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Underline

CtrlU

Windows Web app Google Slides web editor

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In Google Slides, Ctrl + U will underline. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here. It works in the browser version.

Where it works: Text

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

Underline Canva Cmd + U
Underline the selected text Confluence Ctrl + U
Underline the text Evernote Cmd + U
Underline Microsoft Excel Ctrl + U
Underline Gmail Ctrl + U
Underline Google Docs Ctrl + U
Underline Google Sheets Ctrl + U
Underline Adobe InDesign Shift + Cmd + U
Underline the selected text Keynote Cmd + U
Underline the selected text Linear Cmd + U
Underline the text Miro Cmd + U
Underline Notion Ctrl + U

More Google Slides shortcuts

Add another slide Ctrl + M
Clone the selected slide Cmd + D
Copy the selection’s styling Cmd + Option + C
Apply copied styling Cmd + Option + V
Attach or change a link Cmd + K
Attach a review comment Cmd + Option + M
Move a slide earlier Cmd + Up arrow
Move a slide later Cmd + Down arrow

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