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Shortcuts

Content editing​

WindowsmacOSCommand or action
Ctrl+ZCmd+ZUndo
Ctrl+YCmd+YRedo
Ctrl+XCmd+XCut
Ctrl+CCmd+CCopy
Ctrl+VCmd+VPaste
Ctrl+Alt+VCmd+Option+VPaste data without original formatting
BackspaceBackspaceDelete one character to the left
Ctrl+BackspaceCmd+BackspaceOption+BackspaceDelete one word to the left
DelFn+BackspaceDelete one character to the right
Ctrl+DelCmd+Fn+BackspaceOption+Fn+BackspaceDelete one word to the right
Shift+EnterCmd+EnterInsert line break
Ctrl+EnterCmd+Shift+EnterInsert page break

Content formatting​

WindowsmacOSCommand or action
Ctrl+BCmd+BBold
Ctrl+ICmd+IItalic
Ctrl+UCmd+UUnderline
Ctrl+Shift+=Cmd+Shift+=Superscript
Ctrl+Shift+−Cmd+Shift+−Subscript
Ctrl+Shift+,Cmd+Shift+,Decrease font size by 1
Ctrl+Shift+.Cmd+Shift+.Increase font size by 1
Ctrl+Alt+0Cmd+Option+0Apply Normal style
Ctrl+Alt+1Cmd+Option+1Apply Heading 1 style
Ctrl+Alt+2Cmd+Option+2Apply Heading 2 style
Ctrl+Alt+3Cmd+Option+3Apply Heading 3 style
Ctrl+Shift+CCmd+Shift+CCopy formatting
Ctrl+Shift+VCmd+Shift+VApply formatting
Ctrl+Space–Clear formatting

Content alignment​

WindowsmacOSCommand or action
Ctrl+Shift+LCmd+Shift+LAlign to left
Ctrl+Shift+ECmd+Shift+ECenter
Ctrl+Shift+RCmd+Shift+RAlign to right
Ctrl+Shift+JCmd+Shift+JJustify

Content selection​

WindowsmacOSCommand or action
Ctrl+ACmd+ASelect all document content
Shift+←Shift+←Select one character to the left or deselect that character
Shift+→Shift+→Select one character to the right or deselect that character
Ctrl+Shift+←Cmd+Shift+←Select one word to the left or deselect it
Ctrl+Shift+→Cmd+Shift+→Select one word to the right or cancel this selection
Shift+HomeFn+Shift+←Select content from the cursor to the beginning of the line
Shift+EndFn+Shift+→Select content from the cursor to the end of the line
Ctrl+Shift+HomeCmd+Shift+Fn+←Extend selection to the beginning of the document
Ctrl+Shift+EndCmd+Shift+Fn+→Extend selection to end of document
Shift+↓Shift+↓Extend selection one line down
Shift+↑Shift+↑Extend selection up one line
Double-clickDouble-clickSelect a word
Triple-clickTriple-clickSelect paragraph
Left-click and move cursor upLeft-click and move cursor upSelect text up
Left-click and move cursor downLeft-click and move cursor downSelect text down

Reviewing​

WindowsmacOSCommand or action
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ECmd+Option+Shift+ETurn change tracking mode on/off
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+NCmd+Option+Shift+NGo to next comment/change
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+PCmd+Option+Shift+PGo to previous comment/change
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ACmd+Option+Shift+AAccept the selected change and go to the next one
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+RCmd+Option+Shift+RReject the selected change and move to the next one

Tables​

WindowsmacOSCommand or action
Alt+LOption+LInsert column to the left
Alt+ROption+RInsert column to the right
Alt+AOption+AInsert row above
Alt+BOption+BInsert row below
Alt+Ctrl+ROption+Cmd+RDelete row
Alt+Ctrl+UOption+Cmd+UDelete column
BackspaceDelBackspaceFn+BackspaceDelete selected table
Alt+Shift+TOption+Shift+TDelete table
Alt+Ctrl+MOption+Cmd+MMerge cells
Alt+Shift+MOption+Shift+MSplit cell
Tab→Tab→Move to the next cell
Shift+Tab←Shift+Tab←Move to the previous cell
Shift+→/↑/↓/←Shift+→/↑/↓/←Select range
↓↓Move to the cell below
↑↑Move to the cell above
→→Move to the cell to the right
←←Move to the cell to the left
Ctrl+ACmd+ASelect all cells
WindowsmacOSCommand or action
HomeFn+←To the beginning of the line
EndFn+→To the end of the line
Ctrl+←Cmd+←One word to the left
Ctrl+→Cmd+→One word to the right
↑↑One line up
↓↓One line down
←←One character to the left
→→One character to the right
Page UpCmd+Fn+↑One screen up
Page DownCmd+Fn+↓One screen down
Ctrl+EndCmd+Fn+→To the end of the document
Ctrl+HomeCmd+Fn+←To the beginning of the document
Ctrl+Alt+GCmd+Option+GGo to a specific page

Other shortcuts​

WindowsmacOSCommand or action
Ctrl+OCmd+OLoad and open file
Ctrl+0Cmd+0Set scale to 100%
Ctrl++Ctrl+=Cmd++Cmd+=Zoom in
Ctrl+−Cmd+−Zoom out
Ctrl+FCmd+FOpen document search bar
Ctrl+PCmd+PPrint document
Ctrl+;Cmd+;Insert current date
Ctrl+Shift+;Cmd+Shift+;Insert current time
Ctrl+Alt+FCmd+Option+FInsert footnote
Left-clickLeft-clickSet cursor in document
Right-clickRight-clickOpen context menu
Ctrl+Shift+SpaceCmd+Shift+SpaceOption+SpaceInsert non-breaking space