google docskeyboard shortcuts
Google Docs has keyboard shortcuts for right arrow (→) as well as left arrow (←). I was wondering is there any keyboard shortcut for up (↑) and down (↓) arrows. I found that I could press Ctrl+/ for a list of shortcuts, but to my surprise I did not see the up and down arrow not mentioned there.
Please share if someone knows the shortcut or any method to assign some shortcut to the above keys.
nhinkle gives the germ of the answer.
Automatic corrections for → and ← are included as defaults. You just need to add your own for ↑ and ↓. (Maybe |^ and |v?)
While editing a document,
- Select Preferences from the Tools drop-down menu.
- Either deselect the checkbox next to the word for which you'd like to disable text substitution, or press the "x" to the right of the word to delete the row.
They seem to have updated the possible keyboard shortcuts. With the new keyboard shortcuts, it also works now on my keyboard with the German layout.
For Windows:
For OS X:
Source: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/179738?hl=en
I found a workaround.
Help menu.Search all menus menu.
Best Answer
If your computer has a number pad, you could use an Alt Code shortcut. Here's a list of relevant alt codes via Useful Shortcuts.