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).
Important:Google Drive has updated keyboard shortcuts to make it easier to navigate using first letters navigation. The shortcuts will be updated for everyone on August 1, 2024, but you can choose to get them sooner in your Drive settings:
- In Google Drive, press tto open the Settings menu, then press arrow downto "Keyboard shortcuts" and press enter. A notification displays.
- Press Tabto get to "Update now," then press enter.
Use the table below to see the old and new shortcuts for Windows/ChromeOS and Mac OS.
Navigation and views
gthen f
alt+ gthen f
option+ gthen f
Select items
down arrow
up arrow
left arrow
right arrow
Move between items
ctrl+ down arrow(Windows and Chrome OS)
command+ down arrow(Mac) ctrl+ up arrow
(Windows and Chrome OS)
ctrl+ left arrow
(Windows and Chrome OS)
ctrl+ right arrow
(Windows and Chrome OS)
Take action on selected items
o
ctrl+ enter(Windows and Chrome OS)
command+ return(Mac)
ctrl+ enter
F2
F2
Create shortcuts to selected items
#or alt+ backspace(Chrome OS)
#or delete(Windows)
#or Fn+ delete(Mac)ctrl+ c(Windows and Chrome OS)
command+ c(Mac)
ctrl+ shift+ c(Windows and Chrome OS)
command+ shift+ c(Mac)ctrl+ x(Windows and Chrome OS)
command+ x(Mac)
ctrl+ shift+ v(Windows and Chrome OS)
command+ shift+ v(Mac)
or move selected items from the clipboard
ctrl+ v(Windows and Chrome OS)
command+ v(Mac)
ctrl+ shift+ v(Windows and Chrome OS)
command+ shift+ v(Mac)
ctrl+ shift+ z(Windows and Chrome OS)
command+ shift+ z(Mac)
Create new items
Open menus
shift+ F10
alt+ a
shift+ F10
control+ a
Application actions
shift+ /
ctrl+ /(Windows and Chrome OS)
command+ /(Mac)
(row height and element spacing for list view)
ctrl+ f(Windows and Chrome OS)
command+ f(Mac)
ctrl+ p(Windows and Chrome OS)
command+ p(Mac)
ctrl+ z(Windows and Chrome OS)
command+ z(Mac)
ctrl+ shift+ z(Windows and Chrome OS)
command+ Shift+ z(Mac)
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