New · SlideShortcuts for Google Slides
The consultant keymap you built at the firm (align, distribute, resize, order, group) as a Chrome extension for Google Slides. Same keys, same speed, none of the menus.
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Set up in 3 steps
Exhibit 1: the keymap you already know
Why it matters
Move to a company that runs on Google Workspace and every slide costs you a keystroke tax: align, distribute, order, group, all buried in menus. SlideShortcuts gives you the keys back.
The part nobody else can copy: it's the same keymap as SlideShortcuts for PowerPoint for align, distribute and resize. If you already use it there, your hands don't learn anything new: the same chord aligns, distributes and sizes in both apps. One subscription, one muscle memory, both tools.
What you get
Align left, right, center, top, bottom, middle: one object to the slide, several to each other, exactly like PowerPoint. Distribute horizontally and vertically.
Wider, narrower, taller, shorter with Shift + arrows (10% steps), or in exact 1% steps with Ctrl/⌃ + Shift + arrows, grown about the center and precisely reversible.
Bring forward, send backward, bring to front, send to back. Group and ungroup on PowerPoint's own keys. No more digging through Arrange.
Insert a text box that's already placed and ready to type. Center and justify text, autofit, paste unformatted: the daily moves, on the keyboard.
Fill, border and text color, border weight and dash, paint format, font size, line spacing. Press ⌥9 (Alt+9 on Windows), let go, and a hint bar lists the letters, so you never memorize a wall of chords.
Make same size/width/height, copy and paste position, swap objects, select similar: selection-aware operations through the optional free companion add-on. About a minute, once. Then it works in every deck. Install the add-on → Every shortcut is remappable.
The reference card
Keys that start with Alt+9⌥9 are two steps, not one chord.
The letters in section 06 also need the free companion add-on. On a Chromebook the first key is Alt+0, and bring forward and send backward are Ctrl+Alt+] and Ctrl+Alt+[ (Chrome OS keeps Alt+] and Alt+[ for docking windows).
Setup takes about three minutes
Install the SlideShortcuts extension from the Chrome Web Store. Works in Chrome on Mac and Windows. Or let the guided setup walk you through every step.
Then activate it with your key. Open the extension's options and enter your SlideShortcuts license email and key, the same one that works with the PowerPoint product. Nothing new to buy.
20 more shortcuts, such as Make Same Size and Swap, run through a free Google add-on. About a minute, once. Then it works in every deck. Install it from the Google Workspace Marketplace, tick the box Google shows and choose Continue. Opened a presentation before adding it? Reload it to see the new shortcuts.
Select two shapes and press ⌃⌘← (Ctrl+Alt+← on Windows): they line up on the left. A toast confirms every action.
Pricing
Every plan unlocks SlideShortcuts for PowerPoint and Google Slides, all 70+ shortcuts, and free updates. Cancel anytime. Sales tax, VAT or GST is added at checkout where it applies.
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Subscribe →Questions
Yes. One SlideShortcuts subscription covers both products: enter the same license email and key in the Chrome extension and you're activated. No second purchase, no separate plan.
Yes, for the keyboard shortcuts: they are part of the SlideShortcuts subscription. Start with the 7-day free trial; when it ends, a Monthly or Annual plan keeps the shortcuts live in both PowerPoint and Google Slides, with the same key. The Google Slides add-on's own menu stays free for everyone.
The full align, distribute, resize, order, group, insert, text and format families, the same keys as the PowerPoint product. Make same size, swap, copy/paste position and the rest of the add-on's 20 commands run through an optional free companion add-on from the Google Workspace Marketplace. About a minute, once. Then it works in every deck. Every shortcut is remappable from the options page.
Check these in order. It is two steps: press ⌥9, let go, then press the letter while the hint bar shows at the bottom of the window. Select the shape, not its text: if a cursor is blinking inside a text box, press Esc and try again (on a Mac, ⌥9 typing “ª” is the sign). No hint bar at all: the extension isn’t active in that tab, so reload the tab and check your key on the extension’s options page. A section 06 letter does nothing: those need the free companion add-on; install it once, then reload the deck. Still stuck? Email support@slideshortcuts.com and we will get you going.
No. The extension runs only on Google Slides pages and simply activates the same menu commands you could click yourself when you press a shortcut. It doesn't read, transmit or store the content of your presentations. It sends the license email and key you enter, to check your subscription, and once a day, on days you use Slides, an anonymous usage count. From 1 November 2026, a new install also sends one more number with it: how many commands it ran on its first day, never which ones. Shortcut counts are sent only if you say yes. Full details in our Privacy Policy.
No, and it is not a block: Chrome offers Continue to install right there in the dialog. If you have Chrome’s Enhanced Protection browsing mode switched on, Chrome shows “not trusted by Enhanced Safe Browsing” on any extension whose publisher is new. It is a statement about how long we have been in the Chrome Web Store, not about what the extension does: Chrome only marks a developer trusted after several months of clean policy compliance, and SlideShortcuts for Google Slides launched in September 2026. Most people never see the message, because it only appears on Enhanced Protection. Worth knowing either way: the extension asks for no access to your Google account. There is no sign-in and no Google permission prompt, and it can only run on docs.google.com/presentation pages. Both facts are listed under Permissions on the Chrome Web Store listing if you want to check before installing.
Both. It's a Chrome extension, so it works in Chrome on Mac and Windows. The shortcut card above has a toggle for each platform's modifier keys.
No. SlideShortcuts is an independent product built and operated by 1183 Ventures LLC. It works with Google Slides but isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Google.