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 + / (Chrome OS, Windows) or ⌘ + / (Mac).
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Navigation and views |
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| Go to navigation panel (folders list) | g then n g then f |
| Go to items view | g then l |
| Switch between grid and list in items view | v |
| Go to details pane | g then d |
| Go to top of application (Google bar) | g then t |
| Go to download status | g then a |
| Go to upload status | g then u |
| Show or hide details pane | d |
| Show or hide activity pane | i |
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Select items |
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| Select or deselect item | x |
| Select next item down | j Down arrow |
| Select next item up | k Up arrow |
| Select next item to the left | h Left arrow |
| Select next item to the right | l Right arrow |
| Extend selection down | Shift + Down arrow |
| Extend selection up | Shift + Up arrow |
| Extend selection left | Shift + Left arrow |
| Extend selection right | Shift + Right arrow |
| Select all visible items | Shift + a |
| Clear all selections | Shift + n |
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Move between items |
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| Move down without changing selection | Ctrl + Down arrow (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + Down arrow (Mac) |
| Move up without changing selection | Ctrl + Up arrow (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + Up arrow (Mac) |
| Move left without changing selection | Ctrl + Left arrow (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + Left arrow (Mac) |
| Move right without changing selection | Ctrl + Right arrow (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + Right arrow (Mac) |
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Take action on selected items |
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| Open selected items | Enter o |
| Open selected items in new tab | Ctrl + Enter (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + Return (Mac) |
| Rename selected items | n |
| Share selected items | . (dot) |
| Move selected items to new folder | z |
| Star or unstar selected items | s |
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Create shortcuts to selected items |
Shift + z |
| Remove selected items | # or Alt + Backspace (Chrome OS) # or Delete (Windows) # or Fn + Delete (Mac) |
| Copy selected item URLs to the clipboard | Ctrl + c (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + c (Mac) |
| Copy selected item titles to the clipboard | Ctrl + Shift + c (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + Shift + c (Mac) |
| Cut selected items to the clipboard | Ctrl + x (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + x (Mac) |
| Paste selected items from the clipboard or move selected items from the clipboard |
Ctrl + v (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + v (Mac) |
| Create selected items shortcut within Drive | Ctrl + Shift + v (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + Shift + v (Mac) |
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Create new items |
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| Document | Shift + t |
| Presentation | Shift + p |
| Spreadsheet | Shift + s |
| Drawing | Shift + d |
| Folder | Shift + f |
| Form | Shift + o |
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Open menus |
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| Create menu | c |
| More actions menu | a |
| Current folder actions menu | f |
| Sort menu | r |
| Settings menu | t |
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Application actions |
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| Display keyboard shortcuts list | Shift + / Ctrl + / (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + / (Mac) |
| Choose next visual density (row height and element spacing for list view) |
q then q |
| Find/find next | Ctrl + f (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + f (Mac) |
| Ctrl + p (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + p (Mac) |
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| Undo last action | Ctrl + z (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + z (Mac) |
| Redo last undone action | Ctrl + Shift + z (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + Shift + z (Mac) |
| Show last message | m |
| Search your Drive | / |
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Preview mode actions |
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| Turn preview mode on or off | p |
| Close | Esc |
| Play/pause | Space |
| Zoom in | + or = |
| Zoom out | - |
