Use keyboard shortcuts in Google Slides to navigate, format, and edit.
Note: Some shortcuts might not work for all languages or keyboards.
To open a list of keyboard shortcuts in Google Slides, press Ctrl + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or â + / (Mac).
Tool finder (formerly search the menus), press Alt + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or Option + / (Mac).
You can also use menu access keys. Open any application menu using the keyboard, then type the underlined letter for the item you'd like to select. For example, to open the Insert menu on a Mac, press Ctrl + Option + i. To select "Image," type the underlined letter i.
PC shortcuts
Common actions |
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New slide | Ctrl + m |
Duplicate slide | Ctrl + d |
Undo | Ctrl + z |
Redo | Ctrl + y Ctrl + Shift + z |
Copy | Ctrl + c |
Cut | Ctrl + x |
Paste | Ctrl + v |
Copy formatting of the selected text or shape | Ctrl + Alt + c |
Paste formatting of the selected text or shape | Ctrl + Alt + v |
Insert or edit link | Ctrl + k |
Open link | Alt + Enter |
Delete | Delete |
Select all | Ctrl + a |
Select none | holding Ctrl + Alt, press u then a |
Find | Ctrl + f |
Find and replace | Ctrl + h |
Find again | Ctrl + g |
Find previous | Ctrl + Shift + g |
Open... | Ctrl + o |
Ctrl + p | |
Save Every change is automatically saved in Drive |
Ctrl + s |
Show common keyboard shortcuts | Ctrl + / |
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus) | Alt + / Alt + z (Google Chrome) |
Hide or show menus (compact mode) | Ctrl + Shift + f |
Turn on captions while presenting | Ctrl + Shift + c |
Alt text | Ctrl + Alt + y |
Film strip actions |
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Move to previous slide | Page Up Up arrow |
Move to next slide | Page Down Down arrow |
Move focus to first slide | Home |
Move focus to last slide | End |
Move slide up | Ctrl + Up arrow |
Move slide down | Ctrl + Down arrow |
Move slide to beginning | Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow |
Move slide to end | Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow |
Select previous slide | Shift + Up arrow |
Select next slide | Shift + Down arrow |
Select first slide | Shift + Home |
Select last slide | Shift + End |
Zoom in | Ctrl + + |
Zoom out | Ctrl + - |
Zoom 100% | Ctrl + 0 |
Move to filmstrip | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + f |
Move to canvas | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + c |
Open speaker notes panel | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + s |
Change to HTML view of presentation | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + p |
Open animations panel | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + b |
Continue in animation preview | Enter |
Open Explore | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + i |
Go to side panel | Ctrl + Alt + . Ctrl + Alt + , |
Open dictionary | Ctrl + Shift + y |
Open revision history panel | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + h |
Open cell border selection (for tables) | holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then p |
Play the selected video | Enter |
Present slides | Ctrl + F5 |
Exit the current mode | Esc |
Menus |
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Context menu |
Ctrl + Shift + \ |
File menu | in Google Chrome: Alt + f other browsers: Alt + Shift + f |
Edit menu | in Google Chrome: Alt + e other browsers: Alt + Shift + e |
View menu | in Google Chrome: Alt + v other browsers: Alt + Shift + v |
Insert menu | in Google Chrome: Alt + i other browsers: Alt + Shift + i |
Format menu | in Google Chrome: Alt + o other browsers: Alt + Shift + o |
Tools menu | in Google Chrome: Alt + t other browsers: Alt + Shift + t |
Help menu | in Google Chrome: Alt + h other browsers: Alt + Shift + h |
Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled) |
in Google Chrome: Alt + a other browsers: Alt + Shift + a |
Input tools menu (available in presentations in non-Latin languages) |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + k |
Toggle input controls (available in presentations in non-Latin languages) |
Ctrl + Shift + k |
Comments |
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Insert comment | Ctrl + Alt + m |
Enter current comment | holding Ctrl + Enter |
Move to next comment in the presentation | holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then c |
Move to previous comment in the presentation | holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then c |
When focus is on comment, move to next comment | j |
When focus is on comment, move to previous comment | k |
When focus is on comment, reply to comment | r |
When focus is on comment, resolve comment | e |
Open comment discussion thread | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a |
Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments |
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Reply to current comment | R |
Move to next comment | J |
Move to previous comment | K |
Resolve current comment | E |
Exit current comment | U |
Hide comment | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + j |
Text |
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Bold | Ctrl + b |
Italic | Ctrl + i |
Underline | Ctrl + u |
Subscript | Ctrl + , |
Superscript | Ctrl + . |
Strikethrough | Alt + Shift + 5 |
Clear formatting | Ctrl + \ Ctrl + Space |
Increase font size | Ctrl + Shift + > |
Decrease font size | Ctrl + Shift + < |
Left align | Ctrl + Shift + l |
Right align | Ctrl + Shift + r |
Center align | Ctrl + Shift + e |
Justify | Ctrl + Shift + j |
Move paragraph down | Alt + Shift + Down arrow |
Move paragraph up | Alt + Shift + Up arrow |
Increase indent | Ctrl + ] |
Decrease indent | Ctrl + [ |
Bulleted list | Ctrl + Shift + 8 |
Numbered list | Ctrl + Shift + 7 |
Select list item | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then i |
Select list items at current level | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then o |
Move to next text formatting change | holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then w |
Move to previous text formatting change | holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then w |
Move to next misspelling | Ctrl + ' |
Move to previous misspelling | Ctrl + ; |
Move and arrange objects |
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Duplicate | Ctrl + d |
Group | Ctrl + Alt + g |
Ungroup | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + g |
Send backward | Ctrl + Down arrow |
Bring forward | Ctrl + Up arrow |
Send to back | Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow |
Bring to front | Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow |
Select next shape | Tab |
Select previous shape | Shift + Tab |
Nudge up, down, left, or right | Arrow keys |
Nudge one pixel at a time | Shift + Arrow keys |
Rotate counterclockwise by 1° | Alt + Shift + Left arrow |
Rotate clockwise by 1° | Alt + Shift + Right arrow |
Rotate counterclockwise by 15° | Alt + Left arrow |
Rotate clockwise by 15° | Alt + Right arrow |
Resize larger horizontally | Ctrl + Alt + b |
Resize larger vertically | Ctrl + Alt + i |
Resize smaller | Ctrl + Alt + j |
Resize larger | Ctrl + Alt + k |
Resize smaller vertically | Ctrl + Alt + 9 |
Resize smaller horizontally | Ctrl + Alt + w |
Exit crop mode | Enter |
Suppress guides | Alt + Move with mouse |
Duplicate | Ctrl + Move with mouse |
Resize from center | Ctrl + Resize with mouse |
Constrain to vertical or horizontal movements | Shift + Move with mouse |
Constrain to object's aspect ratio | Shift + Resize with mouse |
Constrain to 15° rotation increments | Shift + Rotate with mouse |
Presenting |
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Stop presenting | Esc |
Next | Right arrow |
Previous | Left arrow |
Go to specific slide (7 followed by Enter goes to slide 7) | Number followed by Enter |
First slide | Home |
Last slide | End |
Open speaker notes | s |
Open audience tools | a |
Toggle laser pointer | l |
Ctrl + p | |
Toggle captions (English only) | Ctrl + Shift + c |
Toggle full screen | F11 |
Show a blank black slide | b or . |
Return to the presentation from a blank black slide | Press any key |
Show a blank white slide | w or , |
Return to the presentation from a blank white slide | Press any key |
Video Player |
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Toggle play/pause | k |
Rewind 10 seconds | u |
Fast forward 10 seconds | o |
Previous frame (while paused) | Shift + , |
Next frame (while paused) | Shift + . |
Decrease playback rate | Ctrl + Shift + , |
Increase playback rate | Ctrl + Shift + . |
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration) | Shift + 0..9 |
Toggle captions on/off | c |
Toggle full screen | f |
Toggle mute | m |
Screen reader support |
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Verbalize selection | Ctrl + Alt + x |
Enable screen reader support Learn more about using Google Slides with a screen reader |
Ctrl + Alt + z Alt + Shift + ~ |
Enable braille support | Ctrl + Alt + h |
Verbalize from cursor location | Ctrl + Alt + r |
Announce formatting at cursor location | holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then f |
Common actions |
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New slide | Ctrl + m |
Duplicate slide | â + d |
Undo | â + z |
Redo | â + y â + Shift + z |
Copy | â + c |
Cut | â + x |
Paste | â + v |
Copy formatting of the selected text or shape | â + Option + c |
Paste formatting of the selected text or shape | â + Option + v |
Insert or edit link | â + k |
Open link | Option + Enter |
Delete | Delete |
Select all | â + a |
Select none | holding Ctrl + â, press u then a |
Find | â + f |
Find and replace | â + Shift + h |
Find again | â + g |
Find previous | â + Shift + g |
Open... | â + o |
â + p | |
Save Every change is automatically saved in Drive |
â + s |
Show common keyboard shortcuts | â + / |
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus) | Option + / Ctrl + Option + z Mozilla Firefox: Ctrl + ~ |
Hide or show menus (compact mode) | Ctrl + Shift + f |
Turn on captions while presenting | â + Shift + c |
Alt text | â + Option + y |
Film strip actions |
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Move to previous slide | Up arrow |
Move to next slide | Down arrow |
Move focus to first slide | Fn + Left arrow |
Move focus to last slide | Fn + Right arrow |
Move slide up | â + Up arrow |
Move slide down | â + Down arrow |
Move slide to beginning | â + Shift + Up arrow |
Move slide to end | â + Shift + Down arrow |
Select previous slide | Shift + Up arrow |
Select next slide | Shift + Down arrow |
Select first slide | Shift + Fn + Left arrow |
Select last slide | Shift + Fn + Right arrow |
Navigation |
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Zoom in | â + + |
Zoom out | â + - |
Zoom 100% | â + 0 |
Move to filmstrip | â + Option + Shift + f |
Move to canvas | â + Option + Shift + c |
Open speaker notes panel | â + Option + Shift + s |
Change to HTML view of presentation | â + Option + Shift + p |
Open animations panel | â + Option + Shift + b |
Continue in animation preview | Enter |
Open explore tool | â + Option + Shift + i |
Define selected word in explore tool | â + Shift + y |
Go to side panel | â + Option + . â + Option + , |
Open revision history panel | â + Option + Shift + h |
Open cell border selection (for tables) | holding Ctrl + â, press e then p |
Play the selected video | Enter |
Present slides | â + Enter |
Present slides from beginning | â + Shift + Enter |
Exit the current mode | Esc |
Menus |
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Context menu |
â + Shift + \ |
File menu | Ctrl + Option + f |
Edit menu | Ctrl + Option + e |
View menu | Ctrl + Option + v |
Insert menu | Ctrl + Option + i |
Slide menu | Ctrl + Option + s |
Format menu | Ctrl + Option + o |
Arrange menu | Ctrl + Option + r |
Tools menu | Ctrl + Option + t |
Help menu | Ctrl + Option + h |
Input tools menu (available in presentations in non-Latin languages) |
â + Option + Shift + k |
Toggle input controls (available in presentations in non-Latin languages) |
â + Shift + k |
Comments |
|
Insert comment | â + Option + m |
Enter current comment | holding Ctrl + Enter |
Move to next comment in the presentation | holding Ctrl + â, press n then c |
Move to previous comment in the presentation | holding Ctrl + â, press p then c |
When focus is on comment, move to next comment | j |
When focus is on comment, move to previous comment | k |
When focus is on comment, reply to comment | r |
When focus is on comment, resolve comment | e |
Open comment discussion thread | â + Option + Shift + a |
Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments |
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Reply to current comment | R |
Move to next comment | J |
Move to previous comment | K |
Resolve current comment | E |
Exit current comment | U |
Hide comment | â + Option + Shift + j |
Text |
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Bold | â + b |
Italic | â + i |
Underline | â + u |
Subscript | â + , |
Superscript | â + . |
Strikethrough | â + Shift + x |
Clear formatting | â + \ (back slash) |
Increase font size | â + Shift + > |
Decrease font size | â + Shift + < |
Left align | â + Shift + l |
Right align | â + Shift + r |
Center align | â + Shift + e |
Justify | â + Shift + j |
Select paragraph above | Option + Shift + Up arrow |
Select paragraph below | Option + Shift + Down arrow |
Increase indent | â + ] |
Decrease indent | â + [ |
Bulleted list | â + Shift + 8 |
Numbered list | â + Shift + 7 |
Select list item | holding Ctrl + â + Shift, press e then i |
Select list items at current level | holding Ctrl + â + Shift, press e then o |
Move to next text formatting change | holding Ctrl + â, press n then w |
Move to previous text formatting change | holding Ctrl + â, press p then w |
Move to next misspelling | â + ' |
Move to previous misspelling | â + ; |
Move and arrange objects |
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Duplicate | â + d |
Group | â + Option + g |
Ungroup | â + Option + Shift + g |
Send backward | â + Down arrow |
Bring forward | â + Up arrow |
Send to back | â + Shift + Down arrow |
Bring to front | â + Shift + Up arrow |
Select next shape | Tab |
Select previous shape | Shift + Tab |
Nudge up, down, left, or right | Arrow keys |
Nudge one pixel at a time | Shift + Arrow keys |
Rotate counterclockwise by 1° | Option + Shift + Left arrow |
Rotate clockwise by 1° | Option + Shift + Right arrow |
Rotate counterclockwise by 15° | Option + Left arrow |
Rotate clockwise by 15° | Option + Right arrow |
Resize larger horizontally | â + Ctrl + b |
Resize larger vertically | â + Ctrl + i |
Resize smaller | â + Ctrl + j |
Resize larger | â + Ctrl + k |
Resize smaller horizontally | â + Ctrl + w |
Exit crop mode | Enter |
Suppress guides | â + Move with mouse |
Duplicate | Option + Move with mouse |
Resize from center | Option + Resize with mouse |
Constrain to vertical or horizontal movements | Shift + Move with mouse |
Constrain to object's aspect ratio | Shift + Resize with mouse |
Constrain to 15° rotation increments | Shift + Rotate with mouse |
Presenting |
|
Stop presenting | Esc |
Next | Right arrow |
Previous | Left arrow |
Go to specific slide (7 followed by Enter goes to slide 7) | Number followed by Enter |
First slide | Home |
Last slide | End |
Open speaker notes | s |
Open audience tools | a |
Toggle laser pointer | l |
â + p | |
Toggle captions (English only) | â + Shift + c |
Toggle full screen | â + Shift + f |
Show a blank black slide | b or . |
Return to the presentation from a blank black slide | Press any key |
Show a blank white slide | w or , |
Return to the presentation from a blank white slide | Press any key |
Video Player |
|
Toggle play/pause | k |
Rewind 10 seconds | u |
Fast forward 10 seconds | o |
Previous frame (while paused) | Shift + , |
Next frame (while paused) | Shift + . |
Decrease playback rate | â + Shift + , |
Increase playback rate | â + Shift + . |
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration | Shift + 0..9 |
Toggle captions on/off | c |
Toggle full screen | f |
Toggle mute | m |
Screen reader support |
|
Verbalize selection | Ctrl + â + x |
Enable screen reader support Learn more about using Google Slides with a screen reader |
Option + â + z |
Enable braille support | â + Option + h |
Verbalize from cursor location | Ctrl + â + r |
Announce formatting at cursor location | holding Ctrl + â, press a then f |
Common actions |
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---|---|
New slide | Ctrl + m |
Duplicate slide | Ctrl + d |
Undo | Ctrl + z |
Redo | Ctrl + y Ctrl + Shift + z |
Copy | Ctrl + c |
Cut | Ctrl + x |
Paste | Ctrl + v |
Copy formatting of the selected text or shape | Ctrl + Alt + c |
Paste formatting of the selected text or shape | Ctrl + Alt + v |
Insert or edit link | Ctrl + k |
Open link | Alt + Enter |
Delete | Backspace |
Select all | Ctrl + a |
Select none | holding Ctrl + Alt, press u then a |
Find | Ctrl + f |
Find and replace | Ctrl + h |
Find again | Ctrl + g |
Find previous | Ctrl + Shift + g |
Open... | Ctrl + o |
Ctrl + p | |
Save Every change is automatically saved in Drive |
Ctrl + s |
Show common keyboard shortcuts | Ctrl + / |
Tool finder (formerly Search the menus) | Alt + / Alt + z |
Hide or show menus (compact mode) | Ctrl + Shift + f |
Turn on captions while presenting | Ctrl + Shift + c |
Alt text | Ctrl + Alt + y |
Film strip actions |
|
Move focus to previous slide | Alt + Up arrow Up arrow |
Move focus to next slide | Alt + Down arrow Down arrow |
Move focus to first slide | Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow |
Move focus to last slide | Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow |
Extend selection to previous slide | Shift + Up arrow |
Extend selection to next slide | Shift + Down arrow |
Move slide up | Ctrl + Up arrow |
Move slide down | Ctrl + Down arrow |
Move slide to beginning | Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow |
Move slide to end | Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow |
Navigation |
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Zoom in | Ctrl + + |
Zoom out | Ctrl + - |
Zoom 100% | Ctrl + 0 |
Move to filmstrip | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + f |
Move to canvas | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + c |
Open speaker notes panel | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + s |
Change to HTML view of presentation | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + p |
Open animations panel | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + b |
Continue in animation preview | Enter |
Open explore tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + i |
Define selected word in explore tool | Ctrl + Shift + y |
Go to side panel | Alt + Shift + . Alt + Shift + , |
Open cell border selection (for tables) | holding Ctrl + Alt, press e then p |
Present slides | Ctrl + Search + 5 |
Exit the current mode | Esc |
Context menu |
Ctrl + Shift + x |
File menu | Alt + f |
Edit menu | Alt + e |
View menu | Alt + v |
Insert menu | Alt + i |
Format menu | Alt + o |
Tools menu | Alt + t |
Help menu | Alt + h |
Accessibility menu (present when screen reader support is enabled) |
Alt + a |
Input tools menu (available in presentations in non-Latin languages) |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + k |
Toggle input controls (available in presentations in non-Latin languages) |
Ctrl + Shift + k |
Comments |
|
Insert comment | Ctrl + Alt + m |
Enter current comment | Ctrl + Enter |
Move to next comment in the presentation | holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then c |
Move to previous comment in the presentation | holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then c |
When focus is on comment, move to next comment | j |
When focus is on comment, move to previous comment | k |
When focus is on comment, reply to comment | r |
When focus is on comment, resolve comment | e |
Open comment discussion thread | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a |
Use keyboard shortcuts on selected comments |
|
Reply to current comment | R |
Move to next comment | J |
Move to previous comment | K |
Resolve current comment | E |
Exit current comment | U |
Hide comment | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + j |
Text |
|
Bold | Ctrl + b |
Italic | Ctrl + i |
Underline | Ctrl + u |
Subscript | Ctrl + , |
Superscript | Ctrl + . |
Strikethrough | Alt + Shift + 5 |
Clear formatting | Ctrl + Space Ctrl + \ |
Increase font size | Ctrl + Shift + > |
Decrease font size | Ctrl + Shift + < |
Right align | Ctrl + Shift + r |
Center align | Ctrl + Shift + e |
Justify | Ctrl + Shift + j |
Increase indent | Ctrl + ] |
Decrease indent | Ctrl + [ |
Bulleted list | Ctrl + Shift + 8 |
Numbered list | Ctrl + Shift + 7 |
Select list item | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then i |
Select list items at current level | holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift, press e then o |
Move to next text formatting change | holding Ctrl + Alt, press n then w |
Move to previous text formatting change | holding Ctrl + Alt, press p then w |
Move to next misspelling | Ctrl + ' |
Move to previous misspelling | Ctrl + ; |
Move and arrange objects |
|
Duplicate | Ctrl + d |
Group | Ctrl + Alt + g |
Ungroup | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + g |
Send backward | Ctrl + Down arrow |
Bring forward | Ctrl + Up arrow |
Send to back | Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow |
Bring to front | Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow |
Select next shape | Tab |
Select previous shape | Shift + Tab |
Nudge up, down, left, or right | Arrow keys |
Nudge one pixel at a time | Shift + Arrow keys |
Rotate counterclockwise by 1° | Alt + Shift + Left arrow |
Rotate clockwise by 1° | Alt + Shift + Right arrow |
Rotate counterclockwise by 15° | Alt + Left arrow |
Rotate clockwise by 15° | Alt + Right arrow |
Resize larger horizontally | Ctrl + Alt + b |
Resize larger vertically | Ctrl + Alt + i |
Resize smaller | Ctrl + Alt + j |
Resize larger | Ctrl + Alt + k |
Resize smaller vertically | Ctrl + Alt + 9 |
Resize smaller horizontally | Ctrl + Alt + w |
Exit crop mode | Enter |
Duplicate | Ctrl + Move with mouse |
Resize from center | Ctrl + Resize with mouse |
Constrain to vertical or horizontal movements | Shift + Move with mouse |
Constrain to object's aspect ratio | Shift + Resize with mouse |
Constrain to 15° rotation increments | Shift + Rotate with mouse |
Add to selection | Shift + Click |
Presenting |
|
Stop presenting | Esc |
Next | Right arrow |
Previous | Left arrow |
Go to specific slide (7 followed by Enter goes to slide 7) | Number followed by Enter |
First slide | Home |
Last slide | End |
Open speaker notes | s |
Open audience tools | a |
Toggle laser pointer | l |
Ctrl + p | |
Toggle captions (English only) | Ctrl + Shift + c |
Toggle full screen | F11 |
Show a blank black slide | b or . |
Return to the presentation from a blank black slide | Press any key |
Show a blank white slide | w or , |
Return to the presentation from a blank white slide | Press any key |
Video Player |
|
Toggle play/pause | k |
Rewind 10 seconds | u |
Fast forward 10 seconds | o |
Previous frame (while paused) | Shift + , |
Next frame (while paused) | Shift + . |
Decrease playback rate | Ctrl + Shift + , |
Increase playback rate | Ctrl + Shift + . |
Seek to specific point in the video (Shift+7 advances to 70% of duration) | Shift + 0..9 |
Toggle captions on/off | c |
Toggle full screen | f |
Toggle mute | m |
Screen reader support |
|
Verbalize selection | Ctrl + Alt + x |
Enable screen reader support Learn more about using Google Slides with a screen reader |
Ctrl + Alt + z Alt + Shift + ~ |
Enable braille support | Ctrl + Alt + h |
Verbalize from cursor location | Ctrl + Alt + r |
Announce formatting at cursor location | holding Ctrl + Alt, press a then f |