Google Slides keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet

Q: What is the shortcut to undo in Google Slides?

Windows: Ctrl + Z. Mac: Cmd + Z.

Q: What is the shortcut to redo in Google Slides?

Windows: Ctrl + Y. Mac: Cmd + Y.

Q: What is the shortcut to find in Google Slides?

Windows: Ctrl + F. Mac: Cmd + F.

Google · 79 shortcuts

79 Google Slides shortcuts grouped by task, with Windows and Mac keys side by side. Click any row for the full answer page.

Essentials

Action	Windows	Mac
New slide	Ctrl+M	Cmd+M
Duplicate slide	Ctrl+D	Cmd+D
Undo	Ctrl+Z	Cmd+Z
RedoCtrl+Shift+Z also works	Ctrl+Y	Cmd+Y
Copy	Ctrl+C	Cmd+C
Cut	Ctrl+X	Cmd+X
Paste	Ctrl+V	Cmd+V
Select all	Ctrl+A	Cmd+A
Find	Ctrl+F	Cmd+F
Find and replace	Ctrl+H	Cmd+Shift+H
Insert or edit link	Ctrl+K	Cmd+K
Print	Ctrl+P	Cmd+P
Open file	Ctrl+O	Cmd+O
Start presentation	Ctrl+F5	Cmd+Enter
Copy formatting	Ctrl+Alt+C	Cmd+Option+C
Paste formatting	Ctrl+Alt+V	Cmd+Option+V

Text formatting

Action	Windows	Mac
Bold	Ctrl+B	Cmd+B
Italic	Ctrl+I	Cmd+I
Underline	Ctrl+U	Cmd+U
Strikethrough	Alt+Shift+5	Cmd+Shift+X
Subscript	Ctrl+,	Cmd+,
Superscript	Ctrl+.	Cmd+.
Clear formatting	Ctrl+\	Cmd+\
Increase font size	Ctrl+Shift+>	Cmd+Shift+>
Decrease font size	Ctrl+Shift+<	Cmd+Shift+<
Align left	Ctrl+Shift+L	Cmd+Shift+L
Align right	Ctrl+Shift+R	Cmd+Shift+R
Align center	Ctrl+Shift+E	Cmd+Shift+E
Justify	Ctrl+Shift+J	Cmd+Shift+J
Bulleted list	Ctrl+Shift+8	Cmd+Shift+8
Numbered list	Ctrl+Shift+7	Cmd+Shift+7

Filmstrip

Action	Windows	Mac
Previous slide in filmstripPage Up also works on Windows	Up	Up
Next slide in filmstripPage Down also works on Windows	Down	Down
Go to first slide	Home	Fn+Left
Go to last slide	End	Fn+Right
Move slide up	Ctrl+Up	Cmd+Up
Move slide down	Ctrl+Down	Cmd+Down
Move slide to beginning	Ctrl+Shift+Up	Cmd+Shift+Up
Move slide to end	Ctrl+Shift+Down	Cmd+Shift+Down

Action	Windows	Mac
Zoom in	Ctrl++	Cmd++
Zoom out	Ctrl+-	Cmd+-
Zoom to 100%	Ctrl+0	Cmd+0
Move focus to filmstrip	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F	Cmd+Option+Shift+F
Move focus to canvas	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C	Cmd+Option+Shift+C
Open speaker notes	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S	Cmd+Option+Shift+S
Open animations panel	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B	Cmd+Option+Shift+B
Open Explore	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+I	Cmd+Option+Shift+I
Open revision history	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H	Cmd+Option+Shift+H
Open HTML view	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P	Cmd+Option+Shift+P
Edit alt text	Ctrl+Alt+Y	Cmd+Option+Y

Arrange objects

Action	Windows	Mac
Group objects	Ctrl+Alt+G	Cmd+Option+G
Ungroup objects	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G	Cmd+Option+Shift+G
Send backward	Ctrl+Down	Cmd+Down
Bring forward	Ctrl+Up	Cmd+Up
Send to back	Ctrl+Shift+Down	Cmd+Shift+Down
Bring to front	Ctrl+Shift+Up	Cmd+Shift+Up
Select next shape	Tab	Tab
Select previous shape	Shift+Tab	Shift+Tab
Rotate 15 degrees counterclockwise	Alt+Left	Option+Left
Rotate 15 degrees clockwise	Alt+Right	Option+Right
Rotate 1 degree counterclockwise	Alt+Shift+Left	Option+Shift+Left
Rotate 1 degree clockwise	Alt+Shift+Right	Option+Shift+Right

Presenting

Action	Windows	Mac
Stop presenting	Esc	Esc
Next slide	Right	Right
Previous slide	Left	Left
Go to first slide while presenting	Home	Home
Go to last slide while presenting	End	End
Go to slide numberType the slide number, then Enter	1-9 then Enter	1-9 then Enter
Open speaker notes while presenting	S	S
Open audience tools	A	A
Toggle laser pointer	L	L
Show black slidePeriod also works	B	B
Show white slideComma also works	W	W
Toggle captions	Ctrl+Shift+C	Cmd+Shift+C
Toggle full screen	F11	Cmd+Shift+F

Video player

Action	Windows	Mac
Play or pause video	K	K
Rewind video 10 seconds	U	U
Fast forward video 10 seconds	O	O
Mute video	M	M

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Make me a one-page Google Slides cheat sheet from the 79 shortcuts at https://keyflowhub.com/shortcuts/google-slides, ordered by what I'm most likely to use, and point out any that clash with my current keybindings.

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