


This handy shortcut will save you buckets of time. Your objects are now ordered correctly, and can be repositioned to achieve your desired layout! You can use this shortcut over and over again to move an object a further forward or backwards in increments. Then, select the text box and hit CTRL + Up (arrow) to bring it to the front. To do this, first select the image and hit CTRL + Down (arrow) to send it to the back of the slide. You want the image to sit at the back of the slide, the rectangle to go on top of the image, and the text to sit on top of the rectangle, at the front of the slide.

Let’s say you have an image, a rectangle and a text box. When working with multiple, overlapping slide objects it can be tricky to get them arranged in the right order. To ungroup your objects, select the group and press CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + G. This makes them easier to move around your slide. Now, when you select one object all other grouped objects will be selected too. Then, press CTRL + ALT + G to group them. Grouping and un-grouping objects is made so much easier with keyboard shortcuts.įirst, select the objects you want to group together (it can be as many as you like). If you have objects on your slide that intersect with one another – like a text box on top of a shape, or a complex bar chart – you might find it useful to group them so that they stay together when moved or resized. Now that you’ve got the PDF, check out some of our favourite ways to utilize these time-saving Slides shortcuts: Grouping and un-grouping objects Here is our Google Slides shortcut cheat sheet! Grab a copy at the link below and see your productivity skyrocket!Ĭlick here to download a PDF version of your own full of all the best Google Slides keyboard shortcuts.

We’ve compiled a list of the most used – and most useful – Google Slides keyboard shortcuts, so you can create amazing presentations that are quicker, smarter and slicker than ever before!
