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. Use the table below to see the old and new shortcuts for Windows/ChromeOS and Mac OS.
| Shortcut description | Old shortcut | New Windows/ ChromeOS shortcut | New MacOS shortcut |
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Navigation and views |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Go to navigation panel (folders list) | g then n g then f |
alt g then n alt g then f |
option g then n option g then f |
| Go to items view | g then l | alt g then i | option g then i |
| Switch between grid and list in items view | v | alt v then l | option v then l |
| Go to page content | g then c | alt g then c | option g then c |
| Go to details pane | g then d | alt g then d | option g then d |
| Go to top of application (Google bar) | g then t | alt g then t | option g then t |
| Go to download status | g then a | alt g then a | option g then a |
| Go to upload status | g then u | alt g then u | option g then u |
| Show or hide approvals pane | e | alt v then e | option v then e |
| Show or hide details pane | d | alt v then d | option v then d |
| Show or hide activity pane | i | alt v then a | option v then a |
| Shortcut description | Old shortcut | New Windows/ ChromeOS shortcut | New MacOS shortcut |
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Select items |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Select or deselect item | x | shift space | shift space |
| Select next item down | j down arrow |
down arrow | down arrow |
| Select next item up | k up arrow |
up arrow | up arrow |
| Select next item to the left | h left arrow |
left arrow | left arrow |
| Select next item to the right | l right arrow |
right arrow | right arrow |
| Extend selection down | shift down arrow | shift down arrow | shift down arrow |
| Extend selection up | shift up arrow | shift up arrow | shift up arrow |
| Extend selection left | shift left arrow | shift left arrow | shift left arrow |
| Extend selection right | shift right arrow | shift right arrow | shift right arrow |
| Select all visible items | shift a | ctrl a | command a |
| Clear all selections | shift n | esc | esc |
| Shortcut description | Old shortcut | New Windows/ ChromeOS shortcut | New MacOS shortcut |
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Move between items |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Move down without changing selection |
ctrl down arrow (Windows and Chrome OS) command down arrow (Mac) |
ctrl down arrow | command down arrow |
| Move up without changing selection |
ctrl up arrow |
ctrl up arrow | command up arrow |
| Move left without changing selection |
ctrl left arrow |
ctrl left arrow | command left arrow |
| Move right without changing selection |
ctrl right arrow |
ctrl right arrow | command right arrow |
| Shortcut description | Old shortcut | New Windows/ ChromeOS shortcut | New MacOS shortcut |
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Take action on selected items |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Open selected items | enter o |
enter | enter |
| Open selected items in new tab |
ctrl enter (Windows and Chrome OS) command return (Mac) |
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command enter |
| Rename selected items | n |
F2 |
F2 |
| Share selected items | . (dot) | ctrl alt a | command option a |
| Move selected items to new folder | z | ctrl alt m | command option m |
| Star or unstar selected items | s | ctrl alt s | command option s |
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Create shortcuts to selected items |
shift z | ctrl alt r | command option r |
| Remove selected items |
# or alt backspace (Chrome OS) # or delete (Windows) # or Fn delete (Mac) |
delete or # | delete or # |
| Copy selected item URLs to the clipboard |
ctrl c (Windows and Chrome OS) command c (Mac) |
ctrl alt l | command option l |
| Copy selected item titles to the clipboard |
ctrl shift c (Windows and Chrome OS) command shift c (Mac) |
ctrl shift c | command shift c |
| Cut selected items to the clipboard |
ctrl x (Windows and Chrome OS) command x (Mac) |
ctrl x | command x |
| Paste items from the clipboard as a shortcut |
ctrl shift v (Windows and Chrome OS) command shift v (Mac) |
ctrl shift v | command shift v |
| Paste selected items from the clipboard or move selected items from the clipboard |
ctrl v (Windows and Chrome OS) command v (Mac) |
ctrl shift v | command shift v |
| Create a shortcut for the selected item |
ctrl shift v (Windows and Chrome OS) command shift v (Mac) |
ctrl alt r | command option r |
| Redo last undone action |
ctrl shift z (Windows and Chrome OS) command shift z (Mac) |
ctrl y | command y |
| Upload file | shift u | alt c then u | control c then u |
| Upload folder | shift i | alt c then i | control c then i |
| Shortcut description | Old shortcut | New Windows/ ChromeOS shortcut | New MacOS shortcut |
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Create new items |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Document | shift t | alt c then t | control c then t |
| Presentation | shift p | alt c then p | control c then p |
| Spreadsheet | shift s | alt c then s | control c then s |
| Drawing | shift d | alt c then d | control c then d |
| Folder | shift f | alt c then f | control c then f |
| Form | shift o | alt c then o | control c then o |
| Shortcut description | Old shortcut | New Windows/ ChromeOS shortcut | New MacOS shortcut |
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Open menus |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Create menu | c | alt n | control n |
| More actions menu | a |
shift F10 alt a |
shift F10 control a |
| Current folder actions menu | f | alt shift a | control shift a |
| Sort menu | r | alt r | control r |
| Settings menu | t | control shift s | command shift s |
| Shortcut description | Old shortcut | New Windows/ ChromeOS shortcut | New MacOS shortcut |
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Application actions |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Display keyboard shortcuts list |
shift / ctrl / (Windows and Chrome OS) command / (Mac) |
ctrl / | command / |
| Choose next visual density (row height and element spacing for list view) |
q then q | alt t then q | control t then q |
| Find/find next |
ctrl f (Windows and Chrome OS) command f (Mac) |
ctrl f | command f |
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ctrl p (Windows and Chrome OS) command p (Mac) |
ctrl p | command p | |
| Undo last action |
ctrl z (Windows and Chrome OS) command z (Mac) |
ctrl z | command z |
| Redo last undone action |
ctrl shift z (Windows and Chrome OS) command Shift z (Mac) |
ctrl y | command y |
| Show last message | m | alt g then k | option g then k |
| Search your Drive | / | / | / |
| Shortcut description | Old shortcut | New Windows/ ChromeOS shortcut | New MacOS shortcut |
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Preview mode actions |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Preview items | p | ctrl alt p | command option p |
| Close | esc | esc | esc |
| Play/pause | space | space | space |
| Zoom in | or = | or = | or = |
| Zoom out | - | - | - |
