Google Forms Keyboard Shortcuts

Google Forms is an incredible tool for creating questionnaires, surveys, event registrations, quizzes, and more. You can even embed Google Forms into an email. While Google has made the Google Forms interface quite intuitive, you can quickly use keyboard shortcuts to perform various actions.

There are Google Forms keyboard shortcuts to add questions, images, and videos, move data, and even open menus. Let’s check the complete list of Google Forms keyboard shortcuts.

Windows	macOS	ChromeOS	Function
Navigation
Ctrl + K	Command + K	Ctrl + K	Move the cursor up.
Ctrl + J	Command + J	Ctrl + J	Move the cursor down.
Ctrl + /	Command + /	Ctrl + /	Show a list of available keyboard shortcuts.
Tab	Tab	Tab	Move to the next field.
Shift + Tab	Shift + Tab	Shift + Tab	Move to the previous field.
File Commands and Menus
Ctrl + P	Command + P	Ctrl + P	Print form.
Ctrl + F	Command + F	Ctrl + F	Find in form.
Ctrl + Shift + P	Command + Shift + P	Ctrl + Shift + P	Preview form in new tab.
Ctrl + E	Command + E	Ctrl + E	Open the Settings menu.
Ctrl + Enter	Command + Enter	Ctrl + Enter	Open Send menu.
Alt + N	Ctrl + Option + N	Alt + N	Your add-ons.
Alt + S	Command + Option + S	Alt + S	Open More menu.
Alt + T	Ctrl + Option + T	Alt + T	Open theme dialogue.
Manage Form Actions
Ctrl + Shift + Enter	Command + Shift + Enter	Ctrl + Shift + Enter	Add question.
Holding Ctrl, Press I, then H	Hold Command, then Press I, then H	Hold Ctrl, then Press I, then H	Insert title and description.
Holding Ctrl, Press I, then P	Hold Command, then Press I, then P	Hold Ctrl, then Press I, then P	Insert image.
Holding Ctrl, Press I, then V	Hold Command, then Press I, then V	Hold Ctrl, then Press I, then V	Insert video.
Holding Ctrl, Press I, then B	Hold Command, then Press I, then B	Hold Ctrl, then Press I, then B	Insert section.
Ctrl + Shift + K	Command + Shift + K	Ctrl + Shift + K	Move the item up.
Ctrl + Shift + J	Command + Shift + J	Ctrl + Shift + J	Move the item down.
Alt + Shift + D	Option + Shift + D	Alt + Shift + D	Delete item.
Ctrl + Shift + D	Command + Shift + D	Ctrl + Shift + D	Duplicate item.
Editing
Ctrl + C	Command + C	Ctrl + C	Copy text.
Ctrl + V	Command + V	Ctrl + V	Paste text.
Ctrl + X	Command + X	Ctrl + X	Cut text.
Ctrl + Z	Command + Z	Ctrl + Z	Undo the last action.
Ctrl + Y or Ctrl + Shift + Z	Command + Y or Command + Shift + Z	Ctrl + Y or Ctrl + Shift + Z	Redo the last action.
Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow	Ctrl + Option + Up Arrow	Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow	Move choice up.
Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow	Ctrl + Option + Down Arrow	Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow	Move choice down.
Ctrl + Shift + L	Command + Shift + L	Ctrl + Shift + L	Align left.
Ctrl + Shift + E	Command + Shift + E	Ctrl + Shift + E	Align center.
Ctrl + Shift + R	Command + Shift + R	Ctrl + Shift + R	Align right.
Grading
Ctrl + Shift + C	Command + Shift + C	Ctrl + Shift + C	Mark as correct.
Ctrl + Shift + I	Command + Shift + I	Ctrl + Shift + I	Mark as incorrect.
Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow	Command + Shift + Down arrow	Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow	Focus grade below.
Ctrl + Shift + UP arrow	Command + Shift + UP arrow	Ctrl + Shift + UP arrow	Focus grade above.

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