

Ctrl+Shift+> or or Ctrl+\ (Windows/Chrome OS) and Cmd+\ (macOS): Clear text formatting.Ctrl+Alt+V (Windows/Chrome OS) and Cmd+Option+V (macOS): Paste text formatting.Ctrl+Alt+C (Windows/Chrome OS) and Cmd+Option+C (macOS): Copy the selected text’s formatting.Alt+Shift+5 (Windows/Chrome OS) and Cmd+Shift+X (macOS): Apply strikethrough formatting.Ctrl+U (Windows/Chrome OS) and Cmd+U (macOS): Apply underline formatting.Ctrl+I (Windows/Chrome OS) and Cmd+I (macOS): Apply italic formatting.Ctrl+B (Windows/Chrome OS) and Cmd+B (macOS): Apply bold formatting.When you need to italicize, bold, or underline some text, these are the types of shortcuts you’ll use.

Google Docs has heaps of shortcuts that allow you to apply character formatting (paragraph formatting is covered in the next section). RELATED: The Beginner's Guide to Google Docs Character Formatting Ctrl+Shift+F (Windows/Chrome OS) and Cmd+Shift+F (macOS): Compact mode (hide the menus).Ctrl+H (Windows/Chrome OS) and Cmd+H (macOS): Find and replace text in your document.Ctrl+F (Windows/Chrome OS) and Cmd+F (macOS): Find specific text in your document.Ctrl+O (Windows/Chrome OS) and Cmd+O (macOS): Open a file from your Drive or Computer.Ctrl+P (Windows/Chrome OS) and Cmd+P (macOS): Print your document.Ctrl+S (Windows/Chrome OS) and Cmd+S (macOS): Save (every change is already saved in Drive, here for those few paranoid people).Ctrl+K (Windows/Chrome OS) and Cmd+K (macOS): Insert or edit an external link.Ctrl+Y (Windows/Chrome OS) and Cmd+Y (macOS): Redo an action.Ctrl+Z (Windows/Chrome OS) and Cmd+Z (macOS): Undo an action.Ctrl+Shift+V (Windows/Chrome OS) and Cmd+Shift+V (macOS): Paste the contents of the Clipboard without formatting.

