10 of the best Google sheets keyboard shortcuts to save you time

We all want to save time where possible. A good keyboard shortcut could save hours of time. Here is a list of some of the best Google sheets keyboard shortcuts to increase your productivity.

Accessing the full list of keyboard shortcuts

Some of the shortcut codes can be seen when you open the Google docs menus. You can see a full list of the keyboard shortcuts in the Help menu, or simply use this shortcut:

Mac

⌘ + /

Windows

Ctrl + /

 

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Copy

Mac

⌘ + c

Windows

Ctrl + c

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Paste

Mac

⌘ + v

Windows

Ctrl + v

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Paste values only

Mac

⌘ + shift v

Windows

Ctrl + shift + v

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Cut

Mac

⌘ + x

Windows

Ctrl + x

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Select row

Mac/Windows

Shift + space

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Select column

Mac/Windows

Ctrl + space

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Insert rows above

Select row, then

Mac

⌘ + option + =

Windows

Select row, then Ctrl + Alt + =

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Insert columns to the left

Select column, then

Mac

⌘ + Option + =

Windows

Ctrl + Alt + + Shift + =

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Delete row

Select row, then

Mac

⌘ + Option + -

Windows

Ctrl + Alt + -

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Delete column

Select column, then

Mac

⌘ + Option + -

Windows

Ctrl + Alt + -