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 | |
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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 | - | - | |