How to open a link with only a keyboard on Google Docs

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I wanted to know if anyone have any experience with using Google Docs with only a keyboard? How do I open a link there? The only solution I could find was to use Microsoft’s MouseKeys option but it’s very cumbersome.

score 10 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 07 '15 at 17:55

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This now works in a Google Doc:

Hold option and press return key with cursor beside link; position cursor before, within or after link using arrow keys + option key to skip words.

edited Sep 07 '15 at 17:55

Giacomo1968

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answered Sep 06 '13 at 02:31

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This is the answer for macOS, us ALT instead on Windows/PC answer as noted by Gerald. – wp78de Jan 20 '19 at 07:07

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 04 '17 at 04:45

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The above answer is for Macs. To open a hyperlink in a Google Doc on a PC keyboard:

Place your cursor either at..
- the beginning of the hyperlink
- somewhere inside the hyperlink text
- at the end of the hyperlink
Press the ALT + ENTER keys

answered Jun 04 '17 at 04:45

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score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 07 '15 at 17:54

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On https://docs.google.com/, when you’re connected, type ? (probably shift + ?), it will show you some keyboard shortcuts.

You can select a document with up and down arrows then press enter

When you are in an editing mode (ie. spreadsheet), click on “Help > Keyboard Shortcuts.”

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answered Mar 16 '12 at 11:58

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Ok - after searching the available keyboard shortcuts, I found that in a spreadsheet you *can* open a link by pressing `alt+enter`but I still couldn't find any way to do it in a google doc... +1 for the spreadsheet solution – zenpoy Mar 16 '12 at 12:07
I found a funny way : Place your cursor on the link, then use the shortcut `Insert link` (`Command` + `K` for Mac OS X), then your focus will be on the textfield with url, so you can copy/paste it to a new tab url's bar :) – moul Mar 16 '12 at 13:07
You also need to watch for messages from the browsers' pop-up blocker (and allow pop-ups to be opened from within google drive /google docs) – knb Jul 02 '14 at 13:16

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 13 '16 at 23:24

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Using Google Spreadsheet on Mac OS, press Options+Enter on the cell contains hyperlink.

answered Jun 13 '16 at 23:24

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score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Mar 16 '20 at 17:17

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For me (using Mac), Option+Alt+Enter opened the link in a new window.
However I found that Fn+Option+Enter opened the link in a new tab (on Safari, at least).

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answered Mar 16 '20 at 13:45

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How to open a link with only a keyboard on Google Docs

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