How to correct spelling in google docs using keyboard shortcut? [closed]

Question

I would like to be able to replace a misspelled word in a Google doc with Google's recommended correction with a keyboard shortcut, instead of having to mouseover the word, right click on it, and select the corrected word.

Is there any way to do this? (I'm working on a Mac).

Answer 1

As of 6/2020, the suggestion of the spell checker appears in a bubble, accepted as follows:

• Navigate the cursor to within the misspelled word (which is underlined in red)
• (Suggestion appears in bubble)
• Press Tab to access the bubble
• Press Enter to apply the suggestion.

Answer 2

There's no keyboard shortcut for this purpose. You can see complete list of Google Docs keyboard shortcuts here or press ⌘ + / or Ctrl + / in docs window. You might use ⌘ + Shift + \ to open Context (right-click) menu but then you have to select the suggested word. That's all I can help you with!

Windows users use Ctrl + Shift + x to open context menu.

Edit:

As Dr Ankita Bali answered below, you can use F7. This does both spelling and grammar checks.

• Hit F7
• Press enter to replace with suggested word.
• Press Tab and Enter to ignore the suggestion.

Note: This method iterates all over the misspelled words and grammatical errors in the document. If you want to correct specific word, you still have to use context menu.

Note for Firefox: In Firefox, F7 is used to toggle caret browsing. On prompt, you can either select checkbox for Do not show me this dialog box again. Or use Saka Key extension.

You can also configure advance settings. Type about:config in address bar. Click 'I accept the risk!'. Search for caret. Double click on accessibility.browsewithcaret_shortcut.enabled or click 'Toggle' from context menu to toggle the value. False value means disabled.

Answer 3

1. First enable compatible spreadsheet shortcuts.
2. Then F7

Attached a screenshot here if it helps.

Answer 4

Per the Keyboard shortcuts for Google docs (on a Mac): holding Ctrl + ⌘, press e then p. This moves focus to the popup.