Use keyboard shortcuts in Google Calendar
When you turn on keyboard shortcuts, you can press keys to make changes to your Google Calendar and quickly navigate to certain pages.
Turn on keyboard shortcuts
- On your computer, open Google Calendar.
- In the top right corner, click Settings 👁 Settings
👁 and then
Settings. - Check the box next to “Enable keyboard shortcuts.”
- At the bottom of the page, click Save.
Use shortcuts
After you turn on keyboard shortcuts, you can see all the shortcuts you can use by typing a question mark ?.
|
Action |
Shortcut |
|
Change your calendar view to the next date range |
j or n |
|
Refresh your calendar |
r |
|
Move to the current day |
t |
|
Move to add a calendar section |
+ |
|
Put your cursor in the search box |
/ |
|
Go to the Settings page |
s |
|
Go to a specific date |
g |
|
Action |
Shortcut |
|
Day view |
1 or d |
|
Week view |
2 or w |
|
Month view |
3 or m |
|
Custom view |
4 or x |
|
Agenda view |
5 or a |
|
Action |
Shortcut |
|
Create a new event |
c |
|
See an event's details |
e |
|
Delete an event |
Backspace or Delete |
|
Undo |
z |
|
Save event (from the event details page) |
⌘ + s (Mac) |
|
Return to calendar grid from an event details page |
Esc |
You can now use Keep and Tasks in a side panel while using Calendar. To go to the side panel, use these shortcuts:
- Windows: Ctrl + Alt + . (period) or Ctrl + Alt + , (comma)
- Chromebook: Alt + Shift + . (period) or Alt + Shift + , (comma)
- Mac: ⌘ + Option + . (period) or ⌘ + Option + , (comma)