Google Drive shortcuts that will 10x your productivity
We all know that Google Drive is a great platform for keeping your files organized and accessible from anywhere. Like most people, you must use Google Drive almost daily to share & store files. But did you know that there are keyboard shortcuts that can make your Google Drive experience 10 times more productive?
Most of us are familiar with the basic keyboard shortcuts that make our lives easier when using computers. But did you know that there are keyboard shortcuts specifically for Google Drive? These can come in handy whether you’re working on a collaborative project or just want to save time when you’re working on your own. At Patronum, we’ve compiled a list of the most useful keyboard shortcuts for Google Drive on the web.
Navigation and views
Go to navigation panel (folders list)
g then ng then f
Go to items view
g then l
Switch between grid and list in items view
v
Go to details pane
g then d
Go to top of application (Google bar)
g then t
Go to download status
g then a
Go to upload status
g then u
Show or hide details pane
d
Show or hide activity pane
i
Select items
Select or deselect item
x
Select next item down
jDown arrow
Select next item up
kUp arrow
Select next item to the left
hLeft arrow
Select next item to the right
lRight arrow
Extend selection down
Shift + Down arrow
Extend selection up
Shift + Up arrow
Extend selection left
Shift + Left arrow
Extend selection right
Shift + Right arrow
Select all visible items
Shift + a
Clear all selections
Shift + n
Move between items
Move down without changing selection
Ctrl + Down arrow (Chrome OS, Windows)⌘ + Down arrow (Mac)
Move up without changing selection
Ctrl + Up arrow (Chrome OS, Windows)⌘ + Up arrow (Mac)
Move left without changing selection
Ctrl + Left arrow (Chrome OS, Windows)⌘ + Left arrow (Mac)
Move right without changing selection
Ctrl + Right arrow (Chrome OS, Windows)⌘ + Right arrow (Mac)
Take action on selected items
Open selected item
Entero
Rename selected item
n
Share selected items
. (dot)
Move selected items to new folder
z
Star or unstar selected items
s
Create shortcuts to selected items
Shift + z
Remove selected items
# or Alt + Backspace (Chrome OS)# or Delete (Windows)# or Fn + Delete (Mac)
Undo last action
Ctrl + z (Chrome OS, Windows)⌘ + z (Mac)
Redo last undone action
Ctrl + Shift + z (Chrome OS, Windows)⌘ + Shift + z (Mac)
Copy an item URL to the clipboard
Ctrl + c (Windows)⌘ + c (Mac)
Copy an item title to the clipboard
Ctrl + Shift + c (Windows)⌘ + Shift + c (Mac)
Cut an item to the clipboard
Ctrl + x (Windows)⌘ + x (Mac)
Paste an item from the clipboardor move an item from the clipboard
Ctrl + v (Windows)⌘ + v (Mac)
Create an item shortcut within Drive
Ctrl + Shift + v (Windows)⌘ + Shift + v (Mac)
Open an item in new tab
Ctrl + Enter (Windows)⌘ + Return (Mac)
Create new items
Document
Shift + t
Presentation
Shift + p
Spreadsheet
Shift + s
Drawing
Shift + d
Folder
Shift + f
Form
Shift + o
Open menus
Create menu
c
More actions menu
a
Current folder actions menu
f
Sort menu
r
Settings menu
t
Application actions
Display keyboard shortcuts list
Shift + /Ctrl + / (Chrome OS, Windows)⌘ + / (Mac)
Choose next visual density(row height and element spacing for list view)
