Keyboard shortcuts for Google Drive on the web

Use keyboard shortcuts in Google Drive to navigate, select, and edit.

Note: Some shortcuts might not work for all languages or keyboards.

Below, you'll find a list of keyboard shortcuts for Google Drive on the web.

To display the keyboard shortcut list in Google Drive, press Ctrl + / (Windows and Chrome OS) or command + / (Mac).

Shortcut description Windows/ChromeOS shortcut MacOS shortcut

Navigation and views

Go to navigation panel (folders list) alt + g then n
alt + g then f
option + g then n
option + g then f
Go to items view alt + g then i option + g then i
Switch between grid and list in items view alt + v then l option + v then l
Go to page content alt + g then c option + g then c
Go to details pane alt + g then d option + g then d
Go to top of application (Google bar) alt + g then t option + g then t
Go to download status alt + g then a option + g then a
Go to upload status alt + g then u option + g then u
Show or hide approvals pane alt + v then e option + v then e
Show or hide details pane alt + v then d option + v then d
Show or hide activity pane alt + v then a option + v then a

 

Shortcut description Windows/ChromeOS shortcut MacOS shortcut

Select items

Select or deselect item shift + space shift + space
Select next item down down arrow down arrow
Select next item up up arrow up arrow
Select next item to the left left arrow left arrow
Select next item to the right right arrow right arrow
Extend selection down shift + down arrow shift + down arrow
Extend selection up shift + up arrow shift + up arrow
Extend selection left shift + left arrow shift + left arrow
Extend selection right shift + right arrow shift + right arrow
Select all visible items ctrl + a command + a
Clear all selections esc esc

 

Shortcut description Windows/ChromeOS shortcut MacOS shortcut

Move between items

Move down without changing selection ctrl + down arrow command + down arrow
Move up without changing selection ctrl + up arrow command + up arrow
Move left without changing selection ctrl + left arrow command + left arrow
Move right without changing selection ctrl + right arrow command + right arrow

 

Shortcut description Windows/ChromeOS shortcut MacOS shortcut

Take action on selected items

Open selected items enter enter
Open selected items in new tab


ctrl + enter

command + enter
Rename selected items

F2

F2

Share selected items ctrl + alt + a command + option + a
Move selected items to new folder ctrl + alt + m command + option + m
Star or unstar selected items ctrl + alt + s command + option + s

Create shortcuts to selected items

ctrl + alt + r command + option + r
Remove selected items delete or # delete or #
Copy selected item URLs to the clipboard ctrl + alt + l command + option + l
Copy selected item titles to the clipboard ctrl + shift + c command + shift + c
Cut selected items to the clipboard ctrl + x command + x
Paste items from the clipboard as a shortcut ctrl + shift + v command + shift + v
Paste selected items from the clipboard
or move selected items from the clipboard
ctrl + shift + v command + shift + v
Create a shortcut for the selected item ctrl + alt + r command + option + r
Redo last undone action ctrl + y command + y
Upload file alt + c then u control + c then u
Upload folder alt + c then i control + c then i

 

Shortcut description Windows/ChromeOS shortcut MacOS shortcut

Create new items

Document alt + c then t control + c then t
Presentation alt + c then p control + c then p
Spreadsheet alt + c then s control + c then s
Drawing alt + c then d control + c then d
Folder alt + c then f control + c then f
Form alt + c then o control + c then o

 

Shortcut description Windows/ChromeOS shortcut MacOS shortcut

Open menus

Create menu alt + n control + n
More actions menu

shift + F10

alt + a

shift + F10

control + a

Current folder actions menu alt + shift + a control + shift + a
Sort menu alt + r control + r
Settings menu control + shift + s command + shift + s

 

Shortcut description Windows/ChromeOS shortcut MacOS shortcut

Application actions

Display keyboard shortcuts list ctrl + / command + /
Choose next visual density
(row height and element spacing for list view)
alt + t then q control + t then q
Find/find next ctrl + f command + f
Print ctrl + p command + p
Undo last action ctrl + z command + z
Redo last undone action ctrl + y command + y
Show last message alt + g then k option + g then k
Search your Drive / /

 

Shortcut description Windows/ChromeOS shortcut MacOS shortcut

Preview mode actions

Preview items ctrl + alt + p command + option + p
Close esc esc
Play/pause space space
Zoom in + or = + or =
Zoom out - -
Search
Clear search
Close search
Google apps
Main menu
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