Google Wave Hotkeys & Keyboard Shortcuts

Hotkeys or keyboard shortcuts perform certain functions within Google Wave so you don’t have to take your hands off of the keyboard. These can really help speed up the way you work in Wave.

Here are some simple hotkeys and keyboard shortcuts that I’ve found very helpful as I’ve worked in Google Wave. You’ll want to use these.

Navigation Shortcuts

Up/Down Arrows – scroll through messages in a wave

Home – takes you to the first message in a wave

End – takes you to the last message in a wave

Message Shortcuts

Enter – reply to a message at the same level of indentation

Shift + Enter – reply with a message at the end of the wave at the same level of indentation

Ctrl + E – edit the message selected within a wave

Text & Message Formatting Shortcuts

Ctrl + B – bold text
Ctrl + I – italicize text
Ctrl + K – add a hyperlink
Ctrl + 5 – add bullets
Ctrl + 6 – remove formatting

Copy & Paste Shortcuts

Ctrl + C – copy selected text
Ctrl + X – cut selected text
Ctrl + V – paste copied or cut text

If you are on a Mac computer, some of the hotkeys and keyboard shortcuts that use CTRL might need to be substituted with the Apple key or Command key.

Hopefully as Google Wave continues to change and evolve there will be more to add to this list. Did I miss any?