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
Go to navigation panel (folders list)
alt+ gthen n
alt+ gthen f
alt+ gthen f
option+ gthen n
option+ gthen f
option+ gthen f
Go to items view
alt+ g then i
option+ gthen i
Switch between grid and list in items view
alt+ v then l
option+ vthen l
Go to page content
alt+ gthen c
option+ gthen c
Go to details pane
alt+ gthen d
option+ gthen d
Go to top of application (Google bar)
alt+ gthen t
option+ gthen t
Go to download status
alt+ gthen a
option+ gthen a
Go to upload status
alt+ gthen u
option+ gthen u
Show or hide approvals pane
alt+ vthen e
option+ vthen e
Show or hide details pane
alt+ vthen d
option+ vthen d
Show or hide activity pane
alt+ vthen a
option+ vthen a
Shortcut description
Windows/ChromeOS shortcut
MacOS shortcut
Select items
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
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
Open selected items
enter
enter
Open selected items in new tab
ctrl+ enter
command+ enter
Rename selected items
F2
F2
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
deleteor #
deleteor #
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
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+ cthen u
control+ cthen u
Upload folder
alt+ cthen i
control+ cthen i
Shortcut description
Windows/ChromeOS shortcut
MacOS shortcut
Create new items
Document
alt+ cthen t
control+ cthen t
Presentation
alt+ cthen p
control+ cthen p
Spreadsheet
alt+ cthen s
control+ cthen s
Drawing
alt+ cthen d
control+ cthen d
Folder
alt+ cthen f
control+ cthen f
Form
alt+ cthen o
control+ cthen o
Shortcut description
Windows/ChromeOS shortcut
MacOS shortcut
Open menus
Create menu
alt+ n
control+ n
More actions menu
shift+ F10
alt+ a
shift+ F10
control+ a
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
Display keyboard shortcuts list
ctrl+ /
command+ /
Choose next visual density
(row height and element spacing for list view)
(row height and element spacing for list view)
alt+ tthen q
control+ tthen q
Find/find next
ctrl+ f
command+ f
Print
ctrl+ p
command+ p
Undo last action
ctrl+ z
command+ z
Redo last undone action
ctrl+ y
command+ y
Show last message
alt+ gthen k
option+ gthen k
Search your Drive
/
/
Shortcut description
Windows/ChromeOS shortcut
MacOS shortcut
Preview mode actions
Preview items
ctrl+ alt+ p
command+ option+ p
Close
esc
esc
Play/pause
space
space
Zoom in
+or =
+or =
Zoom out
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