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Essential Ctrl Shortcuts for Google (Week of Feb. 2, 2026)

A colorful, cartoon-style infographic titled "Essential CTRL Shortcuts for Google" featuring a grid of organized shortcut cards. The graphic includes sections for Text Editing, Formatting Text, Paragraph & Layout, Navigation, Google Sheets, Comments & Collaboration, Gmail & Drive, and Google Chrome. Each card lists specific keyboard commands, such as Ctrl + C for Copy and Ctrl + B for Bold. A yellow banner at the bottom provides a "Universal Google Tip" stating that Ctrl + / will show all available shortcuts.

By Kacey Helland

General & Text Editing

Select All: Ctrl + A
Copy: Ctrl + C
Cut: Ctrl + X
Paste: Ctrl + V
Paste Without Formatting: Ctrl + Shift + V
Undo: Ctrl + Z
Redo: Ctrl + Y or Ctrl + Shift + Z

Formatting

Bold: Ctrl + B
Italic: Ctrl + I
Underline: Ctrl + U
Strikethrough: Ctrl + Shift + X
Clear Formatting: Ctrl + \
Increase Font Size: Ctrl + Shift + >
Decrease Font Size: Ctrl + Shift + <

Paragraph & Layout

Left/Center/Right Align: Ctrl + Shift + L / E / R
Justify: Ctrl + Shift + J
Numbered List: Ctrl + Shift + 7
Bulleted List: Ctrl + Shift + 8
Decrease Indent: Ctrl + [

Google Apps Specifics

Sheets

Select Column/Row: Ctrl + Space / Shift + Space
Insert Date/Time: Ctrl + ;

Gmail

Send Email: Ctrl + Enter

Chrome

New Tab: Ctrl + T
Incognito Mode: Ctrl + Shift + N

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