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When using Google Docs on macOS, the shortcut that Google has for adding a comment seems to be ⌘⎇M, which happens to be the same system-wide shortcut for minimizing all of the windows of a particular application. Consequently, when using that shortcut, instead of a comment being added, all the browser windows get minimized.
Is there a way to add a comment via a shortcut on macOS?
How do I use shortcuts like these which conflict with, and are overridden by macOS shortcuts?
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
Finally found out how to do it: the option which you are looking for is Override browser shortcuts.
Go to Help and search for and enable the following option:
Override browser shortcuts
This option can also be toggled by going to the shortcuts screen. There will be a switch for it on the bottom.