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 |
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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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 |
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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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | - | - |