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 ChromeOS) or Command + / (Mac).
| Shortcut description | Windows/ChromeOS shortcut | MacOS shortcut | |
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Navigation and views |
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| Go to navigation panel (folders list) | Alt + G, then N Alt + G, then F |
Option + G, then N Option + G, then F |
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| 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 | |
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Select items |
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| 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 | |
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Move between items |
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| 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 | |
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Take action on selected items |
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| Open selected items | enter | enter | |
| Open selected items in new tab |
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Command + Enter | |
| Rename selected items |
F2 |
F2 |
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| 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 | |
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Create shortcuts to selected items |
Ctrl + Alt + R | command + control + 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 | |
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Create new items |
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| 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 | |
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Open menus |
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| Create menu | Alt + N | Control + N | |
| More actions menu |
Shift + F10 Alt + A |
Shift + F10 Control + A |
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| 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 | |
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Application actions |
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| 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 | |
| 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 | |
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Preview mode actions |
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| Preview items | Ctrl + Alt + P | Command + Option + P | |
| Close | esc | esc | |
| Play/pause | space | space | |
| Zoom in | + or = | + or = | |
| Zoom out | - | - | |
