Keyboard Shortcuts for a Better Colab Experience

Here are some keyboard shortcuts that you can use to improve your Colab experience:

  • Ctrl + Enter : Run the current code cell.
  • Shift + Enter : Run the current code cell and move to the next one.
  • Ctrl + Z : Undo the previous action.
  • Ctrl + Y : Redo the previous action.
  • Ctrl + C : Copy the current cell or selected text.
  • Ctrl + V : Paste the copied cell or text.
  • Ctrl + X : Cut the current cell or selected text.
  • Ctrl + / : Comment/Uncomment the current line or selected text.
  • Ctrl + S : Save the current notebook.



Getting Started With Google Colab

Google Colab is the short form for “Google Colabortory“. It is an executable document that lets you write, run, and share code or you can think as an improved version of “Jupyter Notebook” stored in Google Drive. You might be wondering about the word “Notebook“, in simple words it is just a document that includes executable lines of code along with text, images, figures, tables, graphs, equations, and much more that even a layman can able to get insights about the concepts behind it not just developers/programmers out there. It is widely used by data scientists, analysts, and machine learning enthusiasts due to its unique features and advantages.

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