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Add a shortcut

1. Find the action. In Keyboard Shortcuts, use Search actions… to find a command by name or menu path. For example, search File Rename in Google Docs.
2. Click Edit. Click the pencil icon beside the action. This opens Customise Shortcut.
3. Record your combination. Press the keys together, then release them. Check that the combination displayed is the one you intended. On Mac, ⌘ means Command and Alt means Option.
4. Confirm and check. Click Confirm or press Enter. The combination is saved immediately. Reopen the shortcut list if needed and check the action’s Keybinding column.

You can also right-click a supported command in a Google menu and choose Customise Shortcut. If a collision warning appears, record a different combination before confirming. Cancel or Escape closes the recorder without saving.

Run a shortcut

1. Return to the document. Close the SnapKeys shortcut windows. Click back into the Google editor so your keyboard is focused there, rather than in Chrome’s address bar or another window.
2. Select what the action needs. For example, select text before applying text formatting, a row before moving it, or the required objects before aligning them in Slides.
3. Press the saved combination. SnapKeys runs the assigned action. An action that normally opens a dialog will still open that dialog; complete it as usual.

Shortcuts apply to the editor in which you set them up. A shortcut created in Slides is available in other Slides presentations in this Chrome profile; it is not automatically assigned in Docs or Sheets.

Change a shortcut

1. Find the existing assignment. Open Keyboard Shortcuts and search for the action.
2. Record a replacement. Click its Edit pencil, press the new combination, and click Confirm. The new combination replaces the old one for that action.

To assign a combination to a different action, delete its existing assignment first, then add it to the new action. Assigning the same combination twice can cause conflicts.

Remove a shortcut

1. Find the action in Keyboard Shortcuts. Search for the command whose custom key combination you want to remove.
2. Click Delete. Click the bin icon beside that action. The assignment is removed immediately; there is no separate Save button. Its Keybinding returns to a dash.

Deleting a shortcut removes only your custom key assignment. The Google command and any Quick Access Ribbon button for it remain available. You can add a shortcut for the action again at any time.

Reset all shortcuts

1. Open Keyboard Shortcuts and click Reset All. Read the confirmation carefully before continuing.
2. Confirm only if you want to clear every assignment. Reset All removes all custom shortcuts stored in this Chrome profile across Docs, Sheets, and Slides. It cannot be undone. Your ribbon buttons are not reset.

Add an action to the ribbon

1. Open the ribbon editor. Click the dots button on the ribbon to open Customize Quick Access Ribbon.
2. Select an available action. Search the Available Actions list on the left, then click the action you want.
3. Move it into the ribbon. Click the right arrow (>) between the lists. The action moves into Current Actions on the right. Repeat for any other actions you want to add.
4. Click Save. The window closes and the ribbon updates. Cancel, Escape, or clicking outside the window discards unsaved changes.

Actions already in Current Actions are omitted from Available Actions. If you reach your account’s ribbon limit, remove an existing item or upgrade before adding another.

Run a ribbon action

1. Prepare your selection. Select the text, cells, or slide objects required by the command. Hover over a ribbon button to see its action name.
2. Click the button. The action runs just as it would from its Google menu. Complete any dialog the command opens.
3. Use the keyboard if you prefer. For the first nine ribbon positions, hold Alt and press the position number: Alt+1 runs the first button, Alt+2 the second, and so on. On Mac, use the Option key for Alt.

Ribbon number combinations follow the current button order. Reordering or removing buttons can change which action a number runs. They are separate from the combinations you assign in Keyboard Shortcuts.

Remove an action from the ribbon

1. Open Customize Quick Access Ribbon. Click the dots button and select the item in Current Actions on the right.
2. Click the left arrow (<). The item leaves Current Actions and becomes available to add again.
3. Click Save. The button is removed from your ribbon. Any custom keyboard shortcut for the command remains assigned.

For a quicker removal, right-click the button on the ribbon itself and choose Remove from Quick Access Ribbon. That change is saved immediately.

Reorder ribbon buttons

1. Open the ribbon editor. In Current Actions, drag an item onto the position where you want it to appear.
2. Check the order and click Save. The list order becomes the left-to-right order of your ribbon buttons.

Change a ribbon icon

1. Right-click the ribbon button. Choose Modify icon to open Select Icon.
2. Choose an icon. Search or browse the icons, then click one to apply it immediately. Changing the icon does not change what the action does.

Turn SnapKeys off or on

Open the SnapKeys popup from Chrome’s toolbar and switch Enable SnapKeys off to pause the extension. Switch it on again to resume. This keeps your saved shortcuts and ribbon configuration.

Where your setup is saved

Shortcuts and ribbon choices are saved locally in your Chrome profile, with separate configurations for Docs, Sheets, and Slides. They are reused across files of the same type. Signing in on another computer does not currently copy these preferences there.

Removing the extension or clearing its local data can remove your saved setup. Reset All in the shortcut list affects shortcuts only, across all three editors.

Manage your account and get help

Open the Chrome popup to see Current plan and available upgrade options. Open the avatar menu and choose Manage account for billing, or Settings to change Share anonymous usage data. In the Google editor, use the help icon to replay the tutorial.

Run an action from the Slides menu

1. Create two rectangles on a practice slide. Leave a gap between them. Click the rectangle you want to move, then hold Shift and click the rectangle you want to use as the fixed reference.
2. Choose Dock Left. In Google Slides, open Extensions → SnapKeys → Position → Dock → Dock Left. Complete any first-use authorization prompt with the Google account you used to install the add-on.
3. Check the result. The first rectangle moves to touch the left side of the reference rectangle. The reference stays in place, and the moved rectangle keeps its size and vertical position.

Run custom actions with the extension

1. Find the custom command. In the shortcut list or ribbon editor, search SnapKeys Position Dock Left. Custom Slides commands appear when your account has access.
2. Choose how you want to launch it. Assign a key combination using Edit and Confirm, or add it from Available Actions to Current Actions and click Save. The same add, change, and remove instructions in the extension chapter apply.
3. Select objects, then run the command. Return to your slide and select the objects in the required order. Press the shortcut or click the ribbon button. The add-on must still be installed and authorized.

Choose the master object

Align, Dock, Match Size, Stretch, and Fill use a master object as the reference. Select the objects you want to change first, then hold Shift and select the master last. The master stays in place and keeps its size.

Distribute, Stack, and Swap do not use a master: Distribute keeps the outermost objects fixed, Stack follows their existing visual order, and Swap exchanges two objects. Each function below states how many objects to select. Select the whole objects, not text inside a text box.