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Google Docs highlight shortcut
There is no direct keyboard shortcut provided for highlighting in Google Docs. However, you can use the keyboard shortcut below to select the text.
| Ctrl + a | Select all |
| Shift + Left/right arrow | For extending selection, one character is left or right. |
| Shift + Up/down arrow | For extending the selection, one line |
| Ctrl + Shift + Left/right arrow | To extend the selection word |
How to highlight text in Google Docs in the browser?
Follow the below steps
1. Open the Google Docs desktop browser application in the browser of your choice
2. Now open your Google Docs document you wish to work within the Google Docs application
3. Read through the text, and place the cursor on the start of the text you want to highlight
4. Now, click and drag over the words to select those that need highlighting. Verify your selection once if you have covered all the words that need to be highlighted.
5. Check for the little pencil icon on the toolbar, i.e., highlighter in Google Docs. Usually, it is next to the text formatting options like Bold, Italic, etc.
You’ll be presented with a new color panel to choose from.
6. Now select the color with which you want to highlight. The entire selected text, whatever is marked, will now be highlighted.
Note: You’ll be presented with a color panel with some standard colors. You can always choose different shades from the custom panel available with a click of the custom option.
7. Choose the color shade that suits you by dragging the control across shades. You can also directly input the hexadecimal value if you are already aware of it.
Step 8: Finally, click on OK to apply the shade.
How do you highlight text in Google Docs in the Android/iPhone app?
The steps to highlight text in Google Docs differ a bit when it comes to an Android or an iPhone application. No worries, let’s explore that as well.
1. Open the Docs app on your mobile phone.
2. Now open your Google Docs document for which you wish to format highlighting.
3. Select the area of the text that needs to be highlighted.
4. Tap on the pencil icon at the bottom to open the Google Docs document in edit mode.
5. Now, you’ll be presented with various formatting options at the top and bottom of the document.
6. Choose the A letter that you can find near the + sign at the top.
7. A new popup will slide up from the bottom of the document. The popup will have two tabs text and paragraph.
8. Choose the highlighting color from the Highlight color option next to the text color in the Text tab.
9. Tap on the color and click on the tick above to apply.
Cool, the text will be highlighted, To remove it, follow the above steps and choose None in the color panel.
Using the highlight tool
Thus, highlighting tools come into the picture. When added, external plugins allow one highlight tool for coloring code-specific content and exporting those contents into a separate document.
Steps to add the highlighting tool to Google Docs:
1. Open the Google Docs desktop browser application in the browser of your choice
2. Now, click on the Extensions option from the toolbar.
3. Choose Add-ons –> Get add-ons from it.
4. Now, search for the highlighting tool.
5. Choose one of your choices from the results opened in a new popup and click on install to install the add-on.
6. Allow the add-ons to access your documents.
7. Click the add-ons option again to find the highlight tool available there.
8. Click the “Highlight tool.” –> select the “Start” option from the popup menu opened.
9. Then, find the “Highlighter library” option and click on it.
10. You’ll be provided with some text boxes. That helps you create a label and then set the color to highlight.
11. Click on the “+” button for selecting a new category.
12. Highlight the text and then select the respective color by following the same instructions mentioned above.
13. To create another document, click on the “By color” button that is present under Title and choose the “Extract Highlights” option from the bottom of the “Highlight Tool” menu.
14. Now, in a new window, you can see some options for selecting a destination where you can generate this information.
15. Choose a destination and click “Extract” to start extracting.
16. Then, click on “Link to document”. This will open a fresh window containing your highlighted notes, organized by color in a neat and organized document.
This is a great way to create a study guide for any document, and the tool becomes handy for anyone in need to isolate key information in a document.
Congrats! Finally, You’ve successfully highlighted and organized your Google Docs using the highlighter tool without much hassle.
How to highlight everything in Google Docs
The below instructions will help you to know how to highlight all in Google Docs.
- Open your Google Docs document.
- Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + A if you are using Windows or Press Command + A if you are using Mac.
Or,
- Open your Google Docs document.
- Click on the Edit menu –> Choose the Select All option.
FAQs
How do you quickly highlight in Google Docs?
- Highlight a specific section of your document.
- Go to the highlight button that is present on the toolbar.
- Choose the required color.
I am Rajkishore, and I have over 14 years of experience in the Software Industry. For a long time, I have been using Google Docs, Google Drive, and Google Sheets for my document usage, and I am sharing all the tips and tricks, the challenges I have come across, and their solutions to use Google Docs for your day-to-day use. I hope you will learn from these practical Google Docs tutorials. Read more.