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Google Slides

Attach or change a link

CmdK

Mac Web app Google Slides web editor on macOS

Practice this

In Google Slides, Ctrl + K will attach or change a link. On a Mac, press Cmd + K instead. It works in the browser version.

Where it works: Editor selection

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Web app	`CmdK`
Windows	Web app	`CtrlK`

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts for Google Slides

Documentation checked on 2026-09-11. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Turn the selected text into a link ClickUp Cmd + K
Insert a link Confluence Cmd + K
Add or edit a link Evernote Cmd + K
Insert a link GitHub Cmd + K
Turn the selection into a link GitLab Cmd + K
Insert link Gmail Ctrl + K
Attach or change a link Google Docs Cmd + K
Insert link Google Sheets Ctrl + K
Turn text or an object into a link Keynote Cmd + K
Turn the text into a link Linear Cmd + K
Format the text as a link Mattermost Cmd + Option + K
Insert link Notion Ctrl + K

More Google Slides shortcuts

Attach a review comment Cmd + Option + M
Move a slide earlier Cmd + Up arrow
Move a slide later Cmd + Down arrow
Start presenting the slides Cmd + Enter
Leave the presentation Esc
Copy selection Ctrl + C
Cut selection Ctrl + X
Paste clipboard Ctrl + V

See every Google Slides shortcut

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