Is there a keyboard shortcut for "Accept Suggestion" in Google Docs?

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I do a lot of reviewing suggestions in Google Docs and I have the cursor "within" suggested text and would like to accept/reject the suggestion with a keyboard shortcut.

From what I can tell there is currently no keyboard shortcut for this, despite there being a menu item, but I am hoping to confirm this and document that it's missing.

Menu item "Accept Suggestion"

If you use the menu search (option+/) while the cursor is inside a suggestion, an Accept Suggestion item is available, and selecting it does what I expect it to. Unfortunately there is no keyboard shortcut displayed for it.

Other keyboard shortcuts for suggestions

As we can see, there are shortcuts to start reviewing, and to navigate between suggestions, but no way to directly accept or reject them

Is there a way to create a shortcut for this based on the menu item?

I'm happy to either be proven wrong ("there IS a shortcut") or to be explained that there is some way to take advantage of the menu item and add a shortcut for myself.

Robert Beverley · Answer

When your cursor is at or in the offending word or phrase you will see the suggestion - if you want it simply press Tab (to highlight the suggestion) and enter to use the suggestion. So Tab>Enter.

dmitry_romanov · Answer

In my case (Linux, PC) the shortest sequence was to press "Context menu" button (this one), "Down", and "Enter" to accept the top suggestion. I can do it without taking my hands of the default position.

Answered by dmitry_romanov on November 3, 2021

John Saunders · Answer

If you just want to accept the one suggestion for your immediate context, and you're on the word to be corrected, and the pop-up is present, i.e.

you can then use (in Windows) Ctrl+Alt+E Ctrl+Alt+P to move the focus to the popup (the suggestion will be highlighted in light blue) and then use Enter to accept the suggestion.

Blaise · Answer

Update: Hurray! Google added the Tab button as a shortcut!
Outdated answer:
You can also use the shortcut for reviewing all suggestions in the document:
Control+Alt+X, then Return to accept.
On macOS:
Cmd+Alt+X, then Return to accept.

pseuperb · Answer

Try Control+Shift+ on Windows or Command+Shift+ on MacOS, then down arrow to tab through suggestions

Is there a keyboard shortcut for "Accept Suggestion" in Google Docs?

Menu item “Accept Suggestion”

Other keyboard shortcuts for suggestions

Is there a way to create a shortcut for this based on the menu item?

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Update: Hurray! Google added the `Tab` button as a shortcut!

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