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Google Drive Keyboard Shortcuts

    Google Drive Keyboard Shortcuts

    Google Drive Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

    Navigation and views

    Go to navigation panel (folders list)

    • G
    • +
    • N

    Go to items view

    • G
    • +
    • L

    Switch between grid and list in items view

    • V

    Go to details pane

    • G
    • +
    • D

    Go to top of application (Google bar)

    • G
    • +
    • T

    Go to download status

    • G
    • +
    • A

    Go to upload status

    • G
    • +
    • U

    Show or hide details pane

    • D

    Show or hide activity pane

    • I

    Select items

    Select or deselect item

    • X

    Select next item down

    • J/Down

    Select next item up

    • K/Up

    Select next item to the left

    • H/Left

    Select next item to the right

    • L/Right

    Extend selection down

    • Shift
    • +
    • Down

    Extend selection up

    • Shift
    • +
    • Up

    Extend selection left

    • Shift
    • +
    • Left

    Extend selection right

    • Shift
    • +
    • Right

    Select all visible items

    • Shift
    • +
    • A

    Clear all selections

    • Shift
    • +
    • N

    Move between items

    Move down without changing selection

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Down

    Move up without changing selection

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Up

    Move left without changing selection

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Left

    Move right without changing selection

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Right

    Take action on selected items

    Open selected item

    • Enter

    Rename selected item

    • N

    Share selected items

    • .

    Move selected items to new folder

    • Z

    Star or unstar selected items

    • S

    Add selected items to an additional folder

    • Shift
    • +
    • Z

    Remove selected items

    • Delete

    Undo last action

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Z

    Redo last undone action

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Z

    Create new items

    Document

    • Shift
    • +
    • T

    Presentation

    • Shift
    • +
    • P

    Spreadsheet

    • Shift
    • +
    • S

    Drawing

    • Shift
    • +
    • D

    Folder

    • Shift
    • +
    • F

    Form

    • Shift
    • +
    • O

    Open menus

    Create menu

    • C

    More actions menu

    • A

    Current folder actions menu

    • F

    Sort menu

    • R

    Settings menu

    • T

    Application actions

    Display keyboard shortcuts list

    • Shift
    • +
    • /

    Choose next visual density

    • Q
    • +
    • Q

    Find/find next

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • F

    Print

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • P

    Show last message

    • M

    Search your drive

    • /

    Preview mode actions

    Close

    • Esc

    Play/pause

    • Space

    Zoom in

    • +/=

    Zoom out

    Google Drive Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

    Navigation and views

    Go to navigation panel (folders list)

    • G
    • +
    • N

    Go to items view

    • G
    • +
    • L

    Switch between grid and list in items view

    • V

    Go to details pane

    • G
    • +
    • D

    Go to top of application (Google bar)

    • G
    • +
    • T

    Go to download status

    • G
    • +
    • A

    Go to upload status

    • G
    • +
    • U

    Show or hide details pane

    • D

    Show or hide activity pane

    • I

    Select items

    Select or deselect item

    • X

    Select next item down

    • J/Down

    Select next item up

    • K/Up

    Select next item to the left

    • H/Left

    Select next item to the right

    • L/Right

    Extend selection down

    • Shift
    • +
    • Down

    Extend selection up

    • Shift
    • +
    • Up

    Extend selection left

    • Shift
    • +
    • Left

    Extend selection right

    • Shift
    • +
    • Right

    Select all visible items

    • Shift
    • +
    • A

    Clear all selections

    • Shift
    • +
    • N

    Move between items

    Move down without changing selection

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Down

    Move up without changing selection

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Up

    Move left without changing selection

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Left

    Move right without changing selection

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Right

    Take action on selected items

    Open selected item

    • Enter

    Rename selected item

    • N

    Share selected items

    • .

    Move selected items to new folder

    • Z

    Star or unstar selected items

    • S

    Add selected items to an additional folder

    • Shift
    • +
    • Z

    Remove selected items

    • Delete

    Undo last action

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Z

    Redo last undone action

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Z

    Create new items

    Document

    • Shift
    • +
    • T

    Presentation

    • Shift
    • +
    • P

    Spreadsheet

    • Shift
    • +
    • S

    Drawing

    • Shift
    • +
    • D

    Folder

    • Shift
    • +
    • F

    Form

    • Shift
    • +
    • O

    Open menus

    Create menu

    • C

    More actions menu

    • A

    Current folder actions menu

    • F

    Sort menu

    • R

    Settings menu

    • T

    Application actions

    Display keyboard shortcuts list

    • Shift
    • +
    • /

    Choose next visual density

    • Q
    • +
    • Q

    Find/find next

    • Cmd
    • +
    • F

    Print

    • Cmd
    • +
    • P

    Show last message

    • M

    Search your drive

    • /

    Preview mode actions

    Close

    • Esc

    Play/pause

    • Space

    Zoom in

    • +/=

    Zoom out