I’m working with Google Docs on my Chromebook and I can’t seem to locate any hotkey combination that allows me to shift text lines upward or downward quickly. This functionality was something I relied on heavily when I worked with Microsoft Word for reorganizing bullet points and text blocks. Right now my only option seems to be selecting the text, cutting it, then pasting it in the new location for every single line I want to reposition. This process is really time consuming and frustrating. Does anyone know if there’s a faster way to accomplish this task or if there are any alternative methods I’m missing?
Yeah, Google Docs sucks for moving lines around - nothing like real word processors. I’ve dealt with this on my Chromebook for years. Here’s what works: use the mobile app version in Chrome OS instead. You can actually drag text blocks around way easier than the desktop version. Also, start with numbered or bulleted lists since you can at least use Tab and Shift+Tab to move those around. When I need to do heavy reorganizing, I’ll draft in another editor first, then paste the final version into Docs. It’s annoying but that’s what we’re stuck with.
Yeah, Google Docs doesn’t have that Alt+Shift+Up/Down shortcut that Word has for moving lines around. I ran into this same issue when I switched to Chromebooks at work. Cut and paste is basically your only option, but here’s a small trick that saves a bit of time: after Ctrl+X, just click where you want the text and hit Ctrl+V. Skips the whole selection step. If you’re working with structured content, try using the outline feature - you can actually drag and reorder stuff there, which beats doing it in the main doc.
yeah, chromebook + google docs sucks for this. i use triple-click to grab whole lines, then drag-drop if i’m not moving stuff too far. but honestly? i just use word online now when i need to reorganize a lot - way better shortcuts even in the browser.
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