="70" align="center">Documents</th> <th valign="middle" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;" width="71" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Spreadsheets</th> <th valign="middle" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;" width="71" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Presentations</th> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl A</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Select all </td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes1</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl B</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Bold</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl C</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Copy</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl D</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Copy down (used in combo with Shift + arrow)</td> <td valign="top"> </td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes </td><td> </td></tr><tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl E</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Center alignment</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl F</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Find and replace</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl G</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Find next</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+Shift+G</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Find previous</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl I</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Italicize</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes </td><td valign="middle" align="center">Yes </td><td valign="middle" align="center">Yes </td></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl J</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Full justify</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl K</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Insert link</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl L</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Left alignment</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl M *</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Insert comment</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl M</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Insert new slide</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl P</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Print</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl R</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Right alignment</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl R</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Copy Right (used in combo with Shift + arrow)</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl S</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Save</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl U</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Underline</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl V</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Paste</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> </tr><tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl X</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Cut</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl Y</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Redo</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl Z</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Undo</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Shift+ right-click</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Shows your browser's right-click options</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+End</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Go to last cell in data region</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+Home</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Go to first cell in data region</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+left-arrow</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Go to left-most cell in data region (current row)</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+right-arrow</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Go to right-most cell in data region (current row)</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+down-arrow</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Go to bottom-most cell in data region (current column)</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+up-arrow</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Go to top-most cell in data region (current column)</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+Page Down</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Move to next worksheet</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+Page Up</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Move to previous worksheet</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+Shift+F</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Full screen</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+Shift+L</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Bulleted list</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+Shift+Space</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Insert non-breaking space</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+Space</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Remove formatting</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+0 *</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Normal Paragraph Text</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+1 *</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Header style 1</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+2 *</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Header style 2</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+3 *</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Header style 3</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+4 *</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Header style 4</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+5 *</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Header style 5</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+6 *</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Header style 6</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+7 *</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Toggle numbered lists</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+8 *</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Toggle bulleted lists</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+9 *</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">'Change list' dialog</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">F2</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Edit active cell</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Enter</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Move to next cell in column</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Esc</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Cancel cell entry</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Shift+page up/down</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Extend the selection up/down one screen</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+spacebar</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Select entire column</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Shift+spacebar</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Select entire row</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Shift+down, up, left, right arrow key</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Manual select</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Page Down</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Move down one screen</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Page Up</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Move up one screen</td> <td valign="middle" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Shift+Tab</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Move to previous cell in table (documents) or row (spreadsheets)</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+.</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Superscript</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+,</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Subscript</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Tab</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Move to next cell in table (documents) or row (spreadsheets)</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">Yes </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+Shift+PageUp/Down</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Switch sheets</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">  </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes1</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+Shift+Enter</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Wrap current formula in an ArrayFormula</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">  </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Home</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Navigate to start of row</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">  </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">End</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Navigate to end of row</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">  </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+Backspace</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Scroll to the active cell</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">  </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes1</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+Enter</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Insert line break in cell</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">  </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Shift+F2</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Edit comment</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">  </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+Semi-colon</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Insert date</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">  </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+Shift+Semi-colon</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Insert time</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">  </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+/</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Open keyboard shortcuts help</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">  </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="center">Ctrl+Shift+S</th> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Make a copy of the document</td> <td valign="middle" align="center">  </td><td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Yes</td> <td valign="middle" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td></tr>
These shortcuts are only available when using the new version of Google spreadsheets.
Exceptions for the Mac

* Ctrl M: Insert comment (Cmd M is used to minimize a window).

* Ctrl+0-9 (zero through nine): Headers, lists, and list style (Cmd+0-9 is used for navigation or loading from bookmarks on the browser).