Useful keyboard shortcuts for Google Docs, the web-based text processor of Google.
A complete list of shortcuts can be found here, however, not all of the shortcuts listed there work on all computers and keyboards.
Navigation and Delete
| Ctrl-A | Go to beginning of line |
| Ctrl-E | Go to end of line |
| Ctrl-F | Move cursor forward by one character |
| Ctrl-B | Move cursor back by one character |
| Ctrl-N | Go to next line |
| Ctrl-P | Go to previous line |
| Ctrl-D | Delete character in front of cursor |
| Ctrl-H | Delete character behind cursor |
| Ctrl-K | Delete from cursor to end of line |
| Cmd-Back | Delete from cursor to beginning of line |
| Alt-Back | Delete from cursor to beginning of last word |
| Cmd-Enter | Move cursor to new page |
Controls
| Cmd-Z | Undo |
| Cmd-Shift-Z | Redo |
| Cmd-F | Find (go to next occurence with Enter) |
| Cmd-Shift-H | Find and replace |
| Cmd-Shift-V | Paste without formatting |
Text Formatting
| Cmd-B | Toggle bold |
| Cmd-I | Toggle italic |
| Cmd-U | Toggle underline |
| Cmd-Shift-X | Toggle strikethrough |
Text Selection with Keyboard
| Shift-Left/Right | Extend selection one character to the left/right |
| Shift-Fn-Left/Right | Extend selection to the beginning/end of line |
| Shift-Up/Down | Extend selection one line up/down |
| Shift-Cmd-Up/Down | Extend selection to the beginning/end of document |