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 | - | - | - |
